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Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us.60661 2:00 pm Oakland Justice Coalition Canvass & Signature Gathering @ West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Oakland Justice Coalition Canvass & Signature Gathering @ West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Apr 10 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Thank you to everyone who came out to our hugely successful canvassing kickoff last Saturday! We had nearly fifty people and gathered hundreds of signatures. Come out this Sunday for our next canvass to collect signatures for our three ballot initiatives. We will be gathering signatures for our three endorsed ballot measures for 2016: the Protect Oakland Tenants Initiative, sponsored by Oakland Tenants Union and the Citywide Development Network, the charter amendment to create a police commission sponsored by the Coalition for Police Accountability, and the measure to establish a … Continued 3:00 pm CANCELLED: Open Circle: Now Meeting Once a Month on the 4th Sunday. @ Omni Commons CANCELLED: Open Circle: Now Meeting Once a Month on the 4th Sunday. @ Omni Commons Apr 10 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Now meeting once a month, on the fourth Sunday, instead of twice a month. 59204 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza or basement of Omni basement if raining Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza or basement of Omni basement if raining Apr 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. On every last Sunday we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome. OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over four years! Our General Assembly is a … Continued 6:30 pm Community Democracy Project Meeting @ Omni Commons Basement Community Democracy Project Meeting @ Omni Commons Basement Apr 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting. Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the … Continued 7:00 pm Liberated Lens Weekly Meetup @ Omni Commons Liberated Lens Weekly Meetup @ Omni Commons Apr 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Liberated Lens 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, and organize free, at cost or donation-based workshops. Join us for our weekly meeting and a workshop! We usually meet in our editing suite (2nd floor in the ballroom, to the left of the stage) and then work … Continued	6:00 pm INTERFAITH COMMUNITY MEETING ON COAL @ Westside Missionary Baptist Church INTERFAITH COMMUNITY MEETING ON COAL @ Westside Missionary Baptist Church Apr 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The Rev. Ken Chambers, pastor of West Side Missionary Baptist Church, will host a Community Meeting on Coal at the church one half block from Main Post Office off of 7th Street near the West Oakland BART station.60733 6:30 pm Occupy Forum: “From The Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning” @ Global Exchange, 2nd floor, across from 16th St. Bart Occupy Forum: “From The Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning” @ Global Exchange, 2nd floor, across from 16th St. Bart Apr 11 @ 6:30 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 “From The Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning” A documentary about a South American Indian tribe and their plea for ecological sanity in a time when the earth is being ravaged by so-called civilized people. One of the best films of 1992 is a warning by a South American Indian tribe that people give up their self-destructive ways and honor the … Continued 7:00 pm Berkeley Copwatch Meeting @ Grassroots House Berkeley Copwatch Meeting @ Grassroots House Apr 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Berkeley Copwatch meets weekly. Also check out their “mass copwatching” events.60766 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Apr 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued		11:00 am Justice 4 Luis: Battle Cry Of The People: Enough is Enough @ SF City Hall Justice 4 Luis: Battle Cry Of The People: Enough is Enough @ SF City Hall Apr 13 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Battle Cry of the People Enough is Enough Enough of Racist Police Enough of the Killing of our People Enough Discrimination Enough of the Injustices against Black and Brown Communities Enough of the Powers at Be Ignoring the People’s Cry Enough of Rogue Cops within SFPD We the People say Enough is Enough This is our Battle Cry! Fire Chief Suhr Come and Join Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition Alex Nieto Coalition Amilcar Perez Coalition Jeff Adachi…SF Public Defender Lead Counsel of ACLU SF BOS (some) and You the … Continued 12:00 pm Town Hall on Latest SF Police Shooting Town Hall on Latest SF Police Shooting Apr 13 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets #SFPD: Town hall meeting on latest police shooting to be held Wednesday at noon at 3271 Mission St. — Jonah Owen Lamb (@jonahowenlamb) April 12, 2016 From the SF Fist: According to a a press release sent by SFPD at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, the noon town hall meeting will be held “to provide the Mission community with an update,” at Union Local Hall located at 3271 18th Street. 