The Commission will be considering amendments to the proposed enabling ordinance and will be reviewing the complaints of officer misconduct that are being investigated by CPRA (Community Police Review Agency). Commissioners will also review the staffing of CPRA and the new case management software that is being implemented.
American Masters/Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disenfranchised, and people of color. His story is one of the great dramas of the 20th century–spanning an international canvas of social upheaval and ideological controversy. Directed by St. Clair Bourne, narrated by Ossie Davis. 117 minutes.
Sponsored by the BFUU SJC.
Along with being endorsed by the United Nations, this film showcases the true strain that we put on our planet’s oceans and native sea life through our production and use of plastic. After, we will discuss extending our compassion to the fullest extent possible and how not to arbitrarily decide where to draw the line when it comes to the suffering of our nonhuman friends.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/
Itinerary
6:00-6:15 Gather Zero Waste food and seats
6:15-7:45 A Plastic Ocean documentary
7:45- 8:15 Zero Waste presentation/discussion
Light food and snacks provided.
We hope to see you all there!
During World War II President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. 120,000 men, women and children, living on the West Coast were rounded up and sent to “relocation camps.” They had committed no crime other than being Japanese and Japanese American.
Tule Lake was the largest of these 10 concentration camps, a maximum security facility reserved for those the U.S. government considered disloyal. Resistance at Tule Lake tells the long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to protest the U.S. government’s program of mass incarceration. The “No No Boys” and others resisted in the face of militarized violence, courageously standing up to beatings, abuse, torture, and food shortages. This new film, and the history it reveals is especially important now.
Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/1767302819957302/
Whose Money? Our Money!Join millions of people around the world in the second annual March for Science! In 2017, more than one million people around the world gathered to defend science for the common good and its role in policy and society. Since then, science has continued to face increasing threats at the federal, state, and local levels.
A POETIC BENEFIT for the HAITI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
with
RAFAEL JESUS GONZÁLEZ (Poet Laureate of Berkeley)
AVOTCJA with BILL CROSSMAN (Piano)
& CAROLYN SCARR
also
A Report back by
PIERRE LABOSSIERE & DELEGATION
(who just returned from Haiti)
Wheelchair Accessible
Come celebrate National Poetry month for a good cause!
A benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund featuring:
Avotcja with Bill Crossman,
Rafael Jesus Gonzalez (Poet Laureate of Berkeley),
and Carolyn Scarr followed by open Mic
Until we solve the problem, it’s that time again. Join us for #FeedTheHood 5 bag lunch and hygiene kit distribution to the homeless across Oakland in #DeepEastOakland . RSVP and donate today at http://bit.ly/feedthehood5 . #housingforall
Until we solve the problem, it’s that time again. Join us for #FeedTheHood 5 bag lunch and hygiene kit distribution to the homeless across Oakland on Sunday, April 15, 7 AM at Oakland SOL in #DeepEastOakland . RSVP and donate today at https://t.co/SfAMcRjW2q. #housingforall pic.twitter.com/iAcJeQ8USf
— EOakCollective (@EOakCollective) March 16, 2018
The following alternatives will be discussed:
Should the parcels be sold to developers at the highest price?
Should real estate developers who purchase city-owned property for private investment, such as market-rate housing and office buildings be required to pay community benefits?
Should all the property be kept permanently in the public domain and developed for community needs?
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:
occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
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
82-minute documentary focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in the US culture. The film examines the important historical role played by food co-ops, their pioneering quest for organic foods, and their current efforts to create regional food systems.
Film will be followed by a panel discussion with:
Adrionna Fike, Worker Owner of Mandela Foods Cooperative
Dennis Terry, Director of Seeds of Struggle
& more TBA
Here is a Liberated Lens TV interview with Adrionna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmjOqMD5J2A&t=9s
doors open at 7pm, film starts at 7:30pm
free popcorn!
Hey Everyone!
We’ll meet in the back room of Muddy Waters Cafe this evening to continue our discussion of the future of OccupyForum. Let’s include report-backs from recent actions around SF and Oakland, and insights into recent war development.
See you there!
Ever After Series: Stories of Violence, Accountability, and Healing
We hope you can join us in growing a strong grassroots movement to end mass incarceration. Together, we can chart a new future for California by prioritizing positive, community-based, public health solutions rather than punishment.
A short video presentation featuring survivors and people who have committed violence telling their stories, followed by a one-hour panel discussion about the application of Restorative Justice for diversion in Alameda and San Francisco counties with restorative justice experts, survivors of violence, and key law enforcement officials.
Hosted by the Restore Oakland collective impact initiative: Ella Baker Center, Community Works West, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY), Restaurant Opportunities United, La Cocina, and Causa Justa/Just Cause.
Five years have passed since the death of disabled Black trans loved one Kayla Moore at the hands of Berkeley Police, so we are throwing a great big party to keep her memory alive! Expect food, music, art and updates from the family about the court case.
Accessibility: We will be setting up in a paved area, so the event will be wheelchair accessible. We will also provide chairs for those who wish to sit. Please email us at justice4kaylamoore@gmail.c
Check back here for updates about the after party!
When our movements make gains and win campaigns, it’s important to uplift these victories, assess how we accomplished them, and strategize on future wins.
We invite you to join us for a webinar. Come learn how the Stop Urban Shield Coalition won a resounding victory against the largest SWAT training in the world.
