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Media Committee Mtg, Awaken Cafe 1:00 am
Media Committee Mtg, Awaken Cafe
Jun 3 @ 1:00 am – 2:00 am
Meeting of the OO Media Committee.32730
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
Jun 3 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library @ The Niebyl-Proctor Library | Oakland | California | United States
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
Outreach Committee Meeting @ Awaken Cafe
Jun 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Labor Solidarity Committee 6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee @ United Here
Jun 7 @ 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 Unite Here, 1440 Broadway. Go in pass the guard, up the stairs to the 2nd floor, turn left and then, well, it’s complicated but it shouldn’t be too hard to find us; explore the corridors. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting will likely include discussion about the ILWU and Longview, which Occupy Oakland participated … Continued
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Workers’ Assembly 11:30 am
Workers’ Assembly @ Lakeside Park
Jun 9 @ 11:30 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
What’s Next? Occupy Oakland BBQ 2:00 pm
What’s Next? Occupy Oakland BBQ @ At the Lake
Jun 9 @ 2:00 pm – Jun 9 @ 5:30 pm
What’s Next? Occupy Oakland BBQ Saturday June 9th, 2 PM Bellevue and Grand at the lake –click here for directions– . . . . Mayday has come and gone… Capitalism is still here.  Now what? . While Occupy Oakland has many great projects in the works, our energies are so dispersed we often don’t get the chance to come together face to face and strategize for the future. . This is why the BBQ assembly is planning a picnic this Saturday June 9th at 2PM at Lake Merrit to discuss 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
Jun 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library @ The Niebyl-Proctor Library | Oakland | California | United States
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
Fast Food Workers Organizing Committee Meeting 12:00 pm
Fast Food Workers Organizing Committee Meeting
Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
If you want to help organize fast food workers, come to our next meeting Sunday, June 10, noon, at 19th and Telegraph.33183
Foreclosure Defense Group Meeting 12:30 pm
Foreclosure Defense Group Meeting @ 19th & Telegraph
Jun 10 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
We meet near the statues a block in past the deserted lot, where the Sunday GA is held.33445
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Outreach Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
Outreach Committee Meeting @ Awaken Cafe
Jun 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Nonviolent Caucus Meeting 11:30 pm
Nonviolent Caucus Meeting @ Rising Loafer
Jun 14 @ 11:30 pm – Jun 15 @ 2:00 am
General meeting of the Occupy Oakland Nonviolent Caucus. Business/Structural meeting followed by break and then Discussion/Theory.  26416
Labor Solidarity Committee 6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jun 14 @ 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 Oscar Grant Plaza, in or close to the amphitheater. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting may include discussion about the OOLSC’s next actions, the ILWU and Longview, which Occupy Oakland participated in back in January, the Marches in Solidarity with the Quebec Students’ Union which on Friday,have taken place June 1 and June 8th, … Continued
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Community Control of Police Walking Tour – Lunch with the Sheriffs! 11:30 am
Community Control of Police Walking Tour – Lunch with the Sheriffs!
Jun 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
COMMUNITY OF POLICE WALKING TOUR!  – LUNCH WITH THE SHERIFFS! Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group with the Anti Repression Committee offers a walking tour and info picket of cop and capital headquarters downtown. Friday, June 15th 11:30-1:30 Meet at 19th and Telegraph in the park. If the community had control over the police would thousands of of people be evicted under the threat of violence from armed sheriffs? If the community had control over the police would Alan Blueford, a 17 year old high school senior, have been shot dead … Continued
March Against Evictions 6:30 pm
March Against Evictions @ 19th & Telegraph
Jun 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
March Against Evictions  @ 19th & Telegraph | Oakland | California | United States
Join the Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group and the Anti-Repression Committee as we rally and march against evictions, and pay a visit to the Alameda Sheriff (responsible for doing the banks’ dirty work of evicting people from their homes), perhaps the Alameda County DA, and some big banks in the downtown area. We’ll assemble at 19th & Telegraph and move on from there. Speakers will include Boots Riley and a homeowner fighting eviction. 33446
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Gathering to Re-Imagine the GA 8:00 pm
Gathering to Re-Imagine the GA @ Mosswood Park
Jun 16 @ 8:00 pm – Jun 17 @ 1:00 am
Join us for the first gathering to begin re-imagining the General Assembly on Saturday June 16 at Mosswood Park, starting with music and food at 1:00pm. Please fill out our survey to share you thoughts on the GA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8YDSBC2 Please spread the word! 31729
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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
Jun 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library @ The Niebyl-Proctor Library | Oakland | California | United States
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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OO CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY: Events meeting 6:00 pm
OO CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY: Events meeting
Jun 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oscar Grant Plaza,  Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm: Help plan and envision the Occupy Oakland Conference that the Events Committee has started working on! Here’s a working draft of the what the conference may look like: This August 17th through 19th we hope to host Occupy Oakland’s Long Live the Commune conference at Laney College here in Oakland. The desire to organize a conference started after the planned J28 Move-In Festival fell apart, the necessity arose when folks at Inter-Occupy started seeking endorsements of “Occupy National Gathering” conference of theirs happening in … Continued
