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All-day					Defend the Trees at People’s Park! @ People's Park Defend the Trees at People’s Park! @ People's Park Mar 27 all-day Tickets Everyone is encouraged to come to People’s Park Friday, March 27th, beginning at 6:00 AM throughout the entire day, as the scheduled tree cutting will last until 3. At 6AM Thursday morning, the Professional Tree Care Company arrived at People’s Park accompanied by the Berkeley Police Department. They surrounded the area with orange fencing and brought their wood chippers in. Over the course of the day, the work crew proceeded to begin chopping down three oak trees and a few other trees including a plum sapling. A UC landscape architect … Continued
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From 9am to 12 Noon come out and help clean up the park…At 9:00pm there will be a candlelight vigil and a telescope will be available to look at the stars .58390 5:30 pm Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Neibyl-Proctor Library Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Neibyl-Proctor Library Mar 22 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets School is the opposite of education, a study to release us from our confinement In this time of trying to grasp disintegrating vestiges of our commons, it’s difficult to formulate the calls for structures for our benefit without resorting to lapsing into requesting our Owners to let us have what we’ve been taught is our commons. So we call for jobs, schools. The fact is our jobs are all about profiting our Owners, and school is about getting us all in line to do that. The last session we did … Continued ◢ 11:00 am North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies Mar 22 @ 11:00 am – Mar 23 @ 12:00 am Tickets The North American Anarchist Studies Network is holding its sixth annual conference on March 20, 21, and 22 at the California Institute for Integral Studies, in San Francisco, California—the homeland of the Ohlone people. Attendance is free and open to the public. You can view and/or download a preliminary schedule here:http://bitly.com/19cGhGI There are about 70 talks planned, as well as poetry, films, and several workshops. Friday’s opening plenary features Chris Carlsson, Andy Cornell, and Kenyon Zimmer presenting on “Hidden Histories of Bay Area Anarchism,” followed by discussion, and then a … Continued 8:00 pm Every Month is Black History Month: A Community Celebration. Open Mic & BBQ @ Triangle Park Every Month is Black History Month: A Community Celebration. Open Mic & BBQ @ Triangle Park Mar 22 @ 8:00 pm – Mar 23 @ 1:00 am Tickets 58350 3:00 pm Free Marissa Caravan Potluck and Report Back @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Free Marissa Caravan Potluck and Report Back @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The Free Marissa Caravan is back after traveling almost 4000 miles in 3 weeks from Oakland to Jacksonville FL for the hearing which was to determine if Marissa spent more time imprisoned in jail, imprisoned in her home, or pardoned for firing a warning shot into the ceiling, injuring no one, to ward off the man who was beating and threatening to kill her. We’d like to tell you about our travels through-out the country, the women we met, and the experiences we shared as we worked to make Marissa … Continued 10:00 pm Open Circle @ Omni Commons Open Circle @ Omni Commons Mar 22 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 23 @ 1:00 am Tickets 7th Open Circle ~Connect & Collaborate on Ending Police Brutality, Systemic Racism and Disenfranchisement of Black People & People of Color Let’s kick this meeting off with a potluck at 3:00 pm followed by the Open Circle at 3:45 pm. Please bring a dish or snacks to share! Open circle will begin with report backs and announcements of upcoming actions followed by reflection and dialogue around the current state and thoughts or approaches on how to effect change. We will end with breakout group topics and time to connect … Continued 3:00 pm People’s Community Medics workshop training People’s Community Medics workshop training Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Facebook event.58380 7:00 pm Concert: Don’t Spy on Us! @ Omni Commons Concert: Don’t Spy on Us! @ Omni Commons Mar 22 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Restore The Fourth SF and Pow Magazine present DON’T SPY ON US! A Musical Event promoting our opposition to mass surveillance and state violence. Musicians: Jimmy Dias Jordannah Elizabeth DEAR MANNY The Spiral Family Coywolf 58342	◤ ◢ 12:00 am North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies Mar 23 @ 12:00 am – Mar 24 @ 12:00 am Tickets The North American Anarchist Studies Network is holding its sixth annual conference on March 20, 21, and 22 at the California Institute for Integral Studies, in San Francisco, California—the homeland of the Ohlone people. Attendance is free and open to the public. You can view and/or download a preliminary schedule here:http://bitly.com/19cGhGI There are about 70 talks planned, as well as poetry, films, and several workshops. Friday’s opening plenary features Chris Carlsson, Andy Cornell, and Kenyon Zimmer presenting on “Hidden Histories of Bay Area Anarchism,” followed by discussion, and then a … Continued 11:30 am Oakland Action to End Solitary Confinement @ Oscar Grant Plaza Oakland Action to End Solitary Confinement @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Tickets Let’s make a public show of our commitment to stop the torture! Leafleting and speakers (you). This fight is not over! Cosponsors: California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC); Peoples’ Action for Rights and Community (PARC); Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSS); Project: Pollinate; Sin Barras. PHSS and many other co-sponsors and endorsers are conducting actions statewide in CA, nationwide, and internationally. These actions coincides with proposals for action from Pelican Bay State Prison Hunger Strikers, which calls for “designating a certain date each month as Prisoner Rights Day. [when] supporters would gather