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Surveillance does not make us safe. Tuesday, Oklahomans for Privacy told OKC City Council that almost 800 folks and coun...
06/18/2026

Surveillance does not make us safe. Tuesday, Oklahomans for Privacy told OKC City Council that almost 800 folks and counting have added their names to a petition demanding an end to the contract with Flock surveillance cameras and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).

When the council next convenes on July 7, we anticipate the vote on the Flock contract renewal will be on the agenda. Lend your voice to the effort to of OKC.

You can take action by:
📱📨 Contacting your city council member to let them know you don't want them to renew the contract with Flock or any other ALPRs (https://www.okc.gov/Government/Elected-Officials/City-Council)
💑 Organizing your people by sharing information about the dangers of ALPRs, and the opportunity to take action
📝 Signing the petition (https://secure.ngpvan.com/xaZ6FccesUuUPw2qL9rPEQ2) and sharing it with others to sign
🗣️ Making a plan to come to the council meeting on July 7 to make it clear, we the people want Flock out of here!
🥎 Sign up to stay plugged in with Home Base (https://www.hbok.org/get-involved)

How are you plugging into the fight for safety, not surveillance? Who are you bringing with you? Tell us below 👇

You might have heard, but OKC is bound for the final...week of the budget process. And municipal leaders don't seem to b...
05/29/2026

You might have heard, but OKC is bound for the final...week of the budget process. And municipal leaders don't seem to be hearing our concerns about how dollars are allocated locally, disproportionately investing in locking up our neighbors to the detriment of all of us who call this place home. So let's show them why this is Loud City, this Tuesday when Council is set to vote on the municipal budget.

City staff noted last week that you have until the end of the day on June 1 to submit a comment on the proposed budget! You can do so through the portal at www.vision.okc.gov/citybudget and you can also email ([email protected]) or text (405-252-1053) to submit comments. And we'd love you to help them hear us loud and clear in person at the June 2 City Council meeting, which kicks off at 8:30 AM (we know, even worse than Thunder game times vs the Lakers).

Budgets are moral documents created with our tax dollars, and we deserve a say in how those dollars are used—that’s why we’re advocating for a participatory budget and a process that intentionally involves more community feedback at every step of the budget process. When you submit your comments, ask for a participatory budget! Ask for investment in the community through resources, violence interruption services, more parks funding, and less fines, fees, and punishment for our neighbors.

This is like game 7, but for the municipal budget. Let's show up Loud City!

Municipal budget season is officially underway in Oklahoma City! Budget presentations continue at city council May 12 an...
04/29/2026

Municipal budget season is officially underway in Oklahoma City! Budget presentations continue at city council May 12 and 26, with the presentation of submitted public comments occurring May 26, and the final budget vote expected to happen June 3.

Whether you've joined us for budget workshops in the past, annually submitted public budget comment, or you're looking to get involved the first time, we'd love to see you Sunday May 17 at 2:30 in the upstairs area at Culture Hub for our last scheduled People's Budget Coalition Our Budget Workshop of this budget cycle!

Come imagine a budget and budget process that centers the needs and well-being of Oklahoma City residents. RSVP at the mobilize link 🔗 https://www.mobilize.us/flm/event/922252/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARe-0lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAadCCVJcRLWQAOS5j49ejXTHFpxrsmUdDtCPAzQcYEzYDolUGum0rs76W1y84Q_aem_HQx625GhDYk14w6j9QCbWw

While we strive for maximum accessibility in all spaces, the area for this event is currently accessible only via one flight of stairs. To allow our immunocompromised and disabled organizers and community to engage in the space, masks in a variety of fit options will be available for those who do not bring their own.

Can we guess if next week you'll need your AC or your heater? No. But fortunately, municipal budget season is more predi...
03/24/2026

Can we guess if next week you'll need your AC or your heater? No. But fortunately, municipal budget season is more predictable than Oklahoma weather.

That's right, this Sunday March 29, there's a 100% chance of the People's Budget Coalition! In this first virtual meeting, join us to talk in community about the OKC municipal budget process and meet your neighbors who want to figure out how we can reimagine the city budget and reinvest dollars into priorities that actually align with resident needs.

What: The first People's Budget Coalition Workshop of 2026
Where: On Zoom! (register here: https://www.mobilize.us/flm/event/922252/?referring_vol=6560676&share_context=dashboard-event-details&sharer_role=2)
When: Sunday March 29 from 3-4:30 PM CT
Who: You! and members of our community who want a better municipal budget (or just want to learn more)

Can we count on you to invest in a better budget for OKC by joining us this Sunday? Hope to see you there!

We know that many folks across Oklahoma City are preparing to mobilize at tomorrow's OKC City Council meeting to let our...
01/27/2026

We know that many folks across Oklahoma City are preparing to mobilize at tomorrow's OKC City Council meeting to let our city know that when it comes to the proposed expansion of ICE in OKC, inaction is not an option.

At every level of government, those in power have the capacity to disrupt the harm of ICE, if only they can find the courage to act.

