What if Big Landlords and Big Banks lose this time? How can we channel the energies of this recession, the “stimulus,” and of COVID-19, to uplift our communities and come out stronger on the other side?
 What if all of the Oakland mutual aid groups and food banks sourced their food and sanitary supplies through worker-owned businesses? The steps we take now will lay the foundation for what comes next. We need to imagine different ways of doing business that work for the community! 

Read our very own Ojan Mobedshahi's blog post about fighting COVID Disaster Capitalism by stimulating the next economy here.

Invest your stimulus check in EB PREC!

Now's the time to invest $1,000 in communities, not commodities! If you have more than 6 months worth of living expenses saved up for emergencies, please consider investing your stimulus check in EB PREC! Imagine a world where every home and building is owned and managed by the community itself! We are building a future of #LandWithoutLandlords, where nobody is a renter, and we own together in community. Anyone in California can invest in our cooperative today! Check out our website!

Got lunch plans today?

Are you working remotely with no one to hang out with at lunch time today? Or do you just need a break form the chaos at noon and wanna hang out with other folks who believe that housing is a human right? Then join us TODAY at NOON for our webinar orientation! RSVP here for webinar login details.

New Making Contact Podcast Episode

Our Executive Director, Noni Session, joined Salima Hamirani, East Oakland Collective, and former residents of an East Oakland encampment in this episode of Making Contact: On the Brink: Homelessness Before and During COVID19.

Take a look at how homeless communities are dealing with COVID-19. And learn about how we're addressing the market forces in the housing crisis to fight for “the right to housing.” Listen to the full episode here.

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Join our EB PREC Member Network (Facebook Group)

To support land liberation and community-driven strategy, we invite you to our new online digital organizing platform! This is where EB PREC members can meet each other, share knowledge, and organize for collective community ownership. We're launching our new Facebook Group on Friday, April 24th. Join us here.

Scenario Planning with EB PREC | Thurs, April 30th | 6:00PM-7:00PM
You're invited to collaborate with us in a Scenario Planning Introductory Call. We plan to acquire properties over the next year, but the landscape is shifting due to the COVID-19 crisis. We endeavor to adjust our strategic acquisitions to the shifting needs and opportunities arising in our communities. We want to share our thinking and we are inviting you to collaborate with us on modeling the future of housing in Oakland as we move through these potential futures together.

RSVP here for Zoom login details.

This meeting is for Staff Owners, Resident Owners, Community Owners, and Investor Owners only. To sign up to be a Community Owner, click here. To sign up as an Investor Owner, click here.