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General Assembly Agenda 4.8.12

I. Welcome II. Welcome Announcements III. Agenda Overview IV. Open Forum V. Reports from Committees, Subcommittees, and Caucuses VI. Proposals 1. Door to Door Outreach Proposal 2. The Clearing House Proposal 3. Endorsement of Dignity and Resistance May Day March 4. Finance Proposal for Dignity and Resistance March 5. Recognition of Occupy Brooms Collective 6. Finance Proposal for Remaining OWS Funds for Longview/EGT Action 7. Finance Proposal for OO Patriarchy BBQ & Speak Out 4/14/12 8. Endorsement of Occupy4Prisoners Day of Action 9. Solidarity with Mexico VII. Action Announcements VIII. … Continued

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General Assembly Agenda 4.4.12

I. Welcome II. Welcome Announcements III. Agenda Overview IV. Open Forum V. Reports from Committees, Subcommittees, and Caucuses VI. Proposals 1. Finance Proposal for Reimbursement of Costs for Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin 2. Door to Door Outreach Proposal 3. Clearing House Proposal 4. Proposal for the Endorsement and Support of the Dignity and Resistance May Day March and Rally 5. Separate Proposal for Funds for the Dignity and Resistance Coalition VII. Action Announcements VIII. General Announcements 26975

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Proposal Queue for the April 4, 2012 General Assembly

1. Finance Proposal for Reimbursement of Costs for Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin 2. Door to Door Outreach Proposal 3. Clearing House Proposal 4. Proposal for the Endorsement and Support of the Dignity and Resistance May Day March and Rally 5. Separate Proposal for Funds for the Dignity and Resistance Coalition 26973

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First National Transportation Day of Action – Fruitvale, Oakland – Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – 4:30 PM

We, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment’s Riders for Transit Justice (ACCE/RTJ), are calling for nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, to highlight the amount of money being given to banks to pay extraordinarily high interest rates on swap fees. This is in conjunction with Occupy MBTA/Boston and many other cities. Fruitvale Transit Village, at bus stops on International Blvd. 4/4/12 4:30 p.m. We are also going to have actions in Oakland regarding our local buses. $53 million annually in swap fees is being paid to the big … Continued

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[#1 for 4/4/12 GA] Finance Proposal for Reimbursement of Costs for Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin

We (the Tactical Action Committee) organized a rally at Bradley Manning Plaza (Embarcadero, SF) and a march to the UN Plaza, with a speak out and altar for Trayvon Martin. Approximately 500-650 people attended from both Oakland and SF. We would like to request that Occupy Oakland cover the expenses for this march. Posters (printed) $289.47 Stakes (separate, Mona) Altar Flowers $41.25 Altar Candles (separate, Mona) Rechargeable Batteries and Solar Charger for TAC Bullhorns: Batteries (2 sets) $54.35 Charger $30.28 $415.35 Total 26292

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[#2 for 4/4/12 GA] Door to Door Outreach Proposal

This is a proposal for Occupy Oakland to systematically go door to door to meet every family in Oakland with the emphasis on organizing and recruiting women to become a part of the Occupy movement. We emphasize women because women are the masses of the people and are the most oppressed among the 99%. When we organize the women, we also organize the youth because of women’s relationship to the youth. The women and the youth represent at least 75% of the population. Women are the first teachers of both … Continued

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[#3 for 4/4/12 GA] Clearing House Proposal

Several OO committees, as well as other OWS groups in the Bay Area, are in the midst of organizing actions and events that we are all excited about. We have been looking forward to sharing information and getting feedback from one another, and believe that the GA is the proper space/time to do this. To this end, and because spring and summer are approaching, we propose to have an organized process (Clearing House) for sharing actions on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at the GA. Goals: 1) Information sharing brought forward … Continued

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[#4 for 4/4/12 GA] Proposal for the Endorsement and Support of the Dignity and Resistance May Day March and Rally

The Bay Area Coalition for Dignity and Resistance has called for a march and rallies on May Day (May 1, 2012), starting at 3pm at the Fruitvale BART plaza. Many Occupy Oakland people have been attending the meetings as part of the coalition, along with people from Decolonize Oakland, Occupy the Hood, Occupy SF, immigrant community organizations, and others. Monday, 3/26/12, the Occupy Oakland May Day Assembly voted to endorse this event and bring a proposal to the GA for endorsement by Occupy Oakland. The kick-off rally will be in … Continued

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