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We need your participation and your voice 61483 3:30 pm Open Circle ~ Families Fighting for Justice @ Omni Commons Open Circle ~ Families Fighting for Justice @ Omni Commons Aug 28 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets 59100 4:00 pm Lesser of Two Evils – Do We Have To Live With That? @ Workers World - intercom at bldg entrance to buzz in Lesser of Two Evils – Do We Have To Live With That? @ Workers World - intercom at bldg entrance to buzz in Aug 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Join us to discuss: What role can elections play in the revolutionary movement? What does it mean to vote in the streets? What about Sanders’ new group “Our Revolution”? Refreshments will be served. Wheelchair accessible.61470 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 Aug 28 @ 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: 4th Sundays are 4 Sci-Fi @ Omni Commons Community Democracy Project: 4th Sundays are 4 Sci-Fi @ Omni Commons Aug 28 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Every Sunday The Community Democracy Project and our supporters gather to imagine a society that functions differently. We organize and strategize to make Participatory Budgeting a reality in Oakland through a voter initiative that uplifts and values the voices of the most marginalized. Beginning August 28th every 4th Sunday will be dedicated to a work of Science Fiction that inspires us. We’re very excited to blast off with the short story, Bloodchild by Octavia Butler. Read (attached in the comments!) and join us to share your insight and inspiration. Future … Continued	6:00 pm Occupy Forum: Film and Discussion: “Broken on All Sides” @ Global Exchange, near 16th St. BART Occupy Forum: Film and Discussion: “Broken on All Sides” @ Global Exchange, near 16th St. BART Aug 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets OccupyForum presents… Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Film and Discussion: “Broken on All Sides” The film, Broken On All Sides, is a compelling documentary by Matthew Pillischer addressing the racial inequities within our criminal justice system. It dissects the War on Drugs and ‘tough on crime’ movement, illustrating how the Occupy Movement’s ideology offers hope for change and explores possible reforms and solutions to ending mass incarceration. Broken On … Continued 7:00 pm Berkeley Copwatch General Meeting @ Grassroots House Berkeley Copwatch General Meeting @ Grassroots House Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Berkeley Copwatch‘s Goals: 1) Reduce police violence by directly observing the police on the street, documenting incidents and keeping police accountable. We maintain principles of non-violence while asserting the rights of the detained person. We provide support to victims whenever possible. We also seek to educate the public about their rights, police conduct in the community and issues related to the role of police in our society. 2) Empower and unite the community to resist police abuse. We will do this by sharing information with the community, conducting “Know Your … Continued 7:00 pm Justice 4 Kayla Moore Organizing Meeting @ Grassroots House Justice 4 Kayla Moore Organizing Meeting @ Grassroots House Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Newcomers welcome! We need your voice! The Moore family’s fall 2016 court date is fast approaching! Sign up here to receive an announcement when the court date is officially assigned. In the meantime, the Justice 4 Kayla campaign has outlined four demands for the City of Berkeley, the BPD and the broader community: Justice for Kayla Moore! Honor her memory, tell her story, #SayHerName. Hold the City of Berkeley and Berkeley police accountable for killing Kayla Moore. Police must not be first responders to mental health crises. End the BPD’s … Continued	6:00 pm APTP First Responders Training @ Siegel & Yee, 3rd floor APTP First Responders Training @ Siegel & Yee, 3rd floor Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The next APTP first responders training will be on Tuesday 8/30, 6-9 PM, at Siegel & Yee, 499 14th St, Suite 300, #Oakland— APTP First Response (@aptpresponse) August 20, 2016 61474	12:00 pm Alameda County Criminal Justice Committee Meeting @ BHCS-Alvarado Niles Room Alameda County Criminal Justice Committee Meeting @ BHCS-Alvarado Niles Room Aug 31 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Criminal Justice Committee Agenda 12:00 pm Call to order and roll call 12:05 pm Discussion of “Preliminary Report on Reducing the Number of Mentally Ill Persons at Santa Rita Jail.” — Where do we go from here? Preliminary Report on Reducing the Number of Mentally Ill Persons as Santa Rita Jail (Duxbury, August 2016) 1:00 Brainstorm questions for Lt. Arbuckle’s upcoming presentation to the MHAB regarding the construction of a mental health unit at Santa Rita Jail 1:55 pm Public Comment 2:00 pm Adjourn61517 5:30 pm Codepink’s Weekly Peace Vigil @ on the steps in front of Senator Diane Feinstein's office Codepink’s Weekly Peace Vigil @ on the steps in front of Senator Diane Feinstein's office Aug 31 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner 61441 5:30 pm Do We Need a Black Panther Party Today? @ West Oakland Youth Center Do We Need a Black Panther Party Today? @ West Oakland Youth Center Aug 31 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Keith Carson Alameda County Supervisor, District 5 Theme: Do we need a Black Panther Party today? In today’s world, our community, in particular our youth, are facing grave challenges, and many feel disempowered in being agents of change. Please join us for an important community conversation based on the Ten Point Program of the Black