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“Swagn’ 4 Justice: Youth & Community Rally for Quality Jobs” The rally is being called by Oakland Youth from Urban Peace Movement in partnership with the Revive Oakland! Coalition and will take place: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 4:30PM – 6PM Oscar Grant Plaza (14th & Broadway, Oakland). Performers Include:  Turfin’ 24/7, Turf Feinz, DJ FUZE, Queen Deelah, J-Milli-on and more. . . “http://www.occupyoakland.org/2011/10/swagn-4-justice-nov-1-430-pm/” This is a related event organized independently that is taking place at Oscar Grant Plaza.2641

Endorsed by the Queer People of Color and People of Color Committee. In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street member’s action to STOP “Stop & Frisk.” People in Brooklyn, NY will be marching to the 73rd Precinct at 4PM EST. Check out http://www.nov1action.org for more information.2888

Below is the proposal passed by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Wednesday October 26, 2011 in reclaimed Oscar Grant Plaza. 1607 people voted. 1484 voted in favor of the resolution, 77 abstained and 46 voted against it, passing the proposal at 96.9%. The General Assembly operates on a modified consensus process that passes proposals with 90% in favor and with abstaining votes removed from the final count. PROPOSAL: We as fellow occupiers of Oscar Grant Plaza propose that on Wednesday November 2, 2011, we liberate Oakland and shut down … Continued

Abajo está la propuesta aprobada por la Asamblea General de “Ocupa Oakland” el pasado miércoles, 26 de octubre de 2.011 en la reclamada Plaza de Oscar Grant. 1.607 personas votaron: 1.484 a favor de la resolución, 77 se abstuvieron y 46 votaron en contra, con lo que se aprobó la propuesta con el 96,9%. La Asamblea General opera con un proceso de consenso modificado que aprueba propuestas con un 90% a favor donde las abstenciones son eliminadas del recuento final. PROPUESTA: Como compañeros para la ocupación de la Plaza Oscar … Continued

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(Detalles en Español Mas abajo) The most marginalized people within the 99% are fed up and we are calling for an occupation of Well’s Fargo Detention Center in Downtown Oakland just a few yards away from the Occupy Oakland Camp. Well’s Fargo Detention Center (AKA Bank) has been making Billions of dollars investing in Immigrant Detention Centers (AKA Concentration Camps) and at the same time they invest aggressively in anti-immigrant lobbying to pass laws like Arizona’s SB 1070 which fill those camps with undocumented profit. 67 Sueños is a collective … Continued

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Hey all!  It’s time to pack City Hall again!  Stop the Injunctions believes that we are in a culmination moment in this struggle against gang injunctions in Oakland, and we are stronger than ever! Last month we defeated City Council in trying to roll out more injunctions.  This month OPD will be presenting their “crime data” on the North Oakland injunction zone from the last year.  Come out to represent the whole picture!  STIC and our allies (you) will talk about the social and economic impacts of injunctions.  City Council … Continued

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Poor Peoples Decolonization (Occupation) From Oakland to San Francisco Gente Pobre Descolonizacion (Ocupacion) de Oakland a San Francisco Poor people, im/migrant workers, families on welfare, disabled, elders, youth of color, po’lice brutalized peoples of color will Decolonize (Occupy) four federal, state and local government offices that perpetrate ongoing criminalization, eviction, removal, scarcity models, false borders deportation, abuse and harassment on poor peoples everyday in the US and beyond What: Poor Peoples Decolonization (Occupation) & March When: Thursday, November 10th @ 12:00 Where: Three locations in Oakland in the following order: … Continued

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One Month at the Oscar Grant Plaza, and the Commune feels stronger than ever! Music, Dancing, Retrospective Slide Show & much more! please bring donations of cakes, sweets & party favors! SHOW HELLA LOVE FOR OCCUPY OAKLAND!!!!!5230

