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Jones and poet Essex Hemphill … Continued	6:00 pm Lessons from the Landless: Food Sovereignty, Occupation, and Public Universities @ Fireside Room Lessons from the Landless: Food Sovereignty, Occupation, and Public Universities @ Fireside Room Oct 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets Lessons from the Landless: Food Sovereignty, Occupation, and Public Universities What is the connection between occupations, food sovereignty, and public education? The Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil has some answers! As important educational spaces, their occupations challenge the capitalist orientation of agricultural education in the conflicts between agribusiness and agroecology, private property and the public good. A leader from the MST will facilitate a discussion on how occupations of University farmland in Brazil and California can create bridges for important exchanges of experience and help build the Food Sovereignty … Continued	12:49 am Oct 6 @ 12:49 am – 1:49 am Tickets 59643 2:00 pm Solitary Confinement: Settlement Hearing in Ashker v Brown @ Oakland Federal Courthouse Solitary Confinement: Settlement Hearing in Ashker v Brown @ Oakland Federal Courthouse Oct 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets There will be a hearing on the joint motion for preliminary approval of the settlement agreement in Ashker v. Brown before JudgeWilken. Her order for the hearing stated that she was leaning in favor of issuing a preliminary approval. Everyone is welcome to attend. It’s a public hearing. 59624 5:30 pm Berkeley City Council Worksession on Tasers @ Berkeley Old City Hall Berkeley City Council Worksession on Tasers @ Berkeley Old City Hall Oct 6 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Worksession: Stanford Study: Electronic Control Weapons Study (e.g. Tasers ©) Public Comment – Items on this agenda only Here is the Stanford Criminal Justice Center Report on Tasers, which will be discussed: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35320626/2015-10-06%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf TASING MINORITIES, HOMELESS, AUTISTIC, MENTALLY ILL AND ANY OTHER HUMAN IS NOT THE SIGN OF AN ENLIGHTENED SOCIETY. NO TO TASERS FOR THE BERKELEY POLICE! YES TO DE-ESCALATION AND POLICE DE-MILITARIZATION. Come speak out against the madness. Tell the City Council no to police tasers at Old City Hall, Allston & MLK. ===== Taser Fact Sheet … Continued 7:15 pm Emeryville City Council to Address Policing and Use of Force @ Emeryville City Hall Emeryville City Council to Address Policing and Use of Force @ Emeryville City Hall Oct 6 @ 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets As a result of our first mobilization (with SURJ) Emeryville City Counsel is holding a special session on policing and use of force. As Part of our campaign against police militirization we need to pack the house and make our voices heard! Please mark you calendars. Additional info to follow. — APTP59604 7:30 pm “FIRE” Performance at the Omni @ Omni Commons “FIRE” Performance at the Omni @ Omni Commons Oct 6 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets Initially performed in 1965, Bread and Puppet Theater presents a revival of FIRE. FIRE shows six days in a Vietnamese community, followed by a bombing raid and ending with a self-immolation. Dedicated to three Americans who immolated themselves in protest against the Vietnam War, FIRE is performed with life-size puppets that resemble their masked manipulators. (This show may not be appropriate for young children.) There is also a performance on Friday in San Francisco.59648 7:30 pm Book Discussion: Richard Dawkins: Brief Candle in the Dark, My Life in Science @ King Middle School Book Discussion: Richard Dawkins: Brief Candle in the Dark, My Life in Science @ King Middle School Oct 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert, the host of KPFA’s outstanding weekday show, UpFront. KPFA benefit http://www.kpfa.org/events “A century from now historians will take note of a mere handful of scientific luminaries from the second half of the 20th century who changed not just their science but their culture. First among them will surely be Richard Dawkins, unquestionably one of the great minds of our time who is also an eloquent writer.” — Michael Shermer, Scientific American columnist In Brief Candle in the Dark, Dawkins explores the halls of intellectual inquiry and … Continued	5:30 pm Kunduz Bombing Protest Kunduz Bombing Protest Oct 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Protest TODAY, 5:30 pm, of #KunduzAttack at Market & Montgomery. US bombing of @MSF hospital in #Afghanistan #independentinvestigation— SF 99% Coalition (@SF99Percent) October 7, 2015 59658 6:30 pm Film: Bitter Lake @ Humanist Hall Film: Bitter Lake @ Humanist Hall Oct 7 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets BITTER LAKE, Part 1 By Adam Curtis Bitter Lake, Adam Curtis’ aesthetically sublime and politically incisive new documentary, was commissioned for BBC’s iPlayer because it is presumably, as Russia Today writes, “too dangerous for television.” After consuming the film by way of a 21st-century samizdat, I can tell you that the propaganda arm of the Kremlin is correct on one score: Bitter Lake is politically dangerous for Western states, especially the US and UK. But it’s also an affront to Russia, and virtually every other state that has attempted to force … Continued 7:00 pm Vijay Prashad: Letters to Palestine, Writers Respond to War & Occupation @ 1st Congregational Church Vijay Prashad: Letters to Palestine, Writers Respond to War & Occupation @ 1st Congregational Church Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Vijay Prashad is a prominent & charismatic scholar and critic of US foreign policy. Two of his 17 books have been named “Books of the Year” by the Village Voice. Currently Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Connecticut, he was previously Edward Said Chair at the American University of Beirut. In addition to speaking about Palestine, Vijay Prashad will give an overview of ever-changing events in the Middle East – not to be missed! Vijay Prashad edited “Letters to Palestine”, tracing the “swelling American recognition of Palestinian suffering, … Continued 9:00 pm 1 Year Angelversary for O’Shaine Evans 1 Year Angelversary for O’Shaine Evans Oct 7 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets From Cadine Williams: “FACEBOOK FRIENDS AND FAMILY I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY SHORT NOTICE. MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE HAVING A CANDLE LIGHT FOR O’SHAINE ON 10-07-15 @ 9:00 PM IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE O’SHAINE WAS KILLED – ON THE CORNER OF JACK LONDON ALLEY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE . TOMORROW WILL BE ONE YR SINCE SFP TOOK HIS LIFE.”59655	1:00 pm No New Alameda County “Mental Health” Jail Mobilization @ Alameda County Administration Bldg No New Alameda County “Mental Health” Jail Mobilization @ Alameda County Administration Bldg Oct 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets After all of the pressure from the community, Sheriff Ahern will finally be presenting about his secret jail plan at the Public Protection meeting next Thursday. We want you to join us and our allies as we flood the room to demand more answers to our questions: Will there be new jail beds? Why a mental health unit in the jail, instead of more services in the community? What better alternatives to incarceration could this money be spent on? We hope to see you! Stand with us and our allies … Continued 7:00 pm Film: They Were Promised the Sea @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Film: They Were Promised the Sea @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets “They Were Promised the Sea” is an Award-winning documentary by Kathy Wanza that tells the story of the 1960s exodus that virtually emptied Morocco of its Jewish population. A visually beautiful and musically rich film that explores loss and longing, it also exposes the political manipulation that resulted in the breaking up of communities that had been living together for 2,000 years. Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Ctee as part of our Conscientious Projector series. Wheelchair accessible.59627	5:00 pm Defend Afrikatown @ Qilombo, Afrikatown community space Defend Afrikatown @ Qilombo, Afrikatown community space Oct 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets pic.twitter.com/dEm4lMiBF7— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) October 8, 2015 59660 6:00 pm Bread and Puppet Theater: Performance of FIRE @ Internet Archive Bread and Puppet Theater: Performance of FIRE @ Internet Archive Oct 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Bread and Puppet Theater: Performance of FIRE For the first time in fourteen years, artist Peter Schumann and the Bread and Puppet Theater will tour the Bay Area, performing its original play, FIRE, which catapulted the company to international acclaim 50 years ago. Preceded by Fiddle Talk by founder, Peter Schumann ABOUT FIRE: “Humans wage war against each other and their own mother: