Remeber Them Calendar 2012

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Remember Them: Champions for Humanity 2012 Calendar

REMEMBER THEMby Mario Chiodo

ReMeMber tHeM when you walk with freedom.ReMeMber tHeM when you think of liberty.ReMeMber tHeM when your children get on the school bus.ReMeMber tHeM while you sleep without fear.ReMeMber tHeM when you are hungry or lonely.ReMeMber tHeM when you thirst for knowledge.ReMeMber tHeM when you cannot see the light or hear the birds sing.ReMeMber tHeM when you are lost and need hope.ReMeMber tHeM when others say, “You cannot…”ReMeMber tHeM when you know you can.ReMeMber tHeM when it is difficult to see the good.ReMeMber tHeM when those less fortunate come your way.ReMeMber tHeM when someone is unkind.ReMeMber tHeM – forgive and be compassionate.ReMeMber tHeM when you see injustices.ReMeMber tHeM and know your voice can be heard.ReMeMber tHeM and stand up for what is right.ReMeMber tHeM and know that we are all equal.ReMeMber tHeM and know that our children become what they see.ReMeMber tHeM and know that your actions determine history.ReMeMber tHeM and know that obstacles are really opportunities.ReMeMber tHeM and know the greatest success oen comes from failure.ReMeMber tHeM and know you have so much to give.ReMeMber tHeM and walk the path of peace.ReMeMber tHeM and never give up.ReMeMber tHeM and reach for the stars.

A MONUMENT FOR OAKLANDAND THE WORLD

Remember em: Champions for Humanity, a world-classmonument and a unique bronze sculpture dedicated todiversity, was unveiled in September 2011 at the new HenryJ. Kaiser Memorial Park in the Uptown District of Oakland.

e first three sections of this inspirational and educationalmonument, created by local artist Mario Chiodo, honor 14of 25 humanitarians. Funding continues for the unveiling ofthe fourth section, which will make the project the largestbronze monument in the western United States – dedicatedto diversity.

On the following pages, please review these humanitarians,each of whom overcame personal struggles in their lives toachieve greatness. We at the Oakland Metropolitan Chamberof Commerce, who embraced this project, dedicate this 2012calendar to Mario and to the humanitarians who have meantso much to us – and to freedom.

OAKLAND METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCEPromoting economic prosperity through a collaborative approachfor businesses large and small. • www.oaklandchamber.com

RUBY BRIDGES1954-present

In November 1960, six-year-old ruby bridgesbecame the first African American child todesegregate an elementary school. Although sheonly lived a few blocks from the William Frantzelementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana,marshals had to escort her because of angrysegregationist mobs that had gathered. For anentire year, she was the only student in her classbecause white parents pulled their children fromthe school in protest.

“each and every one of us

is born with a clean heart…

[we] know nothing about hate

or racism.”

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January 2012

After Five Reception

New Year’s Day

Martin LutherKing, Jr. Day

Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce • www.oaklandchamber.com

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MAYA ANGELOU1928-present

Dr. Maya Angelou has been hailed as one ofthe great voices of contemporary literature.As a poet, educator, historian, best-sellingauthor, actress, playwright, civil rightsactivist, producer and director, she hastraveled the world, spreading her uniquepower to help readers of every orientationspan the lines of race.

Dr. Angelou overcame hardships in heryounger years and continues to inspirecountless numbers to change their lives.

“the knowledge thathuman beings are morealike than unalike savesme from listening to theignorance that woulddivide us.”


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February 2012

After Five ReceptionPresidents’ Day

East Bay Women in Business Roundtable Luncheon

Oakland is corporate headquarters for 130-year-oldMatson, a leader in Pacificshipping, currently servingHawaii, Guam and China. Thecompany was the first to open a container terminal at the Portof Oakland some 40 years ago.That historic relationship isfeatured prominently in apermanent exhibition oncontainerization at the Smithsonian Institute called“Transforming the Waterfront.”

www.matson.com(510) 628-4000

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT1882-1945

Franklin Delano roosevelt was the 32ndPresident of the United States (1933–1945)and a central figure in world events duringthe mid-20th century, leading the UnitedStates during a time of worldwide economiccrisis and World War II. e only AmericanPresident elected to more than two terms, hefacilitated a durable coalition that realignedAmerican politics for decades – and all thisdespite being a paraplegic.

