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Oakstop had the honor of hosting @communityvisionca for their 2026 Annual Event, From Vision to Ownership, at our 2323 Broadway location for the second year in a row. 🌍✨ The evening brought together community members, investors, and changemakers around one idea: ownership matters. Oakstop is on its own journey toward a cooperatively owned model, and having Community Vision as a member (with 3 private offices), a capital partner, and a longtime ally makes that path feel more possible. The event featured stories from @hamiltonfamilies and @schoolatmhp , an art activation by @honeyartstudioca , and a powerful performance by @diamanocoura . Watching Community Vision fill this space with their community was something truly special. Congrats to the team on 39 years of impact. 🙌🏾 #CommunityVision #Oakstop #Oakland #CommunityOwnership

🗓✨ Pull up. The next few weeks are stacked. 📍 Sapphic Romantasy Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 PM PST Be Steadwell and C.L. Clark at San Francisco Public Library. Chocolate Chip City meets Fate's Bane. Sapphic love and speculative world-building in one room. This one is close. 📍 Closing Circle: Bay Area Folx Dreaming May 17 at 1 PM, Oakstop17, Oakland A Guided Dream Circle with DJ Jones. Storytelling. Reflection. Community. Come as you are. 📍 Bookworm Block Party Sunday, May 31 at 11 AM Sistah Scifi is popping up at Bay Area Book Festival 2026. Find us around Allston Way in Downtown Berkeley and MLK Civic Center Park. Come find us. 📍 Octavia's Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible Sunday, June 14 at 2 PM PST Jewelle Gomez, Andrea Hairston, Duane Horton, and Eboni Dunbar gather at the San Francisco Public Library to honor what Octavia Butler made possible. Organized by Aunt Lute Books. This one is special. 👉🏾 Details and registration at sistahscifi.com/pages/events #SistahScifi #BlackSpeculativeFiction #SpeculativeFiction #SupportBlackAuthors #Library #BayAreaBookFestival #OctaviasLegacy #SapphicRomantasy #BlackFantasy

Dear beloved community, Something special is coming and you are invited💌 For five years, Embrace has been a multicultural, multi-faith home for spiritual entrepreneurs, innovators, and those called to build a global village that celebrates the human spirit. And this May, we celebrate 🎉 On May 16–17th, we’re gathering in Oakland @oakstop California Ballroom THE REAL & THE RADIANT ✨two days honoring 10 Years of Holistic Underground, 5 Years of Beloved Community with Embrace, and the official launch of the Majalis Fund, a new initiative investing in culture, community, and shared infrastructure. But this is bigger than anniversaries. This is a declaration that the work we’ve been doing matters. That culture is infrastructure. That belonging is a strategy. That spirit and community belong at the center of how we build. Come as you are. Bring your gifts, your grief, your love, and your full humanity. This space is a cocreation and built to hold all of it. 🌙 Day 1 ~ The Real | Saturday, May 16th | 5:30–10PM ~ Evening gala celebrating Holistic Underground and the launch of the Majalis Fund. Live performances, impact stories, and dinner. ☀️ Day 2 ~ The Radiant | Sunday, May 17th | 2–8PM ~ The Embrace 5-Year Anniversary. Short film premiere, inspirational speakers, Best of Embrace artists, and a dance party. Tickets at the link in bio. Weekend bundle available. Space is limited. JOIN US 🥂🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿🥂 #RealRadiant #Embrace #Entrepreneurs #Oakland #community

80+ women live banda pilates cowgirl hats micheladas • a whole lot of main character energy yeah… you had to be there 😮‍🔥 don’t miss the next one. #OaklandEvents #SFWellness #WellnessEvents #WomensCommunity #PilatesConBanda

Still over the moon of this entire weekend 🌙💖 Here is a little recap by the very talented @karenmayorgaphoto Thank you everyone who attended, performed, worked, shared, liked, loved, reached out, supported and most importantly showed that they are true community in the Doll Fest Fam! You are loved! See you in 364 sleeps… or sooner 😉 #dollfestfam #dollfest2026 #alltogethernow #eastbaymusic eastbaymusicscene

