June 11, 2010
OCO youth and adult leaders received a firm commitment from Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts to have a policy in place in 45 days to end the practice of impounding cars from undocumented drivers for the sole reason of not having a driver’s license.
OCO Youth and Adult Leaders from Community Reformed gain commitments for comprehensive mental health services for youth affected by violence and at-risk for violent behavior.
March 31, 2010
OCO brought out more than 400 clergy and community leaders to lift up violence intervention practices that are reducing homicides and gun violence, here in Oakland and across the country. This work is a priority, and City Council Members Kaplan, Quan and Reid committed to find the resources to support it!
OCO youth and adult leaders return from a historic week long voyage with 50+ PICO leaders, all riding a bus to Washigton D.C. together, to stand up for immigration reform! In solidarity, 500 OCO faith leaders rallied back in Oakland.
OCO leaders fought for a multi-million dollar education complex. Now the ground is being prepared for construction.
OCO leaders win a seat at the table with Council Member Ignacio de la Fuente to shape a new ordinance that will make it easier for food vendors to have thriving business.
August 17, 2009
On Monday August 17th, 2,200 community leaders flooded St. Elizabeth Catholic Church to let local, state and federal representatives know that our country's broken healthcare and immigration systems are hurting our families, and must be reformed NOW!
June 24, 2009
After an 18 month fight with Oakland Unified School District, parents exercised their power to not only keep Life Academy High School in the neighborhood, but to improve the facility and build a Bio-Science Hall!
June 02, 2009
OCO leaders have won our first victory in our “Green Jobs for Life” campaign. Oakland City Council unanimously approved 2.2 MILLION of federal Community Development Block Grant money to fund a home weatherization program!
April 02, 2009
OCO's work to build the Small Schools Movement in Oakland has been nationally recognized by the prestigious Annenberg Institute for School Reform as one of the most powerful, bottom-up, community efforts in the country to have a lasting impact on the education system.
March 24, 2009
OCO leaders are working with Wachovia, Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of the West to push for loan modifications that make sense for working families.
March 19, 2009
OCO's effort to build violence prevention teams in Oakland with street outreach, faith leaders, police and probation has been successful!! Now leaders are pushing city officials to build Oakland's green economy with federal stimulus dollars. We want to make sure "shovel ready" projects are accessible to people street outreach workers are encountering, and that those shovels are GREEN!
The House of Representatives passed health reform legislation that will guarantee virtually all American families access to affordable health coverage for the first time in our nation's history. Reform will "repair the breach" that tens of millions of working people now face in their struggle to find affordable health coverage for their families.
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