Building Oakland’s Upstander Community
At Oakland Speaks we are building communities of Oakland Upstanders:
Oakland Speaks promotes conflict resolution, de-escalation, and violence prevention throughout Oakland by:
Training community members to become upstanders
Sharing upstander resources on our website, social media, and outreach materials
Upstanders are people who are ready to safely, effectively, and appropriately help to de-escalate conflict and take action to prevent or address potential violence. Upstanders promote peace.
Resource Repository
Resources, partner links, and training materials accessible on our website.
Our Services
Community Trainings
Five online and in-person de-escalation trainings in the community.
Social Media Campaign
Increasing awareness and promoting community partners and upstanding via social media.
Our Team
Our Goal
To reduce violent crime in Oakland we seek to:
Have conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques become Oakland's shared community language
Build community with the power of individual and collective words and actions
Save lives and bring peace to the streets of Oakland.
HELP BUILD THE OAKLAND UPSTANDER COMMUNITY
Practice, Practice, Practice.
Tell others what you have learned.
Carry the tools of the everyday hero.
Follow and promote Oakland Speaks on social media.
Share resources from our website, OaklandSpeaks.org
Arrange for trainings in your community.
Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/OaklandSpeaksMailing
When you see something, DO something.
Contact
admin@OaklandSpeaks.org
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.”
— Dorothy Thompson