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What’s happening at the Omni Commons?
The Omni Commons is dedicated to keeping our movement ecosystems alive by protecting and fostering cultural spaces where artists, activists, and culture-bearers can preserve and build upon Oakland's radical legacy. The 21,000 sq. ft. building hosts a 4,000 sq. ft. ballroom, a large foyer, a disco room, and many more spaces of varying sizes.
The building was constructed in 1933 at 4799 Shattuck Ave. in Oakland and was conceived as the meeting hall for The Ligure Club, an Italian garbagemen's social club. In 2014, the building was purchased and named by the Omni Commons Collective in the wake of the Occupy Movement to provide Oaklanders with diverse resources and multiple meeting spaces.
The Omni Commons was saved from foreclosure in 2024 by the Collective Action and Land Liberation Institute (CALLI). The building is undergoing extensive repairs and maintenance (such as installing a new roof and security system) as we prepare to open our doors and offer space for community groups in Oakland and the East Bay. The building is partially open during construction.
See what's going on in the building:
See what's going on in the building:
Join the Omni Commons Stewardship Pilot
Join the Omni Commons Stewardship Pilot
"In March of 2025 Omni Commons released its first Building Stewardship Principals and Practices, and has been working hard to educate and embody these values.
If you are passionate about activating space at Omni Commons in service of these priorities we invite you to participate in the inaugural stewardship program fill out our form (coming soon)
Interviews begin in September 2025
The Collective Action and Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) is confronting wealth inequality and racism by re-envisioning ownership and stewardship of land and housing, as well as the role of capital and extractive investment practices. CALLI is actively piloting, learning from, and educating our communities about models that actively spread wealth and power in property acquisition, financing, management, and stewardship, particularly through community-led cooperative and collective ownership and governance models. Rather than watching the fate of our communities be determined by wealthy speculators, large companies, and absentee landlords, CALLI is building collective power, pools of capital, skills, and organized communities that can take action to shape the future of local land and buildings.
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