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					1 Panel Discussion on Facial Recognition 6:30 pm Panel Discussion on Facial Recognition @ The Glass Room Exhibit Nov 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The Glass Room, is an exhibition that gives visitors hands-on experiences with unconventional artworks and tools that visualize abstract ideas about data and digital privacy. So far we’ve had successful exhibitions in Berlin, New York, and London, which drew over 30,000 visitors. As part of the Talks Program at The Glass Room, there will be a panel discussion about what the facial recognition ‘ban’ in SF really means for its citizens. We are bringing together activists from EFF, ACLU, Oakland Privacy and others to discuss the topic.67269	2 Healing Justice: Ending Mass Incarceration Healing Justice: Ending Mass Incarceration @ Wright Institute Nov 2 all-day Tickets he Racial Justice Action Group, as part of Psychologists for Social Responsibility along with the Wright Institute Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Justice Teams Network would like to invite you to an interdisciplinary conference at the intersections of psychology, mental health, and organizing to end mass incarceration. The conference will take place on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd from 9:30am – 4:00pm on both days. This is a working conference rooted in the principles of liberation psychology, decolonial praxis, and anti-racist organizing. The intent is to … Continued Dia De Los Muertos – Funeral Procession in Protest for Children in Camps and/or Dying 10:00 am Dia De Los Muertos – Funeral Procession in Protest for Children in Camps and/or Dying @ Dolores Park Nov 2 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets IN MEMORY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO DIED CROSSING THE US – MEXICAN BORDER. 67238 Reckoning With Nia: A Community Symposium 11:45 am Reckoning With Nia: A Community Symposium @ The Greenlining Institute Nov 2 @ 11:45 am – 4:30 pm Tickets eckoning With Nia: A Community Symposium on Black Womxn, Public Safety & Collective Trauma On July 22, 2018, Nia Wilson and her sisters, Tashiya and Letifah, were brutally attacked by a white man wielding a knife at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland; while her two sisters survived the attack, Nia died that night on the platform. Her murder shocked the Town as thousands marched in the streets of Oakland and cities across the country demanding accountability. Yet more than a year after her death, little has changed and justice … Continued Oakland Climate Action Plan Town Halls 12:00 pm Oakland Climate Action Plan Town Halls @ Rainbow Recreation Center Nov 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets RSVP Speak up for strong climate action and justice as Oakland reviews its draft “2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan.” Hear responses to the city’s draft plan from the Oakland Climate Action Coalition, which has been leading a neighborhood-based planning process to make sure the 2030 plan includes the community’s priorities for social, economic, and environmental justice. The city will hold two Town Hall meetings where people can dive into the draft strategies and vote on what needs to be kept, changed, or eliminated. Both Town Halls will cover the same material. … Continued Medicare for All March and Rally 2:00 pm Medicare for All March and Rally @ UN Plaza Nov 2 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join National Nurses United to demand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take leadership to win Medicare for All. Universal health care is essential part of any Green New Deal and sustainable future. Access to good health care is especially crucial for people in communities whose air is poisoned by the pollution, and will become increasingly needed as climate change brings new health threats,. This statewide rally will feature speakers from the California Nurses Association / National Nurses United and other movement leaders. The organizers say, “We know that Medicare for … Continued
3 Healing Justice: Ending Mass Incarceration Healing Justice: Ending Mass Incarceration @ Wright Institute Nov 3 all-day Tickets he Racial Justice Action Group, as part of Psychologists for Social Responsibility along with the Wright Institute Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Justice Teams Network would like to invite you to an interdisciplinary conference at the intersections of psychology, mental health, and organizing to end mass incarceration. The conference will take place on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd from 9:30am – 4:00pm on both days. This is a working conference rooted in the principles of liberation psychology, decolonial praxis, and anti-racist organizing. The intent is to … Continued Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds. 10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds. @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets We have confirmed ICSS member Mehmet Bayram, freelance journalist, who currently writes for the Sendika.org news outlet, which has been shut down 62 times by the Turkish government. He has recently returned from Turkey and will clarify the situation. Here’s a preview: Turkish invasion of Syria serves many purposes for the Turkish regime. It distracts the masses from the harsh economic realities of capitalism, it unites the Turkish people fed with nationalism behind the fascist dictator when his voter support has fallen below 40%, it kindles the old flame of building the … Continued Spill The Disabili-Tea™: A Disability Justice Workshop 12:45 pm Spill The Disabili-Tea™: A Disability Justice Workshop @ Sierra Club Nov 3 @ 12:45 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets What is Disability Justice? People often express feeling intimidated and ill-equipped to unpack what we’ve been taught about disability, and how to support and advocate for disabled people in our everyday lives. This workshop is a fabulous opportunity for you to dive into the magic of disability justice with SURJ and Alex Locust at the helm. With “Spill the Disabili-Tea™”, Alex will be facilitating an interactive discussion of disability justice for those committed to elevating their support for disabled folks in their community. Using his