On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Occupy Oakland is having its Six Month Anniversary Party at Oscar Grant Plaza!

Come down to Oscar Grant Plaza and enjoy the atmosphere of the camp and the amazing experiences we have all been through together, with a concert, speak-out, feast, and picture and movie slideshows of Occupy Oakland!

The evening will end with a dance party, as we re-occupy for one night to honor the space we have all fought so hard for.

Get in touch with the Events Committee for more information, and if you have pictures/performers/food to donate, please email:

events@occupyoakland.org

Occupy Oakland Patriarchy is hosting a BBQ and speak out “reflecting on cycles of violence.”

Members of Occupy Portland media Coalition present “Occupation Nation” film screenings this weekend in Oakland and Berkeley

A slam-packed episode of political remix videos that is hotter than mace in your face

B Media’s latest video variety show is an hour-long episode that remixes historic struggles for freedom of speech, the labor movement and international land occupations with local and national actions like #F29, interviews with David Graeber, and Obama in Disney World.  Special appearances by Mr.Bean, Clint Eastwood and Janet Jackson’s boob.

Watch the trailer here:http://bit.ly/occupationpromo

About the Events:

Sat 14th 7-9pm
Occupation Nation (screening/discussion)
Longhaul Infoshop
3124 Shattuck Ave

About B Media Collective:

B Media Collective is a community-based video art collective from
Portland, OR, that uses political remix videos, documentary films, and
skill-sharing workshops to catalyze collaborative work for social
justice.

About the Variety Show:

The Variety Show is a bi-monthly mash up of art, humor and politics
remixing local social justice events with found internet detritus.
Centered around a relevant theme, the show is an eclectic,
ever-evolving experiment in collaborative filmmaking.

Members of Occupy Portland media Coalition present “Occupation Nation” film screenings this weekend in Oakland and Berkeley

A slam-packed episode of political remix videos that is hotter than mace in your face

B Media’s latest video variety show is an hour-long episode that remixes historic struggles for freedom of speech, the labor movement and international land occupations with local and national actions like #F29, interviews with David Graeber, and Obama in Disney World.  Special appearances by Mr.Bean, Clint Eastwood and Janet Jackson’s boob.

Watch the trailer here:http://bit.ly/occupationpromo

About the Events:

Sat 14th 7-9pm
Occupation Nation (screening/discussion)
Longhaul Infoshop
3124 Shattuck Ave

About B Media Collective:

B Media Collective is a community-based video art collective from
Portland, OR, that uses political remix videos, documentary films, and
skill-sharing workshops to catalyze collaborative work for social
justice.

About the Variety Show:

The Variety Show is a bi-monthly mash up of art, humor and politics
remixing local social justice events with found internet detritus.
Centered around a relevant theme, the show is an eclectic,
ever-evolving experiment in collaborative filmmaking.

The working class is facing an unprecedented assault from employers and the state. We must
build solidarity in collective struggle. In this spirit we invite all workers – paid and unpaid,
employed and unemployed, union and nonunion, full-time and precarious – to join a
Worker’s Assembly. We will communicate across sectors – from city workers to the private sector,
from domestic and service work to industrial labor – and begin to develop common struggles.

Sponsored by the Occupy Oakland Labor Solidarity Committee

Free Lunch provided.

The GA Clearinghouse

Many Occupy Oakland committees as well as many other groups in the Bay are in the midst of organizing actions and events for this spring and summer that we are all excited about. We have been looking forward to sharing information and getting feedback from one another and believe that the General Assembly is the proper space / time to have this discussion.
This is why we will have an organized process for sharing actions/events on Wednesday April 25nd at 6pm at the Occupy Oakland GA at Oscar Grant plaza (14th and Broadway).

Goals:

Support coordination & communication for Spring/Summer Actions and Events and increase capacity for those projects.
Encourage action feedback and coordinating calendaring of events
Re-vitalize the GA’s process for this spring. The hope is to get a lot of people there, because this is a new approach.

