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OUSD to celebrate 1,000 African-American honor students
The African-American Education Task Force and the Oakland Unified School District host the 2011 African-American Honor Roll for 1,000 high-achieving students. The annual event honors the city’s top African-American public school students enrolled in Grades 8 through 12.
Today kicks off Affordable Housing Week in Oakland
The 15th annual “Affordable Housing Week” (May 6-15, 2011) features a week of tours, grand openings, discussion panels and other events. Even as state budget battles threaten funds for affordable housing, more than 11 cities throughout the East Bay will celebrate the creation of green, accessible, quality homes for working families and people with special needs, all made possible with public-nonprofit collaboration.
Barbara Lee: Now that bin Laden is out, get our troops out, too.
Our representative in the US Congress, Representative Barbara Lee, was the sole congressional voice against the Afghan War in 2001. Now, following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, she calls for an end to the war in Afghanistan.
Arts supporters plead: “For Oakland’s sake, keep the arts in your budget!”
On Friday, the Funding Advisory Committee of the City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Commission co-authored a letter to Mayor Jean Quan urging her continued support of the arts in Oakland.
OaklandSeen weekend calendar of events: April 29 – May 2, 2011
There’s still time to plan your weekend here with the OaklandSeen weekly calendar of events. Get out, get out, wherever you are!
Get Connected Oakland! A new path to bridge the digital divide
The city of Oakland commits to eliminating the digital divide, bringing computer access to all Oakland residents for economic prosperity and quality of life
OaklandSeen helps “make democracy work,” receives award from Oakland League
On behalf of the OaklandSeen family of contributors and Managing Editor Pamela Mays McDonald, Founder and Publisher Aimee Allison stated in her acceptance speech, “OaklandSeen was created to reflect the beauty, creativity and diversity of our community. That’s important not only in our conversations with each other, but as we talk to the nation.”
OaklandSeen weekend calendar of events April 22-25, 2011
Music, comedy, classic films: all the things that make Oakland such an incredible place to hang out any weekend of the year. Keep checking our weekend calendar as new events are constantly added.
Job opportunity: Work with Oakland youth this summer
Special call to the Arts/STEM* educators in our community. Oakland Leaf is seeking educators to facilitate workshops at Oakland Peace Camp for Summer 2011, emphasizing youth empowerment, arts-based learning, community activism, cultural literacy and reflection.
Photo of the day: Let’s go A’s!!!
Caption contest: Imagine a thought bubble above Coco Crisp’s head. What do you think he’s thinking? (All respectful comments welcome.)
The Oakland Athletics play the Detroit Tigers at the Coliseum Saturday, April 16 at 6:05 pm (A’s home cap for the first 10,000 fans) and Sunday, April 17 at 1:05 pm (kids’ wristbands for the first 7,500 kids), then the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:35 ($2 Wednesdays!). For the complete schedule of games and promotions and to purchase tickets, click on the Oakland Athletics website (http://atmlb.com/hHL1Lj).
At OaklandSeen, we love our Oakland A’s like we love our Raiders and our Warriors. Join our team of Oaktown fans! Come on out, enjoy the sunshine and support professional sports in our ‘Town. Keep the A’s in Oakland!