lived experience, education, and advocacy … Continued Challenging Conversations About Race and White Supremacy 1:30 pm Challenging Conversations About Race and White Supremacy @ East Bay Community Space Nov 3 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets How do we approach difficult conversations, whether it’s about racist violence on the border, cultural appropriation, or white supremacy and racial justice in general? What is it like to have these conversations with our family, friends and coworkers with a vision for the long haul? Members of the White Noise Collective will facilitate this workshop exploring the difficult conversations in our lives around race and power. Preregistration is required due to limited space.67235 Michael Diehl Memorial Celebration 4:00 pm Michael Diehl Memorial Celebration @ The Berkeley School Nov 3 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Food, Stories, Dancing. All for Michael. Celebration of Michael’s life. Michael Dress Code: Wear It Like Michael. 67242	4 Emergency Report Back and Teach-in on Rojava & Turkey’s Invasion 6:30 pm Emergency Report Back and Teach-in on Rojava & Turkey’s Invasion @ Place for Sustainable Living Nov 4 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Please come learn about Rojava’s history, organization, and current struggle. Years after imperialist markings on a map separated their people and fragmented their territory, 7 years ago the Kurdish people realized a piece of their resistance and reclaimed territory in what is known as northeastern Syria, what has come to be known as Rojava. A revolution led by women, based on ecological justice and anti-capitalism, that developed a political infrastructure for regionally nested direct democracy and a cooperative solidarity economy among an ethnically and religiously diverse population, Rojava is a … Continued	5 E12 Appeal and attend Nov. 5 City Council mtg! 5:30 pm E12 Appeal and attend Nov. 5 City Council mtg! @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza Nov 5 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Dear neighbors and allies, The fight for the maximum amount of 100% affordable housing on the E12th St. parcel continues. In the past month, we filed a legal appeal with the city, raised $2k for filing fees, submitted a Public Ethics Complaint against a council member for their conflict of interest, and successfully pressured the council to move the E12th land sale discussion from a closed meeting, to a public session. Next week, the Oakland City Council will make the final decision on whether to approve our appeal. If we … Continued Every Face, Every Tent, Has A Story! – Films, Food & Discussion 5:30 pm Every Face, Every Tent, Has A Story! – Films, Food & Discussion @ Neyborly Nov 5 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Every Face Every Tent Has A Story! This will be an engaging evening through the use of the films from two local Berkeley film makers, highlighting some of the “Unhoused” population residing in Berkeley followed by a presentatiom/discussion of the problems facing those on the streets as well as their impact on the housed residents that have been their neighbors. Dinner will be buffet style and several local restaurants have already agreed to donate. Some of the sponsors are: The Thai Table, Everett & Jones, Juan’s Place, all in … Continued Santa Rita Strike Support Letter Writing Night 6:00 pm Santa Rita Strike Support Letter Writing Night @ Design Action Collective Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets 67323 KPFA Documentary Night Presents: The Great White Hoax 7:00 pm KPFA Documentary Night Presents: The Great White Hoax @ New Parkway Theater Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join us election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5th at 7pm for KPFA’s Documentary Night Screening of: The Great White Hoax by Tim Wise. In The Great White Hoax, anti-racist educator Tim Wise explores how American political leaders have scapegoated people of color to divide working class voters and consolidate power. Taking from Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign it expands its scope to make sense of what’s happening today as we gear up for 2020 and how Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric fits a pattern of racism that goes back centuries. After-film discussion led by Adrienne … Continued Socialist Night School: The Case for Open Borders 7:00 pm Socialist Night School: The Case for Open Borders @ East Bay Community Space Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join the East Bay DSA Socialist Night School for a discussion of Suzy Lee’s groundbreaking essay “The Case for Open Borders,” kicked off by a video interview with Lee herself. For a century, the US labor movement advocated immigration restrictions in fear that new immigrants would drive down wages for US workers. In the last few decades, however, the AFL-CIO has made a dramatic turn to become advocates for comprehensive immigration reform. What accounts for that shift? Policies that aim to restrict immigration flows rarely achieve their intended result. Instead, … Continued	6 Rally for People’s Park 5:00 pm Rally for People’s Park @ Sproul Plaza Nov 6 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets We will rally on Sproul Steps on the UC Berkeley Campus to defend, protect, and save People’s Park from development. Don’t let UC destroy our historic, green, and public space! Join us! Be part of the power of the People of People’s Park!67319 Ella Baker Member Meeting and Public Financing Workshop 6:00 pm Ella Baker Member Meeting and Public Financing Workshop @ Ella Baker Center Nov 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets PUBLIC FINANCE WORKSHOP: MEMBER MEETING Ella Baker Center November Member Meeting Public Finance in Elections: Why it Matters to Oakland Residents A non-partisan workshop lead by Voting Rights Attorney of Northern CA, Christina E. Fletes in collaboration with the Oakland Public Ethics Committee. Learn what public finance is, why it’s important, how it’s worked in other cities and how Oakland can incorporate public finance in its elections. This is an open member meeting, all are welcome, ADA Accessible, free dinner will be provided. The Ella Baker Center is right off … Continued Ending The Prison-ICE Collaboration 7:00 pm Ending The