Oakland naturalist Damon Tighe has been pressuring the city to move quickly on fixing both fountains, which help to provide oxygen to creatures in the lake.
Author Archives: Harvey Castro
Harvey Castro is an Oakland-based photographer and art administrator working on projects rooted in social justice. Sociopolitical issues related to inequality and diversity are central to his work leading to connections with individuals, which result in candid portraits and intimate scenarios taken in both public and private spaces. Genuine involvement and engagement are essential; often, his work has a strong feeling of reportage with many images showing the subject mid-exchange, active in communicating their situation. Reflected are bonds of support and camaraderie within each specific community – bonds that make resistance possible against adversity and exclusion.
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New artwork along International Blvd. in East Oakland is a call for peace
Local artists, youth, and activists unveiled a public art project created to beautify a stretch of East Oakland amid escalating gun violence.
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Look and listen: Oaklanders rally to denounce gun violence in the Black community, and remember victims
At least 53 people have already been murdered in the city this year. On Sunday, community members gathered in East Oakland, where a majority of the killings have occurred, to demand peace.
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At peace parade, East Oaklanders call for a citywide truce to end gun violence
As of Sunday, at least 83 people have been killed this year in Oakland.