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Oshen Turman

Executive Assistant


Oshen Turman is a 27 year old East Oakland native. She is a writer, artist, activist and student of healthy living. She has been involved in social justice work for the past 9 years, beginning during her senior year of high school through speaking on panels on issues such as homophobia in the Oakland Public School system to teachers, students and administrators. Through this work she assisted in the development of a resource guide aimed for queer identified youth and their allies. For 6 years Oshen worked with Young Women United For Oakland on issues including reproductive justice, health and wellness education, political development, grassroots organizing and organizational development. During this time she became committed to her personal healing while working with Generation Five’s Community Response Project.
Juarez Crime Reporter Murdered, Attacks against Press Intensify
November 14, 2008
Frontera Norte Sur

Local Community Radio Act will increase voices, choices
September 25, 2008
Jonathan Lawson, Reclaim the Media

Local Community Radio Act will increase voices, choices
September 25, 2008
Jonathan Lawson, Reclaim the Media

FCC Ruling Strip-Mines the Requirements of Data Collection on AT&T, Verizon and Qwest.
September 10, 2008
Bruce Kushnick

Invasion of the Policy Pushers: Interest Groups Spin Ballot Process
September 9, 2008
Matthew Hirsch

St. Paul in Hot Seat over Journalist Arrests
September 5, 2008
Timothy Karr

Delivery of 50,000 Signatures Demanding St. Paul Drop Charges Against Journalists
September 4, 2008
Nancy Doyle Brown, Twin Cities Media Alliance

CA Groups Say Freedom of the Press Should Mean "Free the Press" at RNC
September 3, 2008
Lori Abbott/Craig Eicher

Amy Goodman Arrested
September 2, 2008
Josh Silver

Radio host drops lawsuit
August 15, 2008
Bob Egelko