Oakland throws it down at Mosswood Park
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Mon, 15 Aug at 8:53am.

After a hard day of volunteering across Oakland cleaning up, planting gardens and helping at libraries, hundreds of Oaklanders got their boogie on Saturday at Mosswood Park for the first "Throw Down for the Town" put on by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

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1,000s of future jobs at stake with vote on Oakland Army Base; Community to rally Tuesday (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Jon Rodney.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Jul at 7:07am.

Revive Oakland! coalition rallies outside hearing to press for "good jobs" contract with community

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Oakland black clergy in immigration march to Arizona's capitol! (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Jon Rodney.
Last updated at Sat, 29 May at 4:26pm.

A delegation of Bay Area African-American clergy and community leaders - many from Oakland - is on the ground in Phoenix right now!

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Teamster organizer Jaime Ortiz passes, memorial February 18th
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 16 Feb at 10:59am.

This just in from Bay Localize:

Dear friends,

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Community Voices: EBASE calls for Oakland residents to call their council people to support Instant Run-off Voting in Oakland
Blog entry by Anonymous.
Last updated at Tue, 5 Jan at 12:45am.

CALLS NEEDED - Support Instant Runoff Voting in Oakland  Empower Oakland voters - Support Instant Runoff Voting!

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Community voices: Judge orders Woodfin hotel to pay $200,000!
Blog entry by Jon Rodney.
Last updated at Fri, 18 Dec at 1:33pm.

This week saw the most significant legal ruling yet in the 4-year, "David vs. Goliath" fight for justice at the Emeryville Woodfin Suites Hotel.

The big news: Alameda Superior Court Judge Steven Brick upheld a city order for the hotel to pay $200,000 in back wages to dozens of working immigrant mothers.

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Community Voices: EBASE photos of Oakland Workers Rising March, Nov 19, 2009
Blog entry by Brooke Anderson.
Last updated at Wed, 9 Dec at 3:06pm.
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