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Meets Monday Wednesday, Friday and Sundays at 6.
Thursday morning, as an act of unity with the Indigenous People’s Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, Occupy Oakland will be broadcasting the Sunrise Ceremony at Oscar Grant Plaza.
We will be assembling a community altar space beginning in the early morning and continuing throughout the day. All are invited to bring sacred objects to share. In particular, we’re requesting sage, copal, objects symbolizing the 4 directions, images of indigenous resistance, and images of indigenous life before conquest.
The community is also invited to bring breakfast and warm drinks to share with one another after the Sunrise Ceremony is broadcast.
From noon until 5, Terrance Nelson, Clyde Bellecourt, Oglala Vice President Tom Poor Bear and many other will be joining us for a series of speeches, performances and a mid-day feast.
Immediately following, the community will gather for Grateful Mic: Music and Words of Gratitude and Solidarity from the Oakland Community.
Come out to Oscar Grant plaza to help us prepare a feast for the Occupy Oakland community. Food donations welcome and much appreciated.
Occupella is having a song circle every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the amphitheater
Events Committee is responsible for the actions, workshops, shows, teach-ins, etc. Meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 pm at Brown Couch Cafe at 14th above Webster.
Events Committee is responsible for the actions, workshops, shows, teach-ins, etc. Meetings every day at 1:00 pm at the Rising Loafer, right across from the Interfaith Tent and a few doors down from Tully’s.
Using movement, writing, and art-based practices we will create a safe space to address some of the stress, fear, and pain that arise out of healthy response to volatile situations. When doing this stressful work, self-care becomes imperative! Many of us have experienced some degree of trauma of late, whether that’s conflict with police or the life circumstances that brought us to this movement in the first place. In this group we will take time to ground and nourish as well as to stay present with the discomfort that may arise when we slow down enough to feel the body’s response to these “unacceptable” situations. By slowing down to feel we give our nervous system a chance to release this stuck energy so we have more resources available for clear, poignant, and engaged action.
Facilitated by Daniel Bear Davis and Kristen Greco
Thurs. Nov. 17: 1:30-3:20
Tues. Nov. 22: 1:30-3:30
Tues Nov. 29: 1:30-3:30
East Bay Meditation Center
Please join us in Oscar Grant plaza to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with the Occupy Oakland community.
Y.O.G.A. = You Occupy, Get Access!
Meeting to plan the 24×7 vigil at Oscar Grant Plaza. It’s completely legal as long as we don’t “sleep”.
Please join us in Snow Park to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with the Occupy Oakland community.
Finance is coordinating all official Occupy Oakland financial donations. Meetings every Thursdays at 6pm at SF Pizza on 15th and Broadway. New members welcome — please join us.
Black Friday Protest at Emeryville Mall:
Stop the Desecration of Indigenous Land
Did you know that the Bay Street Mall is built upon a
Sacred Ohlone shellmound burial ground? It is the oldest and largest
burial ground in the bay area – older than the pyramids in Eygpt.
In 2000, it was desecrated to make way for the mall.
Join in the annual action to educate the public about this sacred site.
Bring snacks and signs as we ask holiday shoppers to boycott this mall
to respect the original (and still present!) inhabitants of the Bay Area.
Children and families are welcome.
Annual Emeryville Shellmound Protest
Marking the historic 10 year anniversary of this gathering
Where: *Bay St Mall in Emeryville, Corner of *Ohlone Way and Shellmound
Street
*When: *Friday November 25th 12-3pm
For More Information: ipocshellmoundwalk.intuitwebsites.com,
Shellmoundwalk@yahoo.com
Both Occupy Oakland and Occupy San Francisco stand in solidarity with this
action and will be there to support
Events Committee is responsible for the actions, workshops, shows, teach-ins, etc. Meetings every day at 1:00 pm at the Rising Loafer, right across from the Interfaith Tent and a few doors down from Tully’s.
Y.O.G.A. = You Occupy, Get Access!
Events Committee is responsible for the actions, workshops, shows, teach-ins, etc. Meetings on Fridays at 4:30, Brown Couch Cafe at 14th and Webster.