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Oshen Turman

Executive Assistant


Oshen Turman is a 27 year old East Oakland native. She is a writer, artist, activist and student of healthy living. She has been involved in social justice work for the past 9 years, beginning during her senior year of high school through speaking on panels on issues such as homophobia in the Oakland Public School system to teachers, students and administrators. Through this work she assisted in the development of a resource guide aimed for queer identified youth and their allies. For 6 years Oshen worked with Young Women United For Oakland on issues including reproductive justice, health and wellness education, political development, grassroots organizing and organizational development. During this time she became committed to her personal healing while working with Generation Five’s Community Response Project.
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Will Immigrants Clinch the 2008 Election?
October 27, 2008
Frontera Norte Sur

Proposition 6: "Safe Neighborhoods Act" May Do The Opposite, Opponents Say
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No Cure for Racism; Treat the Symptoms
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Morris W. O'Kelly

The LAPD and racial profiling
October 23, 2008
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October 6, 2008
Shirley Hawkins

Prop 6 Hurts Black Youth
September 16, 2008
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CA Groups Say Freedom of the Press Should Mean "Free the Press" at RNC
September 3, 2008
Lori Abbott/Craig Eicher

Californians Marking Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Say Same "Storm" Brewing Here
August 29, 2008
Lori Abbott/Don Mathisen

Housing Fund Seen as Grassroots Victory
August 28, 2008
Matthew Cardinale and Jonathan Springston