Restorative Justice

What’s Restorative Justice In Oakland And The East Bay By Morgan Bach?

In 2015, I went through a restorative justice training in Oakland with RJOY (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth), and I learned that it takes a community to heal a community. When I found out that restorative justice was starting to replace suspensions and expulsions in Oakland schools, it made so much sense. Young people obviously […]

OUSD Racial Justice Summit BLM Opening – February 19, 2021

OUSD Racial Justice Summit BLM Opening – February 19, 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 06:27PM ONN – 3rd Oakland Unified School District Racial Justice, Equity & Healing Summit on Professional Learning Day on Friday, February 19th, 2021 Connecting across school sites to step up our work to dismantle anti-Black racism and systemic […]

City of Oakland Grants For Small Biz, Artists, Nonprofits, Violence Prevention Projects – Nikki Fortunato Bas

From the Nikki Fortunato Bas Councilmember, City of Oakland, District 2 Community Email comes this compendium of City of Oakland grant programs for business. $10K Grants for Essential Businesses: California State Compensation Insurance Fund is offering up to $10K to State Fund policyholders to help reimburse the costs of COVID-19 safety expenses such as the […]

Democrats Announce Faith Leaders Participating in 2020 Democratic National Convention: “Uniting America”

MILWAUKEE—The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced the faith leaders who will give the invocation and benediction during each night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. At the convention—which will take place over four nights from August 17-20 and air from 9:00-11:00 PM Eastern—Democrats will celebrate our nation’s collective strength, diversity, and humanity and prepare to unite […]

The Details Of Defunding The Police In Oakland: The Kaplan / Bas Budget Memo Of July 21, 2020

The Oakland City Council is discussing Agenda Item 16: “Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Amendments”, which includes the “Defunding The Police” report filed by Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Nikki Fortunado Bas, the text of which has been digitized and is presented below. But also included below as links to the Scribd versions, […]

Oakland Overwhelmingly Supports Defunding Police, Investing In Housing, And Health Services

Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services Survey conducted by #DefundthePolice Coalition finds strong support for Councilmember Nikky Bas’s (District Two) proposal to reallocate another $11.4M from OPD’s budget this year and form a Task Force of impacted community members to plan next year’s $150 […]

Athletics, SF Giants, Warriors Players From Players Coalition: Remove Oakland Police From Schools

PLAYERS COALITION CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF OAKLAND POLICE FROM K-12 SCHOOLS New York – Today, Players Coalition sent a letter to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education urging the removal of police from K-12 schools. In response to the local, national and international demands for justice by ending Anti-Black racism and policing […]

Budget Amendments For The June 23rd Oakland City Council Special FY 20-21 Mid Cycle Meeting

Oakland, CA – Tuesday, June 23rd, starting at noon, my colleagues and I will continue our discussion of the Oakland Mid Cycle FY 20-21 Budget Amendments. We are working, in partnership with community, to provide a budget that responds to vital current needs, helping our community, including our local small businesses and non-profits deal with […]

Kyla Johnson-Trammell To Discuss Changes To OUSD Police Services At Board Meeting Tonight

I just received a press release from the Oakland Unified School District with the title: At Tonight’s Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Will Discuss Changes to Police Services in this Time of Nationwide Protests Against Systemic Racism Perhaps this will be the time the Oakland Unified School District gets rid of its god […]

On National Teacher Day, Oakland Schools District Announces 2020 OUSD Teachers Of The Year

Oakland, CA – Oakland schools news. The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that Oakland Unified School District OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to […]

Oakland Councilmembers Kaplan, Bas, Gallo, And Thao Funding OUSD Programs

Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large), Nikki Bas (District Two), Noll Gallo (District Five), And Sheng Thao (District Four) Funding Resolution For OUSD Programs to be introduced at Oakland City Council April 16th, 2019. Oakland, CA – On March 4th, 2019, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made $21.75 million in budgetary cuts to meet […]

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