This is the first meeting of the Occupy Oakland May Day Assembly, which is planning the events for International Workers’ Day and Immigrants’ Rights Day on May 1st, 2012.
ALL OUT! – NELLS AND SYNTHIAS HOME IS IN DANGER When: Thursday, March 8 at 12noon to 3pm Where: Alameda County Court House,1225 Fallon, Oakland Lake Merritt BART, 40 bus stop Homeowners names Martha Nell Myhand and Synthia Green Property address 1329 E 32nd St Oakland CA 94902 Chase Bank Loan# 1996439003 Notice of Trustee Sale #7037.72898 On March 8, International Women’s Day, my partner and I are refusing to be made homeless or exploited for the profit of the 1%. We are about to be foreclosed on by Chase … Continued
M5 Action UPDATED INFORMATION The plan for Monday, March 5, 2012 is that when our march and rally ends at 12:30 pm, thousands of us will remain here at the Capitol. Politicians and the State Assembly have failed to stand with us, the 99%. So many of us will go inside the Capitol Building for a People’s Assembly to ourselves decide how to make the 1% refund education, jobs, essential services, and a better future. Here is the schedule: 10 am – March begins at Southside Park 11 am – … Continued
1. CANVASSING THIS WEEK with the family and neighbors of Mrs. Katy Mitchell WHEN: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm WHERE: Meet outside the Starbucks in the shopping center at 51st and Broadway, north Oakland We will be canvassing as much foot traffic as possible in the shopping center at 51st St. and Broadway (Several banks have branches there including Chase, the bank that is servicing Mrs. Katy’s loan!). If you don’t know how to canvass or approach people well in the street, we can team you … Continued
Occupy Oakland rallies at San Quentin, turning Presidents Day into Prisoners’ Day By Paul Liberatore Marin Independent Journal Occupy protesters listen to speeches under the watchful eyes of police at the main gate to San Quentin Prison. As part of a national “day of solidarity” with inmates, about 700 Occupy demonstrators rallied peacefully outside San Quentin State Prison’s East Gate on Monday in support of prison hunger strikers protesting solitary confinement and other human rights issues. Many of the demonstrators were from Occupy Oakland, whose members clashed with police in … Continued
Media spin attempts to obscure widespread support for Occupy Oakland. According to an online poll conducted by the Bay Area News Group (BANG) Occupy Oakland enjoys overwhelming popular support. The poll, conducted online and published in the Oakland Tribune print edition on Saturday February 11, 2012 asked readers: “Do you support Occupy Oakland?” Out of a total of 10,826 responses, 94% answered yes. The Oakland Tribune conducts similar polls weekly as part of their “Talk Back” feature. An image of the poll results from the print edition of the Tribune … Continued
Monday, February 20 2012 (President’s Day) Demonstration at San Quentin Prison – East Gate – 12noon-3pm END MASS INCARCERATION *Abolish Inhumane Conditions and Torture *Abolish Unjust Sentences including the Death Penalty, Life Without Possibility of Parole, Three Strikes *Solidarity with Prisoner Movements for Human Rights *Free Political Prisoners *End Repression of Activists *Development of People Not Prisons Join us in listening to the voices of people in prisons and those who have had first-hand experiences within the prison industry. There will be a full program based on the reading of statements … Continued
Occupy the Hood stands in solidarity with the Concerned Parents & Community Coalition and all people that really love Oakland to say: Bail Out Oakland Schools, Not Wall Street Banks! Wednesday, February 8 4:30pm – Community Rally outside the OUSD Building 5:00pm – Action inside the School Board OUSD Administration Building 1025 Second Ave. (at 10th Street) (Two blocks from Lake Merritt BART) Our Demands: 1) No school closures! Keep the five elementary schools, and all our schools, open. 2) Refuse to pay the $70 million dollars that the State … Continued
Occupy Research Survey Results Show that Occupy Served The People OAKLAND, CA – As the Oakland City Council prepares to approve more layoffs and make even deeper cuts to already less-than minimal City services, Occupy Research released initial survey results that show the Occupy Movement provided food, healthcare, and other social services to Oakland residents in three months. “Oakland is spending millions to prevent Occupy from providing vital services to Oakland residents when they need it most. These funds should be used to prevent further cuts to schools and social … Continued
For Immediate Release — January 23, 2012 Occupations will continue to mobilize until the agreement is finalized by ILWU membership Portland, OR – The West Coast Occupy Movement is acknowledging a temporary agreement has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain company EGT. ILWU Local 21 in Longview, WA has been locked in on ongoing labor dispute with the Bunge-backed grain conglomerate. The company, majority-owned by international grain conglomerate Bunge, recently sat down at the table with the ILWU on the heels of an international mobilization … Continued