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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 9:00 am Shaun King Speaking Shaun King Speaking Feb 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Oakland! I'm speaking in about 45 minutes at 2607 Myrtle StreetOakland, Ca 94607 pic.twitter.com/TWL7VtJXB7— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) February 12, 2017 62441 11:00 am Together We Can: Post-Inauguration Resource Fair @ Oakland Peace Center Together We Can: Post-Inauguration Resource Fair @ Oakland Peace Center Feb 12 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Do you feel a drive to do something about the environment, immigrants’ rights, healthcare, Black Lives Matter, indigenous rights, reducing bullying, or building a culture of peace and inclusion? Are you looking for resources to turn your passion into action? Do you seek community support to help navigate the complications of the incoming administration? If so, come meet like-minded neighbors, local activists, and peacemakers at the second Oakland Peace Center Activism and Advocacy Resource Fair. Discover the ways you can get involved with activism, advocacy, and volunteering. Ask questions and … Continued 12:00 pm No DAPL No KXL Solidarity Action Training @ Greenpeace Warehouse No DAPL No KXL Solidarity Action Training @ Greenpeace Warehouse Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This will be non-violent direct action training. This training will take participants through the strategies and tools used in non-violent direct action. It will include a legal briefing and an overall plan for #NoDAPL and Keystone XL responses. This training will be an important place to get plugged into for the DAPL and KXL solidarity. For more information, email diablorisingtide@riseup.net62424 3:00 pm Health Care for All @ Pleasant Hill Cohousing Health Care for All @ Pleasant Hill Cohousing Feb 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets STRATEGY SESSION 2017 Health Care for All-Contra Costa County East Bay Single Payer Coalition · Update on New Legislative Campaign in California for Single Payer Universal Health Care · Participate in planning 2017 Bay Area advocacy, education and actions to promote Single Payer Universal Health Care · Bring your ideas, suggestions, questions, and enthusiasm Everyone Welcome. Light refreshments.62404 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Feb 12 @ 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 6:30 pm Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons Basement Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons Basement Feb 12 @ 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 general meeting @ Omni Commons Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required! We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ]. We usually meet in the … Continued 7:30 pm Indivisible Berkeley General Assembly @ Finnish Hall Indivisible Berkeley General Assembly @ Finnish Hall Feb 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Don't miss our third General Assembly tonight 7:30pm at The Finnish Hall on Chestnut St. (more room than last time!) Doors open at 7 pic.twitter.com/iQUuP2EvyS— Indivisible Berkeley (@IndivisibleBerk) February 12, 2017 62443	9:30 am Restaurant Work Supporting Families @ First Unitarian Church Restaurant Work Supporting Families @ First Unitarian Church Feb 13 @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Tickets JOIN OUR SANCTUARY RESTAURANT MOVEMENT TODAY! On Monday, February 13th, 2017 (2.13*) join the Restaurant Opportunities Center – Bay Area and ACCESS: Women’s Health Justice in a pivotal event on the intersections of economic and reproductive justice. We will bring together workers, employers, academics, parents, activists and policymakers for a transformative discussion on how restaurant owners, co-workers and community members can support each other during these trying times. Our opening panel discussion will bring in key leaders and workers to connect the issues and bring together the broader picture. In … Continued 12:00 pm #NotOurLaborSec Protest to STOP Puzder @ Carl's Junior #NotOurLaborSec Protest to STOP Puzder @ Carl's Junior Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Bring signs, bring friends, and most of all BRING THE NOISE. Don’t forget to use #NotOurLaborSec whenever you post protest photos on social media. We’ll be looking out for your best posts and sharing and retweeting to the whole Fight for $15 movement. Want to help grow the movement RIGHT NOW? Text a friend to join you at the protest tomorrow or just forward this email. We are pumped to stand strong with you against Puzder tomorrow. See you then. Fight for $15 Brought to you by Fight for $15. … Continued 12:00 pm Kayla Moore: Remember Our Names Black History Month Prayer Vigil @ MLK Civic Center Park Kayla Moore: Remember Our Names Black History Month Prayer Vigil @ MLK Civic Center Park Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets People of all faiths are invited to join Berkeley Congregations and members of the Justice 4 Kayla Moore coalition for an afternoon vigil in honor and celebration of Black History Month, and in remembrance of black lives murdered throughout American history: from the middle passage and slavery to the civil rights movement to the ongoing realities of hate crimes and police brutality. We will read