Calendar

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Oct
7
Sun
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ 19th and Telegraph
Oct 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Oct
8
Mon
Oakland Hoodies And Hijabs March against the War in Afghanistan
Oct 8 @ 1:00 am – 4:00 am

Calll Out for Solidarity:
http://afghansforpeace.org/archives/2904

“We call on the international community to join us on Sunday, October 7th in our actions across the globe. If we are not present in your city, we ask that you or your group organize an action to bring an end to not only this war, but every war. The impending war against Iran and Syria. The war on drugs. The war against women. The war against people of color and the poor. The war against indigenous peoples and their lands. The war against our environment. All WARS.”

*please spread far & wide!

******************************************************

Call Out – Full Text :

This Oct 7th marks the 11th anniversary of the US / NATO led War and Occupation of Afghanistan. In these 11 years we’ve seen the US and its allies burn hundreds of copies of the holy Quran, urinate on the bodies of dead Afghans and the CIA torture people to death. All of this happened with zero accountability and complete impunity. This has been proven by the US Justice Dept recent decision to not prosecute. The US military has shown its racism with “Kill Teams” who ran around killing civilians for sport and then collected body parts as trophies. In a particularly heinous so-called “incident” a soldier by the name of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales went house to house in several villages stalking and murdering men, women and children and attempted to destroy the evidence by burning the bodies. The US was quick to say this was isolated and that the attacker acted alone. The official Afghan investigation however, determined that up to 20 US military personnel were involved. Sgt. Bales was brought back to the US almost immediately and no Afghan official was ever allowed to interview him. The list of atrocities could go on forever. This is the justice that the US & NATO have given us with their occupation.

Over the past year, rumors have been circulating in the media about villagers taking up arms to defend themselves against the Taliban. Not only that, they have also stated that they are ready to fight the US & NATO forces. And they have little to no trust in the corrupt central Afghan government. The rebellion is growing and is said to be active in over 50 villages from recent reports. And thats only in the east. The facts about these groups are hard to find, but if these rebels are genuine in what they’re saying, then we support them. It must be said that historically, various rival political groups have been armed and funded by foreign interests, one of the worst offenders being the CIA. However, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, Russia, India and other regional powers are equally guilty of causing chaos. These groups were vicious and tore communities apart and that is not what we support. What we need is a true peoples resistance movement in Afghanistan dedicated to liberation.

Now we must ask ourselves “are we really in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan?”. And “what are we doing to support them?”

Afghans for Peace has taken the same stance as those who are said to be in rebellion. We are against the US/NATO occupation. We are against the Taliban and we are certainly opposed to the wildly corrupt Afghan puppet regime in place right now.

We want to see the resistance flourish! We support the resistance against imperialism! We support the resistance against Taliban and we want our people free from the criminals that comprise the central government! We want our people to have the right to self-determination! We want autonomy for our people! They have the right to defend themselves against ALL oppressors!

At this point it has become clear that the US cannot sustain this war. US generals are desperately trying to prop up an Afghan National Army and Afghan National police force. These same security forces have been in wide spread revolt! Attacking their US & NATO counterparts at an alarming rate. The most obvious sign of the occupations unsustainability is that the US is losing more active duty soldiers to suicide than they are in the battlefield.

To the troops we say:

GO AWOL!
Refuse to fight!
Start a revolt amongst your ranks!

To the Multi National Corporations and capitalists that are slowly plotting to rape our lands; the oil companies, the mining companies and the thousands upon thousands of contractors we say:

GET OUT NOW!
Get out and be happy you still have your lives!

This message of anger should especially be heard by our own people who leave the west only to return to Afghanistan to be contractors and translators for the occupying forces. These people are a disgrace to us all. This war would be impossible without them. They may be related to many of us, but they are still an intricate piece in the wests colonial aspirations. They’ve chosen sides already and therefore we’re against them too.

We are fed up with the inaction of US lawmakers in doing next to nothing to end this war. From them, we’ve come to expect this and we have no illusions that the state ever had the interests of the Afghan people in mind. After all, the US has been in a state of perpetual war since its inception. We are equally fed up with the inaction of the people living in west who have also done next to nothing to challenge their governments to end the wars. This includes our own people – the Afghan community and the US antiwar movement which continues with its played out tactics of singing and permitted marches. We DO NOT need permission to express our outrage! These types of demonstrations give people the illusion they’ve done something for the Afghan people, but in reality does absolutely nothing to stop the occupation. This cooptation sucks the energy out of any real meaningful actions and pacifies much needed resistance. To them we say: stop tokenizing us. Stop using us as a way to increase your membership base and a way to make yourselves relevant.

