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Come help us plan our next steps. We’ve started a “Don’t Shop at Staples” campaign with some awesome… what else? … postcards to send to Staples management! Here’s the front of the postcard. All four Postal Unions have joined together to support maintaining full service, public Post Offices in every community, with expansion … Continued 1:00 am Occupy Forum: “How to Start a Revolution.” A Film on the Work of Gene Sharp. @ Global Exchange, 2nd floor, near 16th St. BART Occupy Forum: “How to Start a Revolution.” A Film on the Work of Gene Sharp. @ Global Exchange, 2nd floor, near 16th St. BART Apr 29 @ 1:00 am – 4:00 am Tickets Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! David Hartsough Screening and discussion: “How to Start a Revolution” — a film on the work of Gene Sharp Any power structure relies upon the People’s obedience to the orders of the ruler(s). If the People do not obey, rulers have no power. Gene Sharp is known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world. … Continued	9:00 pm City Council Proposes to Insult Workers Everywhere – Stop Larry Reid’s $10.20 “Dead Wage” Proposal. @ Oakland City Hall, Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor City Council Proposes to Insult Workers Everywhere – Stop Larry Reid’s $10.20 “Dead Wage” Proposal. @ Oakland City Hall, Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor Apr 29 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets The Community & Economic Development Committee of the City Council will be considered a “proposal” by Larry Reid to increase the minimum wage to $10.20 beginning January 1, 2015. Come tell Reid and the other members of the committee that Oakland wants nothing less than a living wage – $15.00/hr, and that his proposal is an insult to the working class. Link to Agenda Item (Item 8).55498 12:30 am Special Meeting of the Berkeley City Council on Drones @ Berkeley City Hall Special Meeting of the Berkeley City Council on Drones @ Berkeley City Hall Apr 30 @ 12:30 am – 4:00 am Tickets See the official announcement for subtopics to be covered. 55444		8:30 pm Macroeconomic Perspectives on Student Debt: Did you Know the Federal Govt Has the Ability to Eliminate Student Debt Forever? @ Sutardja Dai Hall, Room 250 Macroeconomic Perspectives on Student Debt: Did you Know the Federal Govt Has the Ability to Eliminate Student Debt Forever? @ Sutardja Dai Hall, Room 250 May 1 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Panel Discussion featuring: Stephanie Kelton, Professor of Economics U Missourci, Debbie Cochrane, Research Director, Institute for College Access & Success Hannal Appel, UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar, Anthropology, and Strike Debt Bay Area member. Followed by Q&A.55457 10:30 pm May Day March in Oakland @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza May Day March in Oakland @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza May 1 @ 10:30 pm – May 2 @ 1:00 am Tickets March with community members from across the Bay Area in the streets of Oakland! 3:30PM: Fruitvale Bart Plaza Opening Rally 4 pm: March Starts 5:30: Return to Fruitvale Bart Plaza for Closing Rally and Celebration! Hosted by Oakland Sin Frontera (OSF) and Partners WHY ARE WE MARCHING? Oakland Sin Frontera · LEGALIZATION FOR ALL UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS · STOP THE DEPORTATION OF ALL IMMIGRANTS & SHUT DOWN DETENTION CENTERS · UPHOLD WORKERS RIGHTS · STOP FEDERAL AND LOCAL POLICE VIOLENCE, AND BRING OUR LOVED ONES HOME FROM PRISONS AND JAILS · … Continued 11:00 pm Justice 4 Andy Lopez: Santa Rosa @ gather at El Tianguis de Roseland/Roseland Farmers Market (Formally Old Albertsons now Dollar Tree) Justice 4 Andy Lopez: Santa Rosa @ gather at El Tianguis de Roseland/Roseland Farmers Market (Formally Old Albertsons now Dollar Tree) May 1 @ 11:00 pm – May 2 @ 1:00 am Tickets Join the Andy Lopez contingent in the May Day (May 1st) March & Rally. The people (that’s us folks) demand Jobs, Justice & Respect for Everyone. 4:00 pm gather at El Tianguis de Roseland/Roseland Farmers Market (Formally Old Albertsons now Dollar Tree) 775 Sebastopol Road. 4:45 pm – Start March to downtown Court House Square for Rally. Original IndyBay notice, with poster.55509 12:30 am Occupy the Farm Happy May Day Pot Luck @ Gill Tract Occupy the Farm Happy May Day Pot Luck @ Gill Tract May 2 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am Tickets Happy May Day to All! Whoever wishes to come out to the farm this evening for an informal potluck and musical celebration, grab your instruments and a dish to share (and dish to eat from) and come on down round 5:30 or 6 to be together on the land we have fought so hard for. It is what we make it.55519 1:00 am 1st Oakland Privacy & Data Retention Advisory Committee Meeting 1st Oakland Privacy & Data Retention Advisory Committee Meeting May 2 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am Tickets The committee to create a DAC privacy policy, formed because of the protests against the DAC, will hold its first meeting. By City Council resolution a privacy policy must be in place before the DAC can operate. Open to public. Come and tell the committee members: “The only good DAC is a dead DAC.” 55496 1:00 am Rally to Raise the Minimum Wage in Berkeley @ Longfellow Middle School Auditorium Rally to Raise the Minimum Wage in Berkeley @ Longfellow Middle School Auditorium May 2 @ 1:00 am – 2:00 am Tickets People supporting an increase in Berkeley’s minimum wage will rally just before the Berkeley City Council meets at 7pm to consider enacting the minimum wage proposal submitted by the Berkeley Labor Commission. Because a large turnout is expected, the Council meeting will be held at Longfellow Middle School Auditorium, 1500 Derby Street (cross street Sacramento). The Berkeley Labor Commission proposed a minimum wage