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Inviting all neighbors and friends for our first FEET on the STREET Community Safety Walk, TOMORROW, Weds., March 3. Meet in our parking lot on San Pablo Av. at 32nd St. at noon. We'll set the route and have fun in the sun. Showing up for community and safety!
If you are planning to come, please leave a comment.
We're thrilled to share our most recent Black History Month online celebration, featuring SMC Council of Elders President Keith Arivinwine, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music Performer Branice McKenzie, SMC Senior Rodney Bell & Videographer Jesse Williams with SMC Staff Susan Werner and SMC Senior Advocate Sharon Snell.
Congratulations to our neighbor, renowned artist Mildred Howard, who is featured today in the Chronicle Datebook talking about race, museums and how the art world needs to change.
Mildred Howard talks about race, museums and how the art world needs to continue evolving in 2021
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Howard, a South Berkeley resident, spoke to The Chronicle about society's ongoing racial reckoning and how the arts can be more equitable.Sunny day on San Pablo Avenue with SPARC, the Revitalization Collaborative (Resident Action Council, West Oakland Neighbors, Friends of the Hoover Durant Library, EBALDC & St. Mary's Center.) Ten volunteers inventoried 60 properties, 17 residences, and talked to neighbors ready to come together and make a difference. Annette Miller forecast the pace exactly. Ernest Johnson and Ray Kidd covered the west side. Annie Ledbury and Allie Canto kept everything organized and focused. Rosa, Ruby, Sarah identified people to go back to. Bailey the dog had a great outing! Phil Bowling-Dyer made a motion to do it again soon, and we will.
Great photos.
SMC community member Leon Kennedy is currently the featured artist for the Lamorinda Arts Council's celebration of Black History Month! Leon's vibrant paintings honor the lives of Oakland residents. As Leon says of his own work: "my dream is to connect to all the people's dreams."
www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1426/Lamorinda-Arts-Council-features-Leon-Kennedy-in-celebra...
Lamorinda Arts Council features Leon Kennedy in celebration of Black History Month | Orinda
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For media inquiries, contact Executive Director Sharon Cornu at (510) 923-9600 x223.
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COVID-19 leaves unhoused Oaklanders with few options for winter shelter, The Oaklandside, December 10, 2020
- Inside the Bay Area’s Geriatric Homeless Shelter, New York Times, April 23, 2020
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Bay Area’s New Homeless Epicenter? San Francisco Chronicle, August 1, 2019
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Homelessness Is a Tragedy When Solutions Are at Hand, East Bay Express, November 19, 2019
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Thousands of California Seniors Are ‘One Disaster Away’ from Homelessness. What Can the State Do? USA Today, October 3, 2019
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St. Mary’s Center: Investing in Our Elders, Community Vision, October 2, 2020