Oakland Peace Camp



Peace Camp is accepting student applications right now for Summer 2009! See below!

Oakland Peace Camp (OPC) has established itself as a community resource within the East Oakland and Fruitvale neighborhoods. At OPC 2008, programming pushed the limits. Despite a loss of funding, OPC still managed to provide incredible experiences to our youth. With 3 weeks of intensive arts and social justice curriculum, all youth were definitely immersed in critical, creative, and empowering learning.

But OPC was never about learning that existed solely within the confines of a classroom. Advisories worked toward a service learning project that addressed local issues from the pervasiveness of liquor stores to critiquing the lack of green spaces and accessibility of natural foods in our neighborhoods. And what’s an OPC without cultivating strong youth leaders? The 2008 OPC had a record 8 youth interns who took leadership to the sky as either Peer Advisors and Media/Event Producers or as Teaching Assistants.

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"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."Martin Luther King Jr.

Dear Community,

Oakland Peace Camp, an annual summer arts and social activism program for Oakland youth, is currently seeking middle and high school students to become a part of OPC 2009. This year's program, which will run from June 29 to July 17 at ASCEND School 3709 12th Avenue in Oakland, will include a variety of arts classes, possibly including: Dance, Athletics, Hip-Hop, and Visual Arts. In addition, Peace Camp youth are provided with youth leadership and social activist training.

Students, please download and complete the student application to apply. Community members, please share the application with any students or parents who maybe interested in joining our program. For further information please contact the Peace Camp Directors:

Laila Jenkins-Perez: lailajp.oaklandleaf@gmail.com
Frederick Douglass-Mesa: fmesa.oaklandleaf@gmail.com

With Respect,
Oakland Leaf


Download the student application (Microsoft Word Document)

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