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As part of Veterans Day, veterans will be leading a march against police brutality on November 11th, 2011 in Oakland. We will start with a press conference and rally with an update and statement from Scott Olsen at Oscar Grant Plaza starting at 4pm. We welcome all veterans of the 99% to lead the way and all supporters to join us as we march the streets. We march not only for injured veterans Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi and Doug Connor, but for all those who have been killed or injured … Continued

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Training covering teargas, pepper spray, handcuffs and some blunt trauma.  All are welcome.  This will be a completely sober space.  5682

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“Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet” authors Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay, as well as Dakota writer, teacher, and activist Waziyatawin speak at OccupyOakland and OccupySF. Our planet is under serious threat from industrial civilization. Yet activists are not considering strategies that might actually prevent the looming biotic collapse the Earth is facing. We need to deprive the rich of their ability to steal from the poor and the powerful of their ability to destroy the planet. We need a serious resistance movement that includes all levels of … Continued

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Egypt held a solidarity march for us and now we are doing the same for them. Oakland and Cairo are one hand. Rally at the plaza at 4pm March at 5pm:  First to the federal building where people can speak about the U.S. government’s complicity in the repression of Egyptian people, and then to the Glenn Dyer detention facility to connect the imprisonment of political prisoners in Egypt to prisoners in the U.S. and everywhere. The following was passed at the Nov. 9 General Assembly with 97% approval: Preamble: Egyptian … Continued

This is the same training as Saturday’s covering teargas, pepper spray, handcuffs and some blunt trauma.  All are welcome.  This will be a completely sober space.5683

Discussing ways to protect the plaza, to connect with other rank and file workers, and possible ways and places where workers can defend workers in Oakland.5935

Specific meeting for all  camped at Oscar Grant Plaza. Meetings everyday at 12pm.5865

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Bring readings of poetry you want others to hear, or share your own poetry.5420

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. Events Committee Page5869

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Chris Hedges, whose column is published Mondays on Truthdig, spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He has reported from more than 50 countries and has worked for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years.5961

These workshops are being ran by individuals from native communities who brought forward the Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples that Occupy Oakland agreed to adopt.  In order to move forward with this solidarity work this workshop is being held. What does it mean to acknowledge the United States as a colonial and imperial nation? What is colonialism and imperialism? What does it mean to acknowledge that Oakland is already occupied land? Who are the Chochenyo Ohlone people? What does decolonization and deoccupation of the United States and Oakland mean? What can … Continued

We are a group of theatre activists and drama therapists comitted to racial justice. We use Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback Theatre, and many drama therapy methods. We are offering a weekly interactive theatre workshop for community members who would like to partake in a space for anti-racist community building, working through dynamics with “isms” within the movement, letting off steam, and practicing embodying our racial justice ideals together.We encourage community members who do or who would like to embody anti-racist/ racial justice oriented ideals. We acknowledge that for white … Continued

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Raider Nation Collective medics will lead two identical trainings this weekend.  We will be covering teargas, pepper spray, handcuffs and some blunt trauma.  All are welcome.  This will be a completely sober5679

Specific meeting for all  camped at Oscar Grant Plaza. Meetings everyday at 12pm.5865

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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. Events Committee Page5869

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These workshops are being ran by individuals from native communities who brought forward the Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples that Occupy Oakland agreed to adopt.  In order to move forward with this solidarity work this workshop is being held. What does it mean to acknowledge the United States as a colonial and imperial nation? What is colonialism and imperialism? What does it mean to acknowledge that Oakland is already occupied land? Who are the Chochenyo Ohlone people? What does decolonization and deoccupation of the United States and Oakland mean? What can … Continued

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Meeting for all who wants to join the team. We are non-hierarchical, consensus-based, autonomous group. We have a wide range of experience, but we come together as volunteer lay health workers to provide first aid, to street medic for actions, and to support the wellness of Occupy Oakland. Medics Committee Page5880

Occupy Cal GA decided – with over 500 votes, 95% of the assembly – to organize a call for a strike and day of action on Tuesday, November 15 in all sectors of higher education. We will strike in opposition to the cuts of public education, university privatization, and the indebting of our generation. We also call for simultaneous solidarity actions in workplaces and k-12 schools. ucbfightback@gmail.com berkeleycuts.org5860