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BBQ Assembly 11:30 pm
BBQ Assembly
Jun 20 @ 11:30 pm – Jun 21 @ 1:00 am
Formerly known as the Move-in Assembly, now infamous for the 6 BBQ’s or so we’ve thrown in parks all across Oakland, bringing folks together to Take Back the Town! Also, a group wherein every member does work and helps out, be it with food prep, outreach, emceeing the event, or generally being amazing, awe-inspiring, and mad revolutionary without pomposity. 19th and Telegraph, Wednesdays at 4:30, Sundays at 12:30. FROM BBQ’S TO BARRICADES OCCUPY OAKLAND, OCCUPY YOUR HOOD, HATERS GONNA HATE WHEN THEY SEE YOU DOING GOOD  34401
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Outreach Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
Outreach Committee Meeting @ Awaken Cafe
Jun 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Labor Solidarity Committee 1:00 am
Labor Solidarity Committee @ Unite Here
Jun 22 @ 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 UNITE HERE (Go up the stairs, turn left, left again down a hall, left again down another hall, or ask someone). But check back here Thursday in the event of a change of venue. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting may include discussion about the OOLSC’s next actions, organizing the unemployed, organizing fast food … Continued
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Help Occupy Oakland Continue to Support the Locked Out Castlewood Workers 3:00 pm
Help Occupy Oakland Continue to Support the Locked Out Castlewood Workers @ Castlewood Country Club
Jun 23 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Help Occupy Oakland Continue to Support the Locked Out Castlewood Workers @ Castlewood Country Club | Pleasanton | California | United States
RAISE YOUR VOICE! Castlewood Country Club Valley Course (Castlewood Dr. at Pleasanton-Sunol Rd, Pleasanton) Saturday, June 23, 8-11 am Once again, the golfers of Castlewood Country Club are gearing up for their biggest tournament of the year – while keeping their workers out on the street. Remember last year’s tournament? Most of the golfers have been deaf to the workers’ cries for affordable health care, job security and respect. So this year, let’s see if music gets through. Bring your voices, bullhorns, whistles, trombones, and vuvuzelas, and sing out for … 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
Jun 24 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Research Working Group meets every Sundays, 5-7pm, at Niebyl-Proctor Library @ The Niebyl-Proctor Library | Oakland | California | United States
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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OO CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY: Events Meeting 6:00 pm
OO CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY: Events Meeting
Jun 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oscar Grant Plaza,  Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm: Help plan and envision the Occupy Oakland Conference that the Events Committee has started working on! Here’s a working draft of the what the conference may look like: This August 17th through 19th we hope to host Occupy Oakland’s Liberate Everything conference at (hopefully) Laney College here in Oakland. The desire to organize a conference started after the planned J28 Move-In Festival fell apart, the necessity arose when folks at Inter-Occupy started seeking endorsements of “Occupy National Gathering” conference of theirs happening in … Continued
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The People’s School Board Meeting 4:00 pm
The People’s School Board Meeting @ Lakeview Elementary
Jun 27 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 27 @ 6:00 pm
4pm @ Lakeview Elementary 5pm @ OUSD offices ( 1025 2nd ave.) This Wednesday is the last OUSD school board meeting until the fall. All year, we have been attending school board meetings to protest school closures, union busting, cuts and privatization, and we have been ignored and silenced. The school board has pushed our agenda items until the end of their discussion, and after hours, we have been permitted just 2 minutes to share our concerns with barely present board members. We refuse to continue to have our concerns … Continued
BBQ Assembly: Occupy AC transit BBQ 6/30 11:30 pm
BBQ Assembly: Occupy AC transit BBQ 6/30 @ Lakeview Elementary
Jun 27 @ 11:30 pm – Jun 28 @ 1:00 am
Planning for the Occupy AC transit BBQ this Saturday, June 30th, at Arroyo Viejo Park from 2-6 will be meeitng at the Lakeview Sit-In this Wednesday, 6/27/12. Folks who are interested in helping cook or serve food, as well as facilitating discussion and a general grand ole time, are all most welcome.34854
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General Assembly 1:00 am
General Assembly @ Oscar Grand Plaza
Jun 28 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am
General Assemblies are held Wednesdays at 6pm (@ Oscar Grant Plaza) and Sundays at 2pm (@ 19th & Telegraph).  2631
Outreach Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
Outreach Committee Meeting @ Awaken Cafe
Jun 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Labor Solidarity Committee 6:00 pm
Labor Solidarity Committee @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jun 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 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 in Oscar Grant Plaza, near or in the amphitheater. But check back here Thursday in the event of a change of venue. Topics include coordination with labor groups (union and non-union) around the Bay Area, and this meeting may include discussion about the OOLSC’s next actions, organizing the unemployed, organizing fast food workers in Oakland, support for the Lakeview School Occupation, the Workers’ Assembly, the … Continued
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AC Transit BBQ & Speakout 9:00 pm
AC Transit BBQ & Speakout @ Arroyo Park
Jun 30 @ 9:00 pm – Jul 1 @ 1:00 am
BBQ HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 30 JUNE. ARROYO PARK. The OO AC Transit Committee is working with the BBQ Committee to throw a BBQ around the Occupy AC-Transit issue. There will be a driver/rider speak out, button-making, and maybe posters and t-shirts. Arroyo Park 2:00 Facebook page. Facebook page description: The Occupy Oakland BBQ committee is having an Occupy AC-Transit BBQ that will feature great food and music, as always, and a speak-out with riders and drivers talking about the effects of cuts and fare increases. We will give a … Continued