Prison-ICE Collaboration @ Pacific School of Religion Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 67307 Alcatraz Occupation: A Beginning 7:30 pm Alcatraz Occupation: A Beginning @ Quezada Center Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 50 years ago this fall, on November 20, a group of people that came to be known as Indians of All Tribes began a 18-month occupation of Alcatraz Island. This act of self-determination emerged from conditions faced on reservations and in urban centers, from the activism of the Third World Strike at San Francisco State, and resulted in major changes taking place across the continent. From a new consciousness of sovereignty to at least ten major policy and law shifts, Mary Jean Robertson, host of the radio show Voices of the Native … Continued	7 Oakland Privacy Advisory Committee 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Committee @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza Nov 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Relevant Agenda Items: 4. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Live Stream Camera Impact Report and proposed Use Policy – review and take possible action 5. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OFD – Data Collection for Wildfire District and Fire Safety Inspections – review and take possible action 6. Federal Task Force Transparency Ordinance – OPD – FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU – review and take possible action67325 Henry George – Who Owns the Earth? 6:00 pm Henry George – Who Owns the Earth? @ San Francisco Library, Korets Auditorium Nov 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets As guest curator of Who Owns the Earth? –A New exhibit that examines Henry George’s, 1800’s masterpiece on societal inequality, I invite you to attend a free event! 140 years ago in San Francisco Henry George, rocked the world with his book Progress & Poverty. At the Main Library, Koret Auditorium Historian and actor David Giesen takes on the role of Henry George in a Chautauqua performance set in 1890. Addressing the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, for whom George had been the founding secretary, George reminisces about … Continued Angela Davis; Women, Race, & Class Study Series 7:00 pm Angela Davis; Women, Race, & Class Study Series @ Omni Commons Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets An informal discussion on chapters 3-6 of Angela Davis’ book Women, Race and Class focusing on the intersections of race, class and gender in relation to slavery and the early abolitionist and suffragist movements. This will be the second part of an ongoing reading series. Feel free to attend even if you missed the first discussion.67264 Homewreckers, How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, & Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes & Demolished the American Dream. 7:30 pm Homewreckers, How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, & Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes & Demolished the American Dream. @ St. Johns Presbyterian Church Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets KPFA Radio 94.1 FM & The Center for Reporting with St. John’s Presbyterian Church present: AARON GLANTZ Homewreckers! How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks,& Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes & Demolished the American Dream With Kris Welch ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. advance tickets: $12: brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3 sites), Moe’s, Books Inc (Berkeley), Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s $15 door, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… So many are living on the street now. In parks. In RVs. Thousands and thousands … Continued	8	9 Aaron Swartz Day 11:00 am Aaron Swartz Day @ Internet Archives Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 11:00 pm Tickets TICKETS Schedule for November 9 10-11 am Breakfast available for early birds – Hackathon begins Please RSVP HERE (whether you are buying a ticket for the speakers or partipating in the hackathon). You can use our Gitea instance as an ICE-free alternative to Github/Gitlab: https://aaronswartzday.queeriouslabs.com/ Schedule: 11:00 – 11:25 – Brewster Kahle (Founder, Internet Archive) New features & tools at the Internet Archive w/ Tracey Jaquith – (DWeb Solid pod repository) 11:30-11:55- Ryan Sternlicht – (Educator, Researcher, Advisor & Maker – Noisebridge) The creation of the next layer of reality -REDUX-2019- “Vision” If you follow technology you have probably heard many things about extended … Continued Stand Up For Peace 11:00 am Stand Up For Peace @ Oscar Grant Plaza Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets 67313 The Failure of Capitalism & the Need for a Socialist System 11:00 am The Failure of Capitalism & the Need for a Socialist System @ Omni Commons Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation for a day of workshops highlighting the contradictions of capitalism. From its sham elections to the destruction of the planet, to its wars on the working class and imperialist wars abroad, capitalism has proven itself time and time again to be an unjust and unstable system. For us to combat capitalism, we must organize and educate ourselves. Join us to fight for a true socialist future. More info: www.PSLweb.org @pslbayarea67294 Awakening the Dreamer Symposium 11:30 am Awakening the Dreamer Symposium @ Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley Nov 9 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm Tickets This transformative educational program and climate expo is co-presented by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley and the Pachamama Alliance. It looks squarely at the state of the world—where we are and how we got here–and then explores what role we can each play in bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet. Video appearances by luminaries include: Lynne Twist * Bill Twist * Susan Burns * Lester Brown * Wangari Maathai * Majora Carter * Nadine Kreisberger * Mario Trigueros * Van Jones … Continued “The Commons” documentary screening + Q&A with filmmakers 5:30 pm “The Commons” documentary screening + Q&A with filmmakers @ Omni Commons Nov 9 @ 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm Tickets The Commons