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All-day						National Chalk the Police State Day @ Everywhere National Chalk the Police State Day @ Everywhere Jul 18 all-day Tickets Time for the Third Annual “Chalk the Police State” Day is fast approaching on July 18th. Like previous years, Nevada Cop Block and the CopBlock Network would like to make this a national event with as many cities as possible making a statement about police brutality and accountability, as well as the continuing militarization and expansion of police forces and governments. Originally, the call for Chalk the Police State Day was put out by members of Nevada Cop Block, dubbed the “Sunset 5” after we were arrested for legally and … Continued
12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 10:30 am Martin Luther King meets Alfred North Whitehead @ Niebyl-Proctor Library Martin Luther King meets Alfred North Whitehead @ Niebyl-Proctor Library Jul 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Martin Luther King meets Alfred North Whitehead: the praxis of Realist social philosophy If you could prune half of capitalist demagoguery, leaving the other half for 2050’s young socialists to whittle at, would you take the job? Land rent communist David Giesen speaks this morning about the plausibility of engaging 40% of the US population in a conversation about disengaging land values from private ownership. With a modest dollop of historical review (1776-yesterday) of land speculation in America, a sliced banana’s worth of “their own scripture’s injunction” theological talking points … Continued 3:00 pm Defenders of the East Bay Hills Forests Meeting. @ Eucalyptus Grove/Grinnell Natural Area Defenders of the East Bay Hills Forests Meeting. @ Eucalyptus Grove/Grinnell Natural Area Jul 12 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Defenders of the East Bay Hills forests will be meeting this weekend. Please spread the word and come join us! Our next organizing meeting will be on July 12 at 3pm at the Eucalyptus Grove/Grinnell Natural Area, near UC Berkeley campus West entrance. (From the corner of Oxford and Center, follow the pathway into the trees across a foot bridge. Near the end of the pathway turn left across a second foot bridge into the eucalyptus grove.) Bring lawn chairs or blankets, and anything else you need to get comfortable. … Continued	6:00 pm Occupy Forum: Mission Monster @ Global Exchange, 2nd Floor Occupy Forum: Mission Monster @ Global Exchange, 2nd Floor Jul 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets If you want to hear the latest from one of the groups and some of the organizers of perhaps the biggest fight against gentrification in SF right now, please join us this Monday when Andy Blue of Plaza 16 Coalition tells of their work to slay the Monster in The Mission. He’ll be joined by activist and videographer Peter Menchini who’ll show a few of his videos on recent anti-gentrification actions such as Mission Takes City Hall. Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides … Continued 7:00 pm LaborFest: A Victory in the Fight to Save our Historic Post Offices @ Canessa Gallery LaborFest: A Victory in the Fight to Save our Historic Post Offices @ Canessa Gallery Jul 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A Victory in the Fight to Save our Historic Post Offices With members of the Committee to Save the Berkeley Post Office The U.S. Postal Service, now headed by those favoring privatization, is closing and selling off many post offices listed on the National Register of Historic Places, reducing postal services and cutting public sector union jobs. Many of these historic post offices have murals and art created during the New Deal. The City of Berkeley, however, prevailed in federal court saving the historic post office building and setting a … Continued	5:00 pm Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee: Curbing Police Violence et al @ Oakland City Hall Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee: Curbing Police Violence et al @ Oakland City Hall Jul 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets A large number of items regarding police practices are on the agenda, descriptions of which can be found here, including 1) Receive A Report And Recommendations Regarding Adopting Legislation Requiring The Use Of Psychological Testing And Screening For Officer New Hires 2) Receive A Report And Recommendations Regarding Adopting Policies And Procedures Which Require OPD To Train Officers More Effectively In The Use Of Force 3) Receive A Report And Recommendations Regarding Adopting Legislation To Eradicate The Persistent Widespread Custom Or Practice Of Concealing Or Suppressing Investigations Into Police Officer Misconduct; … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Livable Wage Assembly @ SEIU Local 1000 Oakland Livable Wage Assembly @ SEIU Local 1000 Jul 14 @ 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 