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All-day						Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley @ Downtown & MLK Park Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley @ Downtown & MLK Park Jun 4 all-day Tickets On the weekend of June 4th and 5th, 2016, the Bay Area Book Festival will once again fill downtown Berkeley with a literary extravaganza that offers pleasure to anyone who has ever loved a book. Whether you’re a fan of food writing or poetry or science fiction or children’s literature or biography, come experience one of the best book festivals on the planet. Free to the public!61011
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 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 May 29 @ 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 7:30 pm David Swanson & Cindy Sheehan: War Is A Lie @ Fellowship Hall David Swanson & Cindy Sheehan: War Is A Lie @ Fellowship Hall May 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Join David and Cindy to mark the publication of the new, 2nd edition of War is A Lie, a thorough refutation of every major argument used to justify wars, countering the theory that war is an inevitable part of human nature and drawing on evidence from numerous past wars, especially those wars that have been widely defended as just and good. This is a handbook of sorts, a manual to be used in debunking future lies before future wars have a chance to begin. Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, … Continued		6:00 pm Questioning Common Enrollment in Oakland’s Schools @ 3rd floor Questioning Common Enrollment in Oakland’s Schools @ 3rd floor May 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets "Questioning Common Enrollment in Oakland" w/ @ShanthiGonzales & @ProfessorJVH @ @RaceForward May 31, 6pm. pic.twitter.com/BFd7N1Ppg3— annswin (@annswin) May 13, 2016 61034 6:30 pm Film Screening: Killing Them Safely. (Anti-Taser Documentary) @ Roxie theater Film Screening: Killing Them Safely. (Anti-Taser Documentary) @ Roxie theater May 31 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join us for the San Francisco theatrical premiere of Killing Them Safely, an explosive 2015 Tribeca Film Festival documentary selection on the controversy over police use and misuse of Tasers. Following the screening, stay for an important discussion featuring filmmaker, Nick Berardini, and San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi about the film and its implications for the upcoming decision of the San Francisco Police Commission to possibly start outfitting SFPD officers with Tasers. Co-sponsored by ACLU of Northern California, San Francisco Public Defender’s Racial Justice Committee, Coalition on Homelessness, Asian … Continued 7:00 pm What’s Going On In Venezuela? An Eye Witness Report Back. @ Unitarian Universalist Hall What’s Going On In Venezuela? An Eye Witness Report Back. @ Unitarian Universalist Hall May 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets An update on the current political situation and women’s empowerment, including food sovereignty projects. Teri Mattson, Executive Director of Task Force on the Americas, will do a power point presentation followed by Q&A Co-sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Ctee and Task Force on the Americas Wheelchair accessible. For occasional email notices of peace/eco/social justice alerts and related events at BFUU, send any email to: bfuusjev-subscribe [at] lists.riseup.net For weekly notices of BFUU services etc. go to: http://www.bfuu.org/signup.html For more event information: http://taskforceamericas.org/61022	12:00 pm SF: #SaveMidTown #Rentcontrol rally SF: #SaveMidTown #Rentcontrol rally Jun 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets #savemidtown #rentcontrol rally. MOH wants to codify rent increases designed to drive out long term Black community from the #Fillmore#blackhomesmatter61041 5:30 pm No Community Benefits? Shut Down Wood Partners! Speak at Planning Commission Meeting @ Oakland City Hall No Community Benefits? Shut Down Wood Partners! Speak at Planning Commission Meeting @ Oakland City Hall Jun 1 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Calling the OAKLAND community to join as we let our voices be heard and demand affordable housing now. Be here!! Advocates from the #SupportMalonga coalition, the Black Arts District, Chinatown, and labor allies just finished a 2-hour meeting with Wood Partners, and they disrespected our community by coming with almost no tangible commitments and details on our very specific set of meaningful community requests below. Even though their investors, CBRE Global, earn $9 billion annually and Wood Partners as a national firm owns over $8 billion in developments across the … Continued 5:30 pm Stop SFPD Taser Acquisition! @ SF City Hall, Room 400 Stop SFPD Taser Acquisition! @ SF City Hall, Room 400 Jun 1 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Today at 5:30pm, at @SFCity_Hall, let's show them how we feel about tasers.. #Frisco500 pic.twitter.com/KS3trB932Y— Equipto (@EQUIPTO) June 1, 2016 61049 6:00 pm Stop Fracking in Alameda County Before it Begins! @ Food & Water Watch, 11th floor Stop Fracking in Alameda County Before it Begins! @ Food & Water Watch, 11th floor Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Help Food and Water