Nature. Essentially war is the ferocious stupidity that insists on the application of brutality for problem solution, whether the brutality is directed at humans or mountaintops. “FIRE” is … Continued 7:00 pm Deep ecology and Pope Francis @ Sierra Club Deep ecology and Pope Francis @ Sierra Club Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets We know the bad news. The climate is changing. But the good news is: Churches are becoming green. In the historic encyclical on climate change, Pope Francis calls for dialog, interfaith co-operation to heal the earth. His repudiation of globalization and market fundamentalism is unambiguous. “The idea of infinite or unlimited growth, that proves so attractive to economists, financiers, and experts in technology, is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply of the earth’s goods…” Paul Rockwell, columnist for the Montclarion (Bay Area News Group), will deliver … Continued 7:00 pm Freedom Film Festival @ Omni Commons Freedom Film Festival @ Omni Commons Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets 59647	10:30 am Vigil and Stand In for Umpqua Students and People of Oakland Vigil and Stand In for Umpqua Students and People of Oakland Oct 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Join us in vigil for the 9 killed in the latest mass killing at Umpqua Community College as well as the 74 killed on the streets of Oakland so far this year, including the 3 recently killed near this intersection.. The Oakland/Alameda Chapter of the Brady Campaign will be joining S.A.V.E — Oakland and the Community of Oakland to lift up those killed by gun violence and to call for an end to the gun culture in our city. We will start with a vigil and reading the names of … Continued 1:00 pm Justice Now’s 15-year anniversary celebration @ Omni Commons Justice Now’s 15-year anniversary celebration @ Omni Commons Oct 10 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets “The future is not a place we are going to, it is something we are creating. We have a responsibility to create a better world, to leave a more hopeful legacy for future generations.” -Jane Dorotik, Justice Now Board Member (imprisoned at CIW) JOIN US for Justice Now’s 15-year anniversary celebration THIS SATURDAY at the Omni in Oakland. We are bringing together voices from inside, loved ones who have returned home, and various other community members/organizations to celebrate our victories, build the wider movement, and discuss our collaborative visions of … Continued 2:00 pm CANCELLED: PROTEST PARTY BY THE LAKE: It’s No Longer Possible to Have Fun in Oakland @ Lake Merritt Amphitheatre, Btwn 12th St. & 1st Ave CANCELLED: PROTEST PARTY BY THE LAKE: It’s No Longer Possible to Have Fun in Oakland @ Lake Merritt Amphitheatre, Btwn 12th St. & 1st Ave Oct 10 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets APPARENTLY CANCELLED BY THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR IT AND MADE THE FACEBOOK EVENT. THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE GETTING A PERMIT! RSVP We have probably all seen the sign on Lakeshore advising us that barbecues, amplified music, beer, and fun in general are no longer allowed in the parks around the lake without a permit from the city. Now the City has decided that musical instruments are also not allowed without prior acquisition of a permit. What this means is that our public spaces are only truly accessible … Continued 4:00 pm What Created the Migrant Crisis? Open the Borders! Fight Back with International Solidarity! @ Workers World Oakland What Created the Migrant Crisis? Open the Borders! Fight Back with International Solidarity! @ Workers World Oakland Oct 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Hear: – Judy Greenspan, Workers World Party, discuss the causes of the migrant/refugee crisis in the Middle East and Africa. – Alice Dodge Loaiza, Marcha Patriótica – Capítulo California of Colombia, will talk about the peoples of Latin America who have been forced to flee their countries. STOP the MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLES, VIOLENCE, RACISM, WARS, & DEATH! Whether through wars of destabilization or labor export programs, tens of millions are displaced from their home countries due to monopoly capitalism’s drive to control the markets, resources, territories, while extracting super-profits. … Continued 7:00 pm Open Mic & Cypher at ABC4J @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice Open Mic & Cypher at ABC4J @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets 59663

Week of October 4

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.