Panther Party. Our conversation next Wednesday, “Do we need a Black Panther Party today?” is the first of a series of conversations to discuss and find solutions for the issues that influence our daily lives. … Continued 7:00 pm East Bay Homes Not Jails @ Omni Commons East Bay Homes Not Jails @ Omni Commons Aug 31 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Open as many homes as possible… Hold them as long as possible…61467 7:00 pm Sudo Room Weekly Party @ Omni Commons Sudo room Sudo Room Weekly Party @ Omni Commons Sudo room Aug 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Our weekly PARTY to get this hackerspace together, to provide a venue for those things that otherwise cannot be worked out through day-to-day practice. Potluck! – bring your own tasty dish! Sudo room, located in the southwast corner of the ground floor, is a creative community and hackerspace. We offer tools and project space for a wide range of activities: electronics, sewing/crafting, 3D and 2D manufacturing, coding, and good old-fashioned co-learning! Hours: The space is open whenever a member is present. Come visit! Best times to drop in are evenings between … Continued	11:00 am Stand with Kaepernick – Press Conference in SF @ SF Police Officers Association Stand with Kaepernick – Press Conference in SF @ SF Police Officers Association Sep 1 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join us in supporting Colin Kaepernick! San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick has recently garnered press attention for refusing to stand during the national anthem, in protest of the state violence enacted on people by this country on a daily basis, in the form of police brutality. He has specifically called out the disproportionate incidence of police brutality against people of color. Unbelievably, the Police Officers’ Association (POA) of San Francisco, has sent a letter completely denying that SFPD has any racist violence problem — in spite of the record-breaking … Continued 6:00 pm Film Screening: A Place At The Table @ Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists' Hall Film Screening: A Place At The Table @ Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists' Hall Sep 1 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A Place at the Table: Film Screening, Panel, and Potluck Join us for a screening of the eye-opening film: A Place at the Table. After the film, we’ll hear from a panel of people working in the realm of food waste, hunger awareness, and the issues around nourishing our communities with good quality food. Presented by Transition Berkeley, Slow Food East Bay, BFUU, Social Justice Committee, and the Ecology Center. We hope to see you there. Please bring a potluck dish to share. For more details, and to RSVP visit … Continued 10:00 pm Film screening & discussion: WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE @ Revolution Books Film screening & discussion: WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE @ Revolution Books Sep 1 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets Film screening & discussion hosted by notorious flag burner Joey Johnson WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE Filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late, great radical civil rights lawyer. Kunstler defended the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and was called on by prisoners to negotiate for them during the Attica uprising of 1971. In 1989 William Kunstler successfully argued the case of Texas v. Johnson before the US Supreme Court and in a landmark decision won the right to burn a flag … Continued	4:00 pm Balloon Release in Memory of Jose Paulino, Killed by Police @ Lake Merritt Pergola and Colonnade Balloon Release in Memory of Jose Paulino, Killed by Police @ Lake Merritt Pergola and Colonnade Sep 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Stephanie Grant, wife of Jose Paulino, would like to have a balloon release to mark his 2 year Angelversary. Jose was killed in 2014 in Tamaqua, PA by police who tazered him to death. Stephanie is newer to the Bay Area and would like Jose to be remembered by us here. Purple was Jose’s favorite color, please bring a purple balloon, wear purple, or anything else to remember him by. We’ve got the balloons..and cake too. Really hope you can make it. Stephanie was also a witness to the police … Continued	2:00 pm Incorrect Date: Homeless in Berkeley. Panel Discussion. @ Downtown Public Library, Community Room, 3rd floor Incorrect Date: Homeless in Berkeley. Panel Discussion. @ Downtown Public Library, Community Room, 3rd floor Sep 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Correct event posting is here. 61549 2:00 pm Suds, Snacks and Socialism: A World to Win- The Labor Movement Today @ Starry Plough POub Suds, Snacks and Socialism: A World to Win- The Labor Movement Today @ Starry Plough POub Sep 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets In our of Labor Day, we will explore some labor struggles which are transforming out world. Confirmed speakers include Steve Early, Roger Wilkins, Vince Edwards, and Alborz Ghandehari. 61475 3:30 pm Do Black Lives Really Matter? @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Do Black Lives Really Matter? @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Sep 3 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Come see @marclamonthill speak Sept 3 during #Black2Cal! REGISTER https://t.co/9E9NeVP6Cm. Ticket info on image. pic.twitter.com/ss2V8v0AJN— Cal (@Cal) August 29, 2016 61511 ◢ 11:00 pm Political Prisoner Solidarity Party @ Qilombo Political Prisoner Solidarity Party @ Qilombo Sep 3 @ 11:00 pm – Sep 4 @ 12:00 am Tickets 61553

Week of August 28

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.