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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 26 @ 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 6:30 pm Liberated Lens Film Night: Within Our Gates @ Omni Commons ballroom Liberated Lens Film Night: Within Our Gates @ Omni Commons ballroom Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Within Our Gates by Oscar Michaeux. Oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. 1920’s silent film. Portrays the contemporary radical situation in the United States during the early 20th Century – the years of Jim Crow, the revival of the Klan, the Great Migration of blacks to cities of the North and Midwest, and the emergence of the ‘New Negro.’ Free snacks and popcorn.62370 7:00 pm Democratic Socialists of America, East Bay Executive Committee Meeting @ Omni Commons Democratic Socialists of America, East Bay Executive Committee Meeting @ Omni Commons Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the country’s largest socialist organization. We are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly democratic socialist presence in American communities and politics. DSA East Bay holds Executive Committee meetings on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. All are welcome to attend and join in the discussion about the direction of our local chapter!62439 7:30 pm Indivisible Berkeley: Fourth General Meeting @ Finnish Hall Indivisible Berkeley: Fourth General Meeting @ Finnish Hall Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets We will review the work our 18 teams have accomplished over the past two weeks, and set action plans for the next two weeks. Time permitting, we might also offer a training on Grassroots Organizing 101 or another topic as part of our evening. A more detailed agenda will be developed over the next week, as we hear back from our new groups and see what they would find most helpful.62478	6:36 am Justice for Angel Ramos at Vallejo City Council @ City Council, 2nd floor Justice for Angel Ramos at Vallejo City Council @ City Council, 2nd floor Feb 27 @ 6:36 am – 7:36 am Tickets The family of Angel Ramos inivites community members to attend and make their voices heard during public comment at the next Vallejo City Council meeting. Vallejo police murdered Angel on January 23rd, 2017. The family demands: -The release of the officers’ body camera footage -Naming of the officer(s) who killed Angel This is an important early opportunity to put City Councilmembers on notice that the community will not tolerate a cover-up or failure to investigate.62522 4:00 pm Homeless Advocacy Working Group @ Hearing Room 3, Oakland City Hall Homeless Advocacy Working Group @ Hearing Room 3, Oakland City Hall Feb 27 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets 62463 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 27 @ 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 Organizers Meeting @ Suite 100 Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland Organizers Meeting @ Suite 100 Feb 27 @ 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 cost and scope 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 … Continued 5:00 pm #deleteUber rally and street party @ Uber HQ #deleteUber rally and street party @ Uber HQ Feb 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Bring your signs. Bring your noisemakers. Bring your crew. Show the world we will not stand for this in our backyard. #deleteUber We say NO to: * Sexism and misogyny of tech bro culture * Exploiting workers with low wages and predatory loans, “contracting” economy * Tech driven displacement of people of color and immigrants, the poor and working class, queers and artists * Silicon Valley “neutrality” and complicity with Trump’s agenda and neoliberal capitalism. Why #deleteUber? http://mashable.com/2017/02/21/uber-disgusting-examples/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/uber-executive-suggests-digging-up-dirt-on-journalists http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/uber-subprime-auto-leases/485480/ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dozens-uber-employees-describe-sexist-hostile-work-culture-article-1.2979909 https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber62512 6:00 pm Occupy Forum: At the River I Stand: The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike @ Black and Brown Social Club Occupy Forum: At the River I Stand: The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike @ Black and Brown Social Club Feb 27 @ 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! At the River I Stand: The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, and Strike as Strategy Film and Discussion with George Wright Memphis, Spring 1968 marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a strike by Memphis sanitation workers into a national conflagration, … Continued	5:00 pm National Bird: Film Discussion (Drones) @ KPFA, 94.1 FM National Bird: Film Discussion (Drones) @ KPFA, 94.1 FM Feb 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Today on Flashpoints KPFA Producer.. Water Protector and Drone Base Resistor, Freewillin Franklin will join host Dennis Bernstein in featuring the documentary film “National Bird” National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistle blowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans. Plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite … Continued 6:00 pm From Ferguson to Oakland: Rev. Traci Blackmon on Activism and Community Health @ Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center From Ferguson to Oakland: Rev. Traci Blackmon on Activism and Community Health @ Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center Feb 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Rev. Traci Blackmon, an organizer and registered nurse, discusses her experiences in social justice activism and community health in the wake of Michael Brown Jr.’s murder in Ferguson, MO. In Ferguson, Rev. Blackmon provided a mobile faith-based outreach program to improve health outcomes in underserved and impoverished areas. She co-authored the newly released “White Privilege” curriculum currently being taught throughout the United Church of Christ. The event is FREE and open to the community.62514 6:30 pm Refinery Town – book discussion with author Steve Early @ Piedmont Branch Library Refinery Town – book discussion with author Steve Early @ Piedmont Branch Library Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets How activists in a working-class company town (Richmond, CA) harnessed the power of local politics to reclaim their community.62509 7:00 pm Oakland Women’s Strike Planning Meeting @ Omni Commons Oakland Women’s Strike Planning Meeting @ Omni Commons Feb 