Daily Archives: November 10, 2011

Comparisons of Police vs. Protester Violence Are Flawed and Moot

November 10, 2011 at 1:10 pm.

Posted by mizpat

The main argument I keep hearing in response to calls for a commitment to nonviolence goes something like this: Is breaking a window violent compared to throwing a tear gas canister at a protester’s head? Compared to banks foreclosing on whole neighborhoods? Compared to 16% annual increases in UC tuition? Compared to ______ [fill in the blank]? OF COURSE we are not equating breaking windows with breaking heads. To suggest otherwise is absurd and insulting. The argument is also a red herring, meant to distract from the main proposal, which … Continued

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interview with local painter Anthony Holdsworth

November 10, 2011 at 12:57 pm.

Posted by Aaron

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Green Party Mayor Welcomes Occupy Protests To Her City

November 10, 2011 at 11:50 am.

Posted by victronix

Thursday, November 10, 2011 By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle At least one Bay Area mayor is actually welcoming the Occupy Wall Street movement to her city: Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin. That’s good news because there will be an Occupy Wall Street speak out at 11 a.m. Friday near McLaughlin’s Civic Center Plaza office. People are invited to tell their stories of how they’ve lost their job, their home, can’t pay their student loans, can’t find a job, etc. Full story here. 5250

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Be Proactive

November 10, 2011 at 11:39 am.

Posted by RevolutionaryIsMyMiddleName

The violence conversation is diverting a lot of useful energy. Of far greater import is what we DO stand for. Here is a beginning of a list. Please contribute your own. Occupy Oakland stands FOR justice. Occupy Oakland stands FOR feeding the hungry. Occupy Oakland stands FOR housing the homeless. Occupy Oakland stands FOR creating fairness in the world of commerce and production. Occupy Oakland stands FOR having every voice heard. Occupy Oakland stands FOR diversity of opinions. Occupy Oakland stands FOR speaking your truth. Occupy Oakland stands FOR truth … Continued

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Riot Police from Santa Rita on way

November 10, 2011 at 10:50 am.

Posted by MightyMangy

I got word that Santa Rita Jail police are getting dressed out in riot gear to come to you! Don’t know how often this occurs but I’m doing my best ot give you a heads up inc case it isn’t normal! All my love friends. 5245

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interview with Occupy Cal Overnight-er

November 10, 2011 at 10:47 am.

Posted by Aaron

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Letter from Oakland: Part 2

November 10, 2011 at 10:20 am.

Posted by JensB

The second installment of David Lau‘s Letter from Oakland. Read Part 1 here. Only One Side Is Armed The fine tooth combs continue to run over Occupy Oakland’s general strike on Wednesday, November 2nd, its sequence of marches, port shutdown, and building occupation. News, however, is just now trickling out about military veteran Kayvan Sabehgi (two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan), currently recovering from surgery for a spleen lacerated by a beating police administered during his arrest early Thursday morning, November 3rd, near the occupied Traveler’s Aid building on 16th in downtown Oakland. As … Continued

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Occupy Oakland at a Crossroads

November 10, 2011 at 10:19 am.

Posted by JensB

by Mike King A section of the movement that calls property destruction violence, and doesn’t raise an eyebrow when “peaceful protesters” like themselves are viciously beaten and left in agony in a jail cell without medical attention for hours, is not in a position of moral authority to be dictating terms or holding people accountable. Or maybe they have the excuse that the corporate media feeding them this 100-year-old “violent anarchist” trope was not aware that the second veteran in a week from Occupy Oakland was undergoing major surgery after … Continued

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Did OO Just Deposit $20k at Wells Fargo?

November 10, 2011 at 10:00 am.

Posted by Simcha

If so, I’m ashamed. I thought we’re asking people to move their money to local Credit Unions and local community based banks. If this is true, it makes us look like hypocrites. Also it makes us seem like we don’t care about Oakland since Wells Fargo engaged in some of the worst predatory lending in Oakland and now it refuses to make loans to local businesses to help Oakland’s economy. If it is true, we should remedy this right away by closing the account and then deposit the money at … Continued

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Ability to Participate

November 10, 2011 at 9:47 am.

Posted by oppositesinextremearethesame

Hi all…I’ve been to the OO GAs and events whenever possible, since the beginning. However, there are days I am unable to make it down there and I know there are people with the similar situation of being unable to physically/logistically make it downtown for a GA or for an event. What I am wondering though is if there is some way to allow participation for those who cannot make it down there to vote on proposals in person. Is there some sort of way we can submit a vote … Continued

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About OccupyOakland.org

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.