Fostering Collaboration
Community Spaces
ATTENTION: Our Community Rooms are under construction -
Unfortunately our building experienced damage during the winter storms and our Community Rooms are currently under repair. In the meantime, we are offering our Restaurant Space for meetings and gatherings.
Maximum Capacity: 40 ppl
Peace Room
Our peace room is the first space in the nation dedicated to Healing Justice, a holistic alternative to the traumatizing punishment system.
Community Conference Rooms
Our community conference rooms are a safe place for Oaklanders to dream, organize, and act together. We offer three public community conference rooms.
Accessible & Affordable Space
A Collaborative Hub
We provide affordable meeting spaces for neighborhood residents, mission-aligned organizations, and community groups. Our center is a hub in an ecosystem that fosters collaboration among those working to build healthy, safe, and thriving communities. Find out ways you can use our Peace Room and Community Rooms below.
We are turning the tides on gentrification in the Bay Area, by creating permanent spaces where community members can gather to be their full selves and deepen relationships
We are turning the tides on gentrification in the Bay Area, by creating permanent spaces where community members can gather to be their full selves and deepen relationships
Peace Room
Our Peace Room is the first space in the nation dedicated to Healing Justice, a holistic alternative to the traumatizing punishment system.
We hold regular community building circles, trainings, and convene healing circle conferences where community members are able to address harm they are experiencing, understand the underlying issues that created the conditions for harm, and learn how to heal.
Contact reserve@restoreoakland.org if you are interested in using our Peace Room for mission-aligned purposes.
Accessibility: The Peace Room is on the second floor with elevator access from 34th Avenue.
Capacity: 20 people (Covid Capacity 50%)
Community
Conference
Rooms
Our Community Rooms are a safe place for Oaklanders to dream, organize, and act together.
We offer three public Community Rooms on a sliding scale basis, equipped with audiovisual technology, whiteboards, and free WiFi. The Community Room floor has all-gender restrooms, a shared kitchenette, a beautiful resistance mural painted by CeCe Carpio, and an elevator for ADA accessibility.
Community Room Rental Information
– Meetings and trainings
– Small sized events, workshops, panel discussions and film screenings of up to 30 people
– Staff retreats and board meetings
Flexible, configurable rooms come fully equipped with the technology you’ll need for a successful event. Rates include all onsite A/V equipment and technical support.
Hours Conference rooms are available for rent Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-hours and weekend requests, including setup and cleanup, are dependent on Restore Oakland staff availability.
Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance and no more than 3 months in advance.
Payment Options ACH (via Bill.com), credit/debit card (via PayPal), check, or money order.
Sliding Scale Rates In our effort to be inclusive, we provide full and/or sliding scale rates for full-day reservations to mission-aligned organizations with smaller budgets.
Please note that after-hours and weekend events are not eligible for scholarship or fee waiver. After-hours and weekend events will be booked as if for the entire ground floor regardless of the room requested.
Restore Oakland’s sliding scale discount rate is based on your organization’s annual budget:
– Under $1,000,000 = 20% discount
– $1,000,001 – $3,000,000 = 15% discount
– $3,000,001 – $4,000,000 = 10% discount
– $4,000,001+ = Full price
Each room is equipped with:
- high speed internet
- one (1) 75” or 65”(Green Room) smart TV capable of connecting to a laptop or electronic device with an HDMI port
- one (1) HDMI type A cable (please bring your own HDMI adaptor)
- one (1) USB cable (please bring your own USB adaptor)
- one (1) desktop PC tower that is connected to the monitor
- one (1) sound bar for audio from the TV
- air purifier, masks and cleaning supplies
- whiteboards and markers
- access to shared kitchenette
- There are stairs to the basement and the second floor.
- An elevator is accessible from our 34th Avenue entrance at ground level.
- Accessible all gender, single-stall restrooms are available on each floor.
We support local, people of color owned, people- and plant-centered businesses for our catering needs. We recommend the following caterers:
We do not offer on-site security services. We expect all rentals to provide for the safety and security of all. If this requires paid security, we expect such coverage will be pursued accordingly.
We recommend the following vendor for your security needs:
Urban Shield Security Services – contact Che Bowe at 510-575-7380.
Restore Oakland is centrally located in the heart of the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, directly across the street from Fruitvale BART station. We are 15 minutes (7 miles) away from the Oakland International Airport, 10 minutes (3.5 miles) away from Downtown Oakland, and 45 minutes (15 miles) from downtown San Francisco. Restore Oakland is conveniently accessible by BART, AC Transit, and local interstate freeways 880 and 580.
Parking We have very limited parking spaces in our lot and are able to only provide one parking space for event organizers.
Hours Restore Oakland and our Conference Rooms are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-hours and weekend requests are dependent on Restore Oakland staff availability.
If you like what you’ve read, click the following link to complete a Room Reservation Form.
- Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance and no more than 3 months in advance.
Our staff will be in touch with you within 1-3 business days after receiving your application.
For more information contact:
Alex Rojas (they/them), Senior Operations Coordinator
reserve@restoreoakland.org
The three Community Meeting Rooms are located on our lower level
Green Room
Capacity: 20 people
Size | 503 sq/ft
Dimensions | 22′ by 20′
Hourly (3 hour minimum): $210 ($70/hr)
Half Day (4 hours): $272 ($68/hr)
Full Day (8 hours): $520 ($65/hr)
10% – $468
15% – $442
20% – $416
Gold Room
Capacity: 25 people
Size | 520 sq/ft
Dimensions | 20′ by 26′
Hourly (3 hour minimum): $225 ($75/hr)
Half Day (4 hours): $292 ($73/hr)
Full Day (8 hours): $560 ($70/hr)
10% discount – $504
15% discount – $476
20% discount – $448
Maroon Room
Capacity: 30 people
Size | 540 sq/ft
Dimensions | 22′ by 26′
Hourly (3 hour minimum): $240 ($80/hr)
Half Day (4 hours): $308 ($77/hr)
Full Day (8 hours): $592 ($74/hr)
10% discount – $532.80
15% discount – $503.20
20% discount – $473.60
Entire Floor
Capacity: 80 people
Size | 1,563 sq/ft
Dimensions | Green Room, Maroon Room, Gold Room, and Open Area
Hourly (3 hour minimum): $675 ($225/hr)
Half Day (4 hours): $888 ($222/hr)
Full Day (8 hours): $1,752 ($219/hr)
10% discount – $1,576.80
15% discount – $1,489.20
20% discount – $1,401.60