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We’re so excited to be partnering with Compassion Threads, Urban Compassion Project’s free clothing store in downtown Oakland for people experiencing financial and housing insecurity.

We will be collecting donations at the shop every day between 12-5 until goals are met! We are looking for high quality, functional clothing donations for all genders, sizes and ages. Highest priority items are listed below! ⬇️

High Priority:
- Warm clothing (hoodies, jackets, pants, and sweats)
- Children’s clothing
- Extended sizes (XL & up)

Thank you to @urbancompassionproject & @urbancompassionthreads for all you do! ❤️

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Stick around to the end for a little radio interview about the show! thanks KSJS and DJ D-lish!

OCT 21-THEE STORK CLUB-OAKLAND

Bring your dancing shoes, some spare and lets support Urban Compassion Project!

DONATIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED! Urban Compassion are now taking slightly used winter clothing of all kinds, as well as Hygiene kit items. Please check your closets and help someone out with some clothes!

See you beautiful people on the dancefloor💜

#lyrics #OaklandMusic #BayAreaHipHop #dragshow #TheeStorkClub

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Don't miss out! Tickets are nearly gone for our show next week!

Teaming up with Urban Compassion Threads to support our community here in Oakland with a knockout lineup to boot!

Check the link in my bio to reserve your ticket while they last!

#oaklandevents #dothebay #dragshow #liveband #charityevent

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what happens when the tide hits 8,000 pounds of trash? it’s the power of teamwork!!!! 💪🏽 we cleared 8,000 pounds of illegally dumped trash just before the tide came rushing in 😳🌊 look how close we cut it!

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sometimes, when everything in the world feels so out of control and dismal, a sight like this makes our day so much better.

yesterday, while 30 of us cleaned up 8,000 pounds of trash, a man living in the encampment was paddling around the estuary with his big dog, little man, fishing while we worked. we kept catching glimpses of the two of them together, and their bond was just so sweet. at the end, they sat in their tiny canoe eating burritos together. 🥹

there’s a lot that’s hard about this work. the dumping keeps coming, and people are trying to survive in conditions that nobody should have to live in. we see so much that leaves us frustrated, sad, and wondering how things have gotten to this point. but we also get to know the people living here, meet their pets, share a meal, and witness little moments like this that stay with us long after a cleanup ends.

we’re grateful we got to spend part of our saturday here, cleaning up alongside people who care and making the area a little better for those who call it home.

and a huge thank you to the oakland high school and madison park high school students who joined us. seeing you spend your saturday showing up for your community gives us a bright light in the middle of everything. you’re already making a difference, and we’re excited to see what you’ll go on to do.

8,000 pounds removed, burritos shared, and a man and his little man reminding us how much love there still is around us. ❤️

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this is just one cleanup, but since january 2025, 3,800 volunteers have joined us to remove 1,738,500 pounds of illegal dumping.

that’s what happens when you build a community of people who care enough to keep showing up, getting things done and filling the gaps the city leaves behind.

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even during a massive heatwave, nothing will stop this community from doing the right thing.

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Comment HOTTIES if you're down to help out and put a poster up!

We're teaming up with @urbancompassionthreads @urbancompassionproject to bring you a night of dope music and doper vibes

Clothing and volunteer drive, plus we donate all the extra proceeds after paying artists! Isn't that great? You can pay artists AND make a change!!

Link in bio

#charityevent #fundraiser #oakland #bayareaevents #viralreels

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Some people dream of going to the NFL. Some people dream of going to the NBA, or being a lawyer. My Dream is teaching youth and families in Oakland, CA how to protect their life with martial arts, positive music, prayer, and meditation. I Dream that my melanated and conscious kin will advocate for our rights, like the Black Panther Party (BPP) for Self Defense did. BPP gave away free food, provided community schooling, medical care, and school support to communities FOR FREE!!!! They knew how to make money by selling books and newspapers to the people and we now have more tools than ever to come together as a people…I sacrificed everything I owned to live this Dream in Oakland, CA. I get my soaps and groceries from @mandelagrocery . The black card membership to shower at @planetfitness is $24.99. Being able to shower at convenient hours, be amongst the people, while teaching the youth is a Dream. I may wear the same outfits every week due to a limited wardrobe, however I believe life is too short to complain about what I don’t have. God gave me another day. That is enough. My nervous system is good. That is enough. I have prayed several times today. I have no rent to pay so I can save for what I really desire in this life, which is personal sovereignty for my bloodline, my child, and any other children that may come in time. For now, that is enough. I am content.

Peace & Power to the People!
All Praise to the Most High

#martialarts
#oakland
#god
#christian
#muslim

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we need your help keeping this community alive, and we need more people to know what it actually does.

honestly, we don’t do our impact enough justice when we talk about it. this video shows one cleanup on laney lot where 67 volunteers cleared 18,000 pounds of illegally dumped trash in three hours on a hot day. that took a lot of people busting their asses. but it’s also one piece of what happens at ucp.

between cleanups, weekly distributions, Compassion Threads, and the everyday work of supporting people in our community, we’re on the ground multiple times a day. we’re not an organization that holds one or two events and calls it a year. our volunteers keep showing up, often every other day, because the need is that constant.

and in doing this work, they’ve built a community of their own. people have found connection and purpose here while helping neighbors who are bearing the brunt of a widening wealth gap. that matters just as much as the before and after you see in this video.

there is endless capital in the Bay Area. it shouldn’t be this hard to sustain a community doing this much work, but it is. we need funding to keep our programs going and to support the people who make them possible.

please share this video, spread the word about ucp, and connect us with people who can help. we’re going to keep showing up. help us make sure we can.

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this bush was debbie’s home for over a year 😢

on september 19, six of us came together at very short notice to clean the area in west oakland where she had been living. debbie didn’t even sleep in a tent because she was afraid her belongings would be stolen. she endured grueling conditions in this tiny space while people consistently dumped trash around her.

debbie is such a sweet soul. she is incredibly intelligent, kind, and deserving, but life has not always gone her way. for the past year, we’ve been there to help clean her space and provide clothing, hygiene supplies, and whatever support we could.

then, on friday, we got to help move debbie into her new home. she was absolutely elated.

this is why we do what we do bc we don’t clean just to clean. we clean because illegal dumping directly affects people like debbie, who are already experiencing some of the hardest conditions imaginable. we clean to support people on the ground, restore dignity, and help create the foundation for something better.

debbie finally has a safe place to call home and a real chance at a new beginning. we could not be happier for her. #urbancompassionproject #oakland #transformation #bayarea #

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