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Rally at the 12th Street entrance to the County Superior Court, 1225 Fallon Street (location of the district attorney’s office) March to city hall for the 5:30 city council meeting. Conscience demands that we stand against excessive force, harassment, and racial profiling by the Oakland Police Department–practices that contributed to the death of Alan Blueford–and that we call upon city officials to stand against them, too. To date, the city has been unwilling to take a stand; city council adjourned several hours early on September 18 rather than deal with … Continued

Come hear Jeralynn Blueford, Alan Blueford’s mother, speak about her son and the fight for justice here in Oakland. This is a chance to find out how to get involved in the fight to stop police brutality in Oakland. Sponsored by the Black Student Union and the International Socialist Organization standing in solidarity with the Blueford family.41285

Mon/Thursdays At 19th & Telegraph at 6pm Come and help plan the one year anniversary of Occupy Oakland! http://www.facebook.com/events/365114273563528/ NOTE: Folks attending Monday changed the venue from OGP, hence the dueling events announcements.41658

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Party, feast, slide show, games, toasts, music.  We are awesome, let’s celebrate.41723

On December 11th, civil rights attorney Jim Chanin will file a motion to put OPD under Federal receivership. How would Federal control affect the people of Oakland? Will a federally controlled police force be more interested in crime suppression or political repression? How much will the people pay? Presentation and Speakout with update on court case by Jim Chanin.40431

A number of comrades are having their arraignments at 1:30 PM in San Francisco. They were attacked and beaten by police on Saturday, charged with felony conspiracy and other charges, and had astronomical bails set. Come out and support them! (If you were at the protest peeps in the know suggest that you NOT go to the courthouse in support) My understanding is that one comrade from Seattle, Cami (?), is having her arraignment at 9:00 AM at the same location tomorrow. According to the latest information, Cami is being … Continued

  WHAT: COINTELPRO Panel with Diane Fujimo and Gerald Sanders WHEN: Saturday October 13th at 7:30pm WHERE: The HoldOut – 2313 San Pablo Ave, Oakland CA NOTE: Post originally created by WiseOldSnail and posted at: http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/calendar/cointelpro-panel-with-diane-fujimo-and-gerald-sanders/?utm_medium=twitter “Today 7:30pm the HOLDOUT From the Red Scare of 1919-1920 to the McCarthy period of the 1950′s to the COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) era of the 1960′s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has operated primarily as America’s political police. With the recent alegations that long time activist and former Black Panther member Richard Ioki … Continued

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Please join us tomorrow Sunday at 1:00pm at: 19th and Rashida Muhammad (a block away from Telegraph) if you’re interested in getting involved in this! Calling Out – Support Mothers and Children within the Movement At a recent Occupy Oakland General Assembly, we brought attention to the fact that there are several homeless mothers with children who’ve been involved in the movement and are currently struggling. As the OO anniversary rolls around, we’re hoping people can step up and support these mothers and their children. Since there currently is no communal … Continued

Oakland Cryptoparty Simultaneous classes for beginners and Advanced. Cryptography another essential tool for everyone, not just activists.   Techliminal 268 14th St. Oakland, CA 94612 Sunday, October 14, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT) Event Schedule (subject to change): 2pm – Doors open 3pm – Welcome to Oakland Cryptoparty! 3pm – aestetix (sudoroom) – A beginners guide to cryptography: Codes vs Ciphers, Classical vs Modern Crypto, symmetric, asymmetric, RSA, DES, and more. (Downstairs) ryanj (sudoroom) – What do you want from a cryptoparty? Planning session and feedback for future events – which will enevitibly … Continued

The DA’s report was released last week. The DA refuses to prosecute Officer Miguel Masso for the murder of Alan Blueford. The DA’s report was full of lies and took no account of the evidence or the testimony of many witnesses. Come here the Blueford family speak. Come hear the lies denounced and the investigative failures exposed. Sponsored by the Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition.42160

Press conference to highlight concerns including invasion of privacy, militarization of police forces, restriction of free speech and political expression At a press conference to be held on the steps of Oakland City Hall on Thursday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m., Alameda County residents and legal advocacy organizations will announce their efforts to resist the Sheriff’s announced plans to deploy aerial surveillance “drones” for undisclosed law enforcement purposes.42391

Hackmeet 3.0 is an unconference happening in San Francisco on October 20th, bringing together hackers and activists to learn from each other and collaborate. We encourage people who want to present to show up and give a talk or workshop.  This is a chance to get real traction and connect people with different  skill sets — we are holding skillshares ranging from how to do legal  support, to how to encrypt your email and work parties for our more  advanced folk to give time to work on developing software to … Continued

For decades politicians and bosses have forced working people to accept layoffs, increased healthcare costs, and no job security as a fact of life. This public forum will feature union members and activists. We’ll discuss what the Chicago Teachers Union struggle shows up about the power of working class people to challenge the profit system. Speakers include Kristin Roberts (CTU rank and file activist), Sal Rosselli (President, National Union of Health Care Workers), and Larry Bradshaw (SEIU Local 1021).42350

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In the last few weeks it has been made clear that the state has been diversifying its own tactics of repression. Join a panel of experienced legal workers and organizers in a discussion about grand juries home raids in custody issues including interrogation and property seizure tech security 42553

National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. Rally and March to the Oakland Jail. (The Alameda County Pipeline to Prison). Wear Black October 22nd – National Day to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation is a VERY IMPORTANT DAY to bring fighters against different aspects of the CRIMINAL “IN”JUSTICE SYSTEM – from police brutality and outright murder, the RACIAL PROFILING, the pipeline to prison by putting criminal and “gang” jackets on our youth, the rounding up of immigrants, … Continued

Debt is a permanent feature of most of our lives. Yet the socialization of risk debt represents isolates individuals, locking us in the private misery of our dealings with banks and creditors. Medical debt, student debt, consumer debt, foreclosures — these social forms mark so many personal failings and moral obligations, we are told. Debt, in other words, not only insures our continued servitude to the corporate pursuit of dwindling private profits. It also serves to alienate us from one another, and foreclose the possibility of collective resistance. Debtors’ Assemblies, … Continued

During the early hours of October 25, 2011, hundreds of violent police officers stormed into Occupy Oakland’s home base at Oscar Grant Plaza, near city hall, to evict protesters & to remove their belongings. 96 of our comrades were arrested after the cops used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and less-than-lethal munitions to subdue the crowd. Occupy Oakland’s spirit was not damaged, we were emboldened and radicalized as thousands returned that afternoon to stand up and fight back. Unforgettably, so did the p…olice. The battle for the plaza went on into … Continued

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