Miles Hamberg

May 21, 2023 | truthout.org | Daria Marcantonio Kieffer |Kenzo Shibata |Miles Hamberg |Deepa Kumar

The 3,000 teachers and support staff of the Oakland Education Association walked out May 4, shutting down all 85 elementary, middle, and high schools. Community support was immediate and widespread—parents were already familiar with the cuts the district had inflicted or proposed. Many donated food and joined our picket lines to walk, dance, and chant in solidarity.