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May Day.
May Day.
May 1 – May 2 all-day
International Worker’s Day and Immigrants’ Rights Day. Occupy Los Angeles has called for a General Strike on May 1st, an action which Occupy Oakland has endorsed. More information here. Tentative schedule here. Posters and flyers here and here. Synposis: 6AM: Occupy the Golden Gate bridge picket with Golden Gate Labor Unions or attend a rally near the Golden Gate Bridge. Meet at 19th & Telegraph to occupy the Golden Gate Bridge. Buses will be available. More info here and here. 9AM – NOON: 3-4 morning actions, Some events here. NOON … Continued
Rally to Stop Cuts in Para Transit
6:30 pm
Rally to Stop Cuts in Para Transit
@ A-Para Transit Corp
May 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Stand up for ATU Members, Stop Cuts in Para Transit! Called by the ATU 192 who represents the workers there in Para Transit: as part of a campaign against Substandard conditions, contract concessions, arbitrary discipline & firings, and service cuts. Support by Occupy AC Transit as part of a campaign for transit equity and organizing to unite AC workers and transit riders to stop budget cuts, oppose concessions,and make the Banks pay. Passengers and Transit workers Unite. Free passes for the working poor and youth. Directions: Bart to Hayward Station … Continued
Labor Solidarity Committee
1:00 am
Labor Solidarity Committee
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jun 1 @ 1:00 am – 3:30 am
The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting will take place at Oscar Grant Plaza, near or on the steps of the amphitheater. In case of inclement weather, please check back here for an alternative location. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting will likely include discussion about a labor resolution decrying the death of Alan Blueford and a proposed “March of the unemployed.”32368
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BBQ Assembly
4:30 pm
BBQ Assembly
@ Liberty Plaza
May 2 @ 4:30 pm – May 2 @ 6:00 pm
Formerly the Move-In Assembly, now planning 4 BBQ’s across Oakland to bring Occupy Oakland into The Town! Dates, places: March 17th-Deep East Oakland, Arroyo park, 77th and bancroft March 24th-East Oakland, Rainbow Park, seminary and international March 31st- North Oakland, 52nd and MLK April 7th- West Oakland, Little Bobby Hutton/de Fremery Park23303
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Outreach Committee Meeting
6:30 pm
Post May Day Self-Care Tip #2
2:00 pm
Post May Day Self-Care Tip #2
May 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
For individual or group trauma support, mediations and anti-oppression advocacy, please contact Safer Spaces: Tel: (510) 502-9466 Email:saferspaces@occupyoakland.org Healing can take place in the form of reconnecting with Mother Earth. It can be little steps like birdwatching, hiking, going to the beach or eating freshly picked berries. Ask your five senses what do I see, hear, taste, touch, smell? Have you tried gardening? Or are you already a gardener? What does your body, mind and soul experience when you dig that dirt, plant the seed, water, trim the weeds, ask … Continued
LOC. MOVED! Labor Solidarity Committee Meeting — LOCATION CHANGE!
6:00 pm
LOC. MOVED! Labor Solidarity Committee Meeting — LOCATION CHANGE!
@ Teamsters' Local 70
May 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting will be held at Oscar Grant Plaza, on the steps between the amphitheatre and the trees. This week’s meeting will be held at 400 Roland Way, Oakland, CA 94621 (Teamsters Local 70.). For those coming exclusively by public transportation It’s about two miles away from the Oakland Coliseum BART, (10 minutes on the 98 bus.) Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, … Continued
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OO table at Art Murmur
12:00 am
OO table at Art Murmur
May 5 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Occupy Oakland will have a table set up at Art Murmur this Friday, May 4th. The exact location of the table is to be determined, but we will be raising money for OO by selling prints and other things for folks passing through.29427
Brooms Collective — Mission District Clean Up, 11:30 AM
6:30 pm
Brooms Collective — Mission District Clean Up, 11:30 AM
@ Mission District
May 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
In response to the May 1st vandalism of small businesses and private property in this largely working class neighborhood, we at the Brooms Collective are planning on gathering at the 16th Street Mission BART Station at 11:30 on Saturday morning to participate in a neighborhood clean-up and outreach action. Many people seem to believe that these deplorable actions were attributable to supporters of the Occupy Movement, and even Occupy Oakland in particular. Many of us in the Brooms Collective found this truly senseless destruction wholly out of step with our … Continued
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Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
5:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
@ The Niebyl-Proctor Library
May 6 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 Occupy Oakland Research Working Group weekly meeting Date: Sundays Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: The Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, in Oakland, California Everyone who’s interested in doing research to empower Oakland’s 99% and target the city’s 1% is welcome. Bring an open mind and be prepared to learn together. For more information, email research@occupyoakland.org or visit our website: occupyoaklandresearch.org27125
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Outreach Committee Meeting
6:30 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
May 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting will be held at Oscar Grant Plaza, on the steps between the amphitheatre and the trees. But check back here on the afternoon of May 10th in case of inclement weather — we might move indoors and the new location would be announced here. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting will likely be focused on reviewing May Day … Continued
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Rally at OPD Station in Protest of the murder of Alan Bluford
5:00 pm
Rally at OPD Station in Protest of the murder of Alan Bluford
@ OPD headquarters
May 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
