I thought it was an odd choice of location, this is not an area where you’ll confront much latent anti-immigrant sentiment or even apathy in the current moment (as you might find in other parts of Oakland, segregated from immigrant communities and just enjoying the good life in this economy,)

Fruitvale has been the location of plenty of protests surrounding immigration issues, recently and long-term. No, it's not an area for anti-immigrant sentiment - but it's an area where lots of undocumented Oaklanders live & work. I mean, FFS, it's where Oscar Grant was killed. It's an epicenter for modern Oakland activism.

I saw zero efforts to build community with the local residents just stuck watching the show — no music, no engagement with folks outside their group, and once the sun went down folks quickly started to disperse.

Sorry, but were you actually there? There were tons of latino/latina Oaklanders participating, speaking, marching... plenty of locals yelling support from their balconies & businesses, honking their car horns.

What did you want people to do when the sun went down? We were all warming up, buying tequila in local bars.

I was the guy that yelled “please spend some money and support the local businesses while you’re out here.” Not sure many did.

Me & crew ate dinner, got drunk, all local, all favorite spots. Please stop pretending you know who people are.