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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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, Read more…
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 Read more…
If you had a million dollars to spend on your neighborhood or community, what would you spend it on? This Sunday: Street Conversations for Economic Justice in Oakland On Sunday, February 22, we’re taking it to the streets (again!) to engage the people of Oakland in conversations about their vision Read more…
Happy February! While it’s only one month into the year CDP has already been busy working to deepen democracy here in Oakland. During MLK Weekend in January, many groups in the Bay Area came together for 96 hours of action to reclaim Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy as a radical Read more…
Tomorrow, as part of the national call to action to #ReclaimMLK, we’re taking it to the streets and facilitating a direct action to engage the people of Oakland in conversations about their vision for a racially just Oakland and what kind of city they want to live in. Folks are Read more…
It’s a New Year! Start it off right by coming to CDPs January House Party this Sunday the 11th from 1:30 to 4:30pm. There will be food, drink, and great people having stimulating discussions about making our community stronger and deepening democracy here in Oakland. With all that has happened Read more…