Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center Advisor Andreas Weigend (Chief Scientist, Amazon.com, 02-04) giving words of support and encouragement for the community to “discover” the ODALC.

Emergency Shelter Program, Inc. (ESP) is a non-profit agency in Hayward, California, caring for battered and homeless women and children for over 30 years. The mission of Emergency Shelter Program, Inc. is to provide shelter, support and education for women and children who are victims of domestic violence or homelessness, and to provide safe, challenging, and nurturing childcare for children in the community.

All of Us Or None is a “national organizing initiative of prisoners, former prisoners and felons, to combat the many forms of discrimination that we face as the result of felony convictions. After serving time in torturous conditions, we were met at the gate with prejudice and discrimination that made our re-entry into society difficult and in some cases impossible. Many of us recognize that our prison sentence never ends as long as the discrimination against us continues.”

Exclusive interview with Shaun Tai Director of the Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center at Saiofrelief.com.

AIM was founded by Leila Steinberg in 1998. AIM moved from a volunteer effort into an organization with paid staff members, expanding Steinberg’s HeART Education programs and their reach in the community.

Green For All is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through a clean energy economy. We work in collaboration with the business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry – all while holding the most vulnerable people at the center of our agenda.

This workshop demonstrates how to weave your unique vision and values like integrity, purpose, meaning, and work-life satisfaction into such practical challenges as product development, financial management, marketing, sales and operations. Abundant resources include tips from the growing spirit in business, sustainability, and conscious capitalism movements.

Founded in 2000, Oaklandish offers a wide variety of fresh apparel & custom goods that celebrate ‘local love & original Oakland charm.’

Ronda Lee Levine is an independent editorial consultant residing and working from San Francisco’s East Bay Area – Walnut Creek, to be exact. She provides writing, research, and editing services to individuals and companies locally and globally. Aside from grant-writing, Ronda Levine also creates articles, press releases, brochures and more.

One of the Bay Area’s most advanced green buildings, the nonprofit David Brower Center is an inspiring home for environmental and social action, combining both offices and program facilities in a 50,000 square-foot space.