General format:

Groups present what they are working on, folks can give feedback, and individuals hear about lots of actions and can find ways to hook up them.
Coordinating breakout discussions for groups working on similar themes
It will NOT be a decision-making space. No large group decisions made that day.
We see this as an experiment and if it works then hope make it happen periodically

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND CONTENT:

The structure we have come up with so far is that the day will begin with multiple groups giving 5 minute presentations about the current work they are doing followed by some time for questions.
Please send us a description of your work. It does not have to be anything formal, just a few words to give us the gist of your project, so we can facilitate scheduling of the day’s events.
We are asking for your input on how this assembly can benefit the work you are doing. Some questions we would like to ask include: Would you be interested in being a part of a facilitated discussion with other groups who work on projects that fall within a theme you associate your work with? (For example, if you do work against police brutality, would want to be a part of a breakout centered around that idea). If so, what are some themes you think your work falls under and how does the work you are currently doing fit under these themes? Do you know any other groups that share similar interests who you would like to coordinate with?

Please send your projects to actionclearinghouse@gmail.com by Sunday April 22nd. All project need to be represented by at least 3 people. Hopefully we can find room in the day to accommodate all proposals but unfortunately we can’t guarantee there will be time in the day for everything. We promise to do our best.

Clearing house group

Hey there! As a fun way to get ready for may day, we will host a wonderful medic l.a.r.p.ing event.

This event might be more useful if you have already been a street-medic, and or you have been trained. We will not go over a whole training at this event, this is just to  practice your skills and for us to hangout and have fun!

Please bring: Clothes you will get dirty in! supplies to share! A lunch or money/ebt etc to get one. friends who want to be lovely actors, your awesome skills,

Tentative schedule:

9am-12pm workshop skill share discussion, social, maybe breakout groups for detailed workshops

12-1pm lunch and social and supply swap!

1 til 4pm scenarios, feedback, and live action role playing.

4 til 5pm socialize

5pm end of the event!

First come First on the list. Limited room. Please RSVP to bayareastreetmedics@gmail.com

With May Day approaching in less than two weeks, the Safer Spaces committee invites activists and allies together for a two and a half hour panel and skill share session on:

*Basic tips for a sustainable street action

*Emotional First Aid: trauma education, emotional self care tips for pre, during and post action

*First Aid: simple street medic tips, physical self-care for pre, during and post action

*Coping with activist burnout and keeping the movement connected

When: 4/29/12 (Sunday)

Time: Noon-2:30 (hope everyone is ok with a slight overlapping of the GA)

Where: 19th and Telegraph

Come and help be a part of Occupy Oakland’s planning for May 1st, 2012, and the call for an international general strike, otherwise known as a Day without the 99%. Meetings are held at 5pm at 19th and Telegraph due to stay away orders, and will be moved into an indoor location if the weather forces the situation.

For  individual or group trauma support, mediations and anti-oppression advocacy, please contact Safer Spaces:

Tel: (510) 502-9466

Email:saferspaces@occupyoakland.org

Healing can take place in the form of reconnecting with Mother Earth.

It can be little steps like birdwatching, hiking, going to the beach or eating freshly picked berries. Ask your five senses what do I see, hear, taste, touch, smell?

Have you tried gardening? Or are you already a gardener? What does your body, mind and soul experience when you dig that dirt, plant the seed, water, trim the weeds, ask the ladybugs to kindly tell some insects to be nice to your plants and watch the phenomenon of  seeds turning into fruits,vegetables or flowers? What does it feel like to struggle with a plant that won’t thrive but one day you go out and it turned into something beautiful? What does it feel like when you can be sustainable and self-efficient through this entire process? What does it feel like to share stories and tips with your fellow Green Thumbs? What does it feel like when you can share your harvest with your friends, family or community?

Healing from trauma is about your body regenerating and flourishing much like  plants. Sometimes you may have to become  a seed again in order to recover. There may be ups and downs but because you are part of Mother Earth, you have the resilience and strength to overcome, no matter how difficult. You are also your own gardener. What can you do for your garden? Our movement went from seeds to the bountiful harvest that it is now because of the care, faith and dedication you  and your comrades gave to it.Take care and be kind to yourself. Take care of each other. We can heal as a community.

On that note, there’s some beautiful healing going on at Occupy the Farm today! Please come if you can.