is a documentary film about communities re-asserting sustainable futures using consensus, equity and shared resources – ancient Commons principles. The film shares the increasing privatization and destruction of commons, primarily in the United States, and shows how many activists are re-taking commons, re-establishing communities controlling heir own commons: maker spaces, land trusts, cooperatives, food production and distribution, housing, education, community centers – all using ancient Commons practices. Doors open at 5:30pm, feature film begins at 6pm and will be followed by a brief Q&A with Filmmakers and a … Continued Debbie Bookchin: Revolution in Rojava 6:00 pm Debbie Bookchin: Revolution in Rojava @ Tamarack Nov 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Emergency Committee for Rojava and Tamarack are pleased to present a report by journalist and author Debbie Bookchin, who has recently returned from the autonomous Kurdish-led region known as Rojava. She will talk about why it is critical to defend this feminist, ecological, democratic project from the ongoing onslaught by Turkey and its jihadi allies as well as the Syrian regime, and how ideas of social ecology have influenced the Kurdish freedom movement. This report is part of the speaking tour that ECR envisions as a step towards building … Continued US Economic Policy: What’s in Store for the 99% 6:30 pm US Economic Policy: What’s in Store for the 99% @ South Berkeley Senior Center Nov 9 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets How are the billionaires multiplying and making proﬁts world-wide, and on whose backs? What’s behind this so-called “recovery”? What can we expect in the near future – is the economy rushing toward a deeper crisis? To change the world we first have to understand it. Come hear Jack Rasmus tell it like it is. There will be a short presentation followed by discussion and refreshments. Jack Rasmus is a professor of economics and politics, host of the weekly radio show Alternative Visions, former union activist, and author of many articles … Continued
10 Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War 10:30 am Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, Nov 10, 2019 Open Mic/Political Karaoke What’s bugging you, politics-wise? Here’s your chance to talk about any and every thing from the PG&E Power Shutdown to Brexit, from Nancy Pelosi to Greta Thunberg, maybe even the riots in Chile. Sign up for 5 minute slots! Sun, Nov 17, 2019 Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter. Representatives of the Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality and State Repression have been invited to discuss their position on this matter. Awaiting better blurb.. Sun, Nov 24, 2019 Women and War Women have a long association … Continued Free Oakland Up Fundraiser Plant Sale 12:00 pm Free Oakland Up Fundraiser Plant Sale Nov 10 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Save the date for the next Plant Sale fundraiser! The official Ambassador Greeters, Lulu and Deuce, will be there to gladly accept your lovin’. Free Oakland UP An alternative retail space focused on the economy, the environment and building community by offering FREE art and everyday items. One free item per person per day. For a fair monetary donation you may choose more. More treasures!! Gallery:offering monthly solo or group exhibitions featuring experimental, interactive projects focused on alternative economies, cultivating socially activated art, sustainability and building community through art … Continued World Without Walls – World Without Cages 4:00 pm World Without Walls – World Without Cages @ Islamic Cultural Center of Nor CA Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets It’s time to put a stop to all the ways children are impacted by walls, criminalization, and state violence. Every child deserves a life of safety and freedom. Join us at a family-friendly event to learn more about the shared experience of youth across the world from Palestine to the US, and to share action steps and strategies for change. We will have artwork, performances, interfaith prayer and youth voices. 67324 Green Sunday: Energy Crises/PG&E 5:00 pm Green Sunday: Energy Crises/PG&E @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Just what has changed with energy, why, and how does it affect you? Why will your monthly energy bill increase? What are alternative ways of providing energy, other than from PG&E, and how do various California cities source their energy? The Green Party of Alameda County warmly invites you to participate in this dialogue for an engaged community response! (Info on our speakers will follow). 67337	11	12 Ninth Circuit To Hear Argument on Oakland Coal Ban 9:00 am Ninth Circuit To Hear Argument on Oakland Coal Ban @ James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse Courtroom 2, 3rd Floor Room 330 Nov 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Ninth Circuit To Hear Argument on Oakland Coal Ban On November 12, a panel of three Ninth Circuit judges will hear oral argument on the appeal by the City of Oakland, Sierra Club, and San Francisco Baykeeper, from Judge Vince Chhabria’s decision striking down Oakland’s ban on siting of a coal terminal on City-owned waterfront near the Bay Bridge toll plaza. After a three-day trial last year, Judge Chhabria ruled that the City violated its contract with the developers who sought to build a coal export terminal when the City … Continued No Coal in Oakland: Court Hearing 9:00 am No Coal in Oakland: Court Hearing @ US Courthouse, Room 330 Nov 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Turn out to support the campaign to keep coal out of Oakland! A panel of three federal judges will hold a hearing November 12 to consider the City of Oakland’s appeal of an earlier court decision. That decision sided with the developers who sued the city for banning their proposed coal export terminal. The Sierra Club and Baykeeper have joined the city in appealing the decision. The hearing will be open to the public. Everybody who wants to keep coal out of Oakland, the Bay Area, and the world is encouraged to … Continued Justice For Some 7:00 pm Justice For Some @ Berkeley City College Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, Department of Africana Studies. She is a frequent commentator on CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, and Democracy Now! — and is widely published in the national media and academic journals. Noura will be discussing her new book, Justice For Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, in conversation with Lara Kiswani from the Arab Resource & Organizing Center.67252 Noura Erakat “Justice for Some: Law & the Question of Palestine” 7:00 pm Noura Erakat “Justice for Some: Law & the Question of Palestine” @ Berkeley City College Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tuesday, November 12th Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, Department of Africana Studies. She is a frequent commentator on CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, and Democracy Now! — and is widely published in the national media and academic journals. Noura will be discussing her new book, Justice For Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, in conversation with Lara Kiswani from the Arab Resource & Organizing Center. More info about Noura Erakat can be found HERE. Facebook Tickets 67168	13 Climate Crisis: What Can You Do 6:00 pm Climate Crisis: What Can You Do @ Taylor Memorial Church Nov 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets League of Women Voters Oakland in collaboration with other community partners is hosting a “Community Round-table on: Climate Crisis in Oakland: What We Can Do”. Environmental health is already a significant issue to families as evidenced by high asthma rates in both East and West Oakland. What do we understand about carbon tax or reforestation? What of plastic bags and plastic straws? What can we really do about it? In response, we have assembled a group of respected resource experts with varying perspectives to help us begin the conversation and … Continued UnCommon Law’s 4th Annual UnCommon Heroes Event 6:30 pm UnCommon Law’s 4th Annual UnCommon Heroes Event @ Impact Hub Nov 13 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets UnCommon Law’s 4th Annual UnCommon Heroes Event is a welcome home for those returning from prison as well as a celebration of Heroes among us. This year, UnCommon Law is thrilled to announce our 2019 Honorees: Taina Vargas-Edmond, Founder and Executive Director of Initiate Justice as well as David Cowan of the Prison University Project and Director of Bonafide. Join us for a reception, dinner, and conversations with our 2019 honorees as we celebrate our fourth annual UnCommon Heroes event! UnCommon Law is also excited to announce this year’s Heroes emcee: Choy Pangthong! Anouthinh … Continued Wood Street Community Cookout 7:00 pm Wood Street Community Cookout @ Wood St. Homeless Encampments Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets We’re having another Wood Street community cookout on Wednesday 11/13 at 7 pm. I hope housed Oakland residents come out to learn more about how they can support their unhoused neighbors. Bring food if you can, if you can’t, no big deal. It’ll be fun. Meet at 24th and Wood.— Zack Haber (@ZZZZZZZZZZZack) November 12, 2019 67348	14 Conflict Circle Training – Tier 2, Restorative Justice 9:00 am Conflict Circle Training – Tier 2, Restorative Justice @ RJOY Office Nov 14 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Training Overview This is an intermediate to advance level restorative justice circle training focused on gaining proficiency in facilitating Conflict Circles. At minimum, all participants must have already completed an Introductory RJ training and/or have equivalent experience in facilitating Community Building Circles. Participants in this 2-day training will review RJ theory, practice, data and protocols for facilitating community-building Circles; and be introduced to, learn protocols for, and gain skills in facilitating conflict Circles. The 2-day training will emphasize interactivity, relationship-building, and skills-building. Much of the second day will be devoted to simulated exercises to … Continued Beer & Roses Labor Social 6:30 pm Beer & Roses Labor Social @ Kingfish Pub & Cafe Nov 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join the East Bay DSA’s Labor Committee for their regular Beer and Roses social. Hang out with other members who are interested in the labor movement, hear about what’s happening in EBDSA Labor Committee & learn how you can get involved. Venue is wheelchair accessible 67336 Oakland Police Commission – Draft Ordinance on Military Police Equipment 6:30 pm Oakland Police Commission – Draft Ordinance on Military Police Equipment @ Oakland City Hall Nov 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Agenda Items of Note: IV. Draft Ordinance on Military Police Equipment The Coalition for Police Accountability will present a draft ordinance for review. OPD will also present their response to the draft ordinance. IX. Subpoenas Regarding OBOA Allegations of Racial Discrimination The Commission will discuss and possibly take action on whether or not to serve subpoenas relating to the Oakland Black Officers Association’s allegations of racial discrimination. X. Report on Policing of Oakland’s Unhoused Communities The Commission will discuss the report which was prepared on behalf of the Coalition … Continued Support the Anti Police-Militarization Ordinance 6:30 pm Support the Anti Police-Militarization Ordinance @ Oakland City Hall Nov 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Oakland Police Commission will consider the proposed ordinance on militarized equipment. Please come to the first part of this meeting to show support for this ordinance and make a short public comment. BAY Peace organizers will also present video testimony of youth violated by police military equipment. Oakland PD has submitted a response to the proposed ordinance falsely claiming that it currently requests listed equipment through the Police Commission, City Council and Council’s Public Safety Committee. OPD says that the ordinance would remove these three bodies from their part … Continued Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station KPFA? 7:00 pm Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station KPFA? @ Community Media Center of Marin Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Come to a Discussion about How to Keep KPFA Going Equity, social justice and access for every community voice may soon end at KPFA and its sister stations in Pacifica’s national radio network. After years of turmoil, an internal selection process – proposed as “new bylaws” – may hand power over to a self-selected few on the Pacifica network board. Please join us as Tracy Rosenberg, Executive Director of Media Alliance, and Peter Franck, former Pacifica president, discuss the future of Pacifica in a panel discussion. Radio host Peter B. … Continued KPFA: Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station? 