From: EBASE Nikki Fortunato Bas Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:55 PM To: Schaaf, Libby Subject: 3 Ways to Celebrate Cesar EBASE header logo There s no turning back We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of m ind and heart. - Cesar Chavez Chavez_mural Want to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Ch avez this week? We ve got 3 ways! Stand up for higher wages, paid sick days, and respect on the job for low-wage workers: East Bay Hotel and Fast Food Workers The Town Hella Needs a Raise! UNITE-HERE Local 2850 with Lift Up Oakland! Coalition to Raise the Minimum Wage Thursday, 3/27, 4pm Downtown Oakland, 11th and Broadway facebook.com/events/206656572876684/ Petition Gathering to Raise Oakland s Minimum Wage to $12.25 With Paid Sick Days Lift Up Oakland! Coalition for Healthy Families and a Healthy Economy Saturday, 3/29, 10am-1pm Allen Temple Church, 8501 International Blvd., Oakland facebook.com/events/270947863082607/ Fast Food Workers Fighting Wage Theft East Bay Organizing Committee Thursday, 4/3, 4-5:30pm McDonald s, 1330 Jackson St., Oakland For more info, contact patricia@workingeastbay.org Hope to see you there! Nikki Fortunato Bas EBASE Executive Director EBASE footer ________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubs cribe ________________________________ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 325 Oakland, California 94612 US Read the VerticalRespo nse marketing policy. Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse! From: EBASE Nikki Fortunato Bas Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 1:17 PM To: Schaaf, Libby Subject: EBASE Women are Running to Raise the Minimum Wage EBASE header logo March is Women s History Month, and some trailblazing EBASE staff women will be bl azing the trails of the Oakland Running Festival to raise the city s minimum wage to $12.25 with paid sick days! * Support us with your TIME: Work the festival crowd and help us collect t he 35,000 signatures we need to qualify the minimum wage initiative for the Nove mber election. Contact Maria Elena at info@workingeastbay.org to volunteer. * Support us with your TALENT: Help us create fun visuals to generate visi bility for Lift Up Oakland, the campaign to raise the minimum wage. Contact Mari a Elena at info@workingeastbay.org to volunteer. * Support us with your TREASURE: Give $12.25 or MORE to fuel our campaign and ensure we can build our movement for healthy families and a healthy economy! DONATE $12.25 HERE! running fest staff Oakland Running Festival March 23rd 8:30am-3pm Join us to support our team of EBASE legends as they run the marathon relay! (From left to right) * Nikki Fortunato Bas, Executive Director * * * Jahmese Myres, Senior Research & Policy Associate Jenny Lin, Interim Deputy Director Patricia Contreras Flores, Organizer Help us meet our $1225 goal: DONATE $12.25 HERE! *All donations will be matched by a generous donor!!! EBASE footer ________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubs cribe ________________________________ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 325 Oakland, California 94612 US Read the VerticalRespo nse marketing policy. Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse! From: Nikki Fortunato Bas Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:04 PM To: Schaaf, Libby Subject: min wage measure Hi Libby, Thanks for you message. I am the right person to talk with at EBASE and the Lift Up Oakland coalition working on the minimum wage/paid sick day ballot measure. We certainly want to meet with you to discuss the measure. I'll be coordinating with a couple folks from the coalition who'd like to join, and will reach back o ut to schedule a time to talk. Best regards, Nikki -Nikki Fortunato Bas Executive Director, ext. 322 From: Nikki Fortunato Bas EBASE Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 2:03 PM To: Schaaf, Libby Subject: Over 1,000 Signatures in a Few Hours EBASE header logo 2 THANK YOU to all of you who came out this past weekend to launch the Lift Up Oak land campaign to raise the minimum wage to $12.25 and provide paid sick days! 1013994_742765142413886_380736856_n 2 More than 300 came out for a spirited program and then we hit the s treets to collect signatures to qualify this initiative for the November ballot. We need 35,000 signatures by late May, and collected MORE THAN 1,000 in just a f ew hours, showing that our community is ready to lift our city and bring hope ba ck to Oakland! We ve got 34,000 more to go and will be out WEEKLY. So pick up your petitions at E BASE to get your friends, neighbors, and family on board. Or join us for our 2nd big outing: SIGNATURE GATHERING Saturday, March 1st 10am-2pm ACCE 2501 International Blvd, Suite D, Oakland, CA 94601 *We ll be repping our City, so wear your Oakland gear: Raiders, A s, Warriors, Oakla ndish, Hella Oakland, 510, etc. RSVP here or contact Maria Elena Allain at inf o@workingeastbay.org with questions. Lift Up Oakland is a coalition of community members, workers, small business own ers, students, and faith leaders who are uniting to lift up our City. EBASE footer ________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubs cribe ________________________________ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 325 Oakland, California 94612 US Read the VerticalRespo nse marketing policy. Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse! From: EBASE Nikki Fortunato Bas Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:29 PM To: Schaaf, Libby Subject: An Oakland $12.25 Minimum Wage? EBASE header logo 2 OK Maybe not today, but this November, WE WILL pass a ballot initiative to raise Oakland s minimum wage to $12.25 with cost of living increases and paid sick days this November! BUT ONLY WITH YOUR HELP! LiftUp_v2 (2) 2 Join Lift Up Oakland, a coalit ion of community members, workers, small business owners, students, and faith le aders who are uniting to lift up our City. It s time we make Oakland the kind of town that families can afford to put food on the table, keep a roof over our heads, and not have to choose between a paychec k and our health! When workers have more money in their pockets, they spend it in our community, building local businesses, creating jobs, and generating tax r evenue for schools and public safety. EVERYONE BENEFITS! Will you join us NEXT SATURDAY when Lift Up Oa kland goes public and launches our efforts to collect the 35,000 signatures we n eed to qualify for the ballot? LAUNCH RALLY and PETITION DRIVE KICK-OFF February 15th (rain or shine) Fruitvale Village @ Fruitvale BART 9:30am - 3pm Launch Rally & Signature Gathering *We ll be repping our City, so wear your Oakland gear: Raiders, A s, Warriors, Oakla ndish, Hella Oakland, 510, etc. RSVP here or contact Maria Elena Allain at inf o @workingeastbay.org with questions. EBASE footer 2 ________________________________ Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubs cribe ________________________________ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 325 Oakland, California 94612 US Read the VerticalRespo nse marketing policy. Non-Profits Email Free with VerticalResponse!