Human Trafficking
, , , July 2020, Oakland, Upstander, 2
Dear Oakland community, “At any given time in 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including...
Opioids Threat To Life
, , , Oakland, Spring 2020, Upstander, 0
Dear Pharmaceutical Companies around the U.S, From the year 2000 to 2014, there have been half a million people...
Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Dear Gun Business Owners: It seems like the Gun violence has increased among other issues, right? We are here...
Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
Golden State leaving to the Golden Gate
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 6
The Oracle Arena or better known as The Roaracle arena has held most of the best Warriors accomplishments and...
The History Of Life Academy
, , , Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Quality Education, Showcase, 8
Did you know that OUSD only made small schools in neighbourhoods that they found poor? After they made 40...
Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Skateboarding in the bay area
, , , Argument, Community, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, Street Interviews, 14
A place For Everyone According to Huckmag K-Dub did hard work to build from the ground up skatepark in Oakland...
“Since 1996, more than 75,000 migrant deaths have been recorded globally,” (MIGRATION DATA PORTAL) That means that 75,000 people...
Teachers and Rent in Oakland
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Housing, Oakland, Quality Education, Showcase, 9
What is a giant problem that teachers are struggling with? The average rent in Oakland is $2,916, an 8%...
Immigrants
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 9
I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
“In 2014 there was 80 homicides in Oakland but in 2019 there were 63 Homicides” (oaklandmofo.com). This shows that...
Homelessness in Oakland
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 10
“In the count taken in January using federal guidelines, Oakland had 861 sheltered people and 3,210 unsheltered people, bringing...
Struggles Being Homeless In Oakland
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 11
Why do you think people are homeless and living on the streets? Do you think it is their fault?...
Immigrant Struggle
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 10
Immigration Struggle What do immigrants have to go through? Based on what I see happening in my community, Oakland,...
Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers?
, , , Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 7
Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers? Do you like food trucks? Well then you probably don’t...
Do you think that you pay too much money for taxes every month? Well, right now, tax payments are...
How Do Gang Members Feel While In A Gang?
, , , Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 8
When you think about thugs, what comes to mind? Society might say probably a group of people with tattoos...
Latinx Community
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 9
̈ ̈Oakland is my home and I can’t imagine leaving. But it hurts to see the culture I grew...
Nothing is forever, this includes sports teams. Does this mean sports teams such as Oakland’s should leave their hometown?...
Changes In Our Home
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 8
Change. What does this mean? It good? Is bad? Can it benefit us or can it ruin us?...
Taken Away
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 10
Everyone knows about kidnapping but not everyone knows that not only females are kidnapped a lot of males get...
Drug Problem
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 7
Do the authorities seem to care about the drug problem in Oakland? Simple answer, no. Based on the research...
Homeless, Rent, Problems With Solutions
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 6
“The Bay Area News Group reports that Oakland CA saw a 47 percent increase in homelessness since this time...
Life Without Insurance
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 5
Bases off research and interviews about Oakland’s insurance a plethora of undocumented immigrants don’t have insurance because they are...
Migration
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 6
“I was 32 when I came to the US the first time, in 1998. The violence and crime in...
Oakland’s Downfall
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 5
Have the community noticed that Oakland has changed based on gentrification? Gentrification is the process of renovating and improving...
Union v.s Non-Union
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 6
Do you think that construction teams that are in unions are treated the same as construction teams in non-unions? ...
What Happens When You Increase the Rent of Your House?
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 5
By: Aida Pablo There are 4,071 homeless people in Oakland. So why are homeless people in the streets? There...
KP Launch and the positive benefits of internships
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 4
Did you know that KP Launch also offers a plethora of non-medical internships? KP launch is a paid internship...
Immigrants; Migrating for the Better
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 3
Did you know that about 8.5M people have migrated to the U.S. and about 1.2M of them come here...
Construction is Causing Rent Increase
, , , Fall 2019, Gentrification, Housing, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 7
Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...
Immigrants
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 7
Did you know that immigrants come to the United States for reasons such as trauma and this motivates them...
Immigration to Oakland
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3
Immigration In Oakland Did you know, deported Immigrants can have very serious psychological damage and trauma. Nearly 4 in...
Does Oakland Really Care For The Homeless?
, , , Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 7
What is Homelessness? Homelessness is the state of having no home including living on the streets, basically having no...
Mistreated
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, 7
There has been an overwhelming amount of cities that have to deal with police brutality in the U.S., But...
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