“More than an end

to war, we want an end

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Clear Channel Outdoor(NYSE:CCO) is the world’slargest outdoor advertisingcompany with close to onemillion displays in over 50countries across five continents. In the United States, the company operatesover 200,000 advertisingdisplays and has a presence in48 of the top 50 DesignatedMarket Areas.

www.clearchanneloutdoor.com(510) 835-5900

MOTHER TERESA1910-1997

Mother teresa was a Catholic nun ofAlbanian ethnicity and Indian citizenshipwho founded the Missionaries of Charityin Calcutta, India in 1950. For more than45 years she ministered to the poor, sick,orphaned and dying, while guiding theorganization's expansion, first throughoutIndia and then in other countries. Followingher death she was beatified by Pope JohnPaul II and given the title blessed teresaof Calcutta.

“every act of loveis a work of peace, no matter how small.”


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Recology East Bay has built asuccessful recycling businessin Oakland over the last 11years. Entering a new market,emphasis has been placed ona customer-oriented, reliableservice. Recology’s goal hasbeen to provide customerswith cost effective, environ-mentally responsible service.Recology has developed afull-service program toaccommodate all of ourcustomers’ recycling needs.

(510) 267-0851

THICH NHAT HANH1926-present

Oen referred to as the most belovedbuddhist teacher in the West, ich NhatHanh’s teachings and practices appeal topeople from various religious, spiritual,and political backgrounds.

ich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamesebuddhist monk who worked tirelessly forreconciliation between North and SouthVietnam during the Vietnamese war. Hislifelong efforts to generate peace movedDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominatehim for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967.

“to work for peaceis to be peace in everybreath, every step, andevery action.”


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Memorial Day

Wells Fargo – with 264 BayArea banking stores – isCalifornia’s oldest and largestfinancial services companywith its headquarters in theGolden State and is the topcorporate giver to Bay Areanonprofits among financialservices companies. Talk to aWells Fargo banker today forbanking, mortgage, investment,insurance and more to helpyou become more financiallysuccessful.

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CHIEF JOSEPH1840-1904

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians wasknown to his people as “under travelingto the Loier Mountain Heights.” In thelate 1800s he challenged the plan of the U.S.government to move his tribe from theirnative lands when the Cavalry reneged ontheir agreement to let them stay.

Not wishing to see more fighting andbloodshed, he negotiated anothersettlement, saving lives, maintaining hisdignity and proving to have more integritythan the victorious soldiers.

“treat all men alike.

Give them a chance to live

and grow.”


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June 2012


107th Annual Meeting and Chamber AwardsLuncheon

Flag Day



For 110 years Piedmont Grocery has been proud to serve Oakland’s vibrantcommunity with a traditionof excellence, quality products and service, and a friendly neighborhood atmosphere.

(510) 653-8181

OSKAR SCHINDLER1908-1974

Oskar Schindler was an ethnic Germanindustrialist who is credited with savingalmost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaustby employing them in his enamelware andammunitions factories, which were locatedin what is now Poland and the Czechrepublic respectively.

Mr. Schindler appeared to have a life ofluxury, but gave up everything he ownedto secretly fight the genocide preached byHitler. Whenever Jews were threatenedwith deportation, he claimed exemptionsfor them.

“I am the conscience

of all those who knew

something – but did

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Independence Day

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS1817-1895

Frederick Douglass was an American socialreformer, orator, writer and statesman. Aerescaping from slavery, he became a leader ofthe abolitionist movement, gaining note forhis oratory and anti-slavery writing. Hestood as a living counter-example to slave-holders’ arguments that slaves did not havethe intellectual capacity to function asindependent citizens.

Douglass served as an adviser to PresidentAbraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

“the soul that is withinme no man can degrade.”


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Established in Oakland in1926, McGuire and Hesteris a “one-stop shop” for a fullrange of heavy civil engineer-ing and construction services.Specializing in pipelines,grading, paving, concrete,mechanical and landscape,we perform all phases of civilprojects allowing our clientsto avoid the complicationsof working with multiplesubcontractors.

www.MandHcorp.com(510) 632-7676

rosa Parks was an African-American civilrights activist whom the U.S. Congress hascalled “the first lady of civil rights” and“the mother of the freedom movement.”

