The People's Procession Launches Carroll's Campaign!
Carroll Fife has been asked by community members to step into leadership by running for City Council in Oakland’s D3 district. Her campaign will formally launch this Saturday, with a People’s Procession of cars, bikes and pedestrians, winding through the district in two caravans. Participants are asked to wear masks at all times, and PPE will be provided for those in need.
WHEN: Saturday July 18th, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: Campaign volunteers will gather at 10:30 am at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park at the Port of Oakland, 2777 Middle Harbor Rd, Oakland, CA 94607. The Procession will move through D3 in two caravans, one through the Lower Bottoms to McClymonds, and one through Jack London Square, Adam’s Point and downtown. On Saturday a live map of the moving Procession will be available at carrollfife.org
WHAT: A People’s Procession to celebrate and kick off Carroll Fife’s campaign for Oakland City Council D3
WHO: Supporters of Carroll’s campaign
VISUALS: Large crowds of supporters with cars covered in banners, with a radio system broadcasting live speeches and music
Background:
Carroll Fife is an executive director, a community leader, a mother and a fearless freedom fighter. As executive director of ACCE Oakland, she helped found Moms for Housing and passed legislation at the state and local level to build collective power for tenants.
Carroll has been behind the scenes in Oakland electoral politics for over a decade as the founder of Black Women in Elected Leadership PAC. In 2016 she ran Oakland’s first ever slate of all Black women candidates for City Council. She was a 2016 and 2020 delegate for Bernie Sanders and is a member of the 2020 Platform Committee for the DNC.Carroll is running on a platform of systemic change, not incremental reform. That’s why Carroll fought to establish a Department of Race and Equity at the City of Oakland, to examine and address systemic bias in city government. As council member for district 3, Carroll Fife will fight to make housing a human right, defund OPD to fund the Black New Deal, and institute a wealth tax to fund COVID-19 response.
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