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Sponsored by: Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), Centro Legal De La Raza (CLDLR) and Catholic Charities East Bay. 59416 1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance General Meeting @ Bobby Bowen Center Sunflower Alliance General Meeting @ Bobby Bowen Center Aug 30 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Public awareness of the need for aggressive climate action grows stronger as we approach of the COP21 Conference in Paris in December. Join us for reports and discussion of activities aimed at fossil fuel resistance and promoting climate justice in our region. At our next meeting, Steve Nadel will lead a discussion on the value of direct action in bringing about social and institutional change. Newcomers especially welcome. 59420 3:00 pm Canvass for Yuvette Henderson @ Doyle Hollis Park Canvass for Yuvette Henderson @ Doyle Hollis Park Aug 30 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets It has been more than 6 months and not one official police report on Yuvette’s killing has been made public. We have seen this type of delaying tactic before when police kill and we won’t stand for it — Yuvette’s life mattered. The Alameda coroner is unnecessarily withholding the autopsy results of Yuvette’s death, which is key to the family’s ongoing fight for answers and accountability. PLEASE RSVP: This Sunday, join Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) and SURJ – Bay Area (Showing Up for Racial Justice) in door knocking and handing … Continued 3:00 pm Gill Tract: Stop By the Farm! @ Gill Tract, San Pablo Entrance Gill Tract: Stop By the Farm! @ Gill Tract, San Pablo Entrance Aug 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Stop by and pick up farm produce. Farm Stand 3:00 – 5:00 pm at San Pablo Gate 59434	6:00 pm Occupy Forum: Who Killed Sandra Bland? @ Unite Here Local 2 Hall, near Civic Center BART Occupy Forum: Who Killed Sandra Bland? @ Unite Here Local 2 Hall, near Civic Center BART Aug 31 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 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� Who Killed Sandra Bland? Historical context, response, and vision for the future On July 13, Sandra Bland became the latest casualty in the war on black lives and bodies. Pulled over for the minor infraction of changing lanes without signaling, Sandra Bland was brutalized, arrested, and three days later found dead in her Texas jail cell. Her arrest and death has sparked national outcry … Continued 6:30 pm Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Aug 31 @ 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. Federal Judge William Alsup decided to dismiss the lawsuit in April because the Postal Service says it … Continued	10:00 am Injured Workers Advocates Speak Out Against SB 863 @ Elihu Harris State Office Building – Auditorium Injured Workers Advocates Speak Out Against SB 863 @ Elihu Harris State Office Building – Auditorium Sep 1 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Injured workers have been under a vicious corporate insurance attack in California that has prevented them from getting their injuries taken care of in a timely fashion. Governor Brown and his supporters have set up an obstacle course called Independent Medical Reviews that stall getting injuries treated. Workers then have to fight to get medication to deal with the pain that injured workers have. Doctors who subscribe opiates are then blamed for a rise in addiction among California injured workers. The rise of opiate addiction among injured workers is a … Continued 12:00 pm Press Conference and Rally against California’s Solitary Confinement @ Elihu M. Harris State Office Building Press Conference and Rally against California’s Solitary Confinement @ Elihu M. Harris State Office Building Sep 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets In anticipation of a major development in one of the most significant cases brought by prisoners in the struggle against solitary confinement, Ashker v. Brown, activists, prisoners’ family members and loved ones, and prisoner advocates will be holding a press conference and rally. Come out and support those struggling against solitary confinement. solitary-confinement-settlement 59446 5:30 pm SAVE CCSF COALITION GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING @ Ocean Campus, MUB 240 SAVE CCSF COALITION GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING @ Ocean Campus, MUB 240 Sep 1 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets No agenda or other information provided. 59405 6:15 pm City Counsel Action to Demand Justice for Yuvette Henderson @ city hall City Counsel Action to Demand Justice for Yuvette Henderson @ city hall Sep 1 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets In February, Emeryville police killed Yuvette Henderson, a 38-year old Black woman and mother of two after she was assaulted at the Home Depot. It was clear from the different sizes of the bullet holes that multiple weapons, including an AR-15 assault rifle, had been fired at her. It has been more than 6 months and not one official police report on Yuvette’s killing has been made public. The Alameda coroner is unnecessarily withholding the autopsy results of Yuvette’s death, which is key to the family’s ongoing fight for answers … Continued 7:00 pm OptikAllusions weekly meeting and Video workshop @ Omni Commons Basement OptikAllusions weekly meeting and Video workshop @ Omni Commons Basement Sep 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets OptikAllusions is a digital filmmaking collective dedicated to social change, based in Oakland, California. We share