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“Out Here Because I Love Teaching”: The Oakland Teachers Strike, In Photos

Brooke Anderson

Oakland Education Association President, Keith Brown, leads a march today of striking teachers through downtown Oakland. (Brooke Anderson)

Brooke Anderson is an Oakland, California-based organizer and photojournalist. She has spent 20 years building movements for social, economic, racial and ecological justice. She is a proud union member of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA 39521, AFL-CIO.

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