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11:00 am Childrens Village/Occupy Oakland Parents & Allies @ The Morgan Silver Residence
Childrens Village/Occupy Oakland Parents & Allies @ The Morgan Silver Residence
Jan 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The is a breakfast pot luck meeting. please be on time! Agenda: review from past meeting and the start of the have a heart campaign. a discussion of children’s village participation in the festival being planned. discussion of how and if children’s village will participate in various actions being planned (details to be discussed at meeting..) a reinstatement of a village presence during the 2pm GA on Sundays to support parents attendance! all parents and allies are strongly encouraged to attend – see you then. bring something yummy! Facebook event … Continued
12:00 pm The Indigenous Solidarity Teach In
The Indigenous Solidarity Teach In
Jan 15 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Indigenous Solidarity Planning Meeting and Teach-Ins will explore some of the questions raised at the “Occupy Oakland” General Assembly on October 28 when the Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples passed by a 97% voting majority. It will also examine subsequent discussions about a proposed name change of Occupy Oakland to Decolonize/Liberate Oakland as well as the politics of another effort to establish a teepee at OGP to honor “historic struggles of the Sioux Indians on the Plains of the U.S…. and the redwood occupations of Judi Bari and Running … Continued
12:30 pm Move-In Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Move-In Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 15 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Come plan Occupy Oakland’s Building Occupation on January 28th15650
1:00 pm Interactive Theatre for Racial Justice @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Interactive Theatre for Racial Justice @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Drama games and Theatre of the Oppressed for community building, working through dynamics with “isms” within the movement, and practicing embodying our ideals together.  A great warm up for the GA. All are welcome, including shy people!     *no class on Dec. 25, Jan. 1,  and on the weekends when there is the Anti-racist/decolonization teach-in on Saturdays because we will support their work those days instead of our Sunday Workshop10102
1:00 pm WordPress Training @ Oscar Grant Plaza
WordPress Training @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Benjamin will be holding office hours near the steps of City Hall14665
4:00 pm Coordinating Committees Meeting @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Coordinating Committees Meeting @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meeting for reps. from committees, caucuses and working groups from Occupy Oakland. This meeting is a place for all the work groups, committees, and caucuses of Occupy Oakland to meet up, update each other on events, procedures, concerns etc. It is designed so that there is more transparency and solitary, and  between the work groups. Please send two reps with an update from your work group. Meeting at 4pm in front of city hall. To plug your commitee into this group check out the Facebook Group Page.6637
4:00 pm People of Color/QPoC Meeting – NEW TIMES! @ TBD
People of Color/QPoC Meeting – NEW TIMES! @ TBD
Jan 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Regular meeting times: Tuesdays & Thursday @ 6:30PM, Sundays @ 4:00PM. This is a meeting for people who self-identify as people of color/ queer people of color. We meet with the goal of strengthening our participation in the Occupy movement here in Oakland and beyond, and to likewise strengthen the Occupy movement by situating it in the context of our local, living communities and the ongoing work being done by those communities. Our meeting location sometimes changes based on the availability of spaces. Please contact us at peopleofcolor@occupyoakland.org for up-to-date … Continued
5:00 pm Research working group @ Urban Blend cafe (3rd and Broadway)
Research working group @ Urban Blend cafe (3rd and Broadway)
Jan 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Description The research working group will have our second meeting this coming Sunday at 5pm, Urban Blend cafe (3rd and Broadway), after Occupy Oakland’s General Assembly. On the agenda: __Update on J28 fact sheet __Skillshare on researching Oakland’s budget cuts __Skillshare on creating surveys and conducting interviews __Discussion on long-term goals For more information: http://www.occupyresearch.net/oakland15944
6:00 pm Literacy-inclusive reading group planning meeting @ The Holdout
Literacy-inclusive reading group planning meeting @ The Holdout
Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
We’ll organize a radical reading group that will be inclusive to folks of all reading levels: constant readers, infrequent readers, those with minimal literacy skills, people who wanna understand the book but kind of don’t think they can do it on their own. That group will kick off on Jan. 29, on our move-in weekend. This meeting is a planning event to pick some essential reads to start off and plan other details for the reading group.15651
7:00 pm #J15 *Global Day of Solidarity* MLK Candelight Vigil @ 19th n Telegraph Lot
#J15 *Global Day of Solidarity* MLK Candelight Vigil @ 19th n Telegraph Lot
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
On his birthday and in the spirit of Dr. King’s vision for racial and economic equality, peace, and non-violence, we are holding candlelight vigils to unite our world in a global movement for systemic change. Wherever we may be, whether in our homes, in city squares, online, Occupies, or at work, we lift a beautiful message high above the political dialogue. We light the dream of a more equitable world in our hearts. We can overcome! Dr. King said “A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the … Continued