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December 2007

 
 
SEC Quarterly Meeting
Friday
December 7th
9:30 AM -12 PM

We'll unveil the SEC Strategic Plan including new programming to strengthen coalition infrastructure,
build collective knowledge, &
exert our power throughout the region!
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At the
E. Bay Community Foundation
De Domenico Bldg.
200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

RSVP to
rsvp @ urbanhabitat .org

Breakfast & lunch served
EVENTS

This Land is (whose?) Land: The Bay Area's Industrial Future - UC Berkeley - Fri, November 30 more

WORKSAFE'S Occupational Safety & Health Conference - Sun December 2 more

Community Meeting: Public School System - Tues. December 4 more

Advocacy Training for Nonprofits - Tues. December 4 more

Somos Mayfair Office Warming  & Holiday Party - Thur, December 6 more

Combating Gentrification and Displacement - Thur, December 6 more

Green Jobs: Environmental Sustainability and Curbing Climate Change - Thur, December 6 more

SEC Quarterly Meeting
East Bay - Fri December 7 more

Foreclosure Crisis and Solutions Forum - Sat December 8 more

Linn & Dunlap Book launch party - Sun, December 9 more

Equal Justice Society "Shut Up and Dance"
SF - Fri, December 14, more

Call for art Submissions: Greenlining Insitute Art Gallery - deadline: December 14,  more

One-Day Energy Summit - Mon. Jan 14 more

Social Justice Symposium of Social Welfare Graduate Assembly
UC-Berkeley - Wed, January 17 more

 Environmental Management and Technology Course - Begins February 6 more

PolicyLink National Summit on Equitable Development - March 5 more

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference - June 5 more
MORE NEWS

REDI Policies to be released more

TJWG swarms Regional Summit more

Merritt College Partners to Protect Shoreline more

CRC's launches Mortgage Reform Campaign more

Public Advocate's Litigation Update more
In this Issue
400 Neighbors "Build Oakland for Everyone"
Brower Center Offers Space in 2009
"Building Communities" Film Released

Greetings SEC members & friends:

Next Friday morning, December 7th, come to Oakland and take a sneak peek at what the SEC buzz is all about for 2008!  Based on your guidance provided during the SEC Evaluation, Urban Habitat has been staffing up to support programs that strengthen our coalition, build shared analysis & shift power around regional equity issues - such as:

  • A 10th Anniversary 'State of the Region' event.
  • Expansion of the SEC Steering Committee to be truly regional, multi-sector, & multi-issue in scope.
  • Inauguration of four local hubs to link local & regional programming, membership, & media/communications.
  • Revamp of the SEC website with new coalition tools by our Media & Communications Associate, former UH Office Manager Marc Caswell.
  • And much, much more...

The SEC's Transportation Justice Working Group (TJWG) will also kick off a series of convenings around how proposed increases in transportation costs related to global climate change could impact low-income communities and communities of color. Join us in a conversation on how we can ensure that low-income families are not hurt by these measures and how our communities can benefit from the revenues generated by these measures.

Through SEC engagement, the TJWG has grown into a regional force around transportation equity and has helped keep equity at the front of transportation decisions- and this "hotly" contested issue is no exception!

Please let us know if you plan to join us so we can provide refreshments: rsvp {at] urbanhabitat {dot} org.

Happy Holidays,

Connie Galambos Malloy, SEC Coordinator
Juliet Ellis, Executive Director
Urban Habitat
 
400 Neighbors "Build Oakland for Everyone"

The gym at St. Anthony's Church could barely hold the energetic crowd that gathered on Saturday, November 17, 2007 for "Building Oakland for Everyone: A Summit on Jobs, Housing, and Justice." Over 400 Oaklanders came to the summit from neighborhoods across the city, where many struggle with violence and pollution, a lack of good-paying jobs, and overpriced housing.

Residents hold up signs at the the 2007 Summit

In fact, a recently released report by the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) and the Oakland Network for Responsible Development (ONWRD) has found that the bottom twenty percent (20%) of Oakland's families control only three percent (3%) of Oakland's wealth.

Through discussions held in four languages, summit participants set forth a new vision for Oakland's future- one where the city uses new economic development to create good-paying jobs for residents, affordable homes, and safe, healthy communities. READ MORE...
 
Brower Center Offers Space in 2009

Brower Center Side View

Come early 2009, the David Brower Center will open with more than 50,000 square feet of space. The LEED Platinum-rated David Brower Center will include three floors of office space, and allow a community of nonprofit organizations to co-locate and share resources, ultimately strengthening the work of each group.

For more information and to apply for Office Space, READ MORE...
 
"Building Communities" Film Released

Watch the newly released short-film, "Building Communities We Care About". This film features heart-warming stories from Bay Area residents and reveal the hidden and highly personal costs of regional housing and transportation issues. To watch the film, READ MORE...
 
 
 
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