throughout California to expose … Continued 6:00 pm OccupyForum: “My Brooklyn,” Film and discussion with SF anti-gentrification activists @ Global Exchange, next to 16th St. BART OccupyForum: “My Brooklyn,” Film and discussion with SF anti-gentrification activists @ Global Exchange, next to 16th St. BART Mar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 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! OccupyForum presents “My Brooklyn” Film and discussion with SF anti-gentrification activists My Brooklyn is a documentary about Director Kelly Anderson’s personal journey, as a Brooklyn “gentrifier,” to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood along lines of race and class. During Michael Bloomberg’s election as mayor in 2001, a massive speculative real estate boom is rapidly altering the neighborhoods Anderson has come to call home, spurring … Continued 6:00 pm Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Meeting @ 5th floor Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Meeting @ 5th floor Mar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Get involved with the fight against solitary confinement. Become a human rights pen pal: Contact cws@igc.org58414 6:30 pm Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Mar 23 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Come learn about continuing developments in the battle save the Berkeley Post Office and the Postal Service from privatization, support our Occupiers and help us plan our next steps in opposition to the theft of our public commons. The postal service wanted to sell the post office to Hudson-mcdonald, a local developer. The City of Berkeley sued the post office to stop the sale. Hudson-mcdonald backed out of the deal in early december. Get an overview of the sale announcement here. Here’s a good more general overview piece. There was a … Continued	◤ 12:00 am North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies North American Anarchist Studies Network conference @ California Institute for Integral Studies Mar 24 @ 12:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets The North American Anarchist Studies Network is holding its sixth annual conference on March 20, 21, and 22 at the California Institute for Integral Studies, in San Francisco, California—the homeland of the Ohlone people. Attendance is free and open to the public. You can view and/or download a preliminary schedule here:http://bitly.com/19cGhGI There are about 70 talks planned, as well as poetry, films, and several workshops. Friday’s opening plenary features Chris Carlsson, Andy Cornell, and Kenyon Zimmer presenting on “Hidden Histories of Bay Area Anarchism,” followed by discussion, and then a … Continued 8:30 am Court Support for BartFriday arrestees. @ Hall of Justice, 2nd Floor, Dept 17 Court Support for BartFriday arrestees. @ Hall of Justice, 2nd Floor, Dept 17 Mar 24 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Facebook event Please come to court in San Francisco to support our 2 comrades who were arrested by the during #BARTFriday. BART police and SF Sheriffs retaliated against these two brave individuals while they were in custody. Particularly severe pain and trauma was caused to one of our arrestees, whose cane was stolen by BART PD, and despite repeated requests for mobility assistance, she was denied any help and police mocked her as they forced her to move about the BART station and jail without assistance. —- We still demand: … Continued 10:30 am Jobs Not Jails @ County Building Jobs Not Jails @ County Building Mar 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets On Tuesday, March 24th the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will finally vote on the county’s public safety realignment budget. For the past six months, the Ella Baker Center has been campaigning for the supervisors to set aside more funding for community-based re-entry programs and services—instead of giving most of the money to the sheriff. Our community-backed budget proposal is based on the reality that less people are returning to jail, and more are in need of programs and services to help them when they come home. Come to the … Continued 6:30 pm Livable Wage Assembly @ SEIU Local 1000 union hall, 2nd floor Livable Wage Assembly @ SEIU Local 1000 union hall, 2nd floor Mar 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds community and power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers. We meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the SEIU Local 1000 union hall, 1433 Webster Street, 2nd Floor in downtown Oakland. These assembly meetings occur from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Our work together encompasses: (1) the concerns of precarious, contingent and care workers; (2) current campaigns to improve wages for low-wage workers; and (3) efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve … Continued	1:30 am Film Screening: 25 Cuba & Africa: Unbroken Solidarity @ Sole Space Film Screening: 25 Cuba & Africa: Unbroken Solidarity @ Sole Space Mar 26 @ 1:30 am – 3:30 am Tickets Facebook event. On the 27th Anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the CPE,SoleSpace, and SF State’s Race and Resistance Studies program invite you for a discussion and film exploring the history and current nature of Cuba’s internationalist solidarity with Africa. On March 23rd 1988, the People’s Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA)—with the support of 1,500 Cuban solders and reinforcements— dealt a major blow to South African troops at the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, forcing the army of apartheid South Africa to withdraw from Angola after … Continued 6:30 pm Film Showing: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM — NEW ECONOMIC SLAVERY @ Humanist Hall Film Showing: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM — NEW ECONOMIC SLAVERY @ Humanist Hall Mar 25 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM — NEW ECONOMIC SLAVERY by Peter Joseph Film evenings begin with optional potluck refreshments & social hour at 6:30 pm, followed by the film at 7:30 pm, followed by optional discussion after the film. For this film, see YouTube Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible around the corner at 411 28th Street $5 donations are expected. 