# Think Hopeful, Act Local Episode 25: Oakland Freedom Project

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Podcast: [Think Hopeful, Act Local](https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-hopeful-act-local-7852087)
Published: 2026-06-01T05:31:08+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blueheartaction3/episodes/Think-Hopeful--Act-Local-Episode-25-Oakland-Freedom-Project-e3k5osm
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## Resource

Blue Heart's Director Eva Orbuch sits down with Flavio Martinez, Diego Rodriguez Zamora, and Mercedes de la Torre of In-Advance and the Oakland Freedom Project in this episode of Think Hopeful, Act Local. Based in Oakland's flatland communities historically shaped by redlining and disinvestment, In-Advance runs the Oakland Freedom Project, a community-led initiative that turns political education into action. The organization's mission is to build power from the ground up by training everyday residents in community organizing, creating spaces of belonging through art, theater, and shared meals, and running campaigns driven by the people most affected.

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