Human Trafficking
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Dear Oakland community, “At any given time in 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including...
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Car Accidents
, , , Showcase, Spring 2020, Upstander, 8
Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
Dear Pharmacies and Health Care Workers, “Painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are the most abused prescription drugs. These...
Dear Athletes who practice five or more times per week, We are writing to you because we want to...
Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Stop Drownings
, , , Showcase, Spring 2020, Upstander, 0
Dear Teens and Parents, Have you seen someone drowning? I have and it was horrible to see because the...
Dear Oakland community, Did you know that in Alameda county we have 1,917 Covid-19 cases as of April 28....
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...
Hello community, As we all know there is a big global outbreak of the Corona Virus and we have...
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...
Emergency Preparedness
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Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Stop Police Brutality!!
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Police Brutality Dear Oakland community, The purpose of having a police force is to preserve the safety one seeks,...
Dear Oakland Community: Did you know that ethnicity and race are related to domestic violence? Oakland is a diverse...
Screen Time: Good or Bad?
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Fellow Oakland District High Schoolers: Do you play videogames, use social media, watch youtube or netflix? If any of...
Dear Oakland teens and adults, Do you really believe that not paying attention to an important topic is gonna...
By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio Dear Beer Companies, There are people dying from alcoholic beverages such as Beer and other...
Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
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...
La tradición de los resturantes
, , , Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 7
Why do you think that central american food is being cooked by white chefs more without them having any...
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...
Taxes In Oakland
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 4
In the upcoming year Police officers will get even more payment from tax money then other years about $319.3M...
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...
It is clear that Oakland residents need to know more about the history of their land which includes the...
Do you think that you pay too much money for taxes every month? Well, right now, tax payments are...
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...
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...
What Is Did The Tech Boom Cause?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 5
The rent in Oakland has doubled in price in the past 10 years! But that’s not the only number...
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...
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...
Crime In Oakland
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 6
Crime rate in Oakland is 74 per one thousand residents and has one of the highest rates in America...
According to Church Angels’ directory, there are over 313 Churches in Oakland (ChruchAngel.com).this source is credible because Churches are...
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...
Oakland Immigration
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 5
Madelyn Humanities Portugal 12-19-19 Immigration in Oakland Did you know many recent immigrants don’t ask for help because recent,...
The items in my Shadow Box represent me, my counter narrative. When people look at me, they see a...
My Life Shadow Box
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Shadow Box, Showcase, 2
By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio The objects in my Shadow Box represent my faithful self, my counter narratives. When people...
Shadow Box
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 2
My Truths By: Yadira BugambiliaI don’t have many objects in my shadow box, just images of my family and...
Shadow Box
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 5
Fernanda Barreto-Sanchez 9th Grade Art statements In my shadow box there are 10 objects inside that represent counter narratives the...
Upstander Reflection
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, Upstander, 0
Our project was about making a change with actions, such as putting up flyers and making an instagram account...
Upstander Reflection
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Christy Vong 5/9/19 Reflection My project was about food deserts and taking action can be sort of difficult. As...
today marks a very happy and sad day for freshman everywhere, the most recent and simple project that we...
A letter to the mayors.
, , , Drugs, Homeless LGBTQ, Homelessness, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Upstander, 3
April 22nd, 2019 Dear Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed: We are writing to you about the issue on...
STOP THE BULLYING
, , , Bullying, Community, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2019, 6
Have you ever been bullied at school before?The definition of bullying is the to seek harm against others or...
“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
Do You Care About The Homeless In Your Community
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2018, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 9
Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Immigration Separation
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2017, The Fifth Column, 13
Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
Why are people Moving in and out?
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2018, Housing, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Why are people Moving in and out? Why are people that have lived in Oakland all their lives...
Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Violence in oakland
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 4
On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Immigration Reason and Causes
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
OUSD Budget
, , , Debt, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Janie Otero Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Violence in Oakland
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 4
Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...
“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...
Growing Up Poem
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2
Hello, My name Adrian Terriquez, this is my poem that is about growing up and it connects to the...
This is a poem about connecting Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to our lives in Oakland, California. I...
Love and Hate
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2
This poem is related to Romeo and Juliet and how it relates to Oakland CA. I had to Write...
In this Poem I connected Oakland to Romeo and Juliet’s story! Taught to hate Brought them their fate...
Kassandra’s Shadow Box
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My Shadow Box By: Kassandra Santillan (Outside of box) On the outside, it has images like people holding guns...
My Shadow Box
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Many people assume that since I am a person of color, I am dangerous or bad news. My...
Anthony Magana Sarabia Ms portugal 9/16/18 Hi, My name is Anthony Magana.This is my shadow box. For some, it...
Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments?
, , , Showcase, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, 2
Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments? By: Mario Garibay-Hernandez You maybe asking if it’s alright...
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