7:00 pm KPFA: Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station? @ Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM) Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets KPFA: Is It the End of Our Local Independent Community Radio Station? Come to a Discussion about How to Keep It Going Thursday, November 14, 2019, 7pm Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM) 819 A Street San Rafael, California Equity, social justice and access for every community voice may soon end at KPFA and its sister stations in Pacifica’s national radio network. After years of turmoil, an internal selection process – proposed as “new bylaws” – may hand power over to a self-selected few on the … Continued Single Payer Debate 7:00 pm Single Payer Debate @ UC Berkeley, Wheeler Auditorium Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A substantial debate on single payer: The pro side will be represented by a professor from the UC school of Public Health. The con side will be represented by Sally Pipes from the Pacific Research Institute. She used to work for the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, Canada.67351	15 Conflict Circle Training – Tier 2, Restorative Justice 9:00 am Conflict Circle Training – Tier 2, Restorative Justice @ RJOY Office Nov 15 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Training Overview This is an intermediate to advance level restorative justice circle training focused on gaining proficiency in facilitating Conflict Circles. At minimum, all participants must have already completed an Introductory RJ training and/or have equivalent experience in facilitating Community Building Circles. Participants in this 2-day training will review RJ theory, practice, data and protocols for facilitating community-building Circles; and be introduced to, learn protocols for, and gain skills in facilitating conflict Circles. The 2-day training will emphasize interactivity, relationship-building, and skills-building. Much of the second day will be devoted to simulated exercises to … Continued Be Water: Hong Kong & Catalonia 7:00 pm Be Water: Hong Kong & Catalonia @ Tamarack Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Tamarack and Commune Magazine invite you to a video presentation by the Vitalist International: BE WATER : WORLD Lessons from the freedom movements in Hong Kong and Catalonia Magic and Technology In the Revolution of Our Times Umbrellas, laser pointers, and cardboard boxes, black blocks using encrypted platforms to vote live on escape routes and designers quitting their day jobs to make Pepe memes full time: The movement in Hong Kong is a signal fire showing us the future of resistance in an increasingly digital world. From low tech solutions … Continued	16 Tech Policy Workshop: increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, predictive policing, magnification of unjust bias Tech Policy Workshop: increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, predictive policing, magnification of unjust bias @ McLaren Conference Center Nov 16 all-day Tickets apply now for financial aid Register The USF Center for Applied Data Ethics will be hosting a Tech Policy Workshop the weekend of Nov 16 to 17. Systemic problems, such as increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, concerning uses of predictive policing, and the magnification of unjust bias, all require systemic solutions. We invite anyone working in the tech industry or in public policy, and to community members concerned about the impact of misuses of tech on society to attend. By hosting a Tech Policy Workshop, we hope to facilitate collaborations between those in tech and in policy, … Continued Citizen Journalism 12:00 pm Citizen Journalism @ Omni Commons Nov 16 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets s the week of actions around houselesness is approaching (November 16th-24th) Liberated Lens will conduct a Citizen Journalism training where you can learn how to do on the street media, simple streaming, vlogging, phone security etc. Bring your cell phone or any recording device you intend on using. Part II that will happen on November 24th will cover simple editing and post production tools.67335 Economics Book Group: “Banking on the People.” Hosted by Strike Debt Bay Area. 4:30 pm Economics Book Group: “Banking on the People.” Hosted by Strike Debt Bay Area. @ Omni Commons Nov 16 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Beginning on August 10th, the Strike Debt Bay Area Economics Book Group began discussing Banking on the People: Democratizing Money in the Digital Age. We tackled the introduction and first chapter, available through the ‘Look Inside’ feature on Amazon, for the August 10th meeting. For our September 7th meeting, we will be discussing the rest of the first section, Chapters 2-6. For our October 12th meeting, we will be discussing Chapters 7-9, the first part of the second section. For our November 16th meeting, we will be discussing Chapters 10 – … Continued The End of Policing 5:00 pm The End of Policing @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets You are cordially invited – please bring friends! The End of Policing A conversation with Alex Vitale Sponsors – Northern California Communist Party, Harry Bridges Club, CPUSA and People’s World/Mundo Popular Alex Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 25 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. He also serves on the New York State Advisory Committee of the US … Continued
