Community Events

Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, will present an overview of US nursing home quality and nurse staffing, current policy efforts to set national minimum staffing standards and stronger regulatory oversight,
the latest research on the impact of for-profit ownership, private equity investors, and real estate trusts, and staffing
policy proposals to set ownership criteria and to oversee poor performing facilities. Get practical advice on how individuals can protect and advocate for themselves, their friends, and family members.

Dr. Harrington is Professor Emerita in nursing and sociology at the University of California San Francisco. She has been active in nursing home policy at the national level.

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Moderated by The Oaklandside, this event will explore youth-led movements and spotlight some of the innovative systems that empower young leaders to break boundaries and drive transformative change. Free event with popcorn included.

First, we’ll sit down with Oakland school board Student Director Max Simmons, The Oaklandside’s Education Equity Reporter Ashley McBride, and District 5 school board Director Jorge Lerma to discuss the battle for Oakland’s youth vote, campus culture, education equity and so much more.

Then, we’ll dig into some of the systems and programs that empower and uplift Oakland’s young people in a conversation with Bay Area Urban Debate League Executive Director Mya Whitaker, student organizer and filmmaker Aliyah Sharif, Northeastern University’s C2C Regional Director Alli Chagi-Starr, and Oakland Kids First Executive Director Lukas Brekke-Meisner.