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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. Events Committee Page5869

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Occupy Oakland March to support strike at UC Berkeley Support Occupy Cal and its fight against police brutality and the privatization of the UC system. Coverge at OG Plaza at 2:30pm March up Telegraph to UC Berkeley5912

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. Finance Committee Page5870

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Embodying The Movement – Somatics for (R)evolutionaties. 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 … Continued

Specific meeting for all  camped at Oscar Grant Plaza. Meetings everyday at 12pm.5865

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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. Events Committee Page5869

Occupy Oakland is a resurrection movement, and it has once again risen from the dead after the police raid early Monday morning! Join us Wednesday for our weekly “Liberation Bible Study” at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza. just prior to General Assembly, which begins at 6. We are excited to announce that this week, the Bible study will be led by Gerald O. West, a visiting South African liberation worker and Bible scholar who was active as a white man in the anti-Apartheid movement and now teaches at the Ujaama Center. … Continued

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‎Come meet up with us at the House of  Music  at  6pm to learn more about Occupy the Hood. It is the Mission of Occupy The Hood (in solidarity with Occupy Wall St) to get POC more involved in the Occupy Movement6246

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Occupella is having a song circle every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the amphitheater6239

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. Events Committee Page5869

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 … Continued

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Meeting to discuss the nation wide Black Friday General Strike and how Occupy Oakland can participate.6226

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. Finance Committee Page5870

Candlelight Vigil for the death of democracy in America at the hands of the 1% and rebirth of our nation in the hands of the 99%. We shed the myth of democracy in America. We pay respect to those passed souls who bore the torch of freedom and equality in this country, through struggle, bold action and sustained belief. We honor our ancestors and the souls of those that have strengthened life throughout the world. We will draw upon this collective spirit to guide us forward, as we claim our country for present and future generations. Oscar Grant Plaza Ampitheater … Continued

The People of Color and Queer People of Color Caucus of Occupy Oakland cordially invite you to an event to honor our ancestors that died resisting colonial domination: Our foremothers and our forefathers, ancestors who fought and rebelled from day one of this land occupation: Slave Revolters, Freedom Fighters, Migrant Workers, Indigenous Warriors, Indentured Servants.WE PROUDLY HONOR inspirational figures from our diverse backgrounds and the resiliency of our communities that brought us to this pivotal moment in time.We will draw upon this collective spirit to guide us forward. When: THIS … Continued

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1:00 pm, Brown Couch Cafe on 14th above Webster.6700

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 Page6699

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. Events Committee Page5869

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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.6702

4:30, Brown Couch Cafe at 14th and Webster.6701

Anti-globalizaton activist, and folk protest singer David Roviks will play a set preceeding the General Assembly.6438

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Tristan Anderson addresses the General Assembly at the start of it.   This will be his first time visiting Occupy Oakland. Beginning next week, a Jerusalem Civil Court will convene regarding the case of Tristan Anderson: an International Solidarity Activist from Oakland, California, wounded in March 2009 when he was shot in the head by Israeli Border Police in Ni’lin, Palestine. Tristan was shot with an experimental weapon—a High Velocity Tear Gas Grenade—designed to travel 300 meters and hit with enough force to break through barricades. Tristan was shot directly … Continued

Eric Drooker, graphic artist, activist, musician, etc. is doing a slideshow and musical performance after the General Assembly. His slideshow covers his trip to Palestine doing solidarity work, his subversive artwork, and his work on the film Howl among other topics.6439

Saturday Nov 19, 2011 Liberate Oakland, Shut Down the 1% DAY OF ACTION TO EXPAND THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT Out of the Plaza and Into the Streets: Converge on Downtown Oakland Oakland United for People’s Needs! MASS RALLY & MARCH 14th & Broadway! 2:00pm LONG LIVE THE OAKLAND COMMUNE • Solidarity with the worldwide Occupy Movement • End police attacks on our communities • Defend Oakland schools & libraries • Housing for all, No more foreclosures • Against a capitalist system built on inequality & corporate power that perpetuates racism, sexism … Continued

