Daily Archives: November 10, 2011

How to get a Proposal to the General Assembly?

November 10, 2011 at 10:43 pm.

Develop the Proposal. Proposals to the General Assembly can come from individuals, committees or working groups of any kind. Any proposal brought forth must have full consensus by at least three persons whom have attended at least one Occupy Oakland General Assembly. Seek Relevant Input. Groups submitting a proposal are strongly encouraged to consult with all parties who shall be impacted by the proposal, like caucuses or committees or working groups, to develop cohesive proposal. Submit the Proposal to the Facilitation Committee. Get your proposal to the Facilitation Committee by … Continued

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What is Occupy Oakland’s Collective Decision-Making Process?

November 10, 2011 at 10:06 pm.

Posted by Facilitation-Committee

Occupy Oakland’s Collective Decision-Making Process is the manner in which our General Assembly makes a decision pertaining to a specific proposal. A decision is reached through the mechanics of Occupy Oakland’s Collective Decision Making Process. The following outlines the said mechanics: Step 1: Proposal is Presented Proposal is presented to the General Assembly by following the mechanics of submitting a proposal to the General Assembly. Framing and Actual Proposal Step 2: Clarifying Questions Members of the community present clarifying questions to that proposal in front of the assembly (i.e. … Continued

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Hand Gestures used at the General Assembly

November 10, 2011 at 8:59 pm.

Posted by Facilitation-Committee

The following gestures have been agreed on in order to express an opinion, to complete a decision on a proposal and to allow the entire community to co-facilitate our General Assembly: 1. Applause/Agreement: Place both hands in front of yourself, with palms facing out and open, then flutter fingers. 2. Disagreement: Hands in front of self, open hands and face tips of fingers to the ground, while shake hands from side to side. 3. “That has already been said”/”Get to the point”/”Time is up”: Place your arms in front of yourself, with your … Continued

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General Assembly

November 10, 2011 at 8:39 pm.

Posted by Facilitation-Committee

Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oakland community members and beyond. Occupy Oakland’s General Assembly uses a participatory decision-making process appropriately called, “Occupy Oakland’s Collective Decision Making Process.” Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated strives to reach agreement while building a mutually respectful community. Proposals are brought to the Facilitation Committee, either in person at their regular meetings or through email to facilitation@occupyoakland.org, and then are brought to Occupy Oakland’s General Assembly. A proposal becomes a resolution only when it is approved through the mechanics … Continued

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Proposal for agreement to non-violent compliance for members of the movement

November 10, 2011 at 8:33 pm.

Posted by d0wnseven

Hello all, I am writing to propose the drafting of an agreement to compliance with the utilization of non-violent mediums for changes in governing legislations, to be signed by each member of the movement, as Martin Luther King Jr. did during the civil rights movement, in an effort to send a unified message of our desire for change through theafter means of afore mentioned and to distinguish the movement from individual instances, such as what occurred today, and also from groups who may sympathize with the cause and efforts of … Continued

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Man Killed at 14th and Broadway

November 10, 2011 at 6:58 pm.

Posted by Web-Committee

A man was shot and killed outside of Tully’s just before 5pm this evening. Occupy Oakland medics were the first on the scene to try and assist the victim. Others formed a circle around the victim to prevent gawkers and media people from interfering with emergency procedures. Oakland police now have the area marked off with yellow tape. Our condolences and greatest sympathies go out to the man’s family and friends. Come down to support the occupation now — bring candles and flowers to show solidarity with victims of violence. … Continued

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very sorry to hear the latest turn of events near OO

November 10, 2011 at 6:52 pm.

Posted by mizpat

i believe OO campers who say it had nothing to do with OO. i am sorry for the man who died and his family, and for the cause, the camp, the canceled celebration tonight, and the city of Oakland and poor Tully’s Coffee. http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/breaking-news/shooting-injures-one-near-occupy-oakland-encampmen/nFbKP/ 5331

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Death of a young man shot who came to the Occupy Oakland location

November 10, 2011 at 6:40 pm.

Posted by Phyllis Mandel

I hope all the folks who have been participating in Occupy Oakland, will not allow themselves to be drawn into any vandalism or retaliation for the death of this young man. If you are angry and frightened and hurt – I don’t blame you, and you have my sympathy and understanding. However, retaliation in any form of violence or vandalism will result in more deaths – so I encourage all of you to remain as calm as you can. I’m 72 years old and have lived in the Bay Area … Continued

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Prevent the undermining of OO and the movement

November 10, 2011 at 6:36 pm.

Posted by keithnakatani

The significant amount of discussion about destructive behavior clearly indicates that it’s a critical issue; many of us believe it’s the most critical issue. Yet, I believe the discussion isn’t focused sharply enough on the most important point:: Significantly growing the movement is critical to its success and destructive behavior results in large numbers of people viewing the movement negatively, not getting involved in or dropping out of it, and opposing it (Occupy is losing support: two weeks ago polls showed significantly more support than opposition; a recent poll indicates … Continued

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Weekly Interactive Theatre for Racial Justice!

November 10, 2011 at 5:09 pm.

Posted by Events-Committee

What: Interactive Theater Workshop for Racial Justice Where: North side of the plaza When: Thursdays at 6pm, starting November 17 Description: “We are a group of theatre activists and drama therapists comitted to racial justice. We use Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback Theatre, and many drama therapy methods. We are offering a weekly interactive theatre workshop for community members who would like to partake in a space for anti-racist community building, working through dynamics with “isms” within the movement, letting off steam, and practicing embodying our racial justice ideals … Continued

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This website was created in the fall of 2011. Most of it is now moribund, but the Occupy Oakland Calendar, which lists activist events in the East Bay (and occasionally elsewhere) is still maintained, the Search facility works to find earlier posts and keep OO’s history alive, and articles are occasionally still posted to the front page.

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly met in-person weekly (with a rare skip) since October 10th, 2011 up until the pandemic, at which point we went to bi-weekly Zoom meetings. We do checkins, go over the activist events of the past meeting interval, and have general discussions on politics and revolution.

For many years, until the pandemic, we put on a Feed the People event monthly at Oscar Grant Plaza, where all were welcome to come and partake of a freshly cooked, savory meal, before our GA.

If you would like to participate while the pandemic is still amidst, send an email to occupyoakland-request@lists.riseup.net. Check the calendar or this text to see if we have resumed in-person meetings.