names, sing, pray, reflect, and remember. February 13 is the anniversary of the murder of transgender African American woman Kayla Moore by the Berkeley Police … Continued 4:00 pm BART Police Board- Use of Force Policy @ Kaiser Center, 3rd floor BART Police Board- Use of Force Policy @ Kaiser Center, 3rd floor Feb 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets BART Police Citizen Review Board will discussing BART Police Use of Force Policy, as well as their Aggressive Panhandling Policy. We will be turning out… join us! To get there the easiest way is to go in the entrance on Webster just down from CVS and take the elevator to the 3rd floor.62428 4:00 pm Tax the Rich Rally and Singalong – Occupella @ In front of Chase Bank Tax the Rich Rally and Singalong – Occupella @ In front of Chase Bank Feb 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Sing for an hour with the Tax the Rich crew. Event is cancelled if it is raining.62420 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 Feb 13 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 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: Climate Refugees @ The Black and Brown Social Club Occupy Forum: Climate Refugees @ The Black and Brown Social Club Feb 13 @ 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! “Climate Refugees” The Enormous Worldwide Consequences of Climate Change and the Refugee Crisis During the shooting of his 2010 documentary “Climate Refugees,” the Irish-American filmmaker Michael Nash visited nearly 50 countries in about 18 months, interviewing politicians, scientists, health workers and victims of floods, cyclones, hurricanes and droughts. His conclusion was that short- and longer-term changes in climate are causing vast numbers of … Continued 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Feb 13 @ 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	10:00 am 14 Rise up for Immigrant Justice! ICE out of CA! 14 Rise up for Immigrant Justice! ICE out of CA! Feb 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets For the last few years, immigrant justice leaders and organizers have focused on decreasing deportations and immigration enforcement. These priorities will not change with any incoming administration, at either the federal or state level. With the help of political supporters, we have been able to advance pro-immigrant policies and legislation to ease the tension of xenophobic political practices and attacks. In the era of Donald Trump, our political supporters must move in a direction that is led by immigrant justice organizers. We are calling on them to adapt to innovative … Continued 5:00 pm Digital Privacy and Net Neutrality under the Trump Administration @ 250 Goldman School of Public Policy Digital Privacy and Net Neutrality under the Trump Administration @ 250 Goldman School of Public Policy Feb 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Tickets Tech Policy Forecast: Digital Privacy and Net Neutrality under the Trump Administration: A talk by Heather West, Senior Policy Manager, Mozilla Sponsor: Center for Technology, Policy & Society Co-Sponsored by the Center for Technology, Policy & Society and Technology Applications in Public Policy at the Goldman School for Public Policy. Heather is Senior Policy Manager at Mozilla, prior to which she has worked at the intersection of policy and cyber-security at Google and CloudFare, Inc. In 2014, she became Forbes 30 under 30 for her influential role as policy-to-tech translator … Continued	6:00 pm Tackling California’s billion dollar bail industry @ Compass Point, Suite 320 Tackling California’s billion dollar bail industry @ Compass Point, Suite 320 Feb 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets What: Leading the Way on Bail Reform The Ella Baker Center and our allies are tackling California’s billion dollar bail industry and we need your help! Join us next Wednesday at Leading the Way on Bail Reform, a community discussion for formerly incarcerated people, family members, activists, and advocates about reforming California’s unjust money bail system. We will discuss the way the California’s bail system works, the reforms we are working on, and strategies for movement building. Help us build a strong grassroots movement that will overhaul an egregious money … Continued 6:30 pm The Trump Presidency and Land & Farmworker Justice @ La Pena Cultural Center The Trump Presidency and Land & Farmworker Justice @ La Pena Cultural Center Feb 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A panel discussion with Rosalinda Guillen and David Bacon. What does the Trump presidency mean for farmworkers? What does it mean for the food justice & food sovereignty movements> How can people support the struggles of farmworkers under these new constraints? 