Culture
Last weekend, Oakland held its first-ever sustainability jam, which encouraged people to create solutions to economic, environmental and social problems.
A listing of community meals and activities in Oakland for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Sudo Mesh brings volunteers together to bridge the “digital divide”
Kinetic Steam Works is a West Oakland-based nonprofit that utilizes steam to power antique machinery, like a player piano and a printing press, and to create artwork.
In a cross-cultural night of charity, an old Italian tradition mingled with an Uptown Oakland vibe to benefit urban youth.
Dozens of residents packed the Oakland City Council meeting to protest the planned Domain Awareness Center (DAC).
Apparently, pinball’s gender issues extend beyond the bikini-clad babes featured in the artwork of certain machines. The top 25 players in the world, according to the International Flipper Pinball Association, are all dudes.
Last Saturday, a group of over 100 people gathered at the African American Museum and Library in Oakland to celebrate the launch of “The Griots of Oakland,” a book and exhibition about young black men living in the city.
Oakland California Youth Outreach interrupt the cycle of retributive violence that many youth in Oakland get caught in.