Oakland Rising is organizing precinct walking ovr the next two weekends to get people aware and engaged about the July 21st special, mail only election.
Oakland is facing a budget deficit of almost $100 million, and there are 4 ballot measures on this Special Election that will bring $7 million to the city.
Jessamyn Sabbag, their field director, writes, "Oakland Rising is working with an alliance of community organizations, labor, and business to support YES ON EVERYTHING. We've been phone-banking for the last 4 weeks at least 4 nights a week, and we've already IDed almost 3,000 voters who support Yes on Everything. The folks we contact are all from East and West Oakland, the mostly low-income communities of color that no one expects to vote and who will undoubtedly be hardest hit by these cuts.
This Saturday and next Saturday we're going door to door in East Oakland (this week) and West Oakland (next week) to talk directly with our friends and neighbors about how important it is for them to vote in this election."
Oakland Rising is providing training and wants volunteers:
This Saturday, 9:30am - 1:30pm at Youth Uprising, 8711 MacArthur Blvd.
Next Saturday, 9:30 - 1:30pm at West Oakland Library, 18th and Adeline.
We will provide breakfast, lunch, materials and training so you'll be ready to hit the doors and hit a homerun for this election! Flyer attached."
Oakland is facing a budget deficit of almost $100 million, and there are 4 ballot measures on this Special Election that will bring $7 million to the city.
Jessamyn Sabbag, their field director, writes, "Oakland Rising is working with an alliance of community organizations, labor, and business to support YES ON EVERYTHING. We've been phone-banking for the last 4 weeks at least 4 nights a week, and we've already IDed almost 3,000 voters who support Yes on Everything. The folks we contact are all from East and West Oakland, the mostly low-income communities of color that no one expects to vote and who will undoubtedly be hardest hit by these cuts.
This Saturday and next Saturday we're going door to door in East Oakland (this week) and West Oakland (next week) to talk directly with our friends and neighbors about how important it is for them to vote in this election."
Oakland Rising is providing training and wants volunteers:
This Saturday, 9:30am - 1:30pm at Youth Uprising, 8711 MacArthur Blvd.
Next Saturday, 9:30 - 1:30pm at West Oakland Library, 18th and Adeline.
We will provide breakfast, lunch, materials and training so you'll be ready to hit the doors and hit a homerun for this election! Flyer attached."