17 Tech Policy Workshop: increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, predictive policing, magnification of unjust bias Tech Policy Workshop: increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, predictive policing, magnification of unjust bias @ McLaren Conference Center Nov 17 all-day Tickets apply now for financial aid Register The USF Center for Applied Data Ethics will be hosting a Tech Policy Workshop the weekend of Nov 16 to 17. Systemic problems, such as increasing surveillance, spread of disinformation, concerning uses of predictive policing, and the magnification of unjust bias, all require systemic solutions. We invite anyone working in the tech industry or in public policy, and to community members concerned about the impact of misuses of tech on society to attend. By hosting a Tech Policy Workshop, we hope to facilitate collaborations between those in tech and in policy, … Continued Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War 10:30 am Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, Nov 10, 2019 Open Mic/Political Karaoke What’s bugging you, politics-wise? Here’s your chance to talk about any and every thing from the PG&E Power Shutdown to Brexit, from Nancy Pelosi to Greta Thunberg, maybe even the riots in Chile. Sign up for 5 minute slots! Sun, Nov 17, 2019 Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter. Representatives of the Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality and State Repression have been invited to discuss their position on this matter. Awaiting better blurb.. Sun, Nov 24, 2019 Women and War Women have a long association … Continued Alternatives to Policing: Crisis Intervention, First Aid, and CPR 1:00 pm Alternatives to Policing: Crisis Intervention, First Aid, and CPR @ Omni Commons Nov 17 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets The workshop is 2-6pm. ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP Building alternatives to policing include equipping our communities with the skills to respond to mental health crisis and physical emergencies, including overdose. Too often calling 911 for a mental health or physical emergency brings police attention along with it. In this workshop we will cover mental health crisis intervention, first aid, CPR, and overdose intervention. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS The Oakland Power Projects (OPP) are an initiative of Critical Resistance to engage Oakland residents in building community power and wellbeing without relying on cops. … Continued #FreeRodneyReed National Day of Action 5:00 pm #FreeRodneyReed National Day of Action @ Rockridge BART Station Nov 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Join us for our National Day of Action to #FreeRodneyReed. Join other members of your community in solidarity with Rodney and his family as we join the national movement to demand Justice for Rodney. Sign up here67353	18 What Should the First Amendment Protect? 5:30 pm What Should the First Amendment Protect? @ 295 Simon Hall, The Warren Room Nov 18 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets “As many of you know, I favor strong First Amendment protections for journalists and protesters and especially students. But I’m also very much against the President of the United States’ and his followers’ repeated attempts to get Congresswomen of color harmed or killed. Legally, these two ideals appear to be in conflict. Would you like to see me try to square them? Would you like to hear a fully thought-through articulation of why free speech does not, or at least should not, include personal threats made against any person who … Continued	19 Vigil and Rally for TPS and DACA residents 5:30 pm Vigil and Rally for TPS and DACA residents @ City Hall Nov 19 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join immigrants and their allies in fighting for a pathway to permanent residency for over a million longtime U.S. residents who are at risk of losing their legal status under the Trump administration’s attacks on programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure(DED). The El Cerrito City Council will hear and vote on a proclamation titled “In Support of Protections from Deportation and a Path to Permanent Residency for Beneficiaries of DACA, TPS and DED” at its November 19 meeting in City Council chambers, 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. The meeting … Continued Socialist Night School: California is Burning–Let’s Nationalize PG&E 7:00 pm Socialist Night School: California is Burning–Let’s Nationalize PG&E @ East Bay Community Space Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We already know that we desperately need single payer for health care. But the recent failures of PG&E show how we need a single-payer system for our energy grid, too — to stop the reckless, dangerous behavior of private companies getting rich off what should be a public good, and to fight climate change. Only one of the Democratic candidates running for President has unequivocally called for bringing PG&E under public control. Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal proposal isn’t just the boldest proposal to save the planet that any candidate … Continued	20 JEFFREY STERLING AND DANIEL ELLSBERG – Truth and Consequences with Norman Solomon 7:30 pm JEFFREY STERLING AND DANIEL ELLSBERG – Truth and Consequences with Norman Solomon @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley Nov 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This important discussion between two major American whisteblowers will focus on the urgent need to end unaccountable government power. Daniel Ellsberg is an American activist and former United States military analyst formerly employed by the RAND Corporation. He precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of the U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers. In1973, Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a total maximum sentence of 115 years. Due to governmental misconduct and illegal … Continued	21 Rally for Single Payer Health Care – Sacramento 11:00 am Rally for Single Payer Health Care – Sacramento Nov 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Give Us Something to be Thankful For A Visit to Governor Newsom, to Expedite Healthy California for All Commission for Single-Payer Healthcare! -We are providing a charter bus – capacity 56, first come,, first served – that will pick up at the Larkin Street main libraryy in San Francisco and then at Ashby BART before heading to Sacramento. We ask for those able to carpool to please do so! We will also have box lunches once we arrive. So that we have a headcount to submit the lunch order in … Continued	22 Rally For Housing Justice Now 5:00 