I want to provide you a little background for this event if you’re not familiar with the last meeting we had, so if you'll allow me to explain...
This is a follow up to May 13's meeting where 145 Oaklanders met with the City of Oakland's Chief Violence Prevention Officer, Guillermo Cespedes, and considered what we can all do together in East Oakland, and
sometimes with the City of Oakland and OPD, to prevent violence and make our communities safer.
Many wanted to take immediate steps following May 13 and agreed to meet at least every month, on the 2nd Wednesdays, to define what we can all work on for 6 months to make an impact for ourselves and for our
neighbors.
Two weeks later on Memorial Day, May 25, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police with video evidence for the world to witness. How can we talk about Violence Prevention in communities where this still
happens and no real change occurs?