On Dec. 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama,Parks, then aged 42, refused to obey busdriver James blake’s order that she give upher seat to make room for a white passenger.Her individual action of civil disobediencecreated further impact by sparking theMontgomery bus boycott.

“I believe there isonly one race – thehuman race.”

ROSA PARKS1913-2005

RALPH ABERNATHY1926-1990

ralph Abernathy was a leader of theAmerican Civil rights Movement, a baptistminister, and a close associate of Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. in the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference. He was treasurer,vice president, and, aer King’s assassinationin 1968, president of the SCLC.

An advocate of nonviolence as a means tosocial change, Dr. Abernathy helpedorganize the Montgomery bus boycott andlater led the Poor People’s Campaign onWashington, D.C.

“L et us keep love in ourhearts but fight until thewalls of segregationcrumble.”


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Labor Day


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www.visitoakland.org(510) 839-9000

“Injustice anywhere isa threat to justiceeverywhere.”

CORETTA SCOTT KING1927-2006

Coretta Scott King, best known as the wifeof Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., establisheda distinguished career in activism in herown right. Working side-by-side with herhusband throughout the 1950s and 1960s,Mrs. King took part in the Montgomerybus boycott of 1955 and worked to pass the1964 Civil rights Act.

Following her husband’s assassination in1968, she continued their work, foundingthe Martin Luther King, Jr. Center forNonviolent Social Change in Atlanta.

“Hate is too great aburden to bear. It injuresthe hater more than itinjures the hated.”

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.1929-1968

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vitalfigure of the modern era. His lectures anddialogues stirred the concern and sparkedthe conscience of a generation. e

movements and marches he led broughtsignificant changes in the fabric ofAmerican life through his courage andselfless devotion, giving direction to 13years of civil rights activities.

In 1964, Dr. King became the youngestperson to receive the Nobel Peace Prizefor his work to end racial segregation andracial discrimination through civil disobe-dience and other nonviolent means.


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Columbus Day




October 2012

Pankow has operatedcontinuously since 1963,shaping skylines, creatinggreat places to live, work,learn and play, rehabilitatinghistorical resources andbuilding green. With ourdeep-rooted reputation fora collaborative, innovativeand efficient approach tobuilding, Pankow isunwavering in our drive tohelping our clients succeed.We build long-lastingrelationships with ourclients and our collaboratorsthrough the quality of ourpeople, our service and ourwork.

www.pankow.com(510) 379-1502

Helen Keller, blind and deaf frominfancy, overcame a life of silence anddarkness to become the “first lady ofcourage.” She went on to fight for therights of people with disabilities and forracial and sexual equality and became aprofound writer and public figure. Sheproved that regardless of any disability,one can live a meaningful life and affectthe lives of others. She was the firstdeaf-blind person to earn a bachelorof Arts degree.

Sir Winston Churchill called her, “thegreatest woman of our age.”

“the light comesfrom within.”

HELEN KELLER1880-1968


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Thanksgiving Day

Veterans Day

The Clorox Company beganin Oakland in 1913 as a bleachmanufacturer and still proudlymakes and markets its name-sake Clorox® liquid bleachand cleaning products, aswell as some of the other mosttrusted and recognized brandsin the world, including GreenWorks®, Pine-Sol®, Poett®,Ayudín®, Fresh Step®,Kingsford®, Hidden Valley®,K C Masterpiece®, Brita®,Glad® and Burt's Bees®.”

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MAHATMA GANDHI1869-1948

Mahatma Gandhi was a pre-eminentpolitical and ideological leader of Indiaduring the Indian independence movement.He pioneered “satyagraha,” resistance totyranny through mass civil resistance. Hisphilosophy was firmly founded upon“ahimsa” (nonviolence), and his leadershiphelped India gain independence andinspired movements for civil rights andfreedom around the world.

He gave up a career as a lawyer to pursue hismission of transforming the nation of Indiathrough peaceful activism.

“You must be the changeyou wish to see in theworld.”


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January 2013Christmas Day

13th Annual America’s Children’sHoliday Parade

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