Thursday, October 14, 2010

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Scottish Rite Center

1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland

Last Day to Buy Tickets is Oct. 7!

(Tickets will be held at the door.)

Host Commitee: Laurie Adams, Glenn Backes, Sandra Bass, Nora Cregan, Diana Frappier, Jakada Imani, Van Jones, Aaron Lehmer, Holly Minch, Jenn Pae, Bernida Reagan, Sahar Shirazi, Lateefah Simon, Shiree Teng.

Celebrating the contributions and accomplishments of Eva Paterson, Mandela Foods Cooperative and Nicole Lee:

Eva Jefferson Paterson is the President and a founder of Equal Justice Society, a national organization dedicated to changing the law through progressive legal theory, public policy and practice. She has spent over three decades effectively advocating for civil rights in the Bay Area and California with organizations such as the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and the California Coalition for Civil Rights.

Mandela Foods Cooperative is West Oakland's first locally-owned and operated full-service grocery store and nutrition education center. Launched in July 2009, it is leading the way for Oakland as a successful business model that focuses on providing access to healthy foods and nutrition education for historically underserved low-income and communities of color.

Nicole Lee is the Executive Director of Urban Peace Movement, which spun off from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Silence the Violence campaign in 2009. Through her work with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE) Local 2850, the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, Oakland's Third Eye Movement, and EBC's Books Not Bars Campaign, Nicole has been a tireless advocate for the people of Oakland.

The Van Jones Scholarship

This year, we are introducing a new $1,000 award to a young community member who demonstrates an unrelenting commitment to social justice with plans to continue his/her education. We are proud to honor DeAndre Lewis as this year's recipient.

DeAndre Lewis has been in and out of California's juvenile justice system since the age of 14 and began working with the Books Not Bars campaign in 2008 when he was still at Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility. Last year he was selected as Families of Books Not Bars' Member of the Year. This fall, he will begin a program to study psychology at UC Berkeley where he has already been admitted, or other California universities that he is considering.

Photos from 2009 event

Purchase your tickets now!

Thank You Sponsors!

(List as of 9/28/10)

Advocate Sponsors

The California Endowment

The Mitchell Kapor Foundation

Coalition Sponsors

Kaiser PermanentePachamama AlliancePort of OaklandTides

Strategic Partners

Dorothy Graham
granthelper.com
Green for All
Queridomundo
Southwest Airlines
Van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Ventana Advisory Services

Community Sponsors

Akonadi FoundationACLU Northern CaliforniaApplied Research CenterDowntown Auto Center
Drug Policy AllianceEast Bay Young DemocratsEast Bay Alliance for Sustainable EconomyFree Range StudiosGlobal ExchangeInkworksLatham & WatkinsOne California BankOur Family CoalitionReed Smith
Solar RichmondSungevityUrban Habitat

Media Sponsors

• East Bay Express
• Oakland Local
• Oakbook
• Shades Magazine
• Renascence Magazine

"Local Love" In-Kind Sponsors

Angel Cakes
Bakesale Betty
Barlovento Chocolates
Bittersweet Café
Dona Tomas
The Dry Garden
EB Cakes
Fat Bottom Bakery
Frey VineyardsReuchelle’s Cheesecakes
Sweet Adeline Bakeshop
Teacake Bakeshop

Be A Sponsor! Contact Jessica de Jesus - 510.285.8242