pm Rally For Housing Justice Now Nov 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Sponsored by ACCE, Berkeley Tenants Union, EBHO, Community Land Trust, Gray Panthers. Gray Panthers Berkeley East Bay is co-sponsor of this Housing Justice Week rally They will share how they fought an illegal Ellis Act conversion/eviction. Learn how Prop O funds and nonprofit community land trusts could be used to help create self-governing cooperative communities. Hot cider, snacks, and music.67368	23 Poor People’s Campaign: Moral Budget Reading Group 3:00 pm Poor People’s Campaign: Moral Budget Reading Group @ Citizen Engagement Laboratory Nov 23 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets What will it take to truly address the systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and war economy plaguing our country today? The answer is presented in the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget, which lays out the policies and investments to address the widespread and systemic injustices we face. We invite you to come together with other supporters of the Poor People’s Campaign to learn more about these solutions through our Moral Budget Reading Group. This will be a space for us to develop our collective understanding of the policies we’re … Continued Invasion: Unist’ot’en Film Screening Series 4:00 pm Invasion: Unist’ot’en Film Screening Series @ Omni Commons Nov 23 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. INVASION is a new film about the Unist’ot’en Camp, Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidimt’en Territory, (Gidimt’en checkpoint) and the larger Wet’suwet’en Nation standing up to the Canadian government and corporations who continue colonial violence against Indigenous people. The Unist’ot’en Camp has been a beacon of resistance for nearly 10 years. It is a healing space for Indigenous people and settlers alike, and an active example of decolonization. The violence, environmental destruction, and disregard for human rights following … Continued
24 Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War 10:30 am Sunday Morning At the Marxist Library – Open Mic, Black Lives Matter, Women and War @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, Nov 10, 2019 Open Mic/Political Karaoke What’s bugging you, politics-wise? Here’s your chance to talk about any and every thing from the PG&E Power Shutdown to Brexit, from Nancy Pelosi to Greta Thunberg, maybe even the riots in Chile. Sign up for 5 minute slots! Sun, Nov 17, 2019 Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter. Representatives of the Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality and State Repression have been invited to discuss their position on this matter. Awaiting better blurb.. Sun, Nov 24, 2019 Women and War Women have a long association … Continued Women and War 10:30 am Women and War @ Niebyl Proctor Library Nov 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Women have a long association with violent intergroup conflict and war going back to early human times. This presentation will survey women in the highly genderized institutions of war and the military in various periods and types of societies. Although women have been impacted in multiple ways and played many roles, the focus of this talk is on women’s role as fighter/combatant and direct supporters of this activity. Also covered are women in some of the revolutionary wars and militaries in the past two centuries. The fighter/combatant perspective on women is usually … Continued Citizen Journalism 12:00 pm Citizen Journalism @ Omni Commons Nov 24 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets s the week of actions around houselesness is approaching (November 16th-24th) Liberated Lens will conduct a Citizen Journalism training where you can learn how to do on the street media, simple streaming, vlogging, phone security etc. Bring your cell phone or any recording device you intend on using. Part II that will happen on November 24th will cover simple editing and post production tools.67335	25 West Coast Conference of the American Indian Movement-West 8:45 am West Coast Conference of the American Indian Movement-West Nov 25 @ 8:45 am – Nov 27 @ 2:15 am Tickets What: AIM West Coast Conference When: Nov. 25 – 26, 2019 9 am – 5:30 pm, doors open 8 am Nov. 25; Registration at 8:45 am. Where: 2969 Mission St., San Francisco Who: West Coast Conference of the American Indian Movement-West Honoring Indians of All Tribes’ 50th Anniversary and Reunion The AIM West Conference in San Francisco invitation extends to all our relations from the four directions to join with us to see what good we can do for our communities, for children and for our Mother the Earth! Special … Continued	26 End the Harrassment of the Homeless: Oakland City Council Meeting 5:00 pm End the Harrassment of the Homeless: Oakland City Council Meeting @ Oakland City Hall Nov 26 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Prior to 2017, Oakland City Hall only had $250,000 per year to spend on Homeless Services. Since 2017, volunteers with HAWG Homeless Advocacy Working Group have spent countless hours successfully advocating for more than $56 million to be spent towards ending the outrageous homeless crisis. more than $30 million has already been spent on ineffective approaches that harm more than help curbside residents. and while the millions were wastefully spent, homelessness has doubled in Oakland in the past two years. The Mayor’s anti-homeless Encampment Management Team led by Assistant to … Continued	27	28	29	30 Extinction Rebellion at the Opera 1:30 pm Extinction Rebellion at the Opera @ San Francisco Opera House Nov 30 @ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Join Extinction Rebellion SF Bay as we perform XR’s version of the Evening Prayer from the opera Hansel and Gretel outside the Opera House. This event will take place between 1:30 PM and 2 PM, as the opera is presented inside by the SF Opera. Wells Fargo is the season sponsor of the SF Opera. Wells Fargo is the largest financier of the fracking industry, and the second-largest financier of the fossil fuel industry in the world. This year the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK is cutting its ties … Continued

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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.