When: Thursday, May 3

Event Schedule:
“Occupy the Farm”: Permaculture workshop and Maypole 
Join Starhawk and friends to support the wonderful farm being created on a piece of vacant land in the East Bay by the Occupy movement.
Permaculture workshop, 3:00 p.m: Learn some of the basic ethics and principles of permaculture as we put them into practice at this reclaimed farm site.
Maypole celebration, 6:00 p.m.: Dance the Maypole to celebrate the rising tides of life, the diverse forms of love, and the power of regeneration.

Bring food to share.  Donations of seeds and starts for the farm are much appreciated.
Cost: Free! Kids welcome.
Location: Marin between San Pablo and Jackson streets, Albany, California
For more information: http://www.takebackthetract.com/

Occupy Oakland will have a table set up at Art Murmur this Friday, May 4th. The exact location of the table is to be determined, but we will be raising money for OO by selling prints and other things for folks passing through.

In response to the May 1st vandalism of small businesses and private property in this largely working class neighborhood, we at the Brooms Collective are planning on gathering at the 16th Street Mission BART Station at 11:30 on Saturday morning to participate in a neighborhood clean-up and outreach action. Many people seem to believe that these deplorable actions were attributable to supporters of the Occupy Movement, and even Occupy Oakland in particular. Many of us in the Brooms Collective found this truly senseless destruction wholly out of step with our beliefs, political, social or otherwise, and we believe that many others feel the same way. An action such as this is the only way that we could even hope to repair the damage that was done in the name of a movement that many of us believe would never have condoned it in the first place.

This Friday, May 11th, there will be an action in front of the OPD Station at 7th and Broadway to protest and bring light to the murder of 18 year old Alan Bluford this past weekend. It will begin at 5pm and will include such speakers as Jack Bryson from Occupy Oakland amongst others.

The family of Alan Blueford has asked allies to come to the Oakland City Council Meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday to demand justice for the OPD killing of their son! Get there by 6 pm to demand a real investigation into the circumstances of the killing! The police officer should not be on paid leave, beyond that, what is his name, and why are they still on the force?

The working class is facing an unprecedented assault from
employers and the state. We must build solidarity in collective
struggle. In this spirit we invite all workers – paid and unpaid,
employed and unemployed, union and non-union, full-time and
precarious – to join a Workers’ Assembly.

We aim to encourage communication and solidarity between
different sectors of the working class. We want to encourage
common struggle against the 1% and their agents who exploit
and oppress us, for a society based on justice and equality, where
the needs and desires of all working people are given first priority.

This will be the 2nd meeting of the Workers’ Assembly.
It will take place at the SEIU 1021 Hall, 155 Myrtle St, Oakland, CA.

Please join us — And there is such thing as a free lunch!

Our comrade Jesus is being sentenced on Thursday, but a show of our strong community support can improve his sentence.

Jesus was originally charged with three counts of felony assault of an officer with a folding chair, among other things, for an incident that occurred during the December 30th raid of Oscar Grant Plaza. A jury has convicted him of one felony count of deterring an officer. Jesus has been inside Santa Rita Jail since late January; on Thursday we’ll find out how long he’ll have to stay there.

Let’s show the judge and DA how real our solidarity is!

When: 9AM, Thursday, May 24, 2012
Where: Dept 14, Rene Davis Courthouse

Join Occupy Oakland and Earth First! for

The working class is facing an unprecedented assault from
employers and the state. We must build solidarity in collective
struggle. In this spirit we invite all workers – paid and unpaid,
employed and unemployed, union and non-union, full-time and
precarious – to join a Workers’ Assembly.

We aim to encourage communication and solidarity between
different sectors of the working class. We want to encourage
common struggle against the 1% and their agents who exploit
and oppress us, for a society based on justice and equality, where
the needs and desires of all working people are given first priority.

This will be the 3rd meeting of the Workers’ Assembly.
It will take place at Lakeside Park (Belleview & Grand, Oakland, CA).
The exact location within the park is yet to be determined
and the starting time of 11:30 AM is subject to change. Please check
back.

An Occupy Oakland barbecue will be taking place at 2:00 PM at the same
location; the Workers’ Assembly will transition into that event.

This meeting’s primary goal will be to figure out the organization of the Workers’
Assembly and its future roles.

What’s Next? Occupy Oakland BBQ