resources, skills and knowledge to help each other tell stories that might otherwise remain untold. We make films in a spirit of collaboration and solidarity, share a lending library of film equipment for creative projects, organize free, at cost or donation-based workshops. Join us for our weekly meeting and a workshop! We usually, meet briefly and then work on projects. It’s open to all! 59422	9:00 am Mobilize to Sacramento to End Racial Profiling @ Capitol Building Mobilize to Sacramento to End Racial Profiling @ Capitol Building Sep 2 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets Statewide action to expose and address racial profiling by law enforcement. The action seeks to ensure that the Senate passes, and the Governor signs AB 953 (racial profiling reporting bill). WHAT WE NEED: As many people to attend the action as possible. To attend the event and/or get a ride, register at: tinyurl.com/statewideaction Communities United Coalition is calling for a statewide day of action to demonstrate the urgency for the California Legislature and Governor Brown to take action that will curb racial profiling and demonstrate that black and brown lives matter in California and improve public safety for everyone. There will be a public program on the Capitol lawn and delegations will meet with California State Senators. AB 953 Bill Summary ALCU AB 953 Blog Post 59437 6:30 pm BACE Timebank General Meeting @ Omni Commons: Treatment Room BACE Timebank General Meeting @ Omni Commons: Treatment Room Sep 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets BACE Timebank General Meeting Every 1st Wed of the Month @ the Omni. The Bay Area Community Exchange (BACE) Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work to help people meet their … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Privacy Working Group Meeting @ Omni Commons Oakland Privacy Working Group Meeting @ Omni Commons Sep 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the Domain Awareness Center (DAC), Oakland’s citywide networked mass surveillance hub, and other invasions of privacy by our benighted City Government, to support privacy ordinances now being considered by the Oakland City Council emerging from the effort to fight the DAC, oppose Urban Shield, fight against Predictive Policing, Stingray and help in other fights to preserve and restore our privacy around the Bay Area, in California and nationwide. OPWG was instrumental in stopping the DAC from becoming a city-wide spying network, and its … Continued	6:00 pm A “TEACH-IN” ON URBAN WARFARE IN OUR BACKYARD. @ Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church A “TEACH-IN” ON URBAN WARFARE IN OUR BACKYARD. @ Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church Sep 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets PLEASE JOIN US FOR A “TEACH-IN” ON URBAN WARFARE IN OUR BACKYARD. WHY ARE OUR POLICE BEING MILITARIZED? WHY IS THIS TREND SO DISTURBING? WHAT IS THE “URBAN SHIELD” CONFERENCE? HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PANEL INCLUDES: George Lippman – Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ARE BEING CONFIRMED – CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES 6 PM Potluck, 7 PM Presentation This is a FREE EVENT— Please bring a dish to share if attending potluck. Tax deductible donations will be accepted to help us cover costs. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT … Continued 6:30 pm Art Crit Group at the Omni Commons @ The Omni Commons Art Crit Group at the Omni Commons @ The Omni Commons Sep 3 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The Bay Area Public School will be hosting a free, horizontally-organized, art critique group every other Thursday starting August 6th. The crit group will be geared towards the creation of new works, with each artist presenting work each class. All media are welcome. Time based work should be limited to 8 minutes of work per artist per meeting. Work can be at any stage of development. For more info: https://bayareapublicschool.org/events/art-crit-group/ http://bayareapublicschool.prg 59279	9:00 am Practicing Sustainable Agriculture to Restore Ecosystems and Mitigate Climate Change @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Practicing Sustainable Agriculture to Restore Ecosystems and Mitigate Climate Change @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Sep 4 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Inspired by Dr. Vandana Shivaâ€™s book, Soil Not Oil, the 2015 Soil Not Oil Conference examines the crisis on food security while highlighting the implications of oil-based agro-chemicals and fossil fuels in soil depletion and climate change. The first edition of this conference will focus on educating, through national and international experiences, about the multiple problems and possible practical solutions that surround the profound consequences resulting from synthetic enhanced agriculture in industrialized nations. The conference organizer, Soil Not Oil Coalition, is a cross-sector, multi-level and inter-ethnic alliance of over 50 … Continued ◢ 9:00 am Soil Not Oil Conference @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Soil Not Oil Conference @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Sep 4 @ 9:00 am – Sep 5 @ 12:00 am Tickets Focuses on Regenerative “Carbon Farming” to Mitigate Climate Change Dr. Vandana Shiva keynote speech is on Friday, Sept. 4, 7:00 pm International conference on agriculture and climate change, Soil Not Oil, Sept. 4-5, in Richmond, CA, features speakers Vandana Shiva, Fritjof Capra, Anna Lappé, former EPA senior scientist Ray Seidler, soil scientist Rattan Lal, agro-ecologist Miguel Altieri, environmental