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Oakland Teachers Union OEA Executive Board endorsed Occupy Oakland’s November 2 “General Strike/Mass Day of Action”

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Occupy Oakland General Strike November 2, 2011 In a unanimous vote on 10/28/11, the OEA Executive Board endorsed Occupy Oakland’s November 2 “General Strike/Mass Day of Action” and is urging members to participate in a variety of ways, including taking personal leave to join actions at Frank Ogawa Plaza, doing informational picketing at school sites, and holding teach-ins on the history of general strikes and organizing for economic justice. Faced with growing class sizes and dwindling resources, school closures, and the ongoing attempts of charter management companies to entice Oakland … Continued

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GA Process Statement from Facilitation Group

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We, the facilitation group, were asked at our facilitation meeting today to respond to questions regarding our General Assembly process that were brought forth at our morning meeting.  We were told that a representative from City Hall came to our morning meeting and requested details about the process, specifically pertaining to ones ability to speak freely at our General Assembly.  Following our meeting we drafted the following letter and delivered it to the concerned party(s). Upon delivering the letter we made it clear that persons attending our General Assembly do … Continued

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Week 1 Endorsements

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MILLION WORKER MARCH SUPPORTS OCCUPY WALL STREET October 17, 2011 The Million Worker March (MWM) organizers and activists call upon all workers organized and unorganized and the unemployed to join and defend the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement.  We extend the call to anti-war, immigration rights, environmental and social justice activists to join this movement which could replicate the “Arab Spring” here at home. The MWM, initiated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 on October 17, 2004 at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington … Continued

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Oakland Mayor’s Contact Information

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Contact the Office of the Mayor 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Contact Form phone: (510) 238-3141 fax: (510) 238-4731 TTY: (510) 238-3254 Contact the City Administrator’s Office 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612 cityadministrator@oaklandnet.com phone: (510) 238-3301 fax: (510) 238-2223 TTY: (510) 238-3724 To schedule an appointment with Mayor Quan or extend an invitation: mayors-schedule@oaklandnet.com To request a proclamation from the Mayor’s Office: mayors-proclamation@oaklandnet.com   1338

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Occupy Oakland on the Move

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Re-posted from Indybay Occupiers and supporters collectively held their first official action outside of Oscar Grant Plaza on October 22nd. The march was agreed upon by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on October 19th. On a very warm and sunny day, hundreds listened to speakers and rallied in the plaza amphitheater before noon, then over one thousand people joined in the march from the plaza to the satellite occupation at Snow Park and around Lake Merritt, shutting down two bank branches on Lakeshore Avenue before returning to the plaza. 1123

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Occupy Oakland protesters march through downtown streets, tent city still intact

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http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/10/22/occupy-oakland-protesters-march-through-downtown-streets-tent-city-still-intact/ With their tent encampment still intact despite a city eviction order, hundreds of people from the Occupy Oakland protest marched through the streets of Oakland on Saturday afternoon, stopping traffic as they waved flags, danced and chanted. The march began at Frank Ogawa Plaza, where protesters have been camping out since October 11 in protest of economic inequality and the federal bailout of Wall Street banks. Marchers continued down 14th Street, then along Harrison and by Lake Merritt, before pausing in front of the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market. A … Continued

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