Edible Roof Top Garden Service Project
posted on MARCH 01, 2012 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
Earlier this month, we teamed up with Oakland Food Connection for a day of service at E.C. Reems Academy in East Oakland. Together we worked on an edible roof top garden that serves as a living classroom for students learning how to prepare simple, healthy meals from the food they grow onsite.

TAGS: E.C. Reems Academy, Oakland, Oakland Food Connection, Volunteer, Soul of the City
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Sh*t People Say to Oaklanders
posted on FEBRUARY 21, 2012 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
Have you seen our video yet? Over 8,000 people have. We love what Youtube commenter @stmontauk had to say: "it's making fun of people who say that sh*t. The intended audience is people? who actually know how great of a city Oakland really is." Check it out and share it with fellow Oaklanders.

TAGS: In Oakland, Soul of the City
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Use Your Money– POPUPHOOD in Old Oakland
posted on DECEMBER 10, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments


TAGS: #Useyourmoney, buy local, Use Your Money
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Oakland Solar Mosaic Launches
posted on OCTOBER 13, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
Violence, poverty, health, and climate-change are just a few of the complex issues we face today. They are intertwined, persistent, and to me personally, a bit overwhelming. The best solutions are the ones that take into account these complexities.

TAGS: Green-Collar Jobs
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Speaking Out for Youth at the Ventura Prison
posted on AUGUST 25, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 2 comments
Last weekend, I traveled to the Ventura Youth Prison in Camarillo, CA. There I joined families of incarcerated youth, formerly incarcerated youth, and allies from across the state to decry the abuses of the Division of Juvenile Justice. Their stories reveal a system that is violent, abusive and ineffective at rehabilitating youth. The pain and passion of the family members inspired me to continue to speak out for California youth. See and hear highlights from the rally in Ventura:

TAGS: Books Not Bars, Division of Juvenile Justice, Matthew Cate, protest, Ventura Youth Prison
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Thanks Oakland, Throw Down for the Town Was Amazing
posted on AUGUST 18, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 1 comment
I'm sorry but if you weren't a part of Throw Down for the Town: The Oakland Service Festival last weekend, you really missed out. I mean you really missed out (kind of like throwing away a winning lottery ticket).

TAGS: In Oakland, Soul of the City
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Civil Rights Hero: Etta Simpson, Freedom Rider
posted on AUGUST 03, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
I had an evening last May that I will never forget for the rest of my life. I had the opportunity to watch a film screening of the "Freedom Riders" PBS documentary and listen to one of the freedom riders herself talk about what it was like to stand up to segregation in 1961.

TAGS: Black history, civil rights, Etta Ray Simpson, Freedom Rides
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Honoring the Freedom Rides
posted on MAY 17, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
Last Wednesday was one of those evenings I will never forget for the rest of my life. On May 11, 2011 I had the honor of watching an exclusive preview of the new PBS documentary “Freedom Riders” at a free event in Oakland, California co hosted by KQED and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. After the moving 1-hour preview, we were treated to a dynamic panel discussion featuring many of today's most prominent civil rights leaders. Dr.

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We Came. We Rallied. Now it's Your Turn
posted on MAY 16, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 2 comments
On May 10th, hundreds of teachers, parents and students traveled to Sacramento for the State of Emergency Day of Action. Books Not Bars members were a large part of the day's events. 

TAGS: Books Not Bars, california budget, California Teachers Association, schools, stateofemergency
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Join the Ella's Voice Volunteer Editorial Board
posted on APRIL 06, 2011 by Ricardo Moran | 0 comments
Ella's Voice is here to bring you political commentary, inspiring news, and social action and now, we are launching an Editorial Board. This volunteer advisory team will assist Ella Baker Center Communications Department staff in blog oversight, content development, and promotion.

TAGS: Ella Baker Center, Ella's Voice, Volunteer
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