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https://t.co/FQYTHaNbc5 things are getting fun during our Monday night women coding nights at the SudoRoom – new flyer and a cool learning mapping project of all the languages spoken in Oakland using Jupiter pic.twitter.com/pUvHtP1sRa

— Sudo Room (@sudoroom) February 12, 2023

Supreme Court
Feb 28th
8AM

JOIN US: https://t.co/HF4gPx4ai2 pic.twitter.com/PXRsxUxXXv

— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) February 16, 2023

Just days after kneeling for Tyre Nichols, SF DA Brooke Jenkins announced that she will drop the historic charges against SFPD officer Chris Samayoa in the murder of Keita “Icky” O’Neil.

Join families terrorized by police violence this Wednesday morning to demand justice! pic.twitter.com/bWdtDnVoe8

— Anti Police-Terror Project (@APTPaction) February 27, 2023

Agenda Information:

4. Federal Task Force Ordinance – OPD – NESS ATF MOU
a. Review and take possible action on the proposed Resolution and MOU between the Oakland Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms & Explosives for enhanced data access to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network through use of NIBIN Enforcement Support System (NESS)

5. Chair Status Update – Old Business – informational discussion only – no action will be taken
a. Cash Payment Ordinance
b. Rent Registry
c. Illegal Dumping Cameras (ad hoc status)
d. Retreat

We are continuing the fight to limit allowable rent increases and prevent unfair evictions. “We are excited to share information about three state bills we’re working on that will limit rent increases, prevent some of the unreasonable evictions by landlords, and create more housing that working families can afford.”

Join our monthly Housing Justice League meeting over Zoom and phone 

If you’re unable to join by video, you can call in by dialing +16699006833 and then putting in this code: 81529360568#

At this meeting we will talk about our fight for Rent Control and “Just Cause” Eviction protections for ALL RENTERS in the state.  We’ve been winning city by city, but we need these protections for all Californians.

Please register in advance at
https://bit.ly/SS_S_Womens_Rights-2023-03-04
to receive your personal link to participate in this event online

The recent Rage Against the War Machine demonstration in Washington DC exposed deep divisions within our movement. Open Mic! Bring your thoughts about this. We encourage and will allow five to ten minutes for you to present your ideas for discussion. Some questions to consider:

(1) What are the political, economic, and military factors that led to this war?

(2) Who are the main forces in the antiwar movement – what is their class character and what are their political demands?

(3) How to build the antiwar movement? Why is there so much support in the US and so little opposition to the war? What happened to the antiwar movement – why did it split over the Rage Against the War demonstration, and how can we revive and build it? Who should socialists unite with to do so, and how?

Note: the moderator may ask questions of participants, make or ask for clarifications, or interrupt the discussion if speakers wonder off topic or become disruptive.

Here is a link to the speeches at the Rage Against the War Machine rally at which you can pick and choose to listen to individual speeches:

https://rageagainstwar.com/speeches/

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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:

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The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)

On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.

OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over six years, since October 2011! Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oakland community members and beyond, where everyone who shows up is treated equally. Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated strives to reach agreement while building community.

At the GA committees, caucuses, and loosely associated groups whose representatives come voluntarily report on past and future actions, with discussion. We encourage everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part of at least one associated group, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oakland encourages political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.

General Assembly Standard Agenda

Welcome & Introductions
Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
Announcements
(Optional) Discussion Topic

Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups with past or present Occupy Oakland members.

Occupy Oakland Web Committee: (web@occupyoakland.org)
Strike Debt Bay Area : strikedebtbayarea.tumblr.com
Berkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice:https://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
Oakland Privacy Working Group:https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/
Bay Area AntiRepression: antirepression@occupyoakland.org
Biblioteca Popular: http://tinyurl.com/mdlzshy
Interfaith Tent: www.facebook.com/InterfaithTent
Port Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
Bay Area Intifada: bayareaintifada.wordpress.com
Transport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
Fresh Juice Party (aka Chalkupy) freshjuiceparty.com/chalkupy-gallery
Sudo Room: https://sudoroom.org
Omni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
First They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-they-came-for-the-homeless/253882908111999
Sunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.org/
Bay Area Public School: http://thepublicschool.org/bay-area

San Francisco based groups:
Occupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
Occupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
San Francisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv

ICYMI: The judge in Wednesday's hearing delayed the DA's dismissal of charges. In other words, she's giving Attorney General Rob Bonta one week to take up the case since DA Jenkins doesn't want to.

Join the rally to Monday to call on AG Rob Bonta to take on this important case! pic.twitter.com/WOwElYVVGA

— San Francisco Rising (@SF_Rising) March 3, 2023

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In alliance with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) we organized the October 23, 2010 labor and community rally for Justice for Oscar Grant. On that day the ILWU shut down the Bay Area ports in solidarity. Our mission is to educate, organize and mobilize people against police and state repression. Sisters and brothers! The Oscar Grant Committee invites you to join us in this vital struggle.