Afghans for Peace is launching a new campaign, ”MISSION: FAILURE – 11 years of War & Occupation”. This international campaign will take up many different forms; from forums, conferences and rallies to street demonstrations and direct actions. The launch of this latest campaign will start on the anniversary of the war. We call on the international community to join us on Sunday, October 7th in our actions across the globe. If we are not present in your city, we ask that you or your group organize an action to bring an end to not only this war, but every war. The impending war against Iran and Syria. The war on drugs. The war against women. The war against people of color and the poor. The war against indigenous peoples and their lands. The war against our environment. All WARS.

This year we say NO to ALL WARS, EXCEPT CLASS WAR!

* Afghans for Peace will not be bringing any group identifying banners or signs. We do not want any other group to bring signs identifying their groups either. We encourage everyone to come as individuals. Bring signs and banners with relevant messaging and lets keep our affiliations out it. We do not want any organizations or any endorsements. We want people to participate as individuals. Lets move forward in Solidarity.

 

 

http://www.facebook.com/events/359193210822770/

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Oct
9
Tue
Organizing meeting for OO Birthday Party @ Snow Park
Oct 9 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

Hopefully we will have secured a sound system, projector and screen that we can set up get ready for Wednesday.  See this post.

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Oct
11
Thu
Occupy Oakland Birthday Party @ Snow Park
Oct 11 @ 12:00 am – 6:45 am

Party, feast, slide show, games, toasts, music.  We are awesome, let’s celebrate.

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Oct
12
Fri
OO Labor Solidarity Committee @ Unite Here
Oct 12 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

“From the folks who brought you the West Coast Port Shutdown.”

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, on the 2nd floor of 1440 Broadway.

Topics will include a review of the Port Workers Assembly put on by this committee Saturday, a discussion of what we might do for November 2nd, the one year anniversary of the General Strike, possibly a report back from the ILWU Executive Board meeting with the Blueford family, along with ILWU, Castlewood, Airport workers, United Food Workers and other labor activity updates.

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Federal Control of OPD: Forging a Community Response @ Humanist Hall
Oct 12 @ 2:00 am – 4:30 am

On December 11th, civil rights attorney Jim Chanin will file a motion to put OPD under Federal receivership.

How would Federal control affect the people of Oakland?
Will a federally controlled police force be more interested in crime suppression or political repression?

How much will the people pay?

Presentation and Speakout with update on court case by Jim Chanin.

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Court Solidarity for Comrades Arrested in SF @ SF Courthouse
Oct 12 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm

A number of comrades are having their arraignments at 1:30 PM in San Francisco. They were attacked and beaten by police on Saturday, charged with felony conspiracy and other charges, and had astronomical bails set.

Come out and support them!

(If you were at the protest peeps in the know suggest that you NOT go to the courthouse in support)

My understanding is that one comrade from Seattle, Cami (?), is having her arraignment at 9:00 AM at the same location tomorrow. According to the latest information, Cami is being arraigned at 1:30 PM as well.

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Oct
13
Sat
Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition @ SEIU 1021 Offices, East Oakland
Oct 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT OUR NORMAL MEETING PLACE. WHILE IT IS AN SEIU HALL, IT IS A DIFFERENT SEIU HALL (on Oak St, not Myrtle St).

We are now meeting weekly. After our BBQ, our speakout, and our events at City Hall which drew much attention to Alan’s cause in the media and hence the general public, and the DA’s pronoucement that Masso was justified in gunning Alan down, we will be planning further steps in our search for Justice 4 Alan Blueford. Come help us out!

A couple of the things we are planning are to put further pressure on the District Attorney to charge Officer Masso with murder, and we are in the early stages of organizing a large march in November with an emphasis on opposition to Stop & Frisk, the policy which led directly to Alan’s death, and the repeal of the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights, a California law which protects Officer Masso from investigation unlike ordinary citizens.

NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT OUR NORMAL MEETING PLACE. WHILE IT IS AN SEIU HALL, IT IS A DIFFERENT SEIU HALL (on Oak St, not Myrtle St).

