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March 2022

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		1 Public Bank of the East Bay 7:00 pm Public Bank of the East Bay Mar 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets WORK WITH PUBLIC BANK EAST BAY: If you would like to get involved, we have lots for you to do, including advocacy with local organizations, educational events like this one, social media, and more. Join our fight for economic justice! View this email in your browser We are devastated to report the untimely death of our Board member, activist and engineer Jake Varghese. Read our tribute to Jake here. Our Revolution East Bay is planning a memorial for Sunday, January 9 at 4:00 pm – we’ll post details on our … Continued	2 Ella Baker Meeting – The Sheriff’s Power and How to Hold Him Accountabile 6:00 pm Ella Baker Meeting – The Sheriff’s Power and How to Hold Him Accountabile @ Online Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/ellabakercenter/status/149768718472749876469602	3 No War with Russia/No NATO Expansion/Fund Communities, Not War 7:00 am No War with Russia/No NATO Expansion/Fund Communities, Not War @ I 80 Overpass Mar 3 @ 7:00 am – 10:00 am Tickets https://twitter.com/Indybay/status/149839885763345203469604	4	5 East Oakland March Against School Closures 10:00 am East Oakland March Against School Closures @ Roots Academy Mar 5 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm Tickets Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has closed 20 schools since the state takeover of OUSD in 2003. Earlier this year OUSD announced they would close SIXTEEN more! However, due to persistent pressure from students, their families, teachers, and community members via protests, walk outs, and hunger strikes, OUSD has reduced the school closure list to TEN schools. But ten schools is still too many. School closures are part of a long-term plan by corporations to increase their profits by destroying public education – converting public scchools into charters, or selling … Continued
6 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued	7 Oscar Grant Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting Mar 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82809764186?pwd=eWtjcXlsKzU1QkdSdk5xOUxseFl0Zz09 Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186 If you wish to get the password please subscribe to the Oscar Grant Committee mailing list by sending an email to: oscargrantcommittee-subscribe@lists.riseup.net 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 … Continued	8 Rally for Justice – Vallejo 6:00 pm Rally for Justice – Vallejo @ City Hall Mar 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/savage_esquire/status/150054327256072602669618 GAME PLANNING to CANCEL STUDENT DEBT 7:30 pm GAME PLANNING to CANCEL STUDENT DEBT @ Online Mar 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get into the game planning for the April 4th Day of Action to “PICK UP THE PEN, JOE.” We are calling on all members, allies, organizers and enthusiasts to join our mass campaign calls to get the plan in place for: Getting buses organized from your city Hosting local debtors’ assemblies Getting as many people as possible to show up in D.C. We will hold calls from 7:30-8:30PM ET on February 22, March 8 and March 22. Sign up here to get … Continued	9 Student Debt Strike Info Session 2:00 pm Student Debt Strike Info Session @ Online Mar 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Biden won’t cancel student debt – until we force him that he must. That’s why we’re preparing for our national student debt strike on May 1. A debt strike is the act of refusing to pay back one’s debts for political, economic, and moral reasons. A debt strike is one of the strongest forms of debtors’ collective power, but it is not for everyone. Going on debt strike comes with serious risks and potential long-term consequences, which do not fall equally on all. Join this call to learn more if … Continued Bay Area Debtors’ Union 6:00 pm Bay Area Debtors’ Union @ Online Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Email bayareadebtorsunion@gmail.com for Zoom link. Twice monthly meetings, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.69546 Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State 6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ online Mar 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info. Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay and nationwide. We fight against spy drones, facial recognition, tracking equipment, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” — to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government, and attempts to hide what … Continued	10	11	12
