After Year of Mobilization on Both Sides of the Bars, California Prisons End ‘Gladiator Fights’ Program
Submitted by R Totale on Sep 28 2019 10:02
Statement from Oakland Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) and family members of California prisoners on recent news announcing the end of the bloody “Gladiator Fight” program, known as “Incremental Release.”
Smashed Up: Young service workers on the sanctity of small business
A 2015 article from service workers in Oakland, discussing riots and the myths around small businesses.
Between rhetoric and reality: Evaluating the Oakland teachers’ strike
Submitted by Scott Jay on Mar 7 2019 06:04
The budget cuts immediately following the Oakland teachers' strike raise important questions about the union's strategy.
Contribution from Advance the Struggle
A report by Advance the Struggle on the movement in Oakland's school system following the Ferguson Uprising, from Viewpoint Magazine's "Strategy After Ferguson" collection.
Interview with Qilombo
Interview with Qilombo, from Viewpoint Magazine's "Strategy After Ferguson" feature.
Oakland's City Union backburners precarious workers at their own peril
Submitted by Otra Ala on Sep 14 2017 02:56
Half of Oakland's city union workers are precarious and can be fired at will. If SEIU wants to bargain for better wages for all, they need to start by getting their own house in order. Half a union is no union at all.
Young Patriots at the United Front Against Fascism Conference, 1969
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 10 2017 12:55
A speech by William "Preacherman" Fesperman at the 1969 anti-fascism conference held by the Black Panther Party in Oakland.
Political repression beyond the baton
Submitted by Scott Jay on Mar 23 2017 19:10
Mike King's new book, When Riot Cops Are Not Enough, describes how movements are repressed when overt police violence is unsuccessful
Bay Area bigly tells Trump: Get your small hands off my pussy
Submitted by Hieronymous on Jan 23 2017 01:02
With the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, protests occurred in at least 370 cities around the world. The following is a subjective account of the Women's Marches that filled the streets of Oakland and San Francisco, California with hundreds of thousands on January 21, 2017.
Black Panthers at 50: Reflections on their legacy
Submitted by Hieronymous on Dec 25 2016 18:17
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, founded in Oakland, California. I went to the Oakland Museum of California to see the exhibit "All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50" and it got me to reflect on how the Panthers and other movements of that era affected many radical projects that continued in their legacy.
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