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Oct
14
Sun
“COINTELPRO Panel with Diane Fujimo and Gerald Sanders” HoldOut @7:30pm @ HoldOut
Oct 14 @ 2:30 am – 3:30 am

 

WHAT: COINTELPRO Panel with Diane Fujimo and Gerald Sanders

WHEN: Saturday October 13th at 7:30pm

WHERE: The HoldOut – 2313 San Pablo Ave, Oakland CA

NOTE: Post originally created by WiseOldSnail and posted at: http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/calendar/cointelpro-panel-with-diane-fujimo-and-gerald-sanders/?utm_medium=twitter

“Today
7:30pm
the HOLDOUT

From the Red Scare of 1919-1920 to the McCarthy period of the 1950′s to the COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) era of the 1960′s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has operated primarily as America’s political police. With the recent alegations that long time activist and former Black Panther member Richard Ioki was an FBI informant it is imperative that militants become familiar with the History of COINTELPRO.”

Post created/copied by/from WiseOldSnail at:

http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/calendar/cointelpro-panel-with-diane-fujimo-and-gerald-sanders/?utm_medium=twitter

 

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Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ 19th and Telegraph
Oct 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition @ SEIU 1021 Hall, West Oakland
Oct 14 @ 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

We are now meeting weekly. After the release of the (redacted) police report, the (whitewashed) DA’s report and its pronouncement that Masso was justified in gunning Alan down, and our press conference denouncing same, we will be planning further steps in our search for Justice 4 Alan Blueford. Come help us out!

We are in the early stages of organizing a large march for November 10th, 2012 with an emphasis on opposition to Racial Profiling, particularly Oakland’s de facto Stop & Frisk policy — which led directly to Alan’s death — and the repeal of the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights, a California law which protects Officer Masso from investigation unlike ordinary citizens.

Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition website.

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Calling Out – Support Mothers and Children within the Movement @ 19th and Rashida Muhammad (a block away from Telegraph)
Oct 14 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Please join us tomorrow Sunday at 1:00pm at:

19th and Rashida Muhammad (a block away from Telegraph)

if you’re interested in getting involved in this!

Calling Out – Support Mothers and Children within the Movement
At a recent Occupy Oakland General Assembly, we brought attention to the fact that there are several homeless mothers with children who’ve been involved in the movement and are currently struggling. As the OO anniversary rolls around, we’re hoping people can step up and support these mothers and their children.

Since there currently is no communal space for them, people can contribute time and resources, assist in organizing, and share this information with others who may have resources to contribute.

Most Immediate need:

  • Safe shelter (Do you know of any vacant shelter, or
  • an affordable apartment for rent?
  • Are you able to put a Mom and her child/ren up for a couple of nights?
  • Do you have other suggestions for housing resources?)

Other needs:

  • Diapers
  • Food
  • Transportation (for donations as well as helping Mom’s get from one safe place to another)
  • Baby Clothes

Over the next month we hope to organize an event to raise awareness about this issue, to ask for donations of goods or funds, and to organize an affinity or working group that can help build a sustainable commune where the needs of those who face the most challenging circumstances will be central.

If any Occupy Oakland Committee is interested in helping in this area and working together, please let us know!

We can be contacted at OOMothersAndChildren@gmail.com.

 

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Oakland Cryptoparty -4 beginners+advanced – Sun Oct 14 from 2-6pm @ Techliminal
Oct 14 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 15 @ 1:00 am

Oakland Cryptoparty

Simultaneous classes for beginners and Advanced.

Cryptography another essential tool for everyone, not just activists.

 

Techliminal
268 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Sunday, October 14, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)

Event Schedule (subject to change):
2pm 
  • Doors open
3pm 
  • Welcome to Oakland Cryptoparty!

3pm 

  • aestetix (sudoroom) – A beginners guide to cryptography: Codes vs Ciphers, Classical vs Modern Crypto, symmetric, asymmetric, RSA, DES, and more. (Downstairs)
  • ryanj (sudoroom) – What do you want from a cryptoparty? Planning session and feedback for future events – which will enevitibly devolve into an open discussion (Upstairs)
3:50pm 
  • Micah Lee (EFF) – An Introduction to Public Key Crypto, the Web ofTrust, and Certificate Authorities: Start encrypting IMs, emails, and text messages today (Downstairs)
  • cooperq – Full Disk Encryption (Upstairs)
4:20pm –
  • leif – introduction to Tor (Downstairs)
  • legind – OTR (Upstairs)
5:00pm –
  • Mark Burdett (EFF) – textsecure, gibberbot (downstairs)
  • Garret Robinson – Building systems using open source cryptographic primitives: using Tor, GPG, and Bitcoin (Upstairs)
5:30pm –
  • Wrap up – upcoming events and closing announcements
5:40pm –
  PARTY!

