Community members in Oakland spent the day Monday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy all over the city and for a local activist group, the day of remembrance came with a call to action.
Hundreds of people took to the street, some marching, some creating caravans, to city hall. APTP explained that while they are celebrating new progressive leadership in the city, they want to see changes.
“We know out the gate we have crisis on our hands that’s need to be addressed and so today is also a reminder that organizing is what gets the goods,” said Car Brooks, co-founder of APTP.
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