beginning at $10.74 an hour for businesses with up to 50 employees, and $13.34 for larger businesses with the minimum wage adjusted yearly for inflation. Employees would … Continued 2:00 am From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ ILWU Hall, Henry Schmidt Room From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ ILWU Hall, Henry Schmidt Room May 2 @ 2:00 am Tickets FROM MARIKANA, SOUTH AFRICA TO OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS POWER The fall of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 was a watershed victory. It culminated decades of struggle by the Black and Colored South African masses, a struggle supported by millions in the U.S. and around the world. The victory brought to power the Tripartite government of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP), and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Now, two decades later, the ANC-led Tripartite government represents big business’s … Continued 2:00 am From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland: Building the Struggle. @ ILWU Local 10 Union Hall, Henry Schmidt Room From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland: Building the Struggle. @ ILWU Local 10 Union Hall, Henry Schmidt Room May 2 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am Tickets We are privileged to present Brother Mphumzi Maqungo, the National Treasurer of NUMSA, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. Speaking of the massacre of 34 miners in Marikana, South Africa in August, 2012, and for building a workers’ party to lead the workers’ struggle against the capitalist onslaught of deregulation, privatization and strike breaking. NUMSAfinaldraft2 55427	7:00 pm From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ UC Berkeley, McCone Hall (Room 575) From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ UC Berkeley, McCone Hall (Room 575) May 2 @ 7:00 pm Tickets FROM MARIKANA, SOUTH AFRICA TO OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS POWER The fall of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 was a watershed victory. It culminated decades of struggle by the Black and Colored South African masses, a struggle supported by millions in the U.S. and around the world. The victory brought to power the Tripartite government of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP), and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Now, two decades later, the ANC-led Tripartite government represents big business’s … Continued	7:00 pm Alan Blueford Walk-A-Thon “Use your Heels to Heal” @ The Fountain Alan Blueford Walk-A-Thon “Use your Heels to Heal” @ The Fountain May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets As we Honor Alan Blueford on the 2nd year anniversary of his death The Blueford family would like to invite you to the Alan Blueford Walk-A-Thon “Use you Heels to help Heal” our community. We have a flatbed truck w/professional sound, and 3 confirmed performers: Zar The Dip, Ras Ceylon, and Phanom, who is a rapper from Tracy who also happens to be Alan’s friend. Check out the JAB website and also please join & share the Facebook event page.55204 7:00 pm Rally At the Berkeley Post Office: Introducing the Downtown and Historic District Initiative @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Rally At the Berkeley Post Office: Introducing the Downtown and Historic District Initiative @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets RALLY! Introducing the Downtown Initiative to Save the Public Commons and to ensure a Green Pathway for Downtown. This would establish the Historic District’s Zoning Overlay and protect the Post Office along with other historic buildings. Gather Signatures and Sign the Initiative Music by Hali Hammer, Dave �Redd� Welsh, and others 55504 9:00 pm From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ Black Repertory Theater From Marikana, South Africa to Oakland, California: The Struggle for Workers Power @ Black Repertory Theater May 3 @ 9:00 pm Tickets FROM MARIKANA, SOUTH AFRICA TO OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS POWER The fall of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 was a watershed victory. It culminated decades of struggle by the Black and Colored South African masses, a struggle supported by millions in the U.S. and around the world. The victory brought to power the Tripartite government of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP), and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Now, two decades later, the ANC-led Tripartite government represents big business’s … Continued 10:00 pm BULB LOVERS ART PARTY EVENT! “STOP BULL DOZING ! BULB LOVERS UNITE !BLOW OUT ART FESTIVAL ! GRAFITI ON BOARDS ROCKS! MAKE ART MUSIC POT LUCK TILL 10 PM ! @ Albany Bulb (Buchanan west of I80) BULB LOVERS ART PARTY EVENT! “STOP BULL DOZING ! BULB LOVERS UNITE !BLOW OUT ART FESTIVAL ! GRAFITI ON BOARDS ROCKS! MAKE ART MUSIC POT LUCK TILL 10 PM ! @ Albany Bulb (Buchanan west of I80) May 3 @ 10:00 pm – May 4 @ 5:00 am Tickets /wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Gigi-Winters-Speaks-Up-for-Bulb-Community-at-City-Council-Meeting.mp4/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014_03_16-Share_The_Bulb-Light_Brigade_AlbanyCA.mp4. 28 HOMELESS FOLKS TOOK THE ROTTEN CAPITALIST DEAL SEE (SEE FRONT PAGE OF OO) ALL WEEK THE BULLDOZERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYING THEIR STRUCTURES AND THREATENING THE REMAINING RESIDENTS Join us for a fun day and NIGHT of making art! TILL 10PM Graffiti boards will be provided but bring your own painting supplies! Open air!!FOOD NOT BOMBS MUSIC The Bulb is Gorgeous and tons of fun! Community members of the Albany Bulb are being targeted and arrested — evicting folks to break up the “homeless” (not), group and develop the … Continued

Week of April 27

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.