Watch stop fracking before it begins in Alameda County. They are bringing legislation before the County Board of Supervisors to outlaw the practice before it begins (there is currently no fracking in Alameda County, but you never know when it could start…) Snacks.61038 6:00 pm Vigil for Amilcar Perez-Lopez @ Mission Police Station Vigil for Amilcar Perez-Lopez @ Mission Police Station Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Vigil for #AmilcarPerezLopez at Mission Police station 6 pm every Wed til @GeorgeGascon announces if #sfpd charged pic.twitter.com/TiyAAbsH6F— Steve Rhodes (@tigerbeat) May 19, 2016 60982 6:30 pm Tiny Houses for the Homeless Coalition meeting @ YSA Tiny Houses for the Homeless Coalition meeting @ YSA Jun 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Meet with community advocates in the fight against homelessness, those without houses, Berkeley City Councils staffers and interested citizens to discuss progress on Tiny Homes solutions to homelessness, and starting a Tiny Homes village.60958 7:00 pm A Film Taking on Gentrification: The Other Barrio @ New Parkway Theater A Film Taking on Gentrification: The Other Barrio @ New Parkway Theater Jun 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Other Barrio, is a wonderful movie that takes on gentrification in San Francisco in a Noir setting. Post film discussion.61040 7:00 pm Eastbay Homes Not Jails @ Omni Commons Eastbay Homes Not Jails @ Omni Commons Jun 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Open as MANY homes as possible… Hold them as long as possible… 61035	11:00 am Justice 4 Jessica Williams Press Conference @ Bayview Police Station Justice 4 Jessica Williams Press Conference @ Bayview Police Station Jun 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Justice 4 Jessica Williams Community Press Conference Thursday at 11 AMBayview Police Station201 Williams St. SF@MaryMad— LolaLolaLola (@Lola_Casanova) May 31, 2016 61042 5:00 pm Stop the New Alameda County Jail @ Ella Baker Center Offices, suite 1125 Stop the New Alameda County Jail @ Ella Baker Center Offices, suite 1125 Jun 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets The Sheriff wants to build a new $55 million jail expansion at Santa Rita for treating mentally ill inmate. It needs to be stopped in its tracks and the money redirected to mental health treatment outside of jail. We’ve got some momentum to re-invigorate and have a lot to discuss with the decarceration plan. Here a tentative agenda for 7/28, feel free to add additional items by directly replying to me. Check in What’s happening, what’s coming up in the community LeeLoo Update Individual and org commitments Shared leadership structure … Continued 6:00 pm Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition Town Hall @ Glide Memorial Church Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition Town Hall @ Glide Memorial Church Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets •COMMUNITY ALERT•The #Justice4MarioWoods Coalition Invites YOU to a Special Community •TOWN HALL MEETING• Details👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/Y97zgp84Dg— HipHop4Justice (@rezurxn) June 1, 2016 61046 6:30 pm “Occupy the Farm” film & discussion @ Fellowship Hall “Occupy the Farm” film & discussion @ Fellowship Hall Jun 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Transition Berkeley & the Ecology Center Present: “Occupy the Farm” film & discussion 6:30 refreshments, 7 pm event Please join us to witness an incredible drama that took place in our own back yard in 2012 and that continues to unfold today. Occupy the Farm tells the story of 200 urban farmers who walk onto a publicly-owned farm in Albany, California and plant two acres of crops in order to save the land from becoming a real-estate development. This direct action set up a vibrant tent village on land destined to … Continued 7:00 pm How do we continue the political revolution? How do we continue the political revolution? Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This is the most important election in decades. The billionaire class, their media, and their two parties are trembling as the 99% rally around Bernie’s platform. Kshama Sawant, the Socialist Alternative Seattle city councilmember has launched a petition for Bernie to run independently through November and over 30,000 people have signed! We’re done playing their two-party game! Join us to discuss questions like: can the Democrats help win fundamental change? Should Sanders run as an independent? Why are millions of people interested in socialism? Do we need a party of … Continued	4:30 pm Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential Candidate @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Steps Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential Candidate @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office Steps Jun 3 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Berkeley Post Office Defenders presents Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for US President. In addition to Ms. Stein, there will be other speakers who will cover such topics as – Preservation of Berkeley’s main post office and other public resources in the face of privatization manipulations by high profit corporations – Unified protection of union jobs as USPS attempts to move