and land use attorney Claire Hope Cummings, and others. Richmond, CA (July 29, 2015) — Getting to the root of global climate change, the 2015 Soil Not Oil International Conference will bring … Continued 6:00 pm PARIS IS BURNING: Optik Allusions film screening @ Omni Commons PARIS IS BURNING: Optik Allusions film screening @ Omni Commons Sep 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. The film is considered to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the “Golden Age” of New York City drag balls, and critics have praised it as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America. Group discussion will follow the film. Snacks will be served.59442 6:00 pm Solidarity With John Crawford & Walmart Workers @ Walmart Oakland - Edgewater Dr Solidarity With John Crawford & Walmart Workers @ Walmart Oakland - Edgewater Dr Sep 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Solidarity With John Crawford & Walmart Workers “How can a black man walk into walmart and Not come out alive?” It’s been a year since the police killing of John Crawford at an Ohio Walmart. Local “OW” and racial justice activists are linking walmart police brutality with walmart economic brutality. “Shopping while black is not a crime and working for walmart should not be a death sentence” We Demand Justice for John Crawford and demand a living wage for walmart workers.59447 6:30 pm Why Should the Bay Area SAY NO to Urban Shield? @ Uptown Body and Fender Why Should the Bay Area SAY NO to Urban Shield? @ Uptown Body and Fender Sep 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Urban Shield is a county-wide war games, swat training and weapons expo, held each year involving hundreds of local, federal and international agencies including those from Apartheid Israel. The Stop Urban Shield Coalition successfully stopped the Urban Shield expo from being hosted in Oakland any longer. But activities still take place in Oakland, and the expo still happens in our backyard and still involves local agencies, local money and targets our local communities. Join us in a town hall on why we should all join forces to stop this from … Continued 7:00 pm First Friday at the Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice First Friday at the Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets This Friday Sept 4th is First Friday in ‪#‎Oakland‬ once again, and while the vibe out on the street may not be what it used to be, what happens insideThe Alan Blueford Center For Justice is by the people & for the people, and so therefore, it is amazing every 1st Friday up in Alan‘s House where our message has been ‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ since the day we opened our doors heart emoticon When I say that 1st Fri is “by the people”, I specifically express my deep gratitude to Tatu Vision, … Continued 7:00 pm Taking Buildings & Building Autonomous Community Spaces in Barcelona @ Omni Commons Taking Buildings & Building Autonomous Community Spaces in Barcelona @ Omni Commons Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Barcelona has been a site of squatting and community building for several decades, and has been especially influential in recent years. In 2009 it was the birthplace of Spain’s PAH (Movement for People Affected by Mortgages), which pursues direct action to stop evictions and secure housing rights. Out of the 2011 “Indignados” movement came Can Batlló, an autonomous community workspace in the city’s Sants district, which was the site of an abandoned factory planned for development. Activists took over this space and have transformed it and held it for four … Continued	◤ 12:00 am Soil Not Oil Conference @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Soil Not Oil Conference @ Memorial Civic Center Complex Sep 5 @ 12:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Focuses on Regenerative “Carbon Farming” to Mitigate Climate Change Dr. Vandana Shiva keynote speech is on Friday, Sept. 4, 7:00 pm International conference on agriculture and climate change, Soil Not Oil, Sept. 4-5, in Richmond, CA, features speakers Vandana Shiva, Fritjof Capra, Anna Lappé, former EPA senior scientist Ray Seidler, soil scientist Rattan Lal, agro-ecologist Miguel Altieri, environmental and land use attorney Claire Hope Cummings, and others. Richmond, CA (July 29, 2015) — Getting to the root of global climate change, the 2015 Soil Not Oil International Conference will bring … Continued 12:00 pm Omni Work Party @ Omni Commons Omni Work Party @ Omni Commons Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Who: You–at ANY level of skill (newbs encouraged to attend)! What: Work Party (fun, learning, labor, love)! — Also see TASKS list below!!! When: Sat 9/5 @ 12 noon (And Every Saturday, FOREVER)! How: With our bare hands, feet, noses, etc — plus tools and stuff! Why: Omni Commons needs some serious elbow grease to get ship-shape, for the safety, accessibility, and delight of all! TASKS * Doors (re-hanging and installing closers) * Carpentry in the basement * Plumbing, tile, and other water-related activities * Drywall ’til you drop * … Continued 6:00 pm Occupy the Farm Documentary screening. @ Sunnyside Organic Seeding Occupy the Farm Documentary screening. @ Sunnyside Organic Seeding Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Join Sunnyside farmers and other Soil Not Oil attendees for some post-conference socializing, relaxation, and action plotting. The Occupy the Farm Documentary will be screened at dusk, followed by a Q+A with OTF organizers. We’ll be serving handmade falafel, but bring a dish to share if you can, and BYOB 🙂59471

Week of August 30

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.