13 CANCELLED: MARRIOTT – STOP YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA! (THEY PULLED OUT) 1:00 pm CANCELLED: MARRIOTT – STOP YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA! (THEY PULLED OUT) @ Marriott Hotel Mar 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets MARRIOTT – STOP YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA! DEMONSTRATE AT THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1 PM Hundreds of international corporations have suspended their business operations in Russia. Coca Cola stopped business with this statement: “Our hearts are with the people who are enduring unconscionable effects from these tragic events in Ukraine.” Starbucks said on Tuesday it is suspending all business activity in Russia, including shipment of its products and closing cafes. But there are many corporations that continue to do business in Russia. The Marriott … Continued Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued Sunflower Alliance meeting: Climate crisis & militarism — Note new time! 4:00 pm Sunflower Alliance meeting: Climate crisis & militarism — Note new time! @ Online Mar 13 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets For Zoom link, RSVP to action@sunflower-alliance.org Join local activists with the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis & Militarism Project and Code Pink for a discussion of how US militarism—the single largest institutional source of greenhouse gases on the planet—fuels the climate crisis, and the growing movement to expose and fight this dangerous threat. Vince DiJanich, a longtime activist in Veterans for Peace and the Climate Reality Project, will present the Veterans for Peace “Climate Crisis and Militarism” slide show that the horrific climate impacts of US military operations. He will describe the … Continued	14 Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Mar 14 @ 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	15	16 APTP Meeting 7:00 pm APTP Meeting @ Online Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets APTP general meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month. These meetings are a great way to get updates about our work and plug in. ASL and closed captioning is provided. Join us at the next one this upcoming Wednesday, March 16 on Zoom. RSVP to General Meeting Last week we emailed you with a community care request for James Ramsey, a young Black Oakland resident with multiple disabilities who was arrested during a mental health crisis and potentially faced years in prison. Thanks to your support, we … Continued	17	18	19 No World Order — Call for Assembly of Disassembly 6:30 pm No World Order — Call for Assembly of Disassembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 19 @ 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm Tickets Gather at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland—bring your friends and party favors. Masks are great for more than one reason NO WORLD ORDER – CALL FOR AN ASSEMBLY OF DISASSEMBLY The world is not ok. We are in year 3 of a pandemic. The wars never stop, inside or outside this country. People are sick, tired, broke, unhoused, and soon even more people will be hungry. They are laughing in our faces. This system uses us as fuel to make the world they want. Why don’t we light the … Continued
20 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued	21	22 GAME PLANNING to CANCEL STUDENT DEBT 7:30 pm GAME PLANNING to CANCEL STUDENT DEBT @ Online Mar 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get into the game planning for the April 4th Day of Action to “PICK UP THE PEN, JOE.” We are calling on all members, allies, organizers and enthusiasts to join our mass campaign calls to get the plan in place for: Getting buses organized from your city Hosting local debtors’ assemblies Getting as many people as possible to show up in D.C. We will hold calls from 7:30-8:30PM ET on February 22, March 8 and March 22. Sign up here to get … Continued	23 Bay Area Debtors’ Union 6:00 pm Bay Area Debtors’ Union @ Online Mar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Email bayareadebtorsunion@gmail.com for Zoom link. Twice monthly meetings, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.69546	24	25 #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike & March 10:00 am #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike & March @ Embarcadero & Market St. Mar 25 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH MARCH for CLIMATE & RACIAL JUSTICE From BlackRock to ICE, no more profits from our pain! On Friday, March 25th, a Global Day of Action, we invite all youth and allies to join us in a non-violent march calling out those who are profiting from climate destruction and white supremacy. As the IPCC warns us of the urgency of climate action, as California fire season becomes year round, as more and more of us suffer from asthma, as human rights are violated at the border and in … Continued	26
27 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued	28	29 WEBINAR: #DEFUNDCLIMATECHAOS WEEK OF ART ACTION TRAINING 5:00 pm WEBINAR: #DEFUNDCLIMATECHAOS WEEK OF ART ACTION TRAINING Mar 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets WEBINAR: #DEFUNDCLIMATECHAOS WEEK OF ART ACTION TRAINING RSVP To stop the flow of oil, we must stop the money pipeline. This April, everyone can take part in a huge distributed week of art action dreamed up by our allies in the Stop The Money Pipeline coalition to plaster our communities with eye-opening images. Together we are holding the financial backers of climate chaos accountable. Order you poster art papers at bit.ly/defundclimatechaos, or get in touch with XRSFBay if you are in SF / East Bay. Sign up for the webinar on March 29th … Continued	30	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.