This Friday, May 11th, there will be an action in front of the OPD Station at 7th and Broadway to protest and bring light to the murder of 18 year old Alan Bluford this past weekend. It will begin at 5pm and will include such speakers as Jack Bryson from Occupy Oakland amongst others. 30699
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March against Police Killing of Alan Bluford
10:00 pm
March against Police Killing of Alan Bluford
May 12 @ 10:00 pm – May 13 @ 12:00 am
This Saturday, May 12th, there will be a march at 3pm from the corner of 90th and Birch in East Oakland and will go to the Eastmont Pol ice Substation at 73rd ave and MacArthur. Alan’s family has called for the march and has asked for a peaceful assembly and march. Alan was shot in the back by Oakland police last Sunday. The family is asking why the OPD has changed their story of what happened 3 times, why they consider the offer competent after he shot himself in the … Continued
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Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
5:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
@ The Niebyl-Proctor Library
May 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Occupy Oakland Research Working Group weekly meeting Date: Sundays Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: The Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, in Oakland, California Everyone who’s interested in doing research to empower Oakland’s 99% and target the city’s 1% is welcome. Bring an open mind and be prepared to learn together. For more information, email research@occupyoakland.org or visit our website: occupyoaklandresearch.org27125
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Occupy the City Council for Justice for Alan Blueford!
6:00 pm
Occupy the City Council for Justice for Alan Blueford!
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The family of Alan Blueford has asked allies to come to the Oakland City Council Meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday to demand justice for the OPD killing of their son! Get there by 6 pm to demand a real investigation into the circumstances of the killing! The police officer should not be on paid leave, beyond that, what is his name, and why are they still on the force?31271
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Bayer protest
4:00 pm
Bayer protest
@ Ecology Center/Bayer
May 16 @ 4:00 pm – May 16 @ 6:00 pm
March from San Pablo Park (Ward and Mabel) to Bayer (Grayson and 7th) in Berkeley to protest production of pesticide that is killing off the bees! 28522
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Outreach Committee Meeting
6:30 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
May 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting will be held at Oscar Grant Plaza, on the steps between the amphitheatre and the trees. But check back here on the afternoon of May 17th in case of inclement weather — we might move indoors and the new location would be announced here. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting will likely include planning for our upcoming second … Continued
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WORKERS’ ASSEMBLY
10:00 am
WORKERS’ ASSEMBLY
@ SEIU Local 1021 Oakland, CA
May 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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 non-union, full-time and precarious – to join a Workers’ Assembly. We aim to encourage communication and solidarity between different sectors of the working class. We want to encourage common struggle against the 1% and their agents who exploit and oppress us, for a society based on justice and equality, where the needs and desires … Continued
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Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
5:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
@ The Niebyl-Proctor Library
May 20 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Occupy Oakland Research Working Group weekly meeting Date: Sundays Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: The Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, in Oakland, California Everyone who’s interested in doing research to empower Oakland’s 99% and target the city’s 1% is welcome. Bring an open mind and be prepared to learn together. For more information, email research@occupyoakland.org or visit our website: occupyoaklandresearch.org27125
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Support the locked-out Castlewood Workers
12:30 pm
Support the locked-out Castlewood Workers
@ Castlewood Country Club
May 21 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Castlewood workers have been locked in a dispute over health care benefits for more than two years now. Last winter Occupy Oakland supported their cause and helped organize a march and rally. Now they would like our help again: ===== Walmart Supplier Plans to Cross Our Picket Line! Join us on the line – Monday, 5/21, 12:30 pm Acosta Sales and Marketing is having a golf tournament at Castlewood on Monday, May 21st. Acosta is a national food brokering company for Walmart and other stores. Come join us on the … Continued
Bank Action in Albany via OccupyBerkeley
5:00 pm
Bank Action in Albany via OccupyBerkeley
@ Bank of America
May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Come out, come out wherever you are!!! Please, please, please join us to picket the Bank of America next Monday, May 21, 5-6pm at the Albany Branch, Solano at Neilson, next to Safeway. Nine of us, mainly community senior citizens ranging in age from the early 60s to 85 years asked for a meeting with the manager. After he consulted with his superiors he refused to give us any appointment. Instead, we should submit our questions on paper without expecting a meeting afterward. In fact, the manager wouldn’t even give … Continued
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Justice for Alan Blueford: Rally at the DA Office
3:00 pm
Justice for Alan Blueford: Rally at the DA Office
@ DA Office
May 23 @ 3:00 pm – May 23 @ 5:00 pm
Alan Blueford, an 18 year old Black student at Skyline, slated to graduate next month, was brutally murdered by OPD on May 6th in East Oakland. Alan Blueford’s family and community activists are calling for a 3pm rally in front of the Alameda County DA’s office this Wednesday, May 23, 3:00 p.m., to make the these demands: Release the cop’s name Take him off paid leave Charge him with murder Fire him The DA’s office is located at 1225 Fallon Street. There is also a townhall with 6:00 Acts full gospel 1034 66th Avenue. … Continued
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Jesus’ Sentencing! Occupy the Court!