62445 7:00 pm Surveillance and immigration in Trump’s America @ Tiki Bar Surveillance and immigration in Trump’s America @ Tiki Bar Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets It’s true. Donald Trump is now president. What does this mean for immigrant communities, regardless of their legal status? Our guest for Episode 10 of Ars Technica Live is Ahmed Ghappour, a law professor at the University of California, Hastings. He’ll be discussing if we may see a redux of the FBI vs. Apple controversy and how this may affect people in sanctuary cities like Oakland. Ghappour’s research bridges computer science and the law to address the contemporary challenges wrought by new technologies in the institutional design and administration of … Continued 7:30 pm Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting @ EastSide Arts Alliance Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting @ EastSide Arts Alliance Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other organizations like Idriss Stelley Foundation, Community READY Corps and Workers World is working to develop a replicable and sustainable model to end police terrorism in this country. We are led by the most impacted communities but are a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition.62378	1:30 pm Food Not Bombs – Come Eat With Us! @ National Recycling Center, near 14th & Mandela Food Not Bombs – Come Eat With Us! @ National Recycling Center, near 14th & Mandela Feb 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets 62371	12:00 pm National General Strike Rally – SF National General Strike Rally – SF Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets 62457 5:30 pm Black History Month Film Series @ Oakland City Hall, City Council Chambers Black History Month Film Series @ Oakland City Hall, City Council Chambers Feb 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Free. Each documentary will begin promptly at 5:30 PM, discussion afterwards. Food provided. Feb 3 – John Henrik Clarke – A Great and Mighty Walk Feb 10 – The House I Live In Feb 17 – The Night Tulsa Burned Feb 24th – 13th 62380 5:30 pm Constitutional Law Teach-in @ Internet Archive Constitutional Law Teach-in @ Internet Archive Feb 17 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Constitutional Law Teach-in at the Internet Archive with EFF and Others EFF and other lawyers will lead a conversation about the current issues and threats in constitutional law. Focusing on specific sections and amendments we will talk about current cases on censorship, surveillance, search and seizure, and more. Workshops on using encryption tools and maybe musical performances will accompany. If you want to present, perform, or have other ideas, please email us. Potluck-style: Please bring apple pie or other food Reserve your free ticket here Streamed via Facebook Live Donations welcome … Continued 8:00 pm Mass Copwatching! – Berkeley @ Grassroots House Mass Copwatching! – Berkeley @ Grassroots House Feb 17 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets Join Berkeley Copwatch for a mass copwatching shift. We’ll be out in the streets witnessing and documenting police activity and doing outreach. No experience is required; we’ll train you in the essentials for documenting police activity and staying safe in the process. FOOD AND DRINK WILL BE PROVIDED DURING OUR DEBRIEF AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. DETAILS * If you are able to bring a car and be a shift driver, that would be GREAT! * Dress prepared for being outdoors. * Depending on how many cars are available, … Continued	10:00 am Protecting the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid TownHall @ International Community School Protecting the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid TownHall @ International Community School Feb 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets This Saturday, I am hosting a town hall to discuss protecting our nation’s healthcare system. Hope to see you there! https://t.co/p9Vih6jl2H— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) February 15, 2017 62459 10:00 am Sanctuary Education @ Islamic Cultural Center Sanctuary Education @ Islamic Cultural Center Feb 18 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm Tickets 62402 12:00 pm Human Billboard: Black Lives Matter! No Trump Agenda in Oakland! @ Grand Lake Farmers Market Human Billboard: Black Lives Matter! No Trump Agenda in Oakland! @ Grand Lake Farmers Market Feb 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets SURJ invites you to show up for the Movement for Black Lives and other communities targeted by Trump. Please join us in holding signs and banners to call attention to brutality by police on unarmed Black men and women, and demonstrate solidarity to all those being attacked by the White House agenda. Let’s make our empathy and support for Black and other people of color visible and public. Rain or shine! Meet under the awning of the Grand Lake Theater of Lakeshore and MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland. Throughout the East … Continued 2:00 pm Join the Fight Against Islamophobia @ Lake Merritt, near Grand Lake Theater Join the Fight Against Islamophobia @ Lake Merritt, near Grand Lake Theater Feb 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Are you concerned about bullying & harassment of our Muslim neighbors? Plus Anti-Muslim/anti-immigrant edicts from the new Administration? Come canvas neighborhood shops (in pairs), ask them to post signs: “We Stand With Our Muslim, Arab and Immigrant Neighbors” Everyone welcome, rain or shine. Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace. Participating Organizations: Kehilla Community Synagogue, SURJ, Oakland Neighbors Inspiring Trust, Wellstone Democratic Club and more!62446 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 Feb 18 @ 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 steps happen… now we have to keep … Continued

Week of February 12

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.