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MEDIA ALERT
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. to Advocate for Increased Technology Instruction
During Visit to Oakland Technical High School
Rev. Jesse L. Jacksons Rainbow Push Coalition will also award $15,000 in scholarships to Oakland
students
Date: TODAY, Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Time: 1:30pm
Place: Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611
Contact: Troy Flint, [email protected], 510.473.5832
OAKLANDOn TODAY Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Rev. Jesse Jackson will visit OUSDs Oakland
Technical High School to continue his advocacy for increased technology instruction in American schools
and greater representation of women, minorities, and low-income students in the fields of computer science
and engineering. Jackson will also deliver a message for students to push for excellence and make good life
choices, eat lunch with students in Oakland Techs computer science program, address a student assembly
on the importance of early preparation in order to gain access to jobs in high-growth industries, and tour a
robotics class at the school. Courtesy of his RainbowPUSH Coalition, Jackson announces $15,000 in
college scholarships awards to Oakland students.
Itinerary
12:30pm - Rev. Jackson arrives at Oakland Tech to meet students in the computer science program
12:45pm- Rev. Jackson will have lunch with computer science staff and students.
1:50pm -Rev. Jackson will address student assembly in school gym.
2:30pm Rev.
Jackson
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robotics
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animation
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Jacksons visit to Tech builds on the role the Rainbow Push coalition played in helping to broker a landmark
partnership between OUSD and Intel. In May, Intel and OUSD announced they are expanding computer science
offerings in the District to create a technology jobs pipeline from Oakland public schools to Silicon Valley. Under
the five-year, $5 million pilot program, Intel will help develop curriculum, train teachers, provide computers, and
offer Internet access to 2,400 students at McClymonds High and Oakland Technical High School, with the
ultimate goal of sending 600 graduates from those schools onto college programs and careers in computer science.
Also in May, SAP launched a partnership with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), Berkeley
Community College (BCC), and the Career Ladders Project to create a pathway that lets students earn Associates
Degrees in business systems, information technology, and related fields by the time they graduate from Skyline
High. Participants in the program will also acquire technical skills, professional certifications, mentorship, and
workplace-learning opportunities that provide a substantial advantage when competing for advanced educational
programs and jobs in the highly competitive technology industry. #PUSHTech2020
-30Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international organization
that was formed in December 1996 by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through merging of
two organizations he founded Operation PUSH People United to Serve Humanity (estab. 1971)
and the Rainbow Coalition (estab. 1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in
Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Oakland, the
organization works to make the American Dream a reality for all citizens while advocating for
peace and justice around the world. RPC is dedicated to improving the lives of all people by
serving as a voice for the voiceless. Its mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by
leveling the economic and educational playing fields while promoting peace and justice around
the world.
Get Informed & Be Social with PUSH!
Keep up with Rev. Jackson and the work of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition at www.rainbowpush.org.
