Renee Geesler

Jay Ento remembers the neighborhood she grew up in near 75 Avenue in East Oakland. Mothers Cookie Factory, playing in the park, the fruit trees and agricultural areas near the airport. Everything they needed was close by, and the neighborhood watched out for one another.

Frank Rose, Board President at the East Oakland Boxing Association and Smart Moves Program, talks about cultivating leadership and hope with East Oakland Youth.  EOBA grew from a boxing program into a broad academic, enrichment and violence prevention center for East Oakland youth. Frank Rose was recently voted an Oakland Local Hero, along with Green Jobs Trainer, and Dig Coop member Babak Jacinto Tondre for their work at EOBA.

Terry Moland, a youth intern at the East Oakland Boxing Association and Smart Moves Program, talks about the program and the positive impacted it has had on him and his friends. He has been involved with EOBA for ten years, and is now a mentor for other young people at the center. He remembers his friend Phillip Wright who was shot and killed in his East Oakland home.