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Oakland Peace Camp

Oakland Peace Camp (OPC) has established itself as a community resource within the East Oakland and Fruitvale neighborhoods. At OPC 2007, programming pushed the limits. Despite a loss of funding, OPC still managed to provide incredible experiences to our youth. With 2 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 2007 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.

Youth: To apply for OPC 2008, scroll down or click here.

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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.

Apply for OPC 2008 now!

To apply for OPC 2008 (taking place June 30 - July 18), please download the PDF document here: Student Application
and return the completed form to our office in person, via FAX or mail. Applications are due Tuesday, June 24th. (Please note that the location has changed and OPC will be at Encompass Academy.)

For general information

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phone: (510) 533-5989
fax: (510) 533-8825
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