58423 2:30 am Politics of Debt Reading Group. @ Omni Commons (basement) Politics of Debt Reading Group. @ Omni Commons (basement) Mar 26 @ 2:30 am – 4:30 am Tickets We’ll be discussing the Debt and Economic systems of the ancient world for this meeting, using an article written by Michael Hudson. Here’s the reading. Reconstructing The Origins of Interest-Bearing Debt… Last time we read through page 30, and this we’ll cover the rest of the chapter. The Politics of Debt Reading Group is associated with the Bay Area Public School and Strike Debt Bay Area.58283	3:00 pm Berkeley Post Office Sale Lawsuit Hearing: Motion to Dismiss @ San Francisco Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 8 - 19th Floor Berkeley Post Office Sale Lawsuit Hearing: Motion to Dismiss @ San Francisco Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 8 - 19th Floor Mar 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Judge William Alsup will hear oral arguments on the Post Office’s “Motion to Dismiss.” The Post Office claims that since they have delisted the Berkeley Post Office from their sales website that the City of Berkeley’s lawsuit against the sale is no longer moot and should be dismissed. This is an important milestone in the two and a half year (so far) struggle to save the Berkeley Post Office and Post Offices around the country from being sold and the Post Office itself from privatization. (Note: This event was postponed … Continued 12:00 pm Chevron Refinery Rally Against Prop 13 @ Washington Park Chevron Refinery Rally Against Prop 13 @ Washington Park Mar 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Chevron Refinery Rally It’s time to take action! On Thursday, March 26th at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, Evolve will be launching a series of rallies with our partners to highlight the multi-million dollar tax breaks that corporations are getting from Prop. 13. We’re kicking off our first rally at the Chevron refinery because Chevron is saving nearly $1 billion a year from Prop. 13. That’s a billion dollars each year that should be going to our public schools and services! Join us to take a stand against Prop 13’s … Continued 7:00 pm Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex @ Red Poppy Art House Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex @ Red Poppy Art House Mar 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex on March 12th, 19th, and 26th, 2015. In a series of interactive discussions, Marcus Shelby will delve into our justice system, its flaws, and how music can be used as a tool for reform and change; both in front and behind bars. This lecture series will culminate with a performance on Friday, March 27th.These engaging discussions will explore the blues, the prison industrial complex, mass incarceration, the school-to-prison pipeline, restorative justice, prison abolition, and more led by Marcus Shelby. Using readings, recorded music, poetry, video, these events are open to anyone interested in reforming our criminal justice system and … Continued	4:00 pm Defend Knowland Park! @ Knowland Park Defend Knowland Park! @ Knowland Park Mar 27 @ 4:00 pm Tickets 58388 4:00 pm Rally Against Downtown Berkeley Association for Beating of Homeless Person Rally Against Downtown Berkeley Association for Beating of Homeless Person Mar 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets A Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) employee (now fired) attacked a homeless person some days ago. The DBA has essentially declared war on the homeless in downtown Berkeley, pushing the City Council to enact and enforce ordinances meant to criminalize the homeless. A call has gone out to protest the DBA as a result of the incident caught on video below (trigger warning): 58447	4:30 pm Community Forum on Building a People Powered Economy in Richmond @ Grace Lutheran Church Community Forum on Building a People Powered Economy in Richmond @ Grace Lutheran Church Mar 28 @ 4:30 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets Invitation to all people interested in planning a new economy for Richmond based on pro-people values are invited to join. To RSVP contact Ellen Choy at ellen@movementgeneration.org 58269 12:00 pm Community Gardening at the Berkeley Post Office! @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Community Gardening at the Berkeley Post Office! @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets The planting was in January. Now the garden is in full bloom! The gardening work continues. Join us! More information on the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here. More pictures here.58449 6:00 pm Black / Brown / All Lives Matter Protest: Rip David Bremer @ Oscar Grant Plaza Black / Brown / All Lives Matter Protest: Rip David Bremer @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Original IndyBay listing. police killing is a problem…. and we are starting to realize it. but we need to come out and show that realization, show our frustration…. I don’t know were we’re marching exactly, something like the millions march, I just hope people show up and we take it from there. theres too many names to list here of all the dead but here are a few. RIP DAVID BREMER RIP OSCAR GRANT RIP ERIC GARNER AND ERIC DORNER, RIP THE WHITE N TRANSGENDER KILLED RIP THE MENTALLY … Continued 7:00 pm Orion’s Joy of Revoluntionary Bebop Jazz and Latin Jazz @ Caffe Leila Orion’s Joy of Revoluntionary Bebop Jazz and Latin Jazz @ Caffe Leila Mar 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We will be playing Revoluntionary Bebop and Latin Jazz Kids Welcome sorry no guest Musicians Steve Mcquarry Keyboard Rubin Salcido Alto sax and flute Jim Grantham Tenor sax Dave Casini Vibes Dennis Kong Stand up Bass will replace our regular bass player Jim Shearer Orion Leader, Drumset and Cow bell 510541 3835 http://youtube.com/orionorion99 58458

Week of March 22

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.