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	1	2	3	4 Omni Orientation for New Commoners 6:00 pm Omni Orientation for New Commoners @ Omni Commons Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Come by our open Orientations every First and Third Thursday of the month at 6pm! We’ll introduce you to the variety of ways you can get involved at the Omni, whether through joining a working group or a collective—or starting one of your one. Write our Communications Working Group with questions: comms@omnicommons.org64074	5	6 Turn Oakland Around: Oakland Justice Coalition 10:00 am Turn Oakland Around: Oakland Justice Coalition @ ACCE Offices Jan 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Please join us for a meeting on Saturday, January 6, 10 am, at the ACCE Office, 2501 International Boulevard, to plan our strategy to begin turning Oakland around in 2018. Oakland needs new leadership, and that will not come from the group that has dominated Oakland politics for decades. Now is the right time for new leadership. 2018 can begin a new era for Oakland, or it will end with more of the same. Many key positions will be open, including the Mayor, City Council members for Districts 2, 4, … Continued #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils 1:00 pm #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils @ ACCE Action Jan 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Please come out to join the first in our series of spokescouncils to help plan the #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy. Note that in contemplating what is happening in the world right now, and the critical importance of solidarity with indigenous peoples and peoples engages in liberation struggles around the world – the third day of #96Hours will be Indigenous/International Solidarity Day! Here is our revised Call and please don’t forget to join our Facebook spokescouncil event series by clicking “interested” on the series, then “going” on the … Continued Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Omni Commons Jan 6 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Strike Debt is building a debt resistance movement. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care, education, and housing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live, we think it is right and moral to resist it. Come get connected with SDBA’s projects! Presenting debt and inequality related topics at forums, workshops and in radio productions Promoting single-payer / Medicare … Continued
7 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 7 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued Liberated Lens general meeting 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required! We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ]. We usually meet in the … Continued	8 Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland Meeting 5:30 pm Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland Meeting @ Omni Commons Jan 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Tentative agenda: Reportbacks (15 min) Feasibility study in progress! Governance Peace and Freedom Forum General news (15 min) Los Angeles San Francisco New Jersey Cannabis developments (repeal of Cole memo) Repeating items (15 min) Treasurer’s report introductions of new attendees overview of public banking for new attendees set next meeting time and place Upcoming (20 min) Friends of Public Bank focus group: proposed date, 1/22. First Presbyterian Church Next forum (student debt?) Anything not discussed above.64106 Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued Oscar Grant Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Niebyl-Proctor Library Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Because of the OGC’s traditional New Year’s Day commemoration vigil of Oscar Grant’s murder at the Fruitvale Station we are postponing our monthly meeting until Monday, Jan. 8th at 7 PM at the Niebyl-Proctor Library. The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression (OGC) is a grassroots democratic organization that was formed as a conscious united front for justice against police brutality. The OGC is involved in the struggle for police accountability and is committed to stopping police brutality. In alliance with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union … Continued	9	10 Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump. 6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump. @ Omni Commons Jan 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets 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 … Continued SURJ Intro Meeting w/guest speaker Troy Williams 6:45 pm SURJ Intro Meeting w/guest speaker Troy Williams @ Sierra Club Jan 10 @ 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm Tickets Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority. Featured Speaker: Troy Williams, former editor of the monthly San Francisco Bay View, National Black Newspaper which has been publishing since 1976. Come learn about our current work and activities! You’ll also hear about SURJ’s new pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We’ll answer your questions and share how you can … Continued	11	12	13