60813 5:00 pm Protest Clinton-Clooney Fundraiser in San Francisco! @ Huntington Park Protest Clinton-Clooney Fundraiser in San Francisco! @ Huntington Park Apr 13 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Calling all conscientious humans of San Francisco! George and Amal Clooney, coupled with Hillary Clinton will be hosting a fundraising dinner in San Francisco on April 15th. “The fundraiser is for The Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee for Hillary for America, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic committees of 32 states and Puerto Rico” (http://fortune.com/2016/03/25/clinton-clooney/). The dinner costs $300,000+ to attend for a couple, and around $33,000 for an individual to be able to dine at the table with celebrities and to take a photo with Hillary … Continued 5:30 pm All hands on deck: R.I.P. LUIGI GONGORA, Killed by SFPD @ SF City Hall, Rm 400 All hands on deck: R.I.P. LUIGI GONGORA, Killed by SFPD @ SF City Hall, Rm 400 Apr 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets R.I.P. LUIGI GONGORA, Killed by SFPD – 4-7-16 All hands on deck SF Police Commission Meeting Please share. We need to pack the room! Arrive early to get a seat. First public comment is early on agenda. Note: this is NOT the Town Hall that Chief Suhr plans on holding next week regarding the SFPD murder of Luigi Gongora. AGENDA: http://sanfranciscopolice.org/meeting/police-commission-april-13-2016-agenda 60803 6:00 pm ABC4J: Meditation Happy Hour @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice ABC4J: Meditation Happy Hour @ Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Join us for free weekly meditation happy hour on Wednesdays from 6-7pm at The Alan Blueford Center For Justice 2434 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, co-hosted by the Art of Living Eastbay Berkeley/Oakland.We will teach simple and easy guided meditation and breathing techniques to let go of stress and trauma, let your hair down, and celebrate! We believe that love is the universal language. We also believe that love is the universal cure to heal what ails societies worldwide. These meditation happy hours are our love offering to the community and … Continued 7:00 pm Homes Not Jails Meeting @ Omni Commons Homes Not Jails Meeting @ Omni Commons Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Homes Not Jails is a consensus-based collective of squatters and squat supporters who believe housing is a human right. Our goal is to open as much vacant housing as possible and to keep it open as long as possible. HNJ is a place to organize mutual aid among squatters and squat supporters and housing rights advocates in the bay. We actively fight to make our space inclusive and safe for everybody and combat oppression in all forms.60728	10:00 am Alameda Renters Coalition: Press Conference @ Bay View Apartments Alameda Renters Coalition: Press Conference @ Bay View Apartments Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Tenants in Bay View Apartments are fighting displacement despite passage of the Alameda Rent Ordinance that went into effect on March 1st, 2016. The Rent Review and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance is not protecting tenants from unfair evictions and allows landlords to create a climate of fear and intimidation. Tenants Together, the Alameda Renters Coalition, and Filipino Advocates for Justice will be holding a press conference at 10am Thursday April 14th at Bay View Apartments 470 Central Ave. The landlord Matt Sridhar, CEO of San Jose-based Sridhar Equities, LLC, is … Continued 1:00 pm The Push for Local Clean Energy @ Sierra Club The Push for Local Clean Energy @ Sierra Club Apr 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come to the monthly meeting of the East Bay Clean Power Alliance to hear updates on Alameda County’s Community Choice Energy program and on the campaign for strong community choice programs that promote local renewable energy generation and create good, union jobs and community benefits. In a last minute switch, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Michael Picker exempted one of the non-bypassable fees from the proposal, the transmission access charge (TAC). The TAC pays for upkeep of transmission lines, which are the high voltage, long-distance lines that carry power … Continued 2:00 pm Fight for $15 : Day of Action @ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater and grounds Fight for $15 : Day of Action @ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater and grounds Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets #OAKLAND! Join workers in their #Fightfor15 at our #DayofAction! APRIL 14TH AT 2PM! https://t.co/teoxkpOuPE pic.twitter.com/i5fpMJFVQL— Fight For 15 Nor Cal (@NorCalFF15) March 30, 2016 60741	9:00 am Court Support for the Land Action 4 @ Dept. 11 Court Support for the Land Action 4 @ Dept. 11 Apr 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who came out to support us a couple weeks ago. Our hearing to present a motion to dismiss the charges brought against four Land Action organizers was rescheduled for this coming Friday, and we would appreciate your support once again. Specifically, the Land Action 4 are being prosecuted for their involvement in a recent adverse possession project. There are seven criminal charges, including three felony counts and four misdemeanors. Contrary to established precedent from similar cases in Oakland in recent years, the District Attorney … Continued 9:00 am Land Action 4 Court Support: 2nd Hearing! @ Dept 115, Wiley Manuel Courthouse Land Action 4 Court Support: 2nd Hearing! @ Dept 115, Wiley Manuel Courthouse Apr 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Come support the Land Action 4 at their second hearing date! Pack the court room and show the D.A. that repression of housing activists won’t stand! To learn more about the Land Action 4: East Bay Express Article: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2016/03/17/oakland-housing-rights-activists-face-85-years-in-prison KTVU News Video: http://www.ktvu.com/news/114969085-video KPFA Radio (starts at 35:54): https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=22770360802 8:00 pm Mass Copwatch by Berkeley Copwatch @ Grassroots House Mass Copwatch by Berkeley Copwatch @ Grassroots House Apr 15 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets