East Bay Professional Advisors Oakland Museum of California Happy Hour

After Hours with The East Bay Community Foundation and The Oakland

As a member of the EBCF Professional Advisor Community, you are invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of two new installations at the Oakland Museum of California. Explore the Black Power and Taking Native Lands and Lives installations with members of the OMCA exhibition development team.

Black Power: In response to the widely-popular 2016 special exhibition, All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50, this new installation in the Gallery of California History at the Oakland Museum of California illustrates the creative ways Black anti-racist activists in California supported their communities and challenged the U.S. government. Focusing on the example of the Black Panther Party, Black Power brings to light the tensions between a culturally and socially progressive California and examples of economic racism and oppression in the state.

Taking Native Lands and Lives: A new display in the Gallery of California History explores the history of violence and genocide against Native peoples in California.
Between 1848 and 1870, the Native population plunged from roughly 150,000 to 30,000. Greed for land and a deep-rooted racism led to brutal violence that was sponsored by the state government and carried out by its residents. Learn about this history in the early era of statehood and the legacy that continues to affect California today.

(OMCA is one block from the Late Merritt BART Station. If driving, there is street parking in the neighborhood, or you can park in the garage connected to the Museum for a flat rate of $7. Garage entrance on Oak Street between 10th and 12th streets. Please enter the Museum through the parking garage or the main entrance at 1000 Oak Street.)

Wine and appetizers will be served.

About OMCA: The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. OMCA nurtures its deep ties to the community by offering many educational and outreach programs. We welcome schools, scholars, local audiences, and all visitors to participate in our events and activities and to discover their place in California's past, present, and future.

About EBCF: The East Bay Community Foundation partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home.