We are a grassroots organization and we teach basic emergency first aid skills free of charge.
The People’s Community Medics (PCM) was founded in the summer of 2011 by Sharena Thomas and Lesley Phillips. As members of the Oscar Grant Committee we learned that the BART police refused to call an ambulance for 20 minutes for fatally wounded Oscar Grant, despite the passionate pleas for medical help from his friends who were detained at the Fruitvale station by the police. That experience as well as our knowledge that 911 calls often do not result in an ambulance arriving in a timely manner to Black, Brown and poor neighborhoods largely inspired us to teach our people basic emergency first aid so that we can help one another until an ambulance arrives.
We conduct trainings on sidewalks, in parks, in communities. Because no one should die waiting for an ambulance.
We all can learn to save a life. We are the ones that we've been waiting for.
Hey Beautiful Community Members!!
We, here at the People's Community Medics hope this message finds you in a place of tranquility and health. As some of you know this has been a year of growth for us. We have responded to emergencies in our neighborhoods, performed emergency first aid trainings at schools and neighborhoods from the Bay to Oxnard, supported Oakland's youth at First Fridays, been interviewed in press, television and radio. And we are very thankful for the support we have gotten from you, our community members, in making so much of this possible.
We are a grass roots organization and to sustain our continued growth, meet the community demand for our work, and continue to make an impact on communities here in Oakland and beyond we have to build on our fundraising.
If you are interested in lending a helping hand- Please Reach Out, call us at 510-239-7720 or email us at PeoplesCommunityMedics@gmail.com.
Download Sarah Goodyear's December 2013 article "Why Jean Quan Failed Oakland’s Grass Roots, Having Reached a Turning Point, the East Bay City Yearns for a Leader" - featuring People's Community Medics.
You can listen here to a KALW documentary that aired October 8th, "A Race to an Emergency" featuring the People's Community Medics.
Listen to People's Community Medics on KPFA's Morning Mix with Davey D. Read about us in The San Francisco Bayview or in the East Bay Express. Don't miss CBS News coverage here
You can reach us at 510-239-7720 or PeoplesCommunityMedics@gmail.com. Visit our Facebook Page!
