Looking for some respite for the weekend? Order some pizza for the kids and join the Oakland Peace Center and @generous_muse as she shares the merits of Peaceful Parenting through an intimate Zoom gathering, where you can share your experiences and learn from an experienced speaker and other families in your shoes. Proceeds from ticket sales will help keep the OPC running through the pandemic. Check the link in bio for more information!

Tomorrow! Join us and Kristen Caven (@generous_muse) as we discuss and learn about techniques in Peaceful Parenting, and ways that you can thrive with your family in the midst of these strange, turbulent times. Link in bio!

We all need a little help in times like these. So join us this Saturday for Peaceful Parenting in Stressful Times, a Zoom class hosted by Kristen Caven and Dr. Louise Hart. They'll provide tips and insight into maintaining your family no matter what life throws at it, and the cost of your ticket will help keep the OPC up and running. Link in bio!

What are you doing to create peace in community this #InternationalDayofPeace?

Quarantine fatigue is real. Burnout is real. Get yourself up & at 'em, even if it's just for a little me-time during the day. Our neighbors at @asanayoga are providing zoom classes. And our friends over at @radicallyfitoakland have a wonderful array of #bodypositive workouts on their #youtube page. We especially loved doing the duck (crab) walks. Your heart will thank you. 📸: @andreapiacquadio_ ___ #westillhereoakland #getmoving #workin #health #findjoy #local

This past weekend on July 25, Emmett Till would've turned 79 years old. We credit his mother Mamie Till-Mobley with launching the wider Civil Rights Movement after his untimely murder. We share in the #grief and #hope his death generated, as well as the awareness that many of our black neighbors, as well as their sons, still face undue harassment and violence to this day. We are also aware of the morbid fascination that centers black death alongside controversy & that the publicity that surrounded the trial still serves more than one purpose, for good & bad. One of our favorite poets for peace, @jerichobrown1, captured the essence of Till's influence in his recently published poem, "Riddle", at The Academy of American Poets: https://bit.ly/2P1yVMH Let us know what you think and how you feel. (Image: Parker Bright, 'Confronting My Own Possible Death,' 2018, https://bit.ly/39CgCY2 @longreads) __ #westillhereoakland #poetsforpeace #words #blm #blacklivesmatter #blackboysmatter #whitegaze #deepsouth #blackarts

Happy Friday. What a great time to share a peaceful #voice. Today we're pivoting a bit & highlighting Ocean Vuong. A gentle, queer, immigrant soul. We enjoyed his vibe & we hope you do too: "...More stunning is how exquisitely Ocean Vuong spoke on that day to the world we have now entered — its heartbreak, its poetry, and its possibilities of both destroying and saving..." Please go follow them at @ocean_vuong or read more here: https://bit.ly/2ARZ5OM @thecut -- #poetsforpeace #poetry #immigrant #stories #words #oceanvuong #westillhereoakland #writers

We stand in #solidarity with our incarcerated neighbors demonstrating at San Quentin State Prison due to lethal conditions related to Covid-19. We also want to #encourage our followers to stay informed & go follow @voices_from_san_quentin as well as @flyingoverwalls (Black & Pink Bay Area) for more news on their #hungerstrike & ways to support. While we can comfortably distance ourselves & stay home, others don't have that luxury. Whatever the reasons behind anyone's incarceration, we believe all of our neighbors should be treated humanely & with basic human rights. Photo: @padrinan ___ #westillhereoakland #insolidarity #peace #blackandpink

“While we waste time with endless chatter...each person infects others.” The City We Became, by NK Jemisin. The OPC’s Beloved Book Community has been reading this book and having our minds blown by this brilliant afrofuturist call to collaboration as the only way forward right now. Join us for our next group on Emergent Strategy, starting July 14!

We love SOS Juice & the way they're looking out for our community during #quarantine & beyond. They've been supporting our most vulnerable #neighbors with raw smoothies & fresh soups! Cheers! (Image: @pixabay) - #eatwell #loveyourneighbor #rawfoods #sharingiscaring #westillhereoakland