Daily Archives: November 18, 2011

Why Oakland but not Washington Dc?

November 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm.

I had a question for the entire occupy Oakland. I truly support what you’re doing and the cause but why don’t all the occupy movements combine forces and camp out in Washington DC or Sacramento? What power does the city of Oakland contribute to the rest of the nation? I understand you guys are soldiers in the fight against greed and a corrupt system but you’re fighting the war in a location where no real troops are located. If the enemy is the government I would think Washington DC is … Continued

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OO Needs Rebirth

November 18, 2011 at 1:14 pm.

Posted by Tom Luce

BACKING OFF: After contributing to OO since Oct. 25 including being tear-gassed and witnessing rubber bullets and flash bombs in the afternoon before the worse attacks at night, I decided this week that I had to withdraw my active involvement. The posts so far on this section speak more eloquently than I– especially the poetry–to what it is that has led me to this separation. OCCUPY, FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: I became aware of the concept of “Occupy” back in the summer when I was invited to come to … Continued

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The Next Steps…

November 18, 2011 at 11:31 am.

Posted by rhapsode

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/15/368809/occupy-cleveland-saves-womans-home-from-imminent-foreclosure/ I’ll say it again. This is a key part of the way forward. While for the time being we need encampments, especially for the homeless for whom there is safety in numbers and who need material support like a kitchen and a first-aid tent, we need to stop fetishizing the encampment as the only form of occupation. The goal now, surely, is to mobilize the rest of the working class, not just to keep playing to an increasingly irrelevant MSM. The way to do this is to defend people … Continued

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Occupy The Hood/New location thoughts

November 18, 2011 at 11:18 am.

Posted by OaklandMatt

First, Can we draft a proposal to apologize to Occupy The Hood for interrupting their VERY important meeting under the guise of Occupy Oakland? We should at least make it clear that group of undoubtedly spoiled interrupters does NOT represent all of OO…This was a travesty. OTH is working tirelessly to engage truly marginalized communities in this debate. So, we should consider at least apologizing, but maybe even drafting a formal letter of solidarity, and a way to include their caucus even more at our GA… Second, Funny no has mentioned OSA is a … Continued

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regarding 11/18 press conference

November 18, 2011 at 10:56 am.

Posted by Angela Omulepu

regard today’s #OO press conference: having hard conversations are critical for this movement’s evolution. not sure if the goal of this media event was to open this type of community dialogue, but that is surely one of the outcomes… MAKING CHANGE IS NO EASY TASK! power to the people. 6712

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Seize the Congressional Super Committee with these 5 Demands!

November 18, 2011 at 10:21 am.

Posted by wdsted

Let’s Help Occupy Wall Street Organize their Message: Go to all the Occupy FB Pages and post this: Occupy Please Organize around these Five Principles: 1) Do Away with Citizen’s United 2) Repeal the Patriot Act 3) Regulate Wall Street (No backroom profiting) 4) A Trillion Dollar Jobs Bill and 5) Restore 2003 Tax Rates for Million Dollar Incomes…….Sieze the DAY!! DEMAND this from the Congressional Super Comittee……see my recent activity to go to all big cities. 6705

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Change of meeting time and location, again! Please take note.

November 18, 2011 at 10:04 am.

Posted by Events-Committee

Monday: Brown Couch Cafe, 4:30 to 6:00 Tuesday: Brown Couch Cafe, 1:00 to 2:30 Wednesday: Brown Couch Cafe, 1:00 to 2:30 Thursday: Brown Couch Cafe, 1:00 to 2:30 Friday: Brown Couch Cafe, 4:30 to 6:00 Saturday: No meetings until otherwise announced Sunday: Brown Couch Cafe, 1:00 to 2:30 Brown Couch Cafe is located on 14th Street above Webster. Please email events@occupyoakland.org with any questions! 6703

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How To Find Facts for your Protest

November 18, 2011 at 9:10 am.

Posted by stephen weber

The key to the movement’s success is for the facts to be presented to the entire society (of America and hopefully the World). First the words “99%” says so much. You all have the knowledge that 1 % of the population are running and own most of everything. But if you are ever questioned by the media it would be for your benefit to know Real Facts. So I suggest that you all watch “INSIDE JOB”. On the plus side I can honestly say it’s a Matt Damon movie. It … Continued

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Occupy Oakland to Build Garden in Oscar Grant Plaza

November 18, 2011 at 8:52 am.

Posted by Bruce Paul

Call of action for Saturday November 19: We are asking the community to participate in the birth and beginning construction of a garden project in Oscar Grant Plaza. For the community, by the community. Respecting the land and feeding the people. Meeting at 11am before the 2pm rally and march. Any help, supplies, donations, ideas, permaculture/landscaping/eco-living educators and specialist are welcome. This is an ongoing community project so it will continue to expand and elaborate in the days and weeks to follow. Show up or sign up. Come and support … Continued

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Occupy Alameda County Supervisor Meeting on Oak Street, Oakland

November 18, 2011 at 8:38 am.

Posted by saint james

The Alameda County SUpervisors hold a public meeting each month open to the public at 1221 Oak Streeet, Oakland on the 5th foor in the Board of Supervisors public hearing room. Sometime they hold more than one public meeting each month. At these meetings, and on camera that is broadcasted on a Public Community Channel with voice, each citizen that shows up to these meetings and signs up to speak at the open microphone by cmpleting a smal; slip of paper with your name (or somebody’s name) and subject you … 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.