Featuring members of the Stop Urban Shield Coalition:
Lara Kiswani, Arab Resource and Organizing Center
Tash Nguyen, Ella Baker Center
Maisa Morrar, Oakland Power Projects and Palestinian Youth Movement
Charlene Khoo, Critical Resistance Oakland
Where: Click on this link to join the webinar (on Wednesday 4/18)
Or join by phone: (669) 900-6833 or (646) 558-8656; Meeting ID: 258 159 383
IN THE TRADITION OF CESAR CHAVEZ:
STANDING UP FOR THE VULNERABLE IN
THE AGE OF TRUMP
A Talk by MARIA ECHAVESTE, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies
Maria Echaveste is a long-time community leader, attorney and public policy expert who
specializes in Latin America. She has lectured at UC Berkeley’s School of Law and was
affiliated with the UC Berkeley Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy. She is currently a
senior visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies. In 2009,
Echaveste was named Special Representative to Bolivia by then-Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton. From 1998 to 2001, Echaveste served as assistant to the president and deputy
chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.
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.
Our major projects currently include local legislation to regulate state surveillance, opposing Urban Shield and pushing back against ICE with local legislation.
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
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.
When: April 18, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland
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KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents
Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 pm Single Screening Only
Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland
Tickets: $15 advance, $18 door, available at brownpapertickets.com ::
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TRUMP SWEPT INTO POWER BY DUSTING OFF THE VOTES OF 1.1 MILLION AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS, AND ASIAN AMERICAN VOTERS- and we’re fighting mad.
Without a shadow of a doubt- Kris Kobach’s Crosscheck would – AND DID – steal the 2016 election. It’s the great untold story. Yes, there was collusion- for instance Michigan’s Secretary of State admitted they purged “aggressively” – about 50,000 voters in a state Trump won by 10,700. Same sad story in Pennsylvania, Illinois and elsewhere.
They’ll use it again in 2018. Talk about Russians all you want, but if we don’t stop the purge of 30,000-60,000 voters in each of 28 states, the 2018 mid-term will be lost – and democracy will become a distant memory. You can’t have a democracy with a government that has no integrity. Palast has put in four years of intensive, hard-core investigative reporting to uncover their game.
Here’s the problem:
Update. Greg Palast filed (along with the ACLU and Rev. Jesse Jackson) Freedom of Information requests in every Crosscheck state to get the names of the voter victims of Crosscheck – the purged… and in the lawsuits that are sure to follow the stone-wall refusal of the GOP Secretaries of State. Rev. Jackson commissioned a special 1hr 13min version which he’s been showing in churches nationwide. The NAACP is sponsoring showings in Georgia; ACLU in Kansas. Oklahoma has already revealed to us their lists. Greg Palast’s activist version of his film The Best Democracy Money Can Buy packs in the hardcore information, so everyone can see exactly how Trump stole it. Beyond the investigative shocks, this film is robustly entertaining, particularly in the cameos by Shailene Woodley, Willie Nelson, Rosario Dawson, and Ice-T). The film ends with an emotional kick that gets folks motivated. You can’t walk away from the film unaware of the continuing danger of racial voter suppression (which is still accelerating). You can’t walk away without feeling ethnic cleansing has come again to America.
KPFA benefit
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents
A FILM BY GREG PALAST
Featuring Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley, Willie Nelson, Ice T, Richard Belzer and Ed Asner
With live appearance by film maker Greg Palast to discuss the film
Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 pm
Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland
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When Donald Trump said, This election is rigged he should know.
His buddies rigged it.
Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging Black voters from Florida’s electoral rolls. Now Palast is back to take a deep dive into the Republicans dark operation, Crosscheck, the secret purge list that helped steal the 2016 Election.
Crosscheck is controlled by a Trump henchman, Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State who claims his computer program has identified 7.2 million people in 29 states who may have voted twice in the same electiona felony crime. The catch? Most of these suspects are minoritiesin other words, mainly Democratic voters. Yet the lists and the evidence remain confidential.
Palast and his investigative side-kick Badpenny do what it takes to get their hands on the data, analyze it and go find some of these 7.2 million Americans tagged suspects and potential duplicate voters.
They hunt down and confront Kobach with the evidence of his lynching by laptop. Then they are off to find the billionaires behind this voting scam. The search takes Palast from Kansas to the Arctic, the Congo, and to a swanky Hamptons dinner party held by Trumps sugar-daddy, John Paulson, a.k.a. JP The Foreclosure King.
Palast and Badpenny stake out top GOP donors, the billionaire known as The Vulture and the Koch brothers, whom Palast nails with a damning tape recording.
This real life detective story is told in a film noir style with cartoon animations, secret documents, hidden cameras, and a little help from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit detectives, Ice-T and Richard Belzer, Shailene Woodley, Rosario Dawson, Willie Nelson and Ed Asner, Palast and his associates expose the darkest plans of the uber-rich to steal Americas democracy.
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For those of us fighting for Medicare for All and health justice everywhere, Jacobin Magazine’s latest issue The Health of Nations is an indispensable tool. Join us in coming together to discuss its relevance and celebrate its release!
The program will feature the latest left perspectives on our broken healthcare system and where the fight for health justice is heading with talks by contributors to the issue, including Michael Lighty (public policy director of National Nurses United) and Meagan Day (staff writer at Jacobin).
Copies of the new issue will be available alongside other Jacobin and DSA swag. We hope to see you for a great night celebrating the new issue followed by drinks at Telegraph Beer Garden!
Accessibility: CNA is wheelchair accessible and is approximately a seven-minute walk from the 19th Street BART station.
Would you like to know how you can help the campaign, or contribute your ideas to the defense of our community?
Come to a community meeting
Join us at 6:00 pm to mingle and eat (we’ll provide a light dinner; your contributions are also welcome). Presentations and discussions begin at 6:30 pm.
Please take a moment to let us know you’re coming (RSVP) so we can provide for everyone who attends!