 

https://cryptoparty.org and http://cryptoparty.eventbrite.com

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Oct
16
Tue
Call Out the DA! Blueford Press Conference. @ District Attorney's Office
Oct 16 @ 11:00 pm – Oct 17 @ 12:00 am

The DA’s report was released last week. The DA refuses to prosecute Officer Miguel Masso for the murder of Alan Blueford.

The DA’s report was full of lies and took no account of the evidence or the testimony of many witnesses.

Come here the Blueford family speak. Come hear the lies denounced and the investigative failures exposed.

Sponsored by the Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition.

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Oct
18
Thu
Say No To Drones In Alameda County! @ Oakland City Hall
Oct 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Press conference to highlight concerns including invasion of privacy, militarization of police forces, restriction of free speech and political expression

At a press conference to be held on the steps of Oakland City Hall on Thursday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m., Alameda County residents and legal advocacy organizations will announce their efforts to resist the Sheriff’s announced plans to deploy aerial surveillance “drones” for undisclosed law enforcement purposes.

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Oct
19
Fri
OO Labor Solidarity Committee @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Oct 19 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

“From the folks who brought you the West Coast Port Shutdown.”

The OO Labor Solidarity Committee meets weekly, with every other meeting being held at Oscar Grant Plaza weather permitting. This week’s meeting is tentatively scheduled for the amphitheater at Oscar Grant Plaza, directly in front of City Hall. PLEASE CHECK BACK BECAUSE THIS LOCATION COULD VERY WELL CHANGE!

Topics will include planning for the next Port Workers Assmebly, the Mi Pueblo action this Saturday, a discussion of what we might do for November 2nd, the one year anniversary of the General Strike, along with possibly ILWU, SEIU, Castlewood, Airport workers, United Food Workers, Walmart and other labor activity updates.

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Oct
20
Sat
Peoples’ Library BBQ Planning Meeting @ Biblioteca Popular Victor Martinez
Oct 20 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am

Planning for a BBQ at the Peoples’ Library at 1449 Miller Ave. at East 15th in Oakland at 5 PM, Friday October 19th. The BBQ will be held on October 27th.

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Hackmeet 3.0 unconference – SF – Oct 20th – 11am-8pm and beyond @ NoiseBridge
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – Oct 21 @ 3:00 am

Hackmeet 3.0 is an unconference happening in San Francisco on October 20th, bringing together hackers and activists to learn from each other and collaborate.

We encourage people who want to present to show up and give a talk or workshop.  This is a chance to get real traction and connect people with different  skill sets — we are holding skillshares ranging from how to do legal  support, to how to encrypt your email and work parties for our more  advanced folk to give time to work on developing software to assist hacker and activist projects

WHEN: October 20th

WHERE: 2169 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110  (3rd Floor)

DIRECTIONS:

WEBSITE:

 

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Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition @ SEIU 1021 Hall, West Oakland
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We are now meeting weekly. After the release of the (redacted) police report, the (whitewashed) DA’s report and its pronouncement that Masso was justified in gunning Alan down, and our press conference denouncing same, we will be planning further steps in our search for Justice 4 Alan Blueford. Come help us out!

We are in the early stages of organizing a large march for November 10th, 2012 with an emphasis on opposition to Racial Profiling, particularly Oakland’s de facto Stop & Frisk policy — which led directly to Alan’s death — and the repeal of the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights, a California law which protects Officer Masso from investigation unlike ordinary citizens.

Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition website.

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Mi Pueblo For the People. Community Picket & Rally! @ Mi Pueblo Mercado
Oct 20 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Mi Pueblo Markets chain has announced that it will implement E-Verify, a government database that allows Mi Pueblo to refuse work to undocumented workers. We will NOT stand by as Mi Puebloe discriminates against member of our community! Mi Pueblo has also refused to hire African-American workers and is under investigation for firing a pregnant woman.

We demand Mi Pueblo stop all unfair labor practices, discrimination, and re-hire fired workers immediately! We call on the community to support Mi Pueblo workers’ right to organize without Juevanal Chavez’s (the owner) intimidation and retaliation.

JOIN US!

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/vPDBU

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