Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 25: Oakland Freedom Project

Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 25: Oakland Freedom Project

Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch sits down with Flavio Martinez, Diego Rodriguez Zamora, and Mercedes de la Torre of In-Advance and the Oakland Freedom Project in this episode of Think Hopeful, Act Local. Based in Oakland's flatland communities historically shaped by redlining and disinvestment, In-Advance runs the Oakland Freedom Project, a community-led initiative that turns political education into action. The organization's mission is to build power from the ground up by training everyday residents in community organizing, creating spaces of belonging through art, theater, and shared meals, and running campaigns driven by the people most affected.

Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 24: Dragonspunk GRO

Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch interviews Isaiah Powell of Dragonspunk GRO in this episode of Think Hopeful, Act Local. Isaiah is President of the organic urban farm, which is located on a former dumping ground in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point. The organization’s mission is to bridge the food-access gap in an area designated as a food desert by providing affordable organic produce directly to neighborhood residents while also serving as a community resource and educational space. Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blueheartaction.org/signup⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.blueheartaction.org/signup] with a monthly donation⁠.

Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 23: Self Help Hunger Program

This conversation is between Blue Heart and Auntie Frances Moore, the founder and visionary behind Self Help Hunger Program. SHHP is a grassroots organization based in North Oakland and South Berkeley that uses food as a tool to organize community, provide essential support services, and act as a steward of local land. Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠blueheartaction.org/signup⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.blueheartaction.org/signup] with a monthly donation⁠. This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 22: POOR Magazine

This conversation is between Blue Heart and Tiny from POOR Magazine. Tiny is an organizer and Poverty Skola, and POOR Magazine is a poor people led/indigenous people led, grassroots non-profit, arts organization dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, art, education and advocacy to silenced youth, adults and elders in poverty across Mama Earth. Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠⁠⁠blueheartaction.org/signup⁠⁠ [https://www.blueheartaction.org/signup] with a monthly donation⁠. This interview was conducted by Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch.

Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 21: RTO Network

The Regional Tenant Organizing Network (RTO) brings together local organizing efforts from over sixteen jurisdictions across six counties that fight for tenant rights. Blue Heart Director Eva Orbuch interviews James Huynh, Director of Regional Tenant Organizing Network in this inspiring episode of the Think Hopeful, Act Local Podcast. In it, Eva and James discuss tenant organizing on many levels, from 1:1 counseling to the more strategic interventions RTO works on. They cover personal motives for wanting to see this work get traction as well as ways to motivate others to engage. Join the movement of Grassroots Giving by becoming a Blue Heart member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠blueheartaction.org/signup⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.blueheartaction.org/signup] with a monthly donation⁠.