530 37th St
Oakland, CA 94609
USA
For far too long, our political leaders have failed to represent Oakland’s true values. It is time for the Oakland Left to unite, recruit our own candidates and build political power to achieve meaningful change.
At our last meeting we discussed:
1) Ballot initiatives as an organizing strategy – tenant protections, living wage and police accountabiity
2) The process for selecting candidates,
3) Developing a progressive campaign platform
4) Which races to focus on
At our last meeting we also announced the formation of a new coalition with members including the Anti Police-Terror Project, the Oakland Education Association, the Coalition for Police Accountability, the Green Party, Socialist Alternative Bay Area, Community READY Corps, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, the Community Democracy Project, Oakland Tenants Union, Oakland Livable Wage Assembly and more. We also discussed support for three ballot initiatives – a package on real rent control with other tenant protections, the creation of a police commission with hiring and firing authority over the police chief, and a workers rights bill that includes a $20 minimum wage.
Oakland Alliance seeks to unite the progressive movement in Oakland behind a slate of candidates who will challenge the institutional power structure that has failed to represent the interests of the people over the powerful. Come and connect with dozens of organizations interested in building long-term political power and holding our elected officials accountable to the needs of their constituents.