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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. Events Committee Page5869

MASS RALLY & MARCH 14th & Broadway! 2:00pm LONG LIVE THE OAKLAND COMMUNE • Solidarity with the worldwide Occupy Movement • End police attacks on our communities • Defend Oakland schools & libraries • Housing for all, No more foreclosures • Against a capitalist system built on inequality & corporate power that perpetuates racism, sexism & the destruction of the environment called for by Occupy Oakland & Bay Area Labor6539

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Meeting to set the agenda for Sunday’s General Assembly6636

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“At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of Sasha, a young boy, took me aside. With a grave face, as if he were about to announce the death of a dear comrade, he whispered to me that it did not behoove an agitator to dance. Certainly not with such reckless abandon, anyway. It was undignified for one who was on the way to become a force in the anarchist movement. My frivolity would only hurt the Cause. I grew furious at … Continued

Sanitation & Public Health Committee’s mission is to make Oscar Grant Plaza more sanitary than it was under city control. This will be accomplished through the labor of volunteers and the promotion of new cultural standards. Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at noon.7109

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. Events Committee Page5869

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Meeting for reps. from committees, caucuses and working groups from Occupy Oakland. This meeting is a place for all the work groups, committees, and caucuses of Occupy Oakland to meet up, update each other on events, procedures, concerns etc. It is designed so that there is more transparency and solitary, and  between the work groups. Please send two reps with an update from your work group. Meeting at 4pm in front of city hall. To plug your commitee into this group check out the Facebook Group Page.6637

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.7111

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Sanitation & Public Health Committee’s mission is to make Oscar Grant Plaza more sanitary than it was under city control. This will be accomplished through the labor of volunteers and the promotion of new cultural standards. Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at noon.7107

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. Events Committee Page5869

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4:30, Brown Couch Cafe at 14th and Webster.6701

Black Liberation History Class with former panther Gerald S.  6380

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.6807

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Meeting for all who wants to join the team. We are non-hierarchical, consensus-based, autonomous group. We have a wide range of experience, but we come together as volunteer lay health workers to provide first aid, to street medic for actions, and to support the wellness of Occupy Oakland. Medics Committee Page5880

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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 Page6699

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. Events Committee Page5869

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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. Events Committee Page5869

Occupy Oakland is a resurrection movement, and it has once again risen from the dead after the police raid early Monday morning! Join us Wednesday for our weekly “Liberation Bible Study” at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza. just prior to General Assembly, which begins at 6. We are excited to announce that this week, the Bible study will be led by Gerald O. West, a visiting South African liberation worker and Bible scholar who was active as a white man in the anti-Apartheid movement and now teaches at the Ujaama Center. … Continued

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.6807

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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 … Continued

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Come out to Oscar Grant plaza to help us prepare a feast for the Occupy Oakland community. Food donations welcome and much appreciated.7390

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Occupella is having a song circle every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the amphitheater6239

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 Page6699

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. Events Committee Page5869

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 … Continued

Please join us in Oscar Grant plaza to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with the Occupy Oakland community.7391

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Meeting to plan the 24×7 vigil at Oscar Grant Plaza. It’s completely legal as long as we don’t “sleep”.7585

Please join us in Snow Park to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with the Occupy Oakland community.7581

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. Finance Committee Page5870

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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 … Continued

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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. Events Committee Page5869

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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.6702

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.6807

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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. Events Committee Page5869

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Meeting to set the agenda for Sunday’s General Assembly6636

The Media subcommittee is dedicated to spreading our message throughout the world via digital content and more traditional forms of media. Next meeting on Nov 26, 4pm, @ Mama Buzz Cafe7374

All day teach in for reclaiming spaces, intro to squatter’s rights, guerilla gardening. 11am to 5 pm at OG Plaza7769

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Bring readings of poetry you want others to hear, or share your own poetry.5420

