Calendar
99% Knowledge Share
Workshop and Info Day for the 99% and Occupy
When: 12:30-7pm, March 3rd, 2012
Where: 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland CA (Alameda county Public Health Department)
Everyone is encouraged to attend this event, whether you are a veteran activist or new to the Occupy and 99% movement. There will be workshops, discussion groups, info tables, and film screening. We will talk about the movement, the social issues it addresses, and various solutions to those issues. This is a free and public event.
Room A Schedule:
1:00 – 2:00 Intro to the Occupy and 99% movement: Group discussion on frequently asked questions and responses
2:00 – 3:00 Healthcare for the 99%
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:30 Facilitation skills and non-hierarchical group process training
4:30 – 6:30 Corporate control of the food system and Factory farming
Room B Schedule:
1:00-2:00 Data hacking and mining
2:00 – 3:00 Basic investigative research: How to investigate corporate and public officials for corruption and other wrongdoing
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 6:30 Media training: How to talk with reporters and get your message
We will also have other activities
– Occupy Listening: Tell us your thoughts on the Occupy movement
– Door-to-door organizing: How to talk to strangers (on-street training)
– Occupy & Nonviolent info table
– Film screening room showing shorts and documentaries on related topics
Some of our speakers:
Gary Ruskin, executive director at Commercial Alert
Bill Skeen, executive director at PNHP California
Kate Sassoon, professional facilitator, co-op co-owner
Katie Cantrell, founder at Coalition to Fight Factory Farming
Vish Arya, Food First, Occupy the Food Supply
JT Yu, Co-chair at Cooperative Roots, entrepreneur, independent organizer
Yvonne Yen Liu, senior researcher, Applied Research Center/Colorlines.com
Invite your friends on facebook here https://www.facebook.com/events/229437887147308/
If you would like to reserve a spot for your children in the children’s room, or request for sign language assitance, please register here:
http://www.99knowledgeshare.com/p/pre-registration.html
Speakers and workshops detail coming soon!
Feel free to email us if you have any questions.
info@99knowledgeshare.com
*** This event is being called by the Occupy Oakland Tactical Action Committee. It will continue weekly. ***
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you identify as peaceful and are likely to interfere with the actions of your fellow protestors in any way (including telling them to stop performing a particular action, grappling, assaulting or holding them for arrest), you may not want to attend this march. It is a militant action. It attracts anti-capitalists, anti-fascists and other comrades of a revolutionary bent. It is not a march intended for people who are not fully comfortable with diversity of tactics.
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The Oakland Police Department has harassed and brutalized Occupy Oakland and participants in the vigil. Camps and liberated foreclosed buildings have been raided and shut down. OOers at the vigil have been arrested for as little as standing nearby when the police decide to raid, all the way up to the ridiculous charge of lynching. People have been physically assaulted by those supposed to protect and serve, but only do so in the interests of the 1%.
With dozens of our comrades having been arrested in the past couple of weeks, and culminating in the city’s revocation of the vigil’s permit and the immediate threat of another police raid to clear the plaza, the time has come to rise up and let them know what we think of them and that we will no longer meekly accept their violations of our civil and human rights.
This event will be held weekly. Spread the word, send the invite, join us as we march in solidarity against police repression.
Wear black
Rally at 7:00 pm
March on OPD HQ at 9:00 pm
To work on re-formulating the “about” statement on the Occupy Oakland website.
Writing skills, opinions are more relevant than computer/web skills for this one.
meet at 14th and B-way southeast side of OGP.
Got thoughts on Occupy?
The Applied Research Center (publisher of Colorlines) is conducting focus groups with young organizers (between 18 to 30 years of age) to understand what motivates you to participate in the Occupy movement.
The focus group will run an hour and a half, from 3:00 to 4:30pm, this Thursday, 3/8 at The Holdout, 2313 San Pablo and 19th St., Oakland.
Participants will receive a $25 gift certificate from Arizmendi Pizza or AK Press (both are worker-owned coops!) for their time.
RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/occupyoakland
Contact millennials@arc.org if you have any questions.
The BBQ assembly will be heading to Arroyo Park to cut some grass and make it into a better venue for the BBQ and People’s Community Medics event on March 17th. 10 am, bring gloves, garbage bags, snacks to share, and friends! Meet at 85th Avenue and Bancroft.
What
Hackathon II builds on the demos and tools from the first and turns our collaborative energy on visualizing the 5000+ responses to the OccupyResearch General Demographics and Participation Survey (ORGS), Occupy Oakland Serves the People Survey Results, and R-Shief Twitter #occupy tags aggregating since September 2011.
Where
900 Alice Street, Oakland, CA 94607
3rd Rear Floor conference room (3R)
Between 9th and 10th St., Oakland’s Chinatown. Two blocks from Lake Merritt Bart, six blocks from Oscar Grant Plaza.
