Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland. The idea of building capacity, particularly in an economic climate that is harsh, is a huge challenge for us.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Drivers talked about their dream to somehow run their own app as an alternative to Uber. After one year of planning, New York’s Drivers Cooperative was born in May of 2021 , with a goal to launch an on-demand app owned by workers themselves which customers can use as an alternative to Uber and Lyft for hailing rides.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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