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General Assembly should disavow property destruction and violence

November 2, 2011 at 3:23 pm.

Posted by Helen

I’m very excited about the General Strike and the strength of Occupy Oakland. But already there are quite a few reports of property destruction. I read that the General Assembly has not taken a position on the use of violence in protest. I think this is just stupid. Are you unable to get a supermajority on this? If the GA disavows violence and property destruction, it can distance itself from protestors who choose these tactics. These tactics are destructive to the movement. The best way to “stick it to” greed, … Continued

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Open letter to the Occupy Movement from nobody in particular

October 26, 2011 at 10:01 am.

Posted by Helen

This is an open letter to the Occupy movement. It was sparked by a question a friend posed on Facebook on how to provide solidarity to Occupy Oakland. I stand in solidarity with you, Oakland, and am sending this with both appreciation and humility. I don’t know the history of your occupation or decision-making processes. This is a general critique directed at the movement as a whole, which last night’s events in Oakland inspired me to put into words. First of all, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I’ve been … 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.