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. Events Committee Page5869

Self-defense class focused on concerns of people who are camping and occupying foreclosed homes, but all women/queer people welcome. We will probably be holding this class weekly on Sundays (time and location may vary). Sunday 11/27 class is 1-2:30pm in North Plaza. Class on Sunday 12/4 will also be 1-2:30pm, location to be announced. To RSVP or inquire about future class dates:  girlarmyoakland@gmail.com.7594

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Meeting for reps. from committees, caucuses and working groups from Occupy Oakland. This meeting is a place for all the work groups, committees, and caucuses of Occupy Oakland to meet up, update each other on events, procedures, concerns etc. It is designed so that there is more transparency and solitary, and  between the work groups. Please send two reps with an update from your work group. Meeting at 4pm in front of city hall. To plug your commitee into this group check out the Facebook Group Page.6637

Regular meeting times: Tuesdays & Thursday @ 6:30PM, Sundays @ 4:00PM. This is a meeting for people who self-identify as people of color/ queer people of color. We meet with the goal of strengthening our participation in the Occupy movement here in Oakland and beyond, and to likewise strengthen the Occupy movement by situating it in the context of our local, living communities and the ongoing work being done by those communities. Our meeting location sometimes changes based on the availability of spaces. Please contact us at peopleofcolor@occupyoakland.org for up-to-date … Continued

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.7111

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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. Events Committee Page5869

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4:30, Brown Couch Cafe at 14th and Webster.6701

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.6807

Meets Monday Wednesday, Friday and Sundays  at 6.229

Meeting for all who wants to join the team. We are non-hierarchical, consensus-based, autonomous group. We have a wide range of experience, but we come together as volunteer lay health workers to provide first aid, to street medic for actions, and to support the wellness of Occupy Oakland. Medics Committee Page5880

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Join us for the Anti Repression Committee’s weekly meeting we will be discussing things like legal updates, bail needs and strategies to support those that have been arrested or brutalized at Occupy Oakland.8210

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On Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at noon, Occupy Oakland activists will retake Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland with a 24-hour, 7 day-a-week vigil. Occupiers hope to create a model for a new wave of “Occupation” protest throughout the United States. More info on:http://www.occupyoakland.org/2011/11/re-occupying-oscar-grant-a-k-a-frank-ogawa-plaza/8150

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 Page6699

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. Events Committee Page5869

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Gentrification. Police. White supremacy. Heteronormativity. Islamaphobia. Diversity of tactics. Non violence.These topics, like so many others, bring up a vast array of different emotions and thoughts for different people. This Thursday evening at 5, the events committee is hosting what will hopefully be the first of many Community Discussion Forums. This idea was brought forth after many conversations with many people who all said the same thing: Before we can make decisions together, we need to understand each other. The people in attendance will vote on a topic, and then … Continued

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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. Events Committee Page5869

Occupy Oakland is a resurrection movement, and it has once again risen from the dead after the police raid early Monday morning! Join us Wednesday for our weekly “Liberation Bible Study” at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza. just prior to General Assembly, which begins at 6. We are excited to announce that this week, the Bible study will be led by Gerald O. West, a visiting South African liberation worker and Bible scholar who was active as a white man in the anti-Apartheid movement and now teaches at the Ujaama Center. … Continued

At five pm on Wednesday, November 30th, activists and community members of Oakland will rally at Fruitvale Plaza to say no to criminalization, incarceration, and corporate profiteering at the expense of our communities. Occupy Oakland will host an informational session on ALEC from noon to 4pm at the Oscar Grant Plaza. Occupy Oakland’s General Assembly will proceed after the rally in Fruitvale. More info on: http://www.occupyoakland.org/2011/11/occupy-oakland-rally-to-decolonize-criminalized-communities/8151

Help to organize the action that will Happen on December 12 on all West Coast Ports! Meetings every GA day (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) at 5pm.6807

On Wednesday, November 30th, the General Assembly will be held at Fruitvale BART. 8262

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