Join as hundreds of community members speak to county leaders about the need to implement re-entry jobs and other vital programs that remove barriers and lift up our communities. We need answers on implementation and commitments to continue to stand with community members and invest in solutions that work. Come at 5:30 for light dinner […]

OAKLAND — The message at a recent town hall meeting about Coliseum City was loud and clear: East Oakland residents don’t want a development that ignores their needs and is designed for people who don’t live there.

Oakland, CA- On Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the West Oakland Youth Center, the JusticeReinvestment Coalition of Alameda County, a coalition of local community groups representing thousands of East Bay residents, will host a town hall meeting about the problem of “mass incarceration.” The town hall will allow community members to air concerns about public […]

UPM has joined a statewide coalition called the California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, which has been pushing for statewide juvenile sentencing reform (in an effort to begin to reverse some of the impacts of California State Proposition 21, passed in 2000, which led to unprecedented numbers of youth being sentenced as adults). The […]

  Oakland, CA – Youth from Oakland and surrounding areas will participate in a Youth Leadership Summit for positive community change. The Summit will be held this Saturday May 24th from 11am-4pm at Impact HUB Oakland (2323 Broadway, Downtown Oakland).   Guest speakers include Professor Darrick Smith, Jerry “Big G” Elster, Gregory Hodge, Dominic Ware from […]

Our “Stop the Killing, Start the Healing” Billboard Campaign has gotten media attention! Click on the heading to read more.