OAKLAND RISING ACTION

Oakland Rising Action is a community-led political organization focused on supporting candidates and issues that drive a progressive agenda for Oakland's working-class, immigrant and communities of color living in the flatlands of Oakland. Through a thorough process that includes a written questionnaire and panel and/or individual interviews, Oakland Rising Action endorses those candidates that most align with our values, vision, and emerging progressive strategy for Oakland. To ensure that alignment, our endorsement process engages activists, organizers and leaders of Oakland's progressive left at all stages... As we look to the political future of Oakland, a few values loom large before us. We believe that halting displacement and addressing gentrification is critical and central to ensuring that working-class, immigrant and communities of color will be able to remain in Oakland. In order to do that, we need progressive elected officials who will push for strong tenant and working..

Primary location: Oakland United States