Monthly meeting and Mutual Aid Skill Shares.

Oct 14: Common Home Repair.

Nov 11: Dumpster Diving in the Bay

THE Dec 9 EVENT:  Researching Properties, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months,  once Daylight Savings Time springs forward we tend to assemble at 4 PM).

On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 2 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.

OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over five years! 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

1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
3. Announcements
4. (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

ACILEP Immigration Legal Observer Training in Berkeley

The Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP) invites you to join our team of volunteer responders to resist the raids and deportations!

Many folks who live and/or work in Alameda County are interested in supporting our undocumented community members and their families. A major need for our community is to have trained communitiy members that can be activated to show up and respond to ICE presence in Berkeley and throughout Alameda County, serve as legal observers, and support the family and community of the loved one being targeted by ICE action.

The more people we have trained by ACILEP, the more power we have as a sanctuary city to protect our community members from ICE raids.

At this training—taught by a team from ACILEP—you will:

• Learn how to verify ICE activity
• Learn how to be a legal observer in order to protect our communities from ICE
• Get Know Your Rights training in regards to interactions with law enforcement
• Practice role-playing scenarios* so that you have practical experience to draw from

(*Theater of the Oppressed assistance provided by Starr King School for the Ministry)

Alameda County Immigration Legal & Education Partnership (ACILEP) is a partnership of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, Causa Justa Just Cause, the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Oakland Community Organizations, Street Level Health, the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay, Centro Legal de la Raza, and the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office

“Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment.

The problems we’re facing are immense, but not insurmountable. Around the world, activists have pushed back against corporate influence at the UN and the World Water Forum. And here at home, working hand in hand with grassroots allies, we’ve stopped privatizations of our water systems, halted the use of arsenic in chicken production, and built pressure to ban fracking. While we’ll never have the financial resources to compete on a playing field lined with corporate money, we do have considerable people power. By raising our voices together, we can create real and lasting change.”

https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2283

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/our-impact

OTU’s Mission

The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf.

Monthly Meetings

The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 pm on the second Monday evening of each month. Our monthly meetings are held in the Community Room of the Madison Park Apartments, 100 – 9th Street (at Oak Street, across from the Lake Merritt BART Station). To enter, gently knock on the window of the room to the right of the main entrance to the building. At the meetings, first we focus on general issues affecting renters city-wide and then second we offer advice to renters regarding their individual concerns.

If you have an issue, a question, or need advice about a tenant/landlord issue, please call us at (510) 704-5276. Leave a message with your name and phone number and someone will get back to you.

A Catalan activist from Barcelona will give background information about the Catalan fight of independence from Spain. He will show some recent video footage and speak about the history of the struggle and the latest developments: the referendum, the resulting Spanish police repression, peoples’ self-organization, imposition of new elections – it is a big chessboard with many players and agendas. How do Catalan anarchists position themselves in this fight while holding ideas of abolishing nation states?

Event Monday Nov. 13 7pm at Long Haul: The Catalan Chessboard (an anarchist perspective) 3124 Shattuck Berkeley @longhaulinfo #anarchy #catalonia https://t.co/HqvWK1T6k6 pic.twitter.com/jdAnoAFHSQ

— Slingshot ⚑ (@Slingshotnews) November 8, 2017

Item 24: Direct the City Manager to analyze and address disparate racial outcomes in policing and implement policy and practice reforms.
This item has been heavily revised since it was first introduced.  Please see the following link for the current proposal:
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2017/11_Nov/Documents/2017-11-14_Item_24_Refer_to_the_Berkeley_Police_Department_-_Rev.aspx
Evaluation:  These proposals are positive, if somewhat vague.  They introduce concepts that will become much more developed and actionable with the forthcoming release of the PRC’s Fair and Impartial Policing report, due November 15 (see section II below).

Item 25: Referral to Police Review Commission to Write a Charter Amendment Ballot Measure
Evaluation:  There are competing versions of this measure.  It is unclear what if anything will happen on this reform item.  Two critical things to keep in mind:
1.  A charter amendment, through the ballot box, is an absolute requirement to achieve real police accountability.  Any move other than changing the city charter will be considered illegal where it conflicts with the charter.
2.  Whether or not the council refers this issue to the PRC, a charter amendment will be written, and will be on the November 2018 ballot.  Council’s support would be welcome but the people will make this happen!

Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on the ICE raid – with the police chief. Also likely that the surveillance equipment ordinance will go through its final pass through on that same day.

We will want numbers in the room for the ICE hearing. Tell people.  #DeportICE

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On August 16, HSI/ICE conducted an AM raid on the 700th block of 27th Street in West Oakland with OPD assistance. The raid was advertised (erroneously) as a search warrant for the sexual trafficking of juveniles, biut there were no actual allegations of sexual abuse, no juveniles were removed from the home and the solitary arrest was for being undocumented. The 25 year old arrestee is now in the deportation process. At an October 5th investigation and hearing that the OPD Chief did not attend, Oakland’s Privacy Commission concluded that the raid violated Oakland’s sanctuary city policy and several statements made by OPD chief Anne Kirkpatrick about the raid were false.

Video of the hearing is here. https://oaklandprivacy.org/2017/10/06/privacy-advisory-commission-investigation-of-oakland-ice-raid-concludes-violation-of-sanctuary-city-policy/

East Bay Express coverage is here:
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oakland-police-chief-made-false-statements-about-ice-raid/Content?oid=9793923

City Council members Desley Brooks and Rebecca Kaplan have now set this item for a committee hearing with the OPD Chief in attendance.

Oaklanders and other Bay Area residents who want sanctuary legislation taken seriously around the Bay should attend. Public comment will be taken.

A book talk and discussion with Paul Kivel.

Paul is an Oakland-based social justice educator, activist, author and a co-founder of SURJ – Showing Up for Racial Justice. His newest book is “Uprooting Racism 4th Edition” which he revised and updated after last year’s election. You can learn more about Paul and his work at his website: paulkivel.com. Please join us for what is sure to be a very interesting presentation and discussion of interest to everyone in our community.

Everyone is also welcome to join us for the other Second Tuesdays programming, including cooking at 5, dinner at 6, worship at 6:45, and Black Lives Matter Vigil at 7:30. Contact vespers@uuoakland.org with questions.

— two sessions — 9:15am-Noon & 6:15-9pm at the Laney College Forum. Both sessions will include guest speakers and breakout sessions for discussion. PLUS a mid-day rally + clubs & resources fair on the Quad starting at Noon

PREPARE & PROMOTE  Faculty: BRING YOUR CLASSES, &/or discuss the issues in class and ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ATTEND.

INTERACT & DISCUSS  HOW DOES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES, and what kind of development will help PROTECT & PROMOTE our communities?

Does ‘profit’ have any legitimate role in healthcare? Is healthcare a human right? GET INFORMED & INVOLVED  What is “SINGLE-PAYER” healthcare?

How can we best PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT PEOPLE?

Updates on the A’s stadium proposal – and community efforts to block it!

GET INVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS!

Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay.

We fight against “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” spy drones, facial recognition, police body cameras and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones, to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government.

We draft and push for privacy legislation for City Councils, at the County level, and in Sacramento. We advocate in op-eds and in the streets. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and believe no one is illegal.

Oakland Privacy originally came together in 2013 to fight against the Domain Awareness Center, Oakland’s citywide networked mass surveillance hub. OP was instrumental in stopping the DAC from becoming a city-wide spying network.

If you are interested in joining the Oakland Privacy email listserv, coming to a meeting, or have questions, send an email to:

contact@oaklandprivacy.org
Check out our website: http://oaklandprivacy.org/   Follow us on twitter: @oaklandprivacy

“WATCHING YOU WATCHING US”

Oakland Privacy works regionally to defend the right to privacy and enhance public transparency and oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. This month Oakland Privacy will be preparing for the passage of transparency ordinances in Oakland and Berkeley and kicking off new processes in Richmond and Alameda County,  To help slow down the encroaching police state all over the Bay Area, join us at the Omni.

With the DOJ recently bringing back the “Going Dark” debate, and now calling for “responsible encryption,” what does the Trump administration have to say about strong crypto? Do we know yet? Do they?

If there’s anyone who might be able to figure that out, it’s Riana Pfefferkorn.

