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Sweetened Beverages Not All Sweet
by Leon Davis, HOPE Steering Committee Co-Chair, Executive Committee member, and Project Leader On April 7th, I went to Frank Ogawa Plaza, home to Oakland’s City Council, determined to have its members hear my voice for putting the Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax on the November 2016 ballot. The reasons I felt so determined are multiple:… Read More »
Washington, D.C. Reflections
By Sandra Muniz, former HOPE Youth Action Board member On Sunday night of February 21st, I arrived in Washington D.C as a youth alumni of HOPE Collaborative, with my team mate and now friend Sarah Ting. We checked in to the Marriott hotel and were given hospitality right away. We felt anxious for our planned day the next day… Read More »
Capitol Hill Visit on School Food
By Lianetta Taylor-Oliver, HOPE Project Leader Over the past two years while working with HOPE I have been working on local food systems and food justice work around the Healthy Corner Store project. As a parent of an OUSD middle school student who qualifies for free/reduced school lunches I became interested in joining HOPE’s school food team for… Read More »
