WOBO Wins 2010 Advocacy Award from Alliance for Biking and Walking

It's great when a local organization gets national recognition for its hard work.  It's even more exciting when it's an organization doing hard work for causes you really believe in, like promoting a more sustainable Oakland.  Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO)

Another U.S. is possible: Bay Area People's Movement Assembly

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As part of the process leading up to the US Social Forum various regions hold People's Movement Assemblies as a space to coordinate and cross-pollinate ideas and prepare to go to Detroit in June.

mmmm...Compost Tea: Weekly Permaculture Class Continues

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Common Circle is pleased to announce another Urban Permaculture course at Common Circle Education this Wednesday in downtown Berkeley.

Rooftop Gardening: What Better Way to Spend a Saturday Morning?

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Join Bay Localize for a day of planting and garden revitalization on January 20 at the EC Reems Midde School rooftop garden in East Oakland.

Fair Elections Speaker Training and Volunteer Orientation in Oakland this Saturday

Last month Oakland held a kick-off for Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act, on June's ballot.

What is this US Social Forum/Foro Social de los Estado Unidos thing all about?

Have you heard the buzz about the US Social Forum but have questions about what it's all about? Want to know how to register, how to get involved, what will be happening in Detroit June 22-26?

Do you Live, Walk, or Bike in Oakland? Take WOBO's survey

Need a five-minute break (or less) from work?  We've got just the
thing for you: a survey which will help Walk Oakland Bike Oakland's
advocacy efforts and give you a shot at cool WOBO gear and other prizes.
 

EPA Announces Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots

Calling all local filmmakers and environmental justice advocates!

Under the Radar: Event Picks of the Week

The queen-size event of the week (so not-so-much under-the-radar) that you should be plugging into is Thursday's Day of Action to Defend Public Education.  Oakland's main event in this action is the downtown rally from 12-4, with feed-in marches coming from Laney College, Berkeley (at Sproul Plaza entrance), and Fruitvale Bart.  For more data, see Irene Florez' round-up of Bay Area events.

Saturday Event: Get on Board With Our Kids!

Join Genesis Saturday, Feb. 28, from 2-5 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church,