4:00 pm
Jesus’ Sentencing! Occupy the Court!
@ Rene Davis Courthouse, Dept 14
May 24 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 Our comrade Jesus is being sentenced on Thursday, but a show of our strong community support can improve his sentence. Jesus was originally charged with three counts of felony assault of an officer with a folding chair, among other things, for an incident that occurred during the December 30th raid of Oscar Grant Plaza. A jury has convicted him of one felony count of deterring an officer. Jesus has been inside Santa Rita Jail since late January; on Thursday we’ll find out how long he’ll have to stay there. Let’s … Continued
Outreach Committee Meeting
6:30 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee
@ Unite Here
May 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting will take place at 1440 Broadway, on the 2nd floor in the UNITE HERE conference room. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting will likely include planning for our upcoming third Workers’ Assembly, scheduled for June 9th and a discussion of a proposed “March of the Unemployed.”31733
May 24th: Judi Bari Day
6:30 pm
May 24th: Judi Bari Day
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
May 24 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Join Occupy Oakland and Earth First! for JUDI BARI DAY Thurs, May 24 Bringing the Spirit of Redwood Summer to Oscar Grant Plaza on the anniversary of the bombing of Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney in Oakland in 1990 ~a commemoration & celebration of revolutionary resistance and movement solidarity Oscar Grant plaza 14th & Broadway, Oakland gather 6:30 pm Music, Speakers, Stories from Redwood Summer: the “forest occupation before there was occupy”. Sponsored by Earth First!, Events Committee of Occupy Oakland, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Info: 510-548-3113 www.whobombedjudibari.com31586
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Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
5:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library
@ The Niebyl-Proctor Library
May 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Occupy Oakland Research Working Group weekly meeting Date: Sundays Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: The Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, in Oakland, California Everyone who’s interested in doing research to empower Oakland’s 99% and target the city’s 1% is welcome. Bring an open mind and be prepared to learn together. For more information, email research@occupyoakland.org or visit our website: occupyoaklandresearch.org27125
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Demonstrate at Chevron shareholder meeting Wednesday May 30
7:00 am
Demonstrate at Chevron shareholder meeting Wednesday May 30
@ Chevron Headquarters
May 30 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am
On May 30th, people will travel from around the world to descend on San Ramon, CA and confront Chevron at its annual shareholder meeting. Join us for a colorful and fun rally outside Chevron’s headquarters in support of human rights, environmental, economic and climate justice, and more! DIRECTIONS From Berkeley or SF, take 80 to 24 (Caldicott Tunnel). Then 680 South. Off at Bollinger Canyon. Make a left onto Bollinger over bridge. Chevron HQ on right. Drivers will have to park in Whole Foods parking lot across the street or … Continued
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Stockton General Strike!
6:00 pm
Stockton General Strike!
@ Stockton
May 31 @ 6:00 pm – Jun 1 @ 3:00 am
May Day! May Day! Shut down Stockton! Come out May 31 to Stockton, California and help shut down the town to protest racist police murders, criminally greedy banks and a corrupt and incompetent city government! Justice for James Rivera! Justice for Luther Brown Justice for the People of Stockton! 1-130pm– Meet-up/drop off point-Eden Park (El Dorado St) 2-3pm– Rally @ MLK park (El Dorado & Fremont) 3-5pm– Bank Shutdown Parties and Justice for the Families march through Downtown Stockton 5-8pm– “the Right–to-Assemble” Street Dance Party All-day BBQ and Services @ … Continued
Outreach Committee Meeting
6:30 pm
Nonviolent Caucus Meeting
11:30 pm
Nonviolent Caucus Meeting
@ Sf Pizza
May 31 @ 11:30 pm – Jun 1 @ 2:00 am
Speaker: Nichola Torbett, Seminary of the Street Sharing to follow: Telling our own stories of personal experiences of violence and how that has shaped us as individuals32546
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