Economic Sustainability Meets Social Inclusion: The Implications of the Municipal Identification Card Program in the City of Oakland, California

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 3 Chapter 1: Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------Page 4 Organization of the Paper---------------------------------------------------------Page 4 Arguments in Favor of City Identification Card Programs-------------------Page 6 Chapter 2: Historical Background-------------------------------------------------Page 12 Racial Oppression’s Linkage to the OMICP----------------------------------Page 13 The Roots of Undocumented and Unbanked Status---------------------------Page 14 Oppression of LGBT Communities and the OMICP--------------------------Page 27 Identification and Debit Cards as an Intervention----------------------------Page 30 Early Experiences with City Identification Card Programs-----------------Page 30 Chapter 3: Literature Review--------------------------------------------------------Page 34 The Economic Growth Mantra----------------------------------------------------Page 35 On Social Equity and “Just Growth”---------------------------------------------Page 39 Social Equity and the “Right to the City” Framework-------------------------Page 40 Is it Growth vs. Just Growth?----------------------------------------------------Page 41 Chapter 4: Methods --------------------------------------------------------------------Page 42 Participatory Action Research as Methodology---------------------------------Page 43 PAR Opportunities and Obstacles-------------------------------------------------Page 43 Chapter 5: Results---------------------------------------------------------------------Page 45 The OMICP Timeline: 2008-2012-----------------------------------------------Page 51 The Final Council Meeting for the OMICP’s Implementation---------------Page 53 Where Oakland Stands Currently with Implementation of the OMICP----Page 54 Chapter 6: Conclusion-----------------------------------------------------------------Page 55