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Admission is free but we will … Continued 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (In prior years we have agreed … Continued 3:30 pm Open Circle @ TBD Open Circle @ TBD Jan 22 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join families whose loved ones have been harmed and killed by cops. Hear their experiences, share ideas for further organizing, and, most of all, love and support one another. ♥ Agenda: – Introductions – Family Updates – Announcements – Collaborate and Network *This is a potluck event, please feel free to bring a snack or (non-alcoholic) beverage to share. ♥ Open Circle provides an opportunity to build community with one another, to offer support to Families victimized by police misconduct, including police murder and stand with Families in their struggle … Continued 6:30 pm Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons - Disco Room Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons - Disco Room Jan 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 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	12:00 pm Teach-In: Trump in the Middle East @ 340 Stevens Hall, UC Berkeley Teach-In: Trump in the Middle East @ 340 Stevens Hall, UC Berkeley Jan 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets As Donald Trump enters office as the 45th President of the United States, what might this mean for U.S. involvement in the Middle East and North Africa, including military involvement, economic ties, and diplomatic endeavors? Join CMES faculty affiliates and community members in an informal moderated conversation about what we might expect in the first 100 days and beyond. 62299 4:30 pm Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland @ Small Wonder, probably upstairs Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland @ Small Wonder, probably upstairs Jan 23 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Join us in promoting a public bank for the City of Oakland! The Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland was formed by members of Commonomics and Strike Debt Bay Area in August, 2016. In November, we succeeded in getting the Oakland City Council to instruct the City Administrator to report on the usefulness of a feasibility study for creating The Public Bank of Oakland. Our next goal is to convince the City Council to commission that study as soon as possible, and incorporate it into a business plan for … Continued 6:00 pm Occupy Forum: Working with the Homeless @ Black and Brown Social Club Occupy Forum: Working with the Homeless @ Black and Brown Social Club Jan 23 @ 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! Father River Sims and Philip O’Donnell: Working with the Homeless “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” The way River Sims tells his horror stories, calmly, barely raising … Continued	10:00 am The Resistance Begins – Take Action Against Federal Cuts to Health Care! The Resistance Begins – Take Action Against Federal Cuts to Health Care! Jan 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Rally. Hear from seniors, people with disabilities and families who would be affected by repeal of the ACA and cuts to Medicaid. Then Come to the Health Care Action Center 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Lighthouse for the Blind, 1155 Market St., 10th Fl, San Francisco or Noon – 2:00 PM, Movement Strategy Center, 436 14th St., Oakland Drop in to learn about ACA repeal and proposed Medicaid cuts, call member of Congress, share on social media, and make your voice heard. Coordinated by Senior & Disability Action, Hand … Continued 6:00 pm Public Meeting: What Strategy Can Defeat Trump? @ Oakstop Public Meeting: What Strategy Can Defeat Trump? @ Oakstop Jan 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Donald Trump is on a collision course with millions of people. He’s threatened to deport 2-3 million immigrants and to target Muslim immigrants for “extreme vetting.” Women’s reproductive health, democratic rights, and workers rights are all under threat. People are understandably afraid. But also, huge numbers of people are prepared to resist. Trump’s agenda of hate and greed can be defeated by a strong enough movement centered on the social power of working people. Let’s not forget that previous generations have faced down and defeated war-mongers, hate-mongers, slave-owners, and billionaires, … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meeting @ SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meeting @ SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall Jan 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us to fight for a livable wage for all Bay Area workers! We collaborate in principled reflection and action on what the Bay Area livable wage would be and where we are at on the right to a livable wage. The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds Community and Power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers. Our work together encompasses: (1) The concerns of precarious, care and contingent workers, (2) Campaigns to improve wages for low wage workers, and (3) Efforts by … Continued	7:30 pm “When We Rise” – Cleve Jones “When We Rise” – Cleve Jones Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 62275	6:00 pm An evening in Oakland with the ACLU of Alameda County @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza An evening in Oakland with the ACLU of Alameda County @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets With victories from reining in civil asset forfeiture abuse to ensuring that all those who are eligible to vote in California are able to, it has been an amazing year for civil liberties in California. Of course, our work is never done. Join the Alameda County Paul Robeson Chapter on Thursday, January 26 at 6 p.m.at Oakland City Hall to celebrate our impact and learn what we can do to continue the fight for justice. Learn more about upcoming events & volunteer opportunities We are excited to feature guest speaker … Continued 6:00 pm We Resist! No KXL No DAPL @ SF Federal Bldg We Resist! No KXL No DAPL @ SF Federal Bldg Jan 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Trump signed a memoranda to push through the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Are you ready to stand up for clean air, water and soil? Now is the time! Join us 6:00 p.m, Thursday, January 26th at the Federal Building in San Francisco to stand strong in our opposition to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Rain or shine! By allowing these pipelines, Trump has confirmed his misguided commitment to the fossil fuel industry and total disregard for the millions of people who have stood against these dangerous … Continued	1:00 pm Edible Landscaping Party at The Village in Oakland @ Marcus Garvey Park Edible Landscaping Party at The Village in Oakland @ Marcus Garvey Park Jan 