Address 1419 34th Avenue, Suite 202
Oakland, CA 94601
Voice (510) 428-3939
Web https://ellabakercenter.org/
Oorganizes to shift resources away from prisons and punishment towards opportunities that make our communities safe, healthy, and strong. Named after civil rights hero Ella Baker, we mobilize Black, Brown, and low-income people to build power and prosperity in our communities.
For over twenty-five years, we’ve been working to advance people-powered campaigns for racial and economic justice – and we are winning.
Everyone wants to live in a healthy and strong community that they have the opportunity to help shape.
But prisons, policing, and punishment-based approaches make us less safe, and prevent people of color and low-income communities from influencing policies that impact our lives. Communities face struggling schools, family separation, and a lack of opportunities as a direct result of being disproportionately policed and punished.
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