GA Resolutions

2. Street Party Occupy Oakland will throw a “We <3 Capitalism” mobile street party on April 1st, 2012 (April Fools Day). A working group will be created to make this happen. 18858

In the interest of diversity of tactics, and the spirit of love that we feel for our community, we propose a direct action to take place on February 14th. We encourage our fellow Oakland residents to join with us to express our love for each other, and our beautiful city, on a march through the downtown Oakland area. Participants should wear red and/or pink in celebration of Valentine’s Day, and are encouraged to bring flowers, bubbles, Valentine’s candy to share, glitter, confetti, and flower petals. We plan to hold a … Continued

Anti-Repression Cmte proposal for Feb 6 Action against police repression Occupy Oakland has faced heavy police repression since its inception.  From the first police  raid on October 25th,  when the camp was violently destroyed and people were brutally tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets to the recent arbitrary arrests in the past  several weeks the Oakland Police Department and city government have  made it clear that they will continue  to target and repress those in occupy Oakland . Often those arrested have their charges dropped after spending several days … Continued

Proposal for 2 GA’s to twice a week, on Wednesday and Sunday, starting Jan 18, 2012. This proposal is being brought to the GA by members of the facilitation committee.  It is in response to feedback from members of the community, and observations made by facilitation team members in response to decreased attendance and fewer proposals being brought forward. The objective is to improve attendance and achieve quorum at the GA’s,  and free up time for people who are already devoting so much time to preparing for upcoming big actions. … Continued

The Occupy Oakland TAC, Media Committee and LBL (Local Business Liaison) Committee propose a boycott of corporate shopping and credit card use, and a show of solidarity with local, independent businesses.  Money that is spent locally, especially when using cash, check, or Oakland Gift Card, keeps more money in our own community and out of the hands of corporate elite. Most local indie business owners are the 99%, our proven allies.   Many of them support the goals of Occupy Oakland.  Some are active supporters, donating food, infrastructure, services, and space … Continued

2. Financial Proposal for Reimbursement for Khalid  Proposal for reimbursement of funds that Khalid had to personally use for bail and purchase of a camera due to police confiscation of his old one. The amount paid for his bail due to his arrest at 11th and Mandela was $450.00. While filming in court at Rasta’s arraignment his camera was confiscated and he was arrested for that action as well. In solidarity with the NLG, Anti-Repression Committee, and everyone else who works pro bono, he thanks everyone for all of their support. … Continued