We're coming together in growing coalition to call on those in power to say No ICE in Oklahoma.

The harm of ICE did not start in the last month, and we know the work to disrupt the continued and growing threat to our communities will take more than a single council meeting. And, that this is a rallying point for many ready to commit or recommit to that longer action.

Folks have been doing this work, and this is the opportunity to carry some of that burden and provide safety in numbers.

We, the signatories of this letter, Home Base, Freedom Oklahoma, Foundation For Liberating Minds, Black Lives Matter OKC, Norman Care-A-Vans, The Julius Jones Institute, Dream Action Oklahoma, Block Builderz, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and Carabelle's Legacy Inc, ask you to amplify these calls to action, as you connect the urgency of your mobilizing with the organizing on the ground in Oklahoma.

We are not safe until all of us are safe, and we know that this fight impacts all of us. No ICE in Oklahoma.

GO Vote today, Oklahoma City! Here’s our voter guide for you in case you’re wondering how some trusty organizers are vot...
10/14/2025

GO Vote today, Oklahoma City! Here’s our voter guide for you in case you’re wondering how some trusty organizers are voting on these propositions.

✅ Quick facts:

💰 In total, this is a $2.7 Billion investment in city infrastructure that will not increase property taxes.

🧐 Head to https://vision.okc.gov/go-bond-2025 to see all the projects around you!

📋 On your ballot will be 11 different propositions making up the entire GO bond package

Send to a friend to remind them to vote 🗳️

For decades, we’ve repeated the same cycle. Build a jail. Fill it with our neighbors. Suggest the problem is the buildi...
07/11/2025

For decades, we’ve repeated the same cycle. Build a jail. Fill it with our neighbors. Suggest the problem is the building and demand a bigger jail. Build a new, bigger jail. Fill it with our neighbors. In 2022, Oklahoma County organizers came together to pitch the question, what if we broke that cycle, and demanded solutions to the real problems: the problem of jailing our neighbors pre-trial simply because they cannot afford an arbitrary ransom, the problem of jailing people because what they need is support and help meeting basic survival needs, the problem of pouring our community wealth in a system that perpetuates violence and does not keep us safe. While just over 100,000 voters ultimately decided the investment of $260 million towards an expanded carceral facility further away from the courts and resources, we knew the fight and the work wasn’t over. This fight continues in the reality of the county realizing a $260,000,000 debt would not be enough to build a bigger jail. Where additional dollars will come from is up in the air. We know it should not come from our tax dollars.

At its core, organizing is an iterative process. In getting to say what we don’t want (No New Jail), we also find opportunities to build community, build language, and build power to craft and shape the kind of future we do want to build in. No New Jail OK is now housed within Home Base, a community-centered hub where we can together learn and practice how we build power, create connections, and connect folks to resources for all of the fights we’re facing on the ground at the intersections of the carceral state. As Home Base, in addition you’ll find new-er projects (like our Home Team reading group and podcast) and recurring campaigns (including the long-form effort of No New Jail OK), plus you’ll find a growing hub of community and information in what we continue to evolve into at Home Base. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning, or are just finding us, welcome home.

NO NEW JAILS tees are printed on Comfort Colors 1717 Heavyweight shirts in ivory and a limited run in black.

All proceeds will be split between The Bail Project & Foundation for Liberating Minds

Order your shirt today at https://softhand.bigcartel.com/product/no-new-jails-1

06/20/2025

In our newest episode of Home Team (out now) Katrina and Nicole dive into the thought-provoking work of Arun Kundnani's 2023 book What is Anti-racism? And why it means Anti-capitalism. Tune in to be amazed that we kept this episode under 30 minutes (given how much is covered in this book and how much we absolutely nerded out over it), enjoy another micro game presented by Nate, and get ready for 6/22 3 PM CT virtual meeting of our Black Radical Tradition Reading Group!

You can still sign up to join our virtual meeting space at the link in our bio or on hbok.org, where you can find the full reading list, group meeting schedule, and more about our work!

As a reminder, we're releasing these short(er) episodes covering the specific book to be discussed in the upcoming reading group, so whether you're reviewing notes as you listen, or getting the TLDR before you hop into the group space, listen in, then join the discussion!

06/07/2025

Did someone say FOIA requests? You can nerd out with Katrina and JoBeth on our newest episode of Home Team out now, wherever you get your podcasts (probably). In this episode, we talk about The Jail is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration by Jack Norton, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs and Judah Schept (with a foreword by Ruth Wilson Gilmore!) and play another micro game.

Our Carceral State track reading group kicks off this Sunday, June 8 at 3 PM CT on Zoom. You can still sign up at the link in our bio or on hbok.org, where you can find the full reading list, group meeting schedule, and more about our work.

As a reminder, we're releasing these short(er) episodes covering the specific book to be discussed in the upcoming reading group, so whether you're reviewing notes as you listen, or getting the TLDR before you hop into the group space, listen in, then join the discussion.

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