Art Project Celebrates Local History, Seeks to Bring Communities Together

"The parks in Oakland are alive.  At 7:30 a.m., more than a 100 people lift their hands in unison, moving with slow, controlled energy as they practice the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. A few feet away, six older women and one man practice their line-dancing steps, hopping and skipping to the tinny sounds emanating from a hand-held boom box. Two women play badminton without a net.  Welcome to Madison Square Park on Jackson Street, in Oakland."