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Any Port in a Movement: Pondering the Shutdown

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By KATINSF  (reposted from http://democracy-sometime.blogspot.com) We shut down the Port of Oakland on Monday.  Activists in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Portland, Longview and San Diego also shut down their ports, or parts of them, for some or all of the day.  Activists in Houston did a solidarity action at their port and were tented – the fire department brought a big red tent to throw over them before – well, who actually knows what they did under there?  They said they did it in case they threw up sparks while … Continued

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Nov 20, 2011 GA Recording from livestream

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As a supplement to the  minutes  here is a link to the November 20,2011 GA  http://www.livestream.com/occupyoakland/video?clipId=pla_0929ba27-1361-4219-9a3a-badc453fa14a&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb This link can be demoted or appended to the bottom of the minutes once they are posted. 7115

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Occupy Oakland and Labor March and Rally in Unity–Occupiers Liberate Vacant Lot at 19th and Telegraph

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Occupy Oakland regained its momentum today in multiple actions with visible union support and peaceful, joyous and angry protestors taking to the streets again. As of 6 pm they were celebrating in a liberated vacant lot at 19th and Telegraph to the sounds of hip hop, drumming, dance music and marching bands. Some neighbors in the Uptown development welcomed the arrival with signs of support and danced in their balconies. Police quickly withdrew to the perimeter when the thousands of protestors arrived.  Demonstrators made quick work of the fence, carefully … Continued

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How To Ship Supply Donations to Occupy Oakland

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Occupy Oakland can now receive shipments of supplies and goods, which it stores in a secure location. Please follow shipping instructions exactly to ensure we receive your shipment: Via USPS – we are setting this up, please check back to this page for updates Via UPS – Occupy Oakland, UPS Customer Counter, 8400 Pardee Dr., Oakland, CA  94621 Via Fedex: (address label as follows; FYI: you are sending a ‘hold’ package for recipient pickup at a fedex location) — person’s name you are sending package to: Occupy Oakland. — company … Continued

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General Assembly reconvenes in plaza with 2000 marchers

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After a pre-dawn eviction operation involving hundreds of police from many jurisdictions Occupy Oakland regrouped this afternoon on the steps of the Oakland Main Library at 4 pm.  The occupiers began marching shortly before 5 pm with about 1000 marchers. The march  reached the plaza at 14th and Broadway with over 2000 people and immediately convened a General Assembly.  At first occupiers used the human mic, repeating each phrase in waves across the crows but within the hour amplification was in place and as of 6:30 pm an assembly is … Continued

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Neighborhood Reclamation Proposal: Occupy the Oakland Municipal Auditorium

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Let’s think Big.  The general strike was impossible, but it happened. Occupy the Oakland Municipal Auditorium (The big EMPTY white building over by Laney and Lake Merritt) Neighborhood Reclamation Proposal Re-Open the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center for the People of Oakland Re-Open the vacant Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center for emergency shelter, social services and educational purposes, and convene a People’s Convention for a grand assembly on next steps for the Occupy Wall Street Movements. OCCUPY OAKLAND, SEIU1021, ILWU10, IFPTE21, OEA, and other participants in the General Strike which … Continued

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City seeks tenants for the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center at 10 Tenth Street

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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) Required Professional License: The successful firm or team must include a California Licensed Real Estate Broker. Program Description: The City of Oakland Redevelopment Agency seeks to retain a Professional Real Estate Marketing or Brokerage Services firm to market the property with the goal of identifying the optimal buyer, operator, tenant, or group of tenants for the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California. A City Historic Landmark, the Center is an architecturally unique 215,000 square foot … Continued

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