In case you haven't heard, we're about to launch a whole new basketball league for young men in cooperation with our friends from Trybe in East Oakland.  It will be called the Oakland Independent League (OIL).  Young men ages 16-25 will make up the five teams in the league.  This Saturday morning, Team Shalom will scrimmage Trybe, and the following Saturday we will start league games at Roosevelt Middle School.  Team Shalom has been practicing on Monday nights for several weeks now.  We're excited for this new venture and the connections with young men from East Oakland.