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<td>[omni-discuss] Fwd: Endorsement letter request for
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<td>Thu, 5 Jul 2018 01:55:59 +0200</td>
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<td>Julian Park <a class="m_8910694748180488406moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:julianfrancispark@gmail.com" target="_blank"><julianfrancispark@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="m_8910694748180488406moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:consensus@lists.omnicommons.org" target="_blank">consensus@lists.omnicommons.<wbr>org</a>,
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<p class="m_8910694748180488406airmail_on">On July 4, 2018 at 4:29:07 PM, OneFam and
Rev Cafe (<a href="mailto:onefam@protonmail.com" target="_blank">onefam@protonmail.com</a>) wrote:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">We are
writing in collaboration
with
our neighbor, Tony
Coleman, and all of
OneFam in our fight
against
eviction.<span> </span><b style="font-weight:700">Attached
to this email is an
endorsement we hope
the Omni will sign in
support of OneFam and
in opposition to our
eviction.<span> </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">We are
fighting for our right
to stay in this space,
however it is
important to recognize
that the OneFam fight is
about
a </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">larger
battle against
displacement
endemic in our
community.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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Oakland
is more than a
collection of buildings.
We are fighting to save
history.<span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">The famous
traffic light is
commemorated at 55th and
Market in North Oakland,
but where is
today’s equivalent of
1967’s 55th and Market?
Head straight south
on Market and you wind
up in the Lower Bottom,
OneFam’s
neighborhood. A place
that is not only steeped
in Black Panther
Party history, and Black
history going back a
century, but remains
a predominantly Black
neighborhood that
currently experiences a
great need for many of
the things that BPP
fought for in the
‘60s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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<p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">OneFam
started years ago with
Bikes 4
Life. It has since grown
to include other spaces
on the property:
the 7th Street
Revolution Cafe, a
performance and meeting
space,
and an outdoor events
space where the historic
Lincoln Theater once
stood. These locations
host a wide range of
community gatherings,
including music events
such as weekly open mics
and blues nights.
OneFam also has roots in
the Oscar Grant movement
and many meetings
happened in OneFam
spaces.
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<p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:14px" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">The
displacement of Black
and Brown
residents and businesses
by more affluent white
residents is now
the norm everywhere,
including the once
vibrant 7th Street.
OneFam
is the last
pre-gentrification
business, affectionately
deemed “the
last one standing” by
some long-term West
Oaklanders. For over six
months, OneFam has
responded to hostility
from the landlord, who
returned as the sole
owner of the property
after not being around
for years. Absence left
OneFam and the other
tenants to deal with
repairs, increasing cost
of utilities and other
results of neglect
by themselves. Now
OneFam is being
wrongfully evicted.
OneFam is an
amazing organization
that has been a part of
this community but
also has plans for the
future.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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of OneFam are as
follows:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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<li><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">Inspire
community members to take part in politics by
building a social
justice movement with a diverse mix of artists
and
activists</span></span></span></span><br>
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<li><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size">Raise the
consciousness of young people and turn them
into local leaders by
creating a space for education and awareness
about the issues of
their community.</span></span></span></span><br>
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that working together,
we can
push back against
displacement and ensure
that OneFam is not just
the “last one standing”
but instead a victory on
7th Street.
Hopefully the first of
many.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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yours.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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you or anyone you know would like to make a
charitable donation to
OneFam, you may do so online
through<span> </span></i></span></span></span></span><a rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="http://www.tinyurl/save1fam" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><u><i>www.tinyurl/save1fam</i></u></span></span></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent" class="m_8910694748180488406highlight"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="m_8910694748180488406colour"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="m_8910694748180488406font"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="m_8910694748180488406size"><i>.
Donations of $250 or greater are
tax-deductible</i></span></span></span></span><br>
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