August 19, 2011
A new report shows how we can solve the housing crisis and put people back to work by the millions. Can you help spread the word?
August 10, 2011
Every Wednesday for four weeks from mid-July to mid-August around 60 OCO leaders attended OCO's first Education Leadership Institute.
Last Wednesday, August 10th, OCO, along with 20 other Wells Fargo account holders, including St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and the Oakland Education Association, closed their accounts!
August 04, 2011
On August 4th, OCO leaders, along with EBAYC, Councilwoman Pat Kernighan, Police Chief Anthony Batts, and OUSD Superintendent Anthony Smith marched along International Boulevard to call for “Safe Streets, Safe Kids”.
July 24, 2011
On Sunday, July 24th, 11 attorneys and 22 leaders came together to hold their 8th immigration forum in the basement of St. Jarlath Church.
July 14, 2011
Since the June 2nd action at At Thy Word Ministries, the East Oakland community had a successful community-led Call-In on June 30th.
June 14, 2011
More than 900 PICO clergy, faith and community leaders from Placer to San Diego, CA came together in Sacramento on June 14, the eve of the constitutional deadline to ask Legislators to pass a balanced budget that invests in youth and protects vulnerable families.
June 12, 2011
On Sunday, June 12th we celebrated our 34th anniversary and annual membership meeting at Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church in West Oakland.
June 07, 2011
More than 400 parents, students, teachers and church members stepped out on faith to reclaim their neighborhood and to call on the city and school district to stand with them on June 7th.
June 02, 2011
On Thursday, June 2nd East Oakland pastors and leaders held an action at At Thy Word Ministries to advocate for the most effective and robust CeaseFire Call-In to stop the shootings and gun-related homicides in Oakland.
May 16, 2011
Last weekend, OCO held two events to help prevent violence and promote life.
May 11, 2011
Fifty West Oakland parents, community members and service providers attended OCO’s first West Oakland education action at St. Mary’s Center on May 10th, 2011.
May 05, 2011
On May 3rd, OCO held a “Save Our Schools” Action at the Cesar Chavez Learning Center and on May 4th, 30 OCO leaders traveled to Sacramento to support AB 609.
May 03, 2011
2,000 Oakland students, parents, teachers and school staff will rally at Cesar Chavez School Auditorium on May 3 to protest the State's attempt to enforce $25 Million in wrongful fines and charges on Oakland's public schools.
April 28, 2011
On Thursday, April 28th, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) joined over 1,200 OCO, CCISCO, BOCA and COR leaders to highlight immigrant testimonies and to call on President Obama to halt unnecessary deportations which tear families apart.
March 20, 2011
During the week of March 14th, PICO California, together with allies at ACCE, California Reinvestment Coalition and SEIU, launched a statewide campaign to pass a package of new state legislation aimed at protecting homeowners from fraudulent bank foreclosure practices and making banks pay their fair share for the housing and foreclosure crisis that has devastated the budgets of families, local communities, and the state.
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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