What's Happening

Our guide to the CA ballot measures and Alameda County measures for the June 5th election.
Justice for Alan Blueford
Until May 6th, Alan Blueford was a Skyline High School senior preparing for graduation. Now his family is mourning his death at the hands of the Oakland Police Department. Read a statement about the incident from the Bluefords.   
Ranked Choice Voting is good for democracy in Oakland. So why is City Council considering putting a ballot initiative to repeal RCV?
I March For...
Tomorrow,  I will join my team from the Ella Baker Center and thousands of people in the streets for the May Day March for Dignity and Resistance.
Families for Books Not Bars member, Lina, needs your help to end the abusive use of solitary confinement against Californian youth.
We are excited to share the news of the release of Rebuild the Dream, the new book from Ella Baker Center co-founder Van Jones. We talked with Van about the book and his current work to restore the movement for hope and change.
Join the Ella Baker Center and the Producers of Heist for the Oakland premiere of this explosive new documentary. Followed by a panel moderated by Jakada Imani and featuring local activists, the film's director, and a UC Berkeley Economist.
Over the last month and a half, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the Millionaires Tax Coalition tirelessly collected signatures to qualify the Millionaires Tax initiative for the November 2012 ballot. We and our partners supported this initiative because  it was the most progressive tax proposal that wouldn’t cost a single penny for anyone making less than $1 million per year.
This year’s Heal The Streets cohort continues to put solutions for violence in the hands of the young people in Oakland. Each year the fellows conduct a Participatory Action Research project.
A joint Op-Ed explaining why SB 1506 is good common sense for California.