It’s the big reveal — and your voice helps decide what makes the cut. After months of listening sessions across Alameda County, the findings are in. Now the community helps decide what moves forward into the draft Reparations Action Plan. Be in the room where it happens. This isn’t just a presentation. You’ll review the recommendations, weigh in, and help determine what actually moves forward. If you came before — we need you back. If you didn’t — this is your moment. 📅 Saturday, March 28 ⏰ 10:30AM – 2:30PM 📍 Oakstop, Oakland 🍽 Free breakfast + Afro-Caribbean / Jamaican lunch by @calabasheats ⚠️ Capacity is limited. RSVP required. 🔗 bit.ly/acrcfeedback SUPPORTED BY leaders and organizations across the Bay Area: Session Co-Hosts... @oakstop • @theoaacc (Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce) • @livefreeca (LiveFree CA) Supporting Organizations... • 100 Black Men of the Bay Area (@100blackmenbayarea ) • 360 Total Concept • 1st Fridays Bay Area (@1stfridaysbayarea ) • Bay Area Black Professionals Group • Black Women Organized for Political Action (@bwopa ) • Family Wellness Group • NSBE Bay Area Professionals (@nsbe_bap ) • National Black MBA Association – SF Bay Area (@nbmbaa_sfba ) • San Francisco NOMA (@sfnoma ) • Women’s Council of AREB (@wcareb ) Your voice isn’t symbolic — it’s decision-making power. #OaklandEvents #BayAreaCommunity #AlamedaCounty #ReparationsNow #CommunityEngagement

OAKLAND BRINGS HOME THE GOLD!🥇 The energy at City Hall today was UNREAL. Our girl @alysaxliu came home and the Oakland did what the Oakland DOES… we went absolutely crazy for her! We got to be backstage for all of it and these smiles say EVERYTHING. This is what it looks like when a whole city is proud. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Congratulations and welcome Home Alysa! 📸 Backstage photos by Oakstop #AlysaLiu #Oakland #OaklandProud

BUILD Alumni Inspire the Next Generation! Our alumni returned to Oakstop in Oakland for the Bay Area’s first Alumni Panel to share their journeys - showing 30+ BUILD students that success doesn’t follow just one path. Edna Ochoa – Registered Nurse Janet Urias– Regional Marketing Specialist at AVEVA & UCLA graduate Roberto Rico Bernal – Software Engineer & founder of Caring Hearts Nahla Limbrick – Fashion & Apparel professional Belize Gonden Cruz – Master’s in Social Work, Cal State East Bay Congratulations to all our amazing alumni panelists and others who showed up! When alumni show up, students see what their own future could look like. #YouthEntrepreneurship #Oakland #FutureLeaders

Are you ready for the East Bay’s NEWEST Party called Doll Fest!? All ages all Femme Fronted Owned and Operated music festival!! This year in downtown Oakland at the California Ballroom! Featuring photos from last year, we can’t wait to make some more memories with you! Snag the last of the tickets today at dollfest.net ! #eastbaymusic #musicfestivals #femmes #dollfestfam #dollfest2026 #dollfest2025

This is Oakland’s Creative Future 🔥 250 students. Live performances. Hands-on workshops. The first-ever Oakland GRID Summit (@thegridsummit ) at Oakstop! Students moved through workshops in Dance & Movement, Sneaker Design, DJing, Songwriting, Fashion Design & Fabrication, and Photography — then sat with industry pros in career panels covering Design, Performing Arts & Digital Storytelling. Brought to life by the Creative Careers Leadership Lab (@ccll.ca ) + OUSD. Thank you to every teacher, partner, and professional who showed up for our youth! Shoutout to every school that came out and represented: Skyline High School @skylinehightitans Oakland High School @ohs_wildcats Met West High School @metwesthighschool Oakland International High School @oaklandinternationalhs Fremont High School @fremonttigers Coliseum College Prep Academy @ccpa_lions Oakland Tech @othsconnections West Lake westlake.warrior.eagles

Oakland, this is your sign. March 21st Pilates con Banda a curated wellness experience. Movement. Glow. Culture. Community. 🎟 Secure your ticket before we sell out. Featuring: 🥁@bandalainiciativa ✨ @WildHunnieCo – Custom Hat Bar ✨ @GlowBarName – Mini Facials ✨ @InjectorName – Botox + B12 ✨ @MicheladaBrand – Micheladas Bravas ✨ @CoffeeBrand – Matcha + Cafecitos ✨ @BotaneroBrand – Carrito Botanero ✨ ToothGemBrand – Tooth Gems ✨ @roxysrentals - Photobooth 🤝 Limited vendor spots still available DM for details. #bayareaevents #oaklandevents #oaklandwellness #sanfranciscoevents #bayareathingstodo

“Why do we need another billionaire running this state?” The Oakstop team asks the question of the night. Oakstop is the space where no question is off limits — and no candidate gets a pass. Our team put it straight to @tomsteyer , who is running for Governor of California, at the Town Hall we hosted. He answered: single-payer, no corporate money, take on the monopolies, stand with labor. A vision of Shared Prosperity — or so he says. What’s your answer? #Oakland #TownHall #California #CAGov #TomSteyer