Welcome to the official website of the Wood Street Community.
.Caltrans and the city of Oakland blame the residents of Wood Street for all the fires that have happened at our encampment. But these are false accusations because there haven't been proper investigations of any of the fires at Wood Street, so they can't make any declarations about who is responsible for the fires. They're declaring the guilt of 200 people based on the actions of a few, which is a violation of our due process. And they also cast this blame upon us while they are the ones who are causing the conditions that increase the fire hazard, including depriving the entire 29 acre area of even one single drop of water or fire hydrants. See this article about the Wood Street Community by a special reporter from the United Nations, that describes the horrible treatment that we the people are receiving from the city of Oakland and Caltrans.
https://eastbayexpress.com/united-nations-expert-describes-oakland-and-californias-homeless-crisis-as-cruel-2-1/
SF Chronicle piece about the Wood Street Community.
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Article in the Baffler about the Wood Street community.
The Wood Street Commons is featured in the latest issue of the San Franciscan magazine.
Five ways you can help or get involved with the Wood Street Commons!
1. Get on our Emergency Response text blast - Text: efam to 833-526-0406
to be notified of the need for people to mobilize at Wood Street in West Oakland in the event that the City attempts to evict us.
to be notified of the need for people to mobilize at Wood Street in West Oakland in the event that the City attempts to evict us.
2. Write an email to or phone the members of the board of Habitat for Humanity
telling them to withdraw their development plans for our land.
Our community is threatened by Habitat for Humanity's deal with the City of Oakland to build a 170 unit apartment complex on the land where we live, and forcibly displace all the residents. Please go to this link to learn more about the situation, and get the contact info for the responsible parties in Habitat for Humanity.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N1gFAqWzXFWxbK_FR4maeP7KS-spTJk3N4NOj3b9uTs/edit?usp=drivesdk
3. Sign the petition against Habitat for Humanity's development that would cause our eviction.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-wood-street-commons?source=direct_link&referrer=group-wood-street-commons-support-committee
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-wood-street-commons?source=direct_link&referrer=group-wood-street-commons-support-committee
4. Volunteer for service at the Wood Street Commons! There are service opportunities, including cleaning, landscaping, gardening, erecting stretch fabric shade structures, sign painting, zine making, and infrastructure development for water and solar electric systems, bioremediation of the soil, and more! Contact John Janosko at 510-423-2008 or
Theo at 510-789-6814
Theo at 510-789-6814
5. Come to our weekly open mics at the Commons stage on Saturdays at 6pm.
A video about the Wood Street Commons by Nick Johnson is going viral on youtube.
We are not alone.. A tiny home ecovillage for the homeless in Austin, Texas!
Cooperative Community by Design
The answer to homelessness begins when the residents own or control the land they live on through a commons land trust. We are creating the Oakland Commons Trust, a cooperative land trust controlled by the residents, that can purchase, lease or create co-stewardship agreements with the City of Oakland, Caltrans and other partners to build stable and permanent communities,, both within the 29 acres of the Wood Street Commons, and in other areas of open land in Oakland.
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