Los EcoAmigos looking for participants for a Green Solar Workshop-- Deadline today!!

Ryan Van Lenning Thu, 3 Feb at 7:48am

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There are more great opportunities in environmental career education in Oakland -- Los EcoAmigos is partnering with the Spanish Speaking Citizen Foundation in Fruitvale. It is just the beginning of a multicultural environmental inclusion that Los EcoAmigos is facilitating.

10/10/10 Global Work Party Oakland Style: Food Justice Bike Tour!

Ryan Van Lenning Tue, 5 Oct at 11:37pm

Just a reminder about the Food Justice/Urban Ag Bike Tour for 10/10/10.  It's HELLA grassroots, free, fun, and inspiring!

Call to Action: Phone-banking Against Prop 23 with Van Jones

Ryan Van Lenning Tue, 5 Oct at 11:55pm

I had the pleasure of phone-banking last night with Van Jones at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley.

Rallies to Crush Prop 23 Continue

Ryan Van Lenning Fri, 17 Sep at 7:17am

The first several rallies against Proposition 23 around the Bay Area have been great successes, raising awareness about one of the more deceptive propositions on California’s ballot this November.  The proposition would suspend AB 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act), the landmark greenhouse emission reduction law th

Oakland Institute Fellow Jeff Conant reports from People's Climate Summit in Cochabamba

Ryan Van Lenning Tue, 20 Apr at 2:15am

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Oakland Institute Fellow Jeff Conant, an award winning journalist, is working with Global Justice Ecology Project and a coalition of grassroots groups to deliver daily news from the World Peoples' Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia between April 19th - April 22nd, 2010.

Read the World People's Conference on Climate Change Program

Ryan Van Lenning Mon, 19 Apr at 9:22am

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    • Oakland's Road to Detroit: US Social Forum briefing

    Ryan Van Lenning Tue, 27 Apr at 12:02am

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    Oakland's "Road to Detroit" was launched Tuesday night at a meeting about the US Social Forum, hosted at the Workforce Collaborative. From June 22-26, thousands of individuals and organizations from all over the country will converge in Detroit to share solutions to the economic and ecological crises.

    Opinion: Mayor's Race Begins Today (for me)

    Ryan Van Lenning Wed, 25 Aug at 12:49pm

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    You ever wonder what exactly marks the beginning of a political race?  Is it when Oakland's candidates for mayor begin raising and asking for large amounts of cash? Is it when the filing deadline arrives (August)? Is it when local media starts to talk about dollar amounts raised and the editorializing and framing begins?