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Fighting with Love… For Paula Beal
by Kelly Curry, HOPE Steering Committee member It’s Thursday, April 13, 2016. Last night, Susie Chang opened the door to her home around 9:45, as Catherine and I walked Paula and her belongings…a little carry on stuffed with clothes and a cloth sack filled with her paperwork..indoors. Paula Beal is smallish framed, usually energetic and bold… Read More »
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 »
The Future of Food
By Michelle Oppen, HOPE Steering Committee member and OUSD Wellness Coordinator I recently came back from the National School Nutrition Association Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. There are 2 primary elements of the conference—one focused on educational workshops (we were asked to present on OUSD’s Wellness Policy- yay!) and one being a large exhibit… Read More »
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, hotels, retail and high-tech office space, and thousands of living space to East Oakland. Will corporate developers and its investors continue their history… Read More »
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 increased attention and resources. With this increased attention has come controversy over what happens when there are sudden cosmetic improvements within a neighborhood. Does is lead… Read More »
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 environment. We are recruiting new folks to serve as leaders in our efforts. Apply to join the Steering Committee, HOPE’s decision-making body that provides leadership, guidance, and strategic direction… Read More »
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 Plan, also known as “Coliseum City”, to be built in her backyard. Coliseum City sounds like a great idea in revitalizing East Oakland and… Read More »