As an attorney and legal fellow, Pfefferkorn is at the forefront of trying to make sense of new technology, surveillance policy and the thorny legal questions that emerge. She’ll explain how this problem emerged, and what the FBI has already done about it over the last decade.

Join Ars Technica editors Cyrus Farivar and Annalee Newitz in conversation with Riana at the next Ars Technica Live on November 15 at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland.

There will be plenty of time for audience questions, too. Doors are at 7 PM and the event starts around 7:30. Tickets are free, but please do RSVP with Eventbrite so you’re guaranteed a spot.

Riana Pfefferkorn is the Cryptography Fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Her work focuses on investigating and analyzing the U.S. government’s policy and practices for forcing decryption and/or influencing crypto-related design of online platforms and services, devices, and products, both via technical means and through the courts and legislatures.

Prior to joining Stanford, Riana was an associate in the Internet Strategy & Litigation group at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she worked on online privacy, Internet intermediary liability, consumer protection, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets and was actively involved in the firm’s pro bono program. Before that, Riana clerked for the Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Cyrus Farivar and Annalee Newitz are Ars Technica’s Senior Business Editor and the Senior Tech Culture Editor, respectively. Ars Technica Live is a monthly series spotlighting people who are working at the cutting edge of technology, science, and culture. It’s held the third Wednesday of every month at Eli’s.

Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

– Strategize on addressing proposed changes to the BART police use of force policy.
– Find out ways you can use your talents and resources to support APTP and get involved with the work, including how to join various committees such as the Black Leadership Committee, First Responders, Action, Policy, Media, and Security committees.
– Find out more about the #DefundOPD campaign.

The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other organizations, like Idriss Stelley Foundation, Community READY Corps and Workers World Party – Bay Area, is working to develop a replicable and sustainable model to end police terrorism in this country.

We are led by the most impacted communities but are a multi-racial, mutil-generational coalition.

For the July meeting:

There will be report backs on some of our recent actions including the Defund OPD campaign around the city budget process, including our shutdown of the Council budget meeting. You’ll also hear about our action to protest the promotion of rapist OPD Cops at their “secret” promotions ceremony.

We’d also love to have you get involved with APTP on a regular basis, by joining one of our committees. We will have committee breakouts as part of Wednesday’s meeting, so you can learn about what the different committees do. We know you all have lots of ideas and talent, so please contribute to further APTP’s on-going work.

Some of the committees include:
– Black Leadership
– First Responders
– Action
– Comms/Media
– Policy
– Security
– Fundraising

See you all on Wednesday!

Join us for a #SleepOut to end homelessness!

Where: Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround by Powell BART
When: Thursday, 11/16 at 5pm

With the adult shelter waitlist at 1000+ people long and as the City continues to criminalize homeless people living in tents and on the streets, we invite all community members to join us for a #SleepOut to bring light to this issue. Bring your sleeping bag and your friends!

Note from Kelley… If you are looking for ways to contribute it would be great to bring food & drinks (water, coffee, hot cocco, etc). Hit me up if you would like to help!

Single-Payer Social, South Berkeley

The People’s Study group is a grassroots effort to reclaim Black and Brown peoples’ struggles against capitalism and create a collective analysis of our current situation. We will be exploring texts from past and current revolutionary movements and thinkers.

We live in the Bay Area, a region affected by skyrocketing costs of living and stagnant wages and opportunities.

A revolutionary social movement has to take into account the relationship between housing and capitalism; as anti-capitalists we have to dissect its devastating impact on working class communities of Color.

Talking about social change means talking about solutions; we want to struggle over how we think we can accomplish change in our community.

We will bring a short booklet that night to read and discuss. Reading in advance is not required but feel free to take a look beforehand:goo.gl/qhtgJH

We are also open to suggestions regarding other readings we could study.

The People’s Study Group is a new project of some residents of the Fruitvale District. We are not a large organization and will be asking for donations to cover the cost of the space.

If y’all have questions you can reach us at peoplesstudygroup@gmail.com

We are excited to talk and get stuff done!

A Panel on Political Prisoners and Incarceration from Palestine, the US and the Philippines, with Sahar Francis of Addameer (the Palestinian Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association)

The full panel will include speakers from:
Addameer
Critical Resistance
Freedom Archives
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
AnakBayan- East Bay
Malcom X Grassroots Movement