Starting in April, Berkeley Copwatch is kicking off our ongoing weekly copwatching shifts! We’ll be out in the streets most Fridays and Saturdays witnessing and documenting police activity and doing outreach. Please join us! No experience required — any experience welcome. We’ll train you in the essentials for documenting police activity and staying safe in the process. If you are able to bring a car and be a shift driver, that would be GREAT! Please let us know in the “discussion” section or by sending Berkeley Copwatch a message. APRIL … Continued	10:30 am Berkeley Post Office Defenders – Response to Eviction @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Steps Berkeley Post Office Defenders – Response to Eviction @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Steps Apr 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets In the wake of the eviction of First They Came for the Homeless, the information booth, et al, Berkeley Post Office Defenders will gather to discuss the event and possible responses. Should be illegally run off the Post Office steps we will (re)convene in MLK park (Allston & MLK).60823 11:00 am Title: Health is Freedom Community Health Fair @ Uhuru House Title: Health is Freedom Community Health Fair @ Uhuru House Apr 16 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets On Saturday April 16, 2016 the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) will hold an annual health-fair entitled “Health is Freedom”, at Akwaaba Hall in the Uhuru House, 7911 MacArthur Blvd, in East Oakland from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. There will be food, culture, vendors, live music, free health resources and screenings. End the health and economic disparities in Oakland! Support black community self – determination, justice, health and economic development. 60816 12:30 pm Oakland Justice Coalition Canvass @ Across from Oakland City Hall Oakland Justice Coalition Canvass @ Across from Oakland City Hall Apr 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Come out this Saturday at 12:30 pm to 499 14th St for the Oakland Justice Coalition‘s next canvass to collect signatures for our three ballot initiatives. We will be gathering signatures for our three endorsed ballot measures for 2016: the Protect Oakland Tenants Initiative, sponsored by Oakland Tenants Union and the Citywide Development Network, the charter amendment to create a police commission sponsored by the Coalition for Police Accountability, and the measure to establish a $20 minimum wage by 2020 and enforce fair scheduling regulations from the Oakland Livable Wage Assembly. … Continued 3:00 pm Meet the Candidates Fighting to Smash White Supremacy & Abolish Capitalism @ West Oakland Public Library Meet the Candidates Fighting to Smash White Supremacy & Abolish Capitalism @ West Oakland Public Library Apr 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Monica Moorehead, Presidential candidate of Workers World Party , and John Parker, candidate for US Senate of the Peace and Freedom Party and west coast leader of Workers World Party from LA, will be in Oakland to speak about what a real socialist program looks like and why capitalism must be overturned. http://www.workers.org/wwp/program/ https://www.facebook.com/mooreheadlilly2016/ Also hear Clarence Thomas, former Secretary-Treasurer of ILWU Local 10 speak about the elections. See the pinned post with the WWP 10 point campaign program short form. We are participating in the elections to expose them, … Continued 4:00 pm Film: “Sold.” Q&A With Filmmaker. @ Rialto Cinemas Film: “Sold.” Q&A With Filmmaker. @ Rialto Cinemas Apr 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Join us for the Berkeley premiere of SOLD! Based on the award-winning international bestseller by Patricia McCormick and inspired by a true account, SOLD tells the story of a 13 year-old Nepalese girl who is trafficked from a peaceful, rural village to the brothels of Kolkata, India. One extraordinary girl’s story becomes both a call to action and a testament to the power and resilience of the human spirit. Directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Jeffrey Brown, this extraordinary story illustrates the brutality of child trafficking, which affects millions of children … Continued 7:00 pm FREE KEVIN COOPER! Movie Screening: Chicago Confessional. (Police Torture in Chicago) @ Omni Commons FREE KEVIN COOPER! Movie Screening: Chicago Confessional. (Police Torture in Chicago) @ Omni Commons Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets . LIVE FROM DEATH ROW PHONE CALL FROM KEVIN COOPER FROM SAN QUENTIN ! Free this innocent man! END the Death Penalty NOW! At the young age of 16, Mark Clements was wrongfully convicted for murder in Chicago when he was tortured into a false confession by the corrupt police precinct of Jon Burge. After serving 28 years toward the sentence of Life Without Parole, Mark was finally exonerated and released from prison. Mark is on a tour across the country to highlight cases of the wrongfully convicted in the fight to … Continued 7:00 pm Oakland Justice Coalition Fundraising Kickoff Oakland Justice Coalition Fundraising Kickoff Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Oh snap! We’re gonna kick it off with hors d’ouvres and beverages, fundraiser-style. Will there be beer? Yes! Will there be wine? Yes!! Will there be non-alcoholic beverages? Yes!!! And what are we asking from you? Your attendance, your good cheer, and your open wallet — because let’s face it, this is a fundraiser! Let’s get down to discuss local politics, play party games, and raise money for the incredible Oakland Justice Coalition so that the OJC can pay for canvassers, window signs, and all the good stuff that makes … Continued

Week of April 10

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.