To our OSSS community,
We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Erik Salgado, and far too many others who have lost their lives to a racist system and society. We stand with our Black communities in Oakland and across the country to fight institutionalized racism and injustice. We recognize the devastating disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black and Brown communities.
This moment calls for long term, large scale responses that shift power and resources to communities of color in order to build a just society. Our public budgets must reflect our values. We must demand a disinvestment from law enforcement systems in our city and state, and a reinvestment in community services and education, particularly for our young people.
Our vision at OSSS is to develop an early childhood system where all Oakland children and families have full and equal access to opportunities to realize their full potential. Every day, we strive to focus resources and systems-building efforts towards children and families most impacted by social and economic inequity. Within the OSSS collaborative, we live our commitment to racial equity by:
We must do more. OSSS plans to advocate for significant increases in public funding for child care and wages for early childhood workers, who are primarily women of color and are essential to the country’s economic recovery. We will continue to reflect on our current practices and work and take action to make sure that we are fully living our values. We join the local, national, and global Black Lives Matter movement and look forward to supporting each other to further racial and economic justice for our communities.
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We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Erik Salgado, and far too many others who have lost their lives to a racist system and society. We stand with our Black communities in Oakland and across the country to fight institutionalized racism and injustice. We recognize the devastating disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black and Brown communities.
This moment calls for long term, large scale responses that shift power and resources to communities of color in order to build a just society. Our public budgets must reflect our values. We must demand a disinvestment from law enforcement systems in our city and state, and a reinvestment in community services and education, particularly for our young people.
Our vision at OSSS is to develop an early childhood system where all Oakland children and families have full and equal access to opportunities to realize their full potential. Every day, we strive to focus resources and systems-building efforts towards children and families most impacted by social and economic inequity. Within the OSSS collaborative, we live our commitment to racial equity by:
- Ensuring that our programs and advocacy efforts center the resiliency and self-determination of communities of color
- Prioritizing Black leadership and organizing led by communities of color within our collaborative
- Being flexible and responsive to local context and community needs
We must do more. OSSS plans to advocate for significant increases in public funding for child care and wages for early childhood workers, who are primarily women of color and are essential to the country’s economic recovery. We will continue to reflect on our current practices and work and take action to make sure that we are fully living our values. We join the local, national, and global Black Lives Matter movement and look forward to supporting each other to further racial and economic justice for our communities.
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