CDP-like Oakland itself-is made up of diverse and passionate individuals, individuals with different experiences who all share the commitment to making democracy real in our city. Below are the personal statements of just two of our members. My name’s Tia. I sue perpetrators of domestic violence for a living and I have a love-hate relationship[…]
The time has come. Now is your chance to help make history in Oakland. Now is your chance to help build the new paradigm. The old paradigm is the paradigm of passivity-we the people sit idly by while decisions that shape our city, our communities, our future are made for us, by forces mostly outside[…]
First and foremost, we want to give a shout out to YOU and the rest of our supporters, who have shown us an overwhelming amount of excitement and dedication as we get ready to launch our signature gathering campaign! Our amazing CDP members and volunteers have already committed to gathering thousands of signatures. Thank you! How[…]
The Community Democracy Project’s signature gathering campaign launch date is quickly approaching. This means we need money to file and print our initiative. That’ll cost about $3,000 and we need to raise that much by May 1st! Please donate today and watch CDP’s animated video about our vision for a people’s budget. As you’ll learn from our video, to get our[…]
Calling all supporters! We are excited to announce that we are in the process of filing our petition with the city of Oakland, and we will be officially launching our signature campaign in just one month! Starting May 1st, we will have six months to gather signatures from Oakland residents so that we can get[…]
There’s no time like the present to jump in and join the Community Democracy Project as we explore another Oakland neighborhood! This Sunday we’ll be hitting up Jack London Square to talk to folks about their vision for Oakland. What: Another installment of Sunday street conversations. If you’re new, we’ll provide a brief training and[…]
Looking for something different to do this weekend? Meet interesting people who also love Oakland? Be a part of a movement to create social change? The most meaningful part of my experience in CDP has been going out and interacting with people in our community. I’ve talked to so many people who are passionate about[…]
Ah, Sunday afternoon! What better way to spend a lovely day in the sun than at our CDP Garage Sale for Good? This Sunday from 1 – 5pm, CDP will be posted up outside Alchemy Collective Café with all sorts of treasures, trinkets and threads for sale. And of course, we’ll never neglect the opportunity to spread the people power[…]
Vote for Your Favorite Logo, Plus New Weekly Event Kickoff! The competing designs are in, and now it’s up to you to vote for our new CDP logo! The winning logo will be revealed in our next newsletter, and it will also be featured on our website, social media, flyers, and cell phone covers. (Just[…]
If you’ve been looking for the right time to become involved in our campaign, this is it. New and not sure what we’re about? Looking to reconnect with the campaign again? Passionate about social justice and community organizing? CDP is hanging out with some of our neighbors in East Oakland this Sunday March 1st. There[…]