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the SEIU Local 1000 union hall in downtown Oakland at 6:30 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 wages and quality of work life. We share stories and information in … Continued	5:00 pm Oakland Stands with Greece! No to Austerity and Economic Terrorism! OXI means OXI (No means No) @ Oscar Grant Plaza Oakland Stands with Greece! No to Austerity and Economic Terrorism! OXI means OXI (No means No) @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jul 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Stand with our sisters and brothers in Greece on this day of international solidarity in saying NO to austerity, NO to pension cuts, and NO to privatization. OXI means OXI! NO MEANS NO! CANCEL THE ILLEGAL DEBT. MAKE THE BANKS PAY. The group ‘Europe says OXI’ has called for everyone all over the world to take to the streets on Wednesday, the day the Greek government will implement legislation that the Greek people voted resoundingly NO to last week. #ThisIsACoup Facebook RSVP Just a few of the cities so far … Continued 6:00 pm Coalition for Police Accountability @ Office of Jose Dorado Coalition for Police Accountability @ Office of Jose Dorado Jul 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Updates on our progress, organizing strategies and developing work plan to get Public Safety Oversight measure on the Nov 2016 ballot59126 7:30 pm Politics of Debt Reading Group: Greece, Default and Debt @ Omni Commons (check whiteboard for room location) Politics of Debt Reading Group: Greece, Default and Debt @ Omni Commons (check whiteboard for room location) Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets We discuss various monetary and debt-related topics. For our next meeting we will be discussing Greece, it’s debt, the recent referendum and its implications on the world monetary system, and Greece’s prospects. Here is a (long) investigation into the origins and odious nature of Greek debt. https://berkeleypostofficedefenders.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/greek-odious-debt.pdf Some recent articles. Select a subset, and/or find your own… A good overview of how it all came to be in layman’s terms. A Pain in the Athens Greek debt crisis: ‘Of all the damage, healthcare has been hit the worst’ Tsipras Has Just … Continued	10:00 am ALTERNATIVES TO NEW SF JAIL @ San Francisco City Hall ALTERNATIVES TO NEW SF JAIL @ San Francisco City Hall Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Facebook RSVP. 10:00 AM — Gather at City Hall steps 10:30 AM — Hearing at the Government Audit & Oversight Committee on ALTERNATIVES to the NEW JAIL! (room to be announced) Last month, anti-police violence activists and the No New SF Jail Coalition testified to the Board of Supervisors about the racial bias in SFPD and against the new jail. New reports have shown that black women make up 50% of arrests and that black people are 56% of those locked up in SF county jails. The hearing on alternatives … Continued 4:00 pm Love the Land? Take a Stand! @ Gill Tract Love the Land? Take a Stand! @ Gill Tract Jul 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets For 3 years, the commercial development project that is slated to pave the southern 7 acres of the historic Gill Tract has been held off by a lawsuit. On June 16th, the courts ruled in favor of the UC, citing that their polluting, privatizing, pavement project breaks no state laws. But we hold ourselves accountable to the laws of nature: Did you know the neighborhood surrounding the Gill Tract already ranks in the top 2% nationwide for traffic congestion? Now imagine how many cars and diesel trucks the addition of … Continued	4:00 pm One year since the murder of Eric Garner! July 17th We will not go back! @ Oscar Grant Plaza One year since the murder of Eric Garner! July 17th We will not go back! @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jul 17 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets July 17, 2015 – one year since the murder of Eric Garner. One year since we watched the cops choke him to death! One year since we heard his dying words: “I can’t breathe” – words that the cops ignored. And still no justice! This murder, and how the whole system went into motion to exonerate Eric Garner’s killer, concentrate the slow genocide this system continues to enforce on Black and Latino people. As we observe the anniversary of the murder of Eric Garner, we are confronted with a genocide … Continued 7:30 pm LaborFest: Song and Story from Occupy @ ILWU Local 34 Hall LaborFest: Song and Story from Occupy @ ILWU Local 34 Hall Jul 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Song and Story from Occupy Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus presents a celebration of the Occupy movement, in song and story. The audience is invited to sing along: lyric sheets will be provided. Founded in 1999, the Labor Chorus helps keeps working-class