On Feb 26th, Oakland's District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife is holding a symposium on how we build a Black New Deal for Oakland. It will share background concepts and experiences to inform potential programs, policies, and legislation that aims to reinvest in Black Oakland around six focus areas: art & culture, economics, education, environment, housing, and public safety.

What is a Black New Deal?

A Black New Deal is a movement to address the disproportionate ways Black communities have been impacted as a result of historic and ongoing structural racism. Historic and current public policies have had clear negative impacts on Black residents of Oakland - from eminent domain which destroyed the 7th Street Black cultural district and redlining policies preventing Black upward mobility, to ongoing gentrification and the impacts of pro market development projects that have the potential to further displace Black residents. The 2018 Race and Equity Report clearly showed that Oakland has failed Black residents and very little has changed since then.

Councilmember Carroll Fife's office is now researching and putting together funding sources and legislation to support developing a Black New Deal for Oakland. We seek to reinvest in Black Oakland.

What will happen at the symposium?

There will be six presentation-and-discussion sessions throughout the day. Each session will include a short presentation followed by a lengthier discussion period, in order to hear from you your insights on how we can build a Black New Deal for Oakland. Agenda below.

Register at tinyurl.com/symposium4BND and an email will be sent with the Zoom registration link. Email info@carrollfife.org if you have any questions.

Day of Agenda

9:00am - Opening Remarks By Councilmember Carroll Fife

1. What is a Black New Deal?

2. Why is it important?

3. Overview of the Day

9:30 - Public Safety w/ Nikki Jones

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

10:30 - Housing w/ Brandi Summers and Alan Dones

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

11:30 - Break

11:45 - Environmental Justice w/ C.N.E Corbin

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

12:45 - Lunch Break

1:30pm - Education w/ Chela Delgado from OEA and Reparations for Black Students Campaign

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

2:30 - Arts & Culture w/ Rashida Chase and Refa Senay

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

3:30 - Break

3:45 - Economic Justice w/ Adrionna Fike from Mandela Coop

1. 15min Presentation

2. 15min Q and A

3. 20min Discussion

4. 10min Closing remarks and short break

4:45 - Closing Remarks

5pm - Symposium Closes