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Earth Day in the East and West
By A’leah Bashir-Bagee, Tearsey Em and Sandra Muniz, YAB members April 20, 2013 marked the nationwide Earth Day Celebration, where people, businesses, and community organizations all band together to...
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by Luis Ramirez, YAB member The feeling of pain Drives a man crazy Only way to overcome it With an injection of a needle Sadness fills the air In a neighborhood That was once amazing Now known as a...
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Oaklanders Speak for Its City
By Leon Davis, HOPE Steering Committee Co-Chair On October 22, 2014 at Allen Temple Arms, I will be the moderator for the Oakland Speaks Forum, which will be a one-of-a kind forum where Oaklanders...
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The Holiday Diabetic Trinity
By Mario Balcita, HOPE Youth Program Coordinator Less than 30 days ago, little people dressed in marketing tools with some resemblance of festive costumes scurried around neighborhoods threatening us...
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Making Healthy Choices at School
By Michelle Oppen, HOPE Steering Committee member and OUSD Wellness Program Manager At the start of the 2014-2015 school year, a new Smart Snacks in Schools Rule began its implementation across the...
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Esther Speaks on Coliseum City
Esther Goolsby, HOPE’s BEAT Co-chair is an East Oakland resident and longtime neighborhood activist in her neighborhood, the Elmhurst. The City of Oakland has been working on a Coliseum Area Specific...
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Have a Greater Voice in HOPE
HOPE is a community collaborative made up of passionate, committed, and justice-oriented individuals and organizations that are creating community-driven change in Oakland’s food system and built...
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The Difference
By Esperanza Pallana, HOPE Partner and OFPC Director Due to the extreme disparities in health, environmental impact, resource and food access in Oakland’s low income neighborhoods, there has been an...
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Less than 1.8 Miles Away
By Esther Goolsby, HOPE BEAT Co-chair The souls of lifelong East Oaklanders are at stake. Do you know about the East Oakland Coliseum City Plan? This development project will bring new stadiums,...
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The Future of Food
By Michelle Oppen, HOPE Steering Committee member and OUSD Wellness Coordinator Photo Source: Earth Day Network I recently came back from the National School Nutrition Association Conference in Salt...
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