Archive for September, 2015

Welcome to Block By Block Organizing Network

September 24, 2015

BLOCK BY BLOCK ORGANIZING NETWORK was founded in 2010 to unite progressive community activists Block by Block, District by District to create one progressive voice for Oakland.  We organized District Town Halls for both the Mayor and Council Members.  We sponsored community forums on Small Business Development, Public Safety and Jobs.  We worked within our neighborhoods organizing street clean-ups […]

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Action Items from September GA on Housing

September 24, 2015

Calls to action             09-30-15 City Council Hearing, attend and speak,             Participate in 10-17-15 Stand Up to Speak Out! An Oakland-Wide Anti-Displacement Forum.             Build Community Engagement.  Form Coalitions with like minded groups.             Influence State Policy (candidates).             Set-up meetings with elected re […]

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What on Earth is Going on with the Oakland Police Department?

September 17, 2015

  I live in the quiet, safe Lakeshore neighborhood of Oakland. Of course,it’s not completely safe-we suffer car break-ins and home burglaries and some street robberies-this is a high crime city. But lately something has been going very wrong even in our neighborhood-and  the Oakland Police Department has become part of the problem. For many […]

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