When
Saturday, March 24th 2012
10:00am to 6:00pm
More info
Email research@occupyoakland.org
http://bit.ly/occupyhackathon
http://www.occupyresearch.net/2012/03/20/occupydata-hackathon-ii/
RSVP
RSVP by emailing research@occupyoakland.org
What to bring
BYOL (laptop)
Everybody is welcome; you do not need to be a hacker to come to the hackathon. Bring ideas, or things you want to learn or teach.
Come by before the OO BBQ at Rainbow Park starts or stop by afterwards.
Check out some of the COOL things folks created at Hackathon I, like the metameme of the Pepper Spray Cop and comparison of mainstream media coverage of Occupy versus tweets about #OWS.
Metameme of Pepper Spray Cop Mosaic
A mosaic image of the Pepper Spraying Cop was created, composed of many tiny remixed Pepper Spraying Cop images.
Mainstream Media Coverage of Occupy vs. Tweets using hashtags #OWS and #Occupy
Comparison of surface area newspapers devoted to Occupy coverage to tweets of #OWS and #Occupy related hashtags over time. Results show that movement-created information distributed via Twitter is a more reliable, grassroots source of information than mainstream media.
Hackathon sponsors include:
March 24&25, 10am-8pm
This is 20-hour course covering basic patient assessment, recognition of medical emergencies, and first aid in situations where help may be delayed. Developed for wilderness situations, this course is adapted for urban uprisings and will include care for chemical weapons exposure, herbal first aid, and public health considerations for long-term occupations.
The class is dynamic, with a mix of lectures and active scenarios using makeup to simulate injuries. The primary instructor is a Wilderness EMT, Clinical Herbalist and Occupy Oakland medic. Other experienced medics and herbalists will participate in facilitating the workshop.
Certification available through American Red Cross for $20. Scholarships are available.
1.6 CEUs available through IACET for an additional $20.
Please bring: clothes you can move in and get dirty, lunch (or tamale money), note taking supplies, your questions and experiences.
Cost: By donation, pay what you can. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Contact WFAforthestreets@gmail.com
Occupy Oakland will have its 2nd BBQ and Speak Out event on Saturday, March 24, 2012. It will be in East Oakland at 1-5pm at Rainbow Park located near Seminary and International, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. We are requesting help with side dishes and desserts from all cooks who are able to help.
March 24 &25
10am-8pm
at the Holdout, 2313 San Pablo Ave(@23rd St.), Oakland CA
This is 20-hour course covering basic patient assessment, recognition of medical emergencies, and first aid in situations where help may be delayed. Developed for wilderness situations, this course is adapted for urban uprisings and will include care for chemical weapons exposure, herbal first aid, and public health considerations for long-term occupations.
The class is dynamic, with a mix of lectures and active scenarios using makeup to simulate injuries. The primary instructor is a Wilderness EMT, Clinical Herbalist and Occupy Oakland medic. Other experienced medics and herbalists will participate in facilitating the workshop.
Certification available through American Red Cross for $20. Scholarships are available.
1.6 CEUs available through IACET for an additional $20.
Please bring: clothes you can move in and get dirty, lunch (or tamale money), note taking supplies, your questions and experiences.
Cost: By donation, pay what you can. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Contact WFAforthestreets@gmail.com for more information.
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.
Live at Occupy Oakland! A film about the 1990 Oakland car bombing of Earth First! organizers Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney and the FBI’s & OPD’s attempt to frame them. Screening will be at Oscar Grant Plaza on Monday, March 26th at 7:30pm. in case of rain or other stormy weather, the screening will be moved to the Holdout, 2313 San Pablo on 23rd street, if necessary.
Dr. Erica Chenoweth will discuss her recent research on dynamics of civil resistance. Based on her global data set of armed and unarmed resistance campaigns from1900 to 2006, and drawing upon both statistical findings as well as case studies from conflicts around the world, Dr. Chenoweth will explore the reasons resistance campaigns succeed and fail.
2-6pm in the triangle park at the intersection of 52nd, MLK & West
in support of the North Oakland Neighborhood Assembly & the fight to save Santa Fe Elementary. HEPAC will be providing free HIV tests on site and passing out condoms and safe sex kits! + Workshops from the People’s Community Medics, Foreclosure Defense Committee and more.
For members to get a grip on the basics of the foreclosure process and the tactics of fighting back. Organizers from several groups already fighting foreclosures will meet up with us to share their knowledge and experience.
3-7pm in Lil’ Bobby Hutton (Defremery) Park
located at 18th & Adeline
Celebrating Lil Bobby Hutton Day & the Black Panther Party Legacy.
In memory of fallen comrades.
HOODIE & HIJAB MARCH following this Saturday’s BBQ @ 7:30 PM
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.