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Easy Talking Points To Use: Knowledge is Power.

October 28, 2011 at 1:11 pm.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025 It is the corruption we hate. Not the rich. Please stop the hate speech. Peace through solidarity! jeanie 2087

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Talking points Link: It is the corruption on WS…and in Govt “we hate the rich” doesn’t cut it!

October 28, 2011 at 12:44 pm.

Posted by Mom_In_Jeans

Please read this fabulous article. We cannot resort to ignorant comments like “the rich are our enemy”, “we hate the rich” get out of the emotion and into the facts. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025#ixzz1c3QAemg4 2072

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Polarizing Speach “Us vs Them”

October 27, 2011 at 11:44 pm.

Posted by Mom_In_Jeans

Hi, I was at Oakland this evening and what a wonderful showing of diversity, camaraderie and support.There was one sentiment which has been echoed with others and in public forums.There has been much talk about the “RICH” with indignation and contempt. I heard “them” being called our “enemy”. It is a very polarizing statement and will shut down many ears. I would not like to see this movement die based on some generalization. I want change for my son’s generation.We don’t HATE the rich. It is the CORRUPTION we hate.But … 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.