Author Archives: facilitation-committee

Emergency Proposal: Occupy Oakland General Assembly Holiday Calendar (#1 in queue for December 16 GA)

Emergency Proposal: Occupy Oakland General Assembly Holiday Calendar Proposed Holiday Calendar – The last regular scheduled GA will be on Sunday, December 18th. – Monday, December 19th at 6PM. – Wednesday, December 21st at 6PM. – Monday, December 26th at 6PM. – Wednesday, December 28th at 6PM. – Monday, January 2nd at 6PM. – Wednesday, January 4th at 6PM. Regular General Assembly Schedule will begin on Sunday December 8th at 2PM. Proposers: Ra, Ali, and Ayr. 12933

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Proposal Queue For December 16, 2011 GA

Proposals 1.        Emergency Proposal: General Assembly Holiday Schedule 2.        GA at OPD 3.        Buy Local Proposal 4.        Proposal for the taking of a large social center for Occupy Oakland 5.        Proposal to treat all proposals as living documents 6.        10th Street Home Endorsement 7.        Rent Strike Proposal 8.        Straw Poll for whether to use people’s mic vs amplified sound at the beginning of GA 9.      Finance Proposal for $1825 towards January 1st March 10.      Proposal to support the January 20th financial district Occupation in SF 12907

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Proposal: Proposal to support the January 20th financial district Occupation in SF (#10 in queue for December 16 GA)

Proposal: Proposal to support the January 20th financial district Occupation in SF 1) In solidarity with Occupy SF, we will support and join in efforts to occupy the financial district in SF on January 20th 2012. 2) A working group will be created to facilitate actions for that day. 3) Affinity groups are encouraged to form and participate independently. 12901

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Passed at Dec 16 GA. Emergency Proposal: Occupy Oakland General Assembly Holiday Calendar

Emergency Proposal: Occupy Oakland General Assembly Holiday Calendar Proposed Holiday Calendar – The last regular scheduled GA will be on Sunday, December 18th. – Monday, December 19th at 6PM. – Wednesday, December 21st at 6PM. – Monday, December 26th at 6PM. – Wednesday, December 28th at 6PM. – Monday, January 2nd at 6PM. – Wednesday, January 4th at 6PM. Regular General Assembly Schedule will begin on Sunday December 8th at 2PM. Proposers: Ra, Ali, and Ayr. 12939

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Proposal Queue For December 16, 2011 GA

1.        Emergency Proposal: General Assembly Holiday Schedule 2.        GA at OPD 3.        Buy Local Proposal 4.        Proposal for the taking of a large social center for Occupy Oakland 5.        Proposal to treat all proposals as living documents 6.        10th Street Home Endorsement 7.        Rent Strike Proposal 8.        Straw Poll for whether to use people’s mic vs amplified sound at the beginning of GA 9.      Finance Proposal for $1825 towards January 1st March 10.      Proposal to support the January 20th financial district Occupation in SF 12899

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General Assembly Agenda 12.16.2011

I.          Welcome II.         Welcome Announcements III.        Agenda Overview IV.        FORUM QUESTION December 16: (Ben) V.         Reports from Committees, Sub-committees & Caucuses VI.        Overview of Process VII.       Proposals 1.        Emergency Proposal: General Assembly Holiday Schedule 2.        GA at OPD 3.        Buy Local Proposal 4.        Proposal for the taking of a large social center for Occupy Oakland 5.        Proposal to treat all proposals as living documents 6.        10th Street Home Endorsement 7.        Rent Strike Proposal 8.        Straw Poll for whether to use people’s mic vs amplified sound at the beginning of GA 9.      Finance Proposal for $1825 towards January 1st March … Continued

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Passed at Dec. 18 GA. Proposal to treat all proposals as living documents (# 5 in queue for December 16 GA)

Beginning immediately, given the understanding that a group making a proposal cannot discuss it with the whole of the occupational population before presenting, each proposal shall be treated as a living document. Enabling the initiators to accept and apply amendments and adjustments during the discussion will make it possible to develop a proposal into a document approveable by the vast majority of occupants.  This tactic will bring us closer to true consensus, and increase the likelihood of more clearly defining ourselves, while avoiding the loss of good proposals due to … Continued

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Passed at Dec. 18 GA. Proposal to have Occupy Oakland endorse and support the Occupy Our Homes movement and the successful continuing occupation of the 10th Street Home at 10th & Mandela. (#6 in queue for December 16 GA)

We propose Occupy Oakland endorse and support the Occupy Our Homes movement and the successful continuing occupation of the 10th Street Home at 10th & Mandela. December 6th National Day of Action mobilized thousands of people from the Occupy movement and local communities all around the country to stand up to Wall Street banks. We protested foreclosures, took back homes, stopped foreclosure auctions and a number of other actions that highlighted the role of the banks in the current housing crisis and worked to concretely stop people from losing their homes. The occupation … Continued

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General Assembly Agenda 12.14.2011

I.            Welcome II.            Welcome Announcements III.            Agenda Overview IV.            FORUM QUESTION December 14: The West Coast Port Shutdown demonstrated that Occupy Oakland and the occupy movement is building momentum. Tonight we have the opportunity to reflect on what is really working and imagine what else we can do to improve our strategy for the future.  Tonight we ask you to share some of our successes. What actions, outreach strategies, ect. are empowering our movement and what are some possible ways we can improve upon  our organizing? V.              Reports from … Continued

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Finance Proposal for $1825 towards January 1st March (#9 in queue for December 16 GA)

The January 1st March and Rally in Memory of Oscar Grant and all Victims and Survivors of Police Brutality working group is requesting $1825, $1000 of which is a refundable deposit for a sound truck.  We are requesting the funds for leaflets, posters, banner, flatbed truck, PA system and mobile sound system. Members of The January 1st March and Rally working group. 12930

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