culture alive, in four-part harmony. We will also have special guests. www.laborchorus.org59096 9:00 pm The Coup @ The New Parish The Coup @ The New Parish Jul 17 @ 9:00 pm – 11:45 pm Tickets Door Time: 8:00 PM Restrictions: 18 & over Under 21 must buy $5 non-alcoholic drink ticket at the door. 58942	11:00 am Richmond Progressive Alliance Summer Picnic @ Marsh Hawk site Richmond Progressive Alliance Summer Picnic @ Marsh Hawk site Jul 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Come to the RPA Summer Picnic! RPA will provide compostable paper ware, ice, some beverages, and charcoal for the grills from noon to 1:30, if conditions allow fires. Bring food to share. Please invite friends, family, neighbors. We’ve reserved a shady picnic area at Miller Knox Regional Shoreline that’s close to the parking lot and not far from the ADA-accessible children’s play area and tot lot. The views are marvelous. The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is across the street, and their trains run on Sunday afternoons… All of RPA’s friends, … Continued 2:00 pm A Celebration of Life: O’Shaine Evans, Kenneth Harding Jr., James Rivera, and Nelson Mandela A Celebration of Life: O’Shaine Evans, Kenneth Harding Jr., James Rivera, and Nelson Mandela Jul 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets The families of O’Shaine Evans, Kenneth Harding Jr. & James Rivera welcome you to celebrate the lives of their loved ones whose lives were stolen by police terror in the month of July, as well as the birthday of Nelson Mandela. Some good eats are in the works. This is a Family friendly event. The day will be filled with activities, music, and fun. South Park is just yards away from where O’Shaine was executed. We will have a Libation Ceremony there. It is about 1 mile from Powell St. … Continued 2:00 pm Bay Area Child Care Collective @ See text. Bay Area Child Care Collective @ See text. Jul 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Orientation: A call for volunteers for a child care collective. Come to the new member orientation to learn more. Contact Sonia or email bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com for location details. Visit the website for more info about what it looks like to be a part of their volunteer collective. Hey activists, childcare providers, and folks who want to build power and spend time with kids… The Bay Area Childcare Collective (BACC) is looking for new members! The BACC offers childcare resources to grassroots organizations composed of a lead by m/others who face multiple opressions, … Continued 2:00 pm Electing Candidates for the 99% \| Panel Discussion @ Berkeley Public Library, 3rd floor Electing Candidates for the 99% \| Panel Discussion @ Berkeley Public Library, 3rd floor Jul 18 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Panel Discussion Featuring representatives from Bay Area Socialist Alternative, Richmond Progressive Alliance Bay Area People for Bernie Join us Saturday, July 18th to hear from three groups working to elect candidates for the 99%. Socialist Alternative’s Kshama Sawant won 95,000 votes in the Seattle City Council election in November 2013. Kshama was the first openly Socialist city council member elected in almost 100 years. This November Kshama is up for reelection in what Chris Hedges has called “one of the most important elections in the country this year.” Come hear … Continued 4:00 pm The Peoples’ Verdict: A Bay Area International Peoples’ Tribunal Event @ Bayanihan Community Center The Peoples’ Verdict: A Bay Area International Peoples’ Tribunal Event @ Bayanihan Community Center Jul 18 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Missing the International Peoples’ Tribunal (IPT) in Washington DC? You can still advocate for justice for victims of human rights abuses in the Philippines! At this event we will share the verdict of the IPT and discuss how to proceed to hold accountable perpetrators of gross human rights violations. www.internationalpeoplestribunal.org 59185 6:00 pm Life A Shade Darker Tour: Benefit for ABC4J @ ABC4J Life A Shade Darker Tour: Benefit for ABC4J @ ABC4J Jul 18 @ 6:00 pm – 11:45 pm Tickets “Life A Shade Darker” is a Book, Album, & T shirt brand by award winning poet “Kleeane Ryhmen” Life A Shade Darker (#LASD) the book consists of 45 of Kleeane Ryhmen’s most eloquent poems and the album consists of 7 all original tracks. The #LASD T shirts consists of some of the most powerful quotes within the book and the album. This event is free to the public. This event will be held at The Alan Blueford Center For Justice 1/4 OF ALL PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION … Continued 7:00 pm Beyond Dreams: Immgrant Contributions to Our Communities @ La Pena Beyond Dreams: Immgrant Contributions to Our Communities @ La Pena Jul 18 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets 59186

Week of July 12

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.