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Oakland Private Industry Council Career Center Moves to New Location

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November 2, 2017

The Oakland Private Industry Council and Oakland Career Center invites the community to visit their new location at 268 Grand Avenue in Oakland!

Formerly located at 1212 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, Oakland PIC relocated and opened its new Career Center on Monday, October 23 to continue providing free employment and job training services to the community.

Oakland PIC is a one-stop shop, meeting the employment needs of customers looking for a job and employers looking to recruit exceptional candidates.

Job seekers will enjoy the bright new computer resource center and the spacious area to conduct online job search, update their resume and complete job applications. Another conference room is dedicated to orientations for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) job program; skill-building computer workshops where customers can learn Microsoft Office applications and improve their technical skills; and GED classes with the 5 Keys Charter School.

Oakland PIC will continue to host job recruitments at their new location to connect employers with qualified job applicants.

At the PIC, Falcon Ambulance Service Company will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The PIC is working with the Oakland Workforce Development Board to sponsor free EMT training followed by a job with Falcon.

Positions start at $32,000 per year with flexible work shifts and benefits after 90 days. This position provides great experience to work as a firefighter, park ranger, paramedic or emergency room technician.

The PIC will also host interviews with Michael’s Transportation on Wednesday, November 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They have employment and training opportunities for job seekers to start a career as a bus driver.

On November 9, PIC will co-sponsor the Veterans Job Fair on the USS Hornet in Alameda from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Oakland Career Center will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 268 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610.

For more information, visit www.oaklandpic.org or call their new main phone number (510) 858-OPIC (6742).

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Rev. Amos C. Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP and pastor of Third Baptist Church. Photo courtesy Third Baptist Church.

By Carla Thomas

San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church hosted a rally and meeting Sunday to discuss hatred toward African American students of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

Rev. Amos C. Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP and pastor of Third Baptist Church, along with leadership from local civil rights groups, the city’s faith-based community and Black community leadership convened at the church.

“There has been an epidemic of racial slurs and mistreatment of Black children in our public schools in the city,” said Brown. “This will not be tolerated.”

According to civil rights advocate Mattie Scott, students from elementary to high school have reported an extraordinary amount of racial slurs directed at them.

“There is a surge of overt racism in the schools, and our children should not be subjected to this,” said Scott. “Students are in school to learn, develop, and grow, not be hated on,” said Scott. “The parents of the children feel they have not received the support necessary to protect their children.”

Attendees were briefed last Friday in a meeting with SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne.

SFUSD states that their policies protect children and they are not at liberty to publicly discuss the issues to protect the children’s privacy.

Some parents said they have removed their students from school while other parents and community leaders called on the removal of the SFUSD superintendent, the firing of certain school principals and the need for more supportive school board members.

Community advocates discussed boycotting the schools and creating Freedom Schools led by Black leaders and educators, reassuring parents that their child’s wellbeing and education are the highest priority and youth are not to be disrupted by racism or policies that don’t support them.

Virginia Marshall, chair of the San Francisco NAACP’s education committee, offered encouragement to the parents and students in attendance while also announcing an upcoming May 14 school board meeting to demand accountability over their mistreatment.

“I’m urging anyone that cares about our students to pack the May 14 school board meeting,” said Marshall.

This resource was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library via California Black Media as part of the Stop the Hate Program. The program is supported by partnership with California Department of Social Services and the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs as part of the Stop the Hate program. To report a hate incident or hate crime and get support, go to CA vs Hate.