Oakes Community Building | Oakes CARA Program

Oakes 47: Building an Inner Sanctuary

by lesliel | Jun 11, 2020 | Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Courses, unpublished course descriptions

This course invites the cultivation of one’s internal resources in order to build capacity for solidarity and community-oriented action.

Oakes 48: Slugs Speak

by lesliel | Jun 8, 2020 | Oakes Community Building Courses, unpublished course descriptions

In this course we explore what stories are, how they help us learn, how they shape our identity, and how they can foster social justice. 2 units. Enrollment for Oakes students or by permission code.

Oakes 73B: Mentoring

by lesliel | Jun 3, 2020 | Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Courses, unpublished course descriptions

This 2-unit practicum course supports students who are mentoring new Oakes students.

Maya Escobar

by lesliel | May 28, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Faculty

Maya Escobar is the founder and CEO of Casa Blue, a branding, performance marketing and website development studio for organizations and brands with a DNA rooted in social change. Leveraging her background in community-based arts, popular education, brand...

Lindsay Knisely

by lesliel | May 24, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Oakes Community Building, Oakes Community Building Faculty

Lindsay Knisely has taught writing and social justice at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 2004. She is a two-time winner of the UC Santa Cruz Excellence in Teaching Award. Lindsay is a Continuing Lecturer at Oakes College and in the Writing Program,...