2016-07-20T10:59:24-07:00 2015-12-31 Bailey & Utley CPAs 303 West Joaquin Ave 280 San Leandro CA 94577 990 2015-01-01 421626352 The Oakland Institute OAKL 5104745251 Post Office Box 18978 Oakland CA 94619 Anuradha Mittal Executive Director 2016-07-18 true Alicia M Utley P01074236 5106141895 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 543630 false false X www.oaklandinstitute.org X 2010 The Oakland Institute (OI) is an independent policy think tank working to increase public participation and fair debate on critical social, economic, and environmental issues. 8 0 6 0 369434 541193 1500 1795 31 642 -22235 370965 521395 0 0 145597 210245 0 25455 136784 173830 282381 384075 88584 137320 535592 681135 4577 12800 531015 668335 The Oakland Institute (OI) is an independent policy think tank working to increase public participation and fair debate on critical social, economic, and environmental issues. false false 319310 We stepped up our support in Ethiopia to bring legal advocacy to our partners working against forced land evictions and human rights violations such as arbitrary detention and torture that accompany the forcible removal of indigenous and local people. Our reports and successful advocacy led to the US 2015 Appropriations Bill again containing provisions to ensure US development funds are not used to support forced evictions in Ethiopia. Our campaign to shift policies of the World Bank, and our allied projectOur Land Our Businessjoined by almost 300 civil society groups continued to challenge the pro-industry, anti-small farmer policies of the Bank. For example, at the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, held in Peru (October 6-11, 2015), the first time ever in Latin America in nearly 50 years, the Banks goal was to showcase the country as the poster child. However, Bank-advised development model, based on promotion of export of raw materials and deregulation reforms has drastically increased social and environmental conflicts in the country. In 2014, there were an average of 200 social conflicts every month in Peru, largely related to mining activities. In partnership with our Latin American members, including SERVINDI and the NGO Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, the campaign hijacked the World Banks discourse in Peru. The Oakland Institute's report, Peru, The Poster Child of the World Bank in Latin America, exposed that while the IMF and World Bank uphold Peru as economically successful, it is the rich corporations that have benefitted from the Bank advised development strategy while most Peruvians have been left behind with a toxic legacy and degradation of their lands by mining and oil companies. In June 2015, the Oakland Institute released the first independent report on the state of human rights since the end of 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009. The Long Shadow of War: The Struggle for Justice in Postwar Sri Lanka, exposed that a silent war continues in which thousands of Tamils, mostly Hindus and Christians, are still internally displaced and subject to military occupation and fierce discrimination by the predominantly Buddhist Sinhalese majority. The second report, Where are the Disappeared brought forward testimonies from dozens of people whose family members were taken away by the army: never to be heard from again. And despite the governments promise to engage in a process of truth and reconciliation, thousands remain missing. The UN in 2012 referred to more than 70,000 missing with other estimates twice that high.Our reports, accompanied by an intense press strategy, put their stories a huge human rights tragedylargely ignored, onto the pages of Le Monde, The Guardian, The Hindu, Reuters, and all other major press in Sri Lanka, India, Asia, and Canada. At the COP21 summit in Paris, we released 33 case studies that shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent in the face of climate change, hunger, and poverty. These case studies provide irrefutable facts and figures on how agricultural transformationrespectful of the farmers and the environmentcan yield immense economic, social, and food security benefits while ensuring climate justice and restoring soils and the environment.Agriculture, forestry, and other land use are responsible for nearly a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, emissions from these sectors have almost doubled over the past 50 years, and could increase by an additional 30 percent by 2050. The use of synthetic fertilizers is the fastest growing source of agriculture GHG emissions, having increased 37 percent since 2001. And yet we are told over and over that Africa needs a new Green Revolution, more synthetic fertilizers, and genetically modified crops. These case studies debunked these myths and highlighted the multiple benefits of agroecology, including affordable and sustainable ways to boost agricultural yields while increasing farmers' incomes, food security, and resilience.Future PlansOur work provides communities with a stronger voice and an opportunity to come up with their own solutions. The Institute is incessantly called upon by indigenous groups and NGOs from around the world as well as student groups, family farmer groups, and organizations in the US seeking partnership to document and advocate against the trend of land grabs and the corporatization of agriculture around the world. In 2016 we will maintain the existing momentum to create new opportunities and leverage openings resulting from our work. Some of our specific plans include: Continued monitoring of land investments and land policies to take strategic and timely action. Producing fresh materials around land issues. Continue support for local partners involved in the defense and the promotion of land rights in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Continue and broaden local outreach efforts through multi-channel efforts, including impacted village tours, radio programs in local languages, and civil society and media trainings. Extend the breadth of our global advocacy work, targeting key donor governments, development agencies, and financial institutions; and utilizing international human rights agencies and the UN special rapporteurs. Develop transnational campaigns to influence governments, international institutions, and investors. Continue to strengthen the international network of legal advisors so they are available for rapid response assistance and ongoing consultation and action with impacted communities. 319310 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 0 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false true true false CA X Anuradha Mittal 5104745251 4173 Macarthur Boulevard Oakland CA 94619 Carolyn Purcell Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Atul Sharan Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tania Rose Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tony Clarke Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elsadig Elsheikh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Furman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anuradha Mittal Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 70000 0 0 70000 0 false false false 0 13100 528093 541193 Miscellaneous 1795 1795 1795 642 642 0 0 0 0 13100 22235 -22235 0 0 0 521395 1795 642 0 0 0 0 70000 54600 9100 6300 0 101243 78855 13500 8888 0 24418 19151 2930 2337 14584 11447 1750 1387 0 6470 2523 3623 324 5177 2191 2381 605 0 0 0 0 0 9149 8082 719 348 0 0 20300 15954 2436 1910 26388 25041 108 1239 0 0 0 0 1166 909 140 117 4493 3155 947 391 Consultants 82762 81055 858 849 Printing and Publications 6252 6136 41 75 Telephone and Internet 4783 3896 521 366 Program Events 4020 4020 2870 2295 256 319 384075 319310 39310 25455 139357 70709 370519 601191 0 18867 0 0 0 0 0 5987 4362 5832 2459 862 3373 0 0 0 0 1500 535592 681135 4577 1050 11750 4577 12800 X 531015 668335 531015 668335 535592 681135 137320 X false false false X 397717 389395 369434 383862 541193 2081601 0 0 397717 389395 369434 383862 541193 2081601 0 2081601 67 79 31 36 642 855 0 -20440 -20440 2062016 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5832 2459 3373 3373 Accreud Expenses 9334 Credit Card Payable 40 Passthroughs 2375 Rounding 1 11750 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Organization's process to Review Form 990: Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Board before filing with the various tax authorities. 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