14 Sunflower Alliance Meeting 1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Jan 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We’ll discuss ongoing campaigns and plans for the future. Newcomers and old friends welcome — we need your participation and your voice.64096 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued Green Sunday: Meet Our Candidates: for Governor and Mayor of Oakland 5:00 pm Green Sunday: Meet Our Candidates: for Governor and Mayor of Oakland @ Niebyl-Proctor library Jan 14 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Green Sunday (1/14): Meet Our Candidates: for Governor of California and Mayor of Oakland January’s Green Sunday will be your opportunity to meet two of our Party’s candidates in the 2018 election. Josh Jones is seeking our Party’s endorsement for governor. He has a scientific background in geology and hydrology and lives in Davis. In 2016, he was an active supporter of Bernie Sanders and a leader of his campaign in Yolo County. In 2017 he returned to the Green Party, tired of the behavior of the “regular” Democrats. Hopefully he can bring other … Continued Indivisible Berkeley 7:00 pm Indivisible Berkeley @ Finnish Hall Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Save the date! Come at 7 to mix and mingle. The assembly will begin at 7:30. Bring a friend!Bring snacks to share!Questions? Email info@indivisibleberkeley.org. pic.twitter.com/wmx8u4JBc3— Indivisible Berkeley (@IndivisibleBerk) December 28, 2017 64076 Liberated Lens general meeting 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required! We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ]. We usually meet in the … Continued	15	16	17 Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting 7:30 pm Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting @ EastSide Arts Alliance Jan 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Special guest speaker for January: Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. Don’t miss this! APTP meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Anti Police-Terror Project began as a project of the ONYX Organizing Committee. We are a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. Founding coalition members include the Black Power Network, Community Ready Corps, Workers World, and the Idriss Stelley Foundation.64171	18 Omni Orientation for New Commoners 6:00 pm Omni Orientation for New Commoners @ Omni Commons Jan 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Come by our open Orientations every First and Third Thursday of the month at 6pm! We’ll introduce you to the variety of ways you can get involved at the Omni, whether through joining a working group or a collective—or starting one of your one. Write our Communications Working Group with questions: comms@omnicommons.org64074	19	20
21 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued Liberated Lens general meeting 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required! We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ]. We usually meet in the … Continued	22 Defend Aunti Frances Volunteer Meeting 5:30 pm Defend Aunti Frances Volunteer Meeting @ Niebyl Proctor Library Jan 22 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS & ALLIES of AUNTI FRANCES: Continue volunteering with or newly plug-in to the Defend Aunti Frances eviction defense campaign! We’ll provide updates on the campaign, and breakout into committees to keep up our efforts. You can help by continuing in/taking on an ongoing role and participating this evening’s one-time activities—both are a huge help for the campaign. Please come, invite people, bring food! We’ll also provide snacks. 🙂 If you can’t attend but want to find more ways to support and/or would like to start volunteering with us, … Continued	23 Our Revolution East Bay Meeting 7:00 pm Our Revolution East Bay Meeting @ Finnish Hall Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Our friends at @OurRevEastBay have a packed meeting this week at a new time. But most importantly: FREE PIZZA! pic.twitter.com/oBQ82jT5sN— Our Revolution CCC (@pausetheprocess) January 22, 2018 64215	24	25	26	27
28 Sunflower Alliance Meeting 12:30 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Jan 28 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We’ll discuss ongoing campaigns and plans for the future. Newcomers and old friends welcome — we need your participation and your voice. Come early to share a potluck lunch! potluck lunch: 12:30PM meeting: 1 – 3 PM 64193 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 28 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued	29	30 Community Meeting on Stop Urban Shield 6:30 pm Community Meeting on Stop Urban Shield @ Greenlining Institute Jan 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Critical Resistance invites you and your community group/organization to join us. One block from 12th St BART. Wheelchair accessible. RSVP today to join Critical Resistance and the Stop Urban Shield Coalition for a community organization meeting to discuss next steps and immediate targets for the Stop Urban Shield campaign. Learn how you and your organization can fight back against Urban Shield and make 2018 our most powerful year yet. We will also be sharing findings from our Stop Urban Shield People’s Report. Sheriff Ahern will be submitting his application to host … Continued	31

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About OccupyOakland.org

This website was created in the fall of 2011. Most of it is now moribund, but the Occupy Oakland Calendar, which lists activist events in the East Bay (and occasionally elsewhere) is still maintained, the Search facility works to find earlier posts and keep OO’s history alive, and articles are occasionally still posted to the front page.

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly met in-person weekly (with a rare skip) since October 10th, 2011 up until the pandemic, at which point we went to bi-weekly Zoom meetings. We do checkins, go over the activist events of the past meeting interval, and have general discussions on politics and revolution.

For many years, until the pandemic, we put on a Feed the People event monthly at Oscar Grant Plaza, where all were welcome to come and partake of a freshly cooked, savory meal, before our GA.

If you would like to participate while the pandemic is still amidst, send an email to occupyoakland-request@lists.riseup.net. Check the calendar or this text to see if we have resumed in-person meetings.