We meet on the 1^st Monday of each month
You can join our discussion list by sending a blank (doesn’t even need a subject) email to

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https://t.co/FQYTHaNbc5 things are getting fun during our Monday night women coding nights at the SudoRoom – new flyer and a cool learning mapping project of all the languages spoken in Oakland using Jupiter pic.twitter.com/pUvHtP1sRa

— Sudo Room (@sudoroom) February 12, 2023

Michael Brown, Jr. was a beloved Black teenager who was murdered by Ferguson police on August 9th, 2014. His killing ignited a global movement against police & state violence.

We’re honored to host the Brown family in Oakland on 3/7 for a screening of ‘Ferguson Rises’. pic.twitter.com/Hr8gje73BL

— Anti Police-Terror Project (@APTPaction) February 21, 2023

Free with RSVP.

REGISTER HERE!

📚📚 Join our #Ecosocialist Book Club for a two part discussion of The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism. Open to all – @demsocialists, @dsa_ecosocialists, & DSA-curious! We'll meet in March – register today! https://t.co/pHlv9iA3EM pic.twitter.com/1kw1zi23rO

— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) March 2, 2023

We're done letting the ruling class burn our towns, lives, and planet for a profit. If you are too, join us March 9th at 8PM EST to talk about how we can win the world we deserve by fighting alongside labor and Building For Power!https://t.co/zvY4yGHhKi#ABetterWorldIsPossible pic.twitter.com/3d4IdSzIhL

— DSA for a Green New Deal🌱🌹⚡️ (@DSAecosocialism) February 17, 2023

‘Tasha is a one woman show exploring the in-custody murder of Natasha McKenna at the hands of law enforcement in Farifax, Virginia in 2015. The play, written by artist and activist Cat Brooks, directed by Oakland’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, and performed by acclaimed actor Jeunée Simon, explores her life and murder from the point of view of several characters, including Natasha herself. “Natasha started talking so loudly I had to get up and write what she was saying,” Brooks said of the script’s genesis in 2015.

Trigger warning: This show contains graphic images and language depicting the murder of a young Black woman at the hands of police. A non-shooting, replica firearm will be used onstage and will be pointed at the audience. It is a non-working, prop gun. It will be accompanied by the sounds of gunshots and screaming.

Thanks to the support of Anti Police-Terror Project and Mental Health First Oakland, Healing Services by Nekia Wright and Hadiza Mohammed are available for select performances. Healers will be in the lobby during the performance and in the theatre after the show to support anyone who feels the need for healing after experiencing the images and themes explored in this show.

The healers are available to talk to anyone about feelings that come up and help manage emotions to help you process this experience so you can go back out into the world.

This week Zionist settler mobs protected by Israeli Occupation Forces stormed the occupied village of Huwara, surrounded it and attempted to burn it to the ground. Israeli human rights group @btselem and many others have called the settler attacks a “pogrom” to describe the attacks on the village. Pogrom is a Russian word meaning “to wreak havoc” and typically describes the violence by Russians against Jewish people, particularly officially-mandated slaughter.

Many are blaming the new Israeli government as the cause of the unimaginable violence Palestinians, but the origin of these atrocities is not the Israeli government but Zionism. This isn’t a “loss of control” this is exactly what Israeli control looks like. The settlers carry out the attack, the military secures it, the politicians back it. It’s a synergy.

#HandsOffHuwara #HandsOffPalestine #HuwaraResists #FreePalestine #SF #BayArea 🇵🇸✌🏽🇵🇸

We continue our weekly actions at Wells Fargo locations in San Francisco to – tell the truth about the bank’s funding of the fossil fuel industry to customers and passers-by. Join us on Friday to hold signs and pass out flyers.

Let’s keep up the pressure! Join us this Friday, March 10! Click here to RSVP.

‘Tasha is a one woman show exploring the in-custody murder of Natasha McKenna at the hands of law enforcement in Farifax, Virginia in 2015. The play, written by artist and activist Cat Brooks, directed by Oakland’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, and performed by acclaimed actor Jeunée Simon, explores her life and murder from the point of view of several characters, including Natasha herself. “Natasha started talking so loudly I had to get up and write what she was saying,” Brooks said of the script’s genesis in 2015.

Trigger warning: This show contains graphic images and language depicting the murder of a young Black woman at the hands of police. A non-shooting, replica firearm will be used onstage and will be pointed at the audience. It is a non-working, prop gun. It will be accompanied by the sounds of gunshots and screaming.

Thanks to the support of Anti Police-Terror Project and Mental Health First Oakland, Healing Services by Nekia Wright and Hadiza Mohammed are available for select performances. Healers will be in the lobby during the performance and in the theatre after the show to support anyone who feels the need for healing after experiencing the images and themes explored in this show.

The healers are available to talk to anyone about feelings that come up and help manage emotions to help you process this experience so you can go back out into the world.