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Come join us this Friday at 1pm for an edible landscaping party. Bring small containers, soil, herbs and greens to plant so we can line the redwood chip walkways with medicinal herbs and veggies. — The Village in Oakland #feedthepeople The people’s encampment on public land in Oakland providing those who have been displaced their basic needs and rights: housing, food, healing, and dignity. — Story On the morning of Saturday, January 21, 2017, a network of Oakland community members took over a neglected public plot of land known as … Continued 1:00 pm Emergency March Nodapl Oakland @ Oscar Grant Plaza Emergency March Nodapl Oakland @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets In an alarmingly short period of time, Trump and the Republican Party are doing everything in their power to destroy the environment. On the forefront of this is the NODAPL movement. Today Trump signed an executive order green lighting the pipeline, this is not only illegal it is a devastating blow to the water protectors who are fighting so hard to preserve our future. An injury to one is an injury to all. Because of this we support everyone struggling for their voices to be heard and to have the … Continued 6:00 pm CANCELLED: Omni Commons Celebration Dinner @ Omni Commons ballroom CANCELLED: Omni Commons Celebration Dinner @ Omni Commons ballroom Jan 27 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets THIS EVENT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. Thank you dinner and party to celebrate our purchase of the building.62223 7:00 pm Two roads to fight the Trump Agenda: Revolutionary Politics or the Democratic Party? Two roads to fight the Trump Agenda: Revolutionary Politics or the Democratic Party? Jan 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Trump Agenda is now unmistakable. It wants to return the U.S. to an era when the rich could do whatever they want, with nothing for the people, no protections for oppressed sectors and no regard for the environment. Despite the Democrats’ campaign rhetoric against Trump’s bigotry, once Trump won, they did not call for mass resistance to stop his extreme agenda. It is time to stand together and get organized in our communities. There can be no collaboration with Trump and no false hopes in the Democratic Party to … Continued	11:00 am Get Down At The Village @ The Village Get Down At The Village @ The Village Jan 28 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets The people’s encampment in Oakland. @VillageOakland 62330 12:00 pm Vigil for Angel Ramos, murdered by Vallejo police Vigil for Angel Ramos, murdered by Vallejo police Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets The family of Angel Ramos is holding a vigil and a march and requests community support. Angel Ramos was murdered by Vallejo police on January 23rd, 2017. If you cannot support in person, please consider donating to a fundraiser that will help with expenses for the funeral. https://www.gofundme.com/angel-ramos-memorial-services62318 1:00 pm Oakland Justice Coalition Meeting @ Siegel & Yee, 3rd floor Oakland Justice Coalition Meeting @ Siegel & Yee, 3rd floor Jan 28 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets General Meeting Agenda – January 2017 Join the Oakland Justice Coalition for our first meeting of 2017. It’s our hope that this will be a generative meeting that will help provide the Steering Committee with guidance for the year ahead and help us further clarify the work we want to do together. Bring your ideas and bring your friends! WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS BRAINSTORMING ABOUT RESISTANCE WORK REPORT OUTS Housing Crisis: Aftermath of GhostShip New OUSD Superintendent and State of OUSD Sanctuary City Update 2018 ELECTIONS WHERE DO WE GO FROM … Continued 2:00 pm CANCELLED: A Teach-in on the Crisis of Affordable Housing @ Oregon Park Cooperative Community Room CANCELLED: A Teach-in on the Crisis of Affordable Housing @ Oregon Park Cooperative Community Room Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The Power of Community A Teach-in on the Crisis of Affordable Housing [the first in a series] THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A teach-in is designed to educate about issues, develop organizing skills, and invent forms of political action (future topics will include the homeless crisis, police demilitarization, etc.) This will be a celebratory teach-in follow-up to Cheryl Davila’s election victory to initiate community defenses against gentrification. Presenters Damion McNeil – chair of Berkeley Housing Authority Stephen Barton – formerly of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Willie Cook – Affordable … Continued 2:30 pm Syria: Fight Trump at Home and Abroad @ Temescal Library Syria: Fight Trump at Home and Abroad @ Temescal Library Jan 28 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets 62285 3:00 pm #MuslimBan Protest at SFO @ International Terminal #MuslimBan Protest at SFO @ International Terminal Jan 28 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Facebook event Go to the International Arrivals section at SFO, look for #NotInOurName signs At present, on the basis of a blatantly unconstitutional (and horrifically unethical) executive order by President Trump, travelers from Muslim countries are being turned back at airports throughout the United States. This includes even green card holders – permanent residents are being forced out of the US upon landing. Trump’s ban will not do anything to combat the risk of terrorism. In fact, if anything, it will make the problem of terrorism worse, by further inflaming … Continued 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Paris Baguette Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Paris Baguette Jan 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 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 in Oakland! We made the first step happen… now we have to keep … Continued 7:00 pm Killer Drones – Obama’s Tragic Legacy and a Blunt and Homicidal Weapon Handed to Trump @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Killer Drones – Obama’s Tragic Legacy and a Blunt and Homicidal Weapon Handed to Trump @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Brian Terrell participated in the first protests against killing by remote control in 2009, shortly after newly elected President Obama made assassination by Predator and Reaper drones the cornerstone of his military policy. Since his arrest at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada that spring, Brian has participated in nonviolent protests around the country and abroad as this deadly technology has been proliferating. At these protests he has been arrested many times, serving jail sentences in New York and Nevada and in 2013, he spent six months in federal prison … Continued

Week of January 22

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.