postal services to Staples – Eco-wise use of common space resiliance after destruction of our community information, clothing, book, plant … Continued 5:00 pm Bay Area Restaurant Workers Movement Bar Hop @ Soul Space Bay Area Restaurant Workers Movement Bar Hop @ Soul Space Jun 3 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Come join us this First Friday for a beer or two and connect with other Bay Area restaurant workers on our ongoing struggle for worker justice. Follow us on our bar hop! 5:00 – 5:30 = Meet at Soul Space & pick up banner 5:30 – 6:15 = Diving dog Brew House 6:15 – 7:00 = Beer Garden 7:30 – 8:00 = Hella Vegan Eats61045	12:00 pm An electoral process that goes beyond Bernie – A Communist presentation @ Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library An electoral process that goes beyond Bernie – A Communist presentation @ Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library Jun 4 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets The Communist Party USA (Oakland/Berkeley) invites you to a discussion of ‘An electoral process that goes beyond Bernie’. As background the following short articles are suggested reading. John Bachtell, ‘Left Strategy in 2016: Building Real Political Independence’ http://www.cpusa.org/article/left-strategy-in-2016-part-1-grasping-the-key-link-of-struggle/ C. Hass, ‘The Other Progressive Challengers Take on the Democratic Establishment’ http://inthesetimes.com/features/bernie_sanders_democrats_political_revolution_candidates.html Linda Burnham, ‘Notes on the Election’ http://portside.org/2016-04-25/notes-election Reese Ehrlich, ‘Why the Left Should Support Trump’ https://reeseerlich.com/2016/04/26/why-the-left-should-support-donald-trump/61023 1:00 pm A Forum on Police Accountability @ Senior Center, Suite 201 A Forum on Police Accountability @ Senior Center, Suite 201 Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets 60987 1:00 pm A History of the Poor People’s Campaign in Real Time A History of the Poor People’s Campaign in Real Time Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, 1-5pm Using news photographs, memorabilia, reconstructed objects, documentary fragments, and original documents, contemporary artist Kate Haug re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last monumental social protest prior to his assassination. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug’s extensive research in the archives of the Associated Press, the popular press, and eBay, which have not been seen together before, bringing to life the complex ambition of King’s vision. … Continued 1:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area Meeting: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ La Coquelet, backroom Strike Debt Bay Area Meeting: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ La Coquelet, backroom Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Strike Debt is building a debt resistance movement. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care, education, and housing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live, we think it is right and moral to resist it. Come get connected with SDBA’s projects! organizing for public banking advocating for Postal banking helping out America’s only non-profit check-cashing organization and fighting … Continued 2:00 pm Community Remembrance in Honor of Yanira Serano Community Remembrance in Honor of Yanira Serano Jun 4 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets June 2016 marks two years since the unjustly killing of our beloved Yanira at the hands of the Police in San Mateo County, pain and sorrow still present, but hope and love is even bigger. The death of my sister two years ago brought a community together, I met so many kind and generous people who were willing to give their time and energy to help my family. People who did not know me, or my family but they knew what happened to my sister was a tragedy and wanted … Continued 3:00 pm Planning Meeting for Beyond Occupy: a Celebration Of Activism and Art in the Bay @ TBD Planning Meeting for Beyond Occupy: a Celebration Of Activism and Art in the Bay @ TBD Jun 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets We’re very excited to start Planning meetings for Occupy’s 5 year anniversary. We’re planning an art and music celebration and we are looking forward to collaberating with the bay area activist community. Come on out and see what we have started and be part of planning the extravaganza.61058 6:30 pm Jill Stein in SF: Challenging the Two-Party System @ The Women's Bldg Jill Stein in SF: Challenging the Two-Party System @ The Women's Bldg Jun 4 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Come hear from Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, speak about building a movement to put people, planet and peace over profit. Dr. Stein is committed to continuing the political revolution to Election Day and beyond, so no matter who you’re supporting in the primary, join us to hear Jill’s plan to win power for the people! As she says, “Unfortunately, our country has been concentrating wealth and losing democracy. And now it’s reaching its logical conclusions–it’s the inevitable final stages of predatory capitalism that’s creating an unlivable world. … Continued

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.