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A call has gone out. It asks us to begin organizing a general strike on March 8, in response to Donald Trump’s oppressive administration and the neoliberal attack that threatens our livelihood. We are heeding the call. Given the short amount of time, we are not planning for a strike in the traditional sense. We are instead planning a 5 pm demonstration. By organizing this, we hope to create the tools and infrastructure necessary to organize a women’s bloc for the national general strike called for May 1 in Oakland. … Continued	9:30 am Court Support for Michael Brewster! Court Support for Michael Brewster! Mar 1 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Court Support Needed! Michael Brewster, was brutally attacked by police on February 8th. His mother, Trina Peters, flagged down the police, explained Michael was having a mental health problem and asked them to call an ambulance for him. They said they would. Instead, the officers rushed him threw him on the ground and began to detain him. They called for back up and police swarmed the area. Michael was unarmed and posed no threat to the officers, yet, they had him face down on the ground. Despite telling him he … Continued 7:00 pm Bay Area Mobilization for Climate, Justice, Jobs and Peace @ California Nurses Association Bay Area Mobilization for Climate, Justice, Jobs and Peace @ California Nurses Association Mar 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The next general assembly/meeting of the April 29 Bay Area Mobilization for Climate, Justice, Jobs and Peace. The meeting on February 11th was attended by nearly 120 people from more than 90 organizations. We committed to bring an even more diverse group of activists together at the next meeting to make decisions about what kind of activity and where actions will be taken on April 29. THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE AT THIS MEETING. Please use the time until March 1st to reach out to other organizations.Invite them to attend … Continued 7:00 pm SudoRoom 5 Minutes of Fame! @ Sudo Room, Omni Commons SudoRoom 5 Minutes of Fame! @ Sudo Room, Omni Commons Mar 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Rabi’a Keeble, former OO participant, will present on proposed legislation to increase Oakland’s minimum wage to $20, to establish fair scheduling standards, and an office of labor standards enforcement for the City of Oakland. We believe under this presidential administration the best defense is a strong offense. We’ve got the Dubs, why can’t we have the country’s highest minimum wage? -:) This legislation was drafted at the request of the Oakland Livable Wage Assembly. We will seek your advice and support for the necessary mobilization(s) to secure enactment we hope … Continued 7:30 pm Food Not Bombs Monthly Meeting @ Longhaul Food Not Bombs Monthly Meeting @ Longhaul Mar 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets For 22 years East Bay Food Not bombs has been providing free foods to the public in People’s Park and various locations in Oakland, AND bringing food to protests and encampments. Our message: you’re not poor and homeless because you suck, it’s because a sick society prioritizes war and greed over basic human needs. We can’t keep this up without your help. Come to our monthly meeting first Wednesday of the month. 62372	6:00 pm Tech Policy at the White House under Obama and Beyond @ Cloudfare, Inc Tech Policy at the White House under Obama and Beyond @ Cloudfare, Inc Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Please join EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn in conversation with Alexander Macgillivray and Nicole Wong, both former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officers under President Obama who also worked as legal counsel inside Google and Twitter. The panel will discuss the development of the Obama administration’s policies on the Internet, intellectual property, and technology and privacy, as well as the costs and benefits of going “inside” the White House. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a robust Q&A session. All are welcome to attend this free event so … Continued 6:30 pm Screening of : Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Screening of : Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Mar 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets How do our eating habits affect climate change? Transition Berkeley invites you to view COWSPIRACY: THE SUSTAINABILITY SECRET a ground breaking documentary that takes a sobering look at a destructive industry that is threatening the health of our planet. The film documents this industry’s impact on species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution and more. Learn how we can be part of the solution. Before the film our special guest, attorney Jeff Pierce with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, will talk about efforts to combat the environmental harms of industrial … Continued 7:00 pm Oakland Women’s Strike Planning Meeting @ Omni Commons Oakland Women’s Strike Planning Meeting @ Omni Commons Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A call has gone out. It asks us to begin organizing a general strike on March 8, in response to Donald Trump’s oppressive administration and the neoliberal attack that threatens our livelihood. We are heeding the call. Given the short amount of time, we are not planning for a strike in the traditional sense. We are instead planning a 5 pm demonstration. By organizing this, we hope to create the tools and infrastructure necessary to organize a women’s bloc for the national general strike called for May 1 in Oakland. … Continued		10:30 am Homeless Outreach in Berkeley @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Homeless Outreach in Berkeley @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Mar 4 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Thinking outward and giving our time to others! Acts 20:35 “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” With everything that’s been going on this month (politically, socially, and emotionally) it’s time to fill Berkeley with the love of Christ. It’s time to put the church at the forefront for healing and reconciliation. Friday: donation collection on Sproul … Continued 12:00 pm Counter-Protest of the Pro-Trump Berkeley Rally @ Civic Center Park Counter-Protest of the Pro-Trump Berkeley Rally @ Civic Center Park Mar 4 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Counter protest planned for noon today 2 hours ahead of Berkeley #March4Trump pic.twitter.com/NmdeoGyzoo— Scott Morris (@OakMorr) March 4, 2017 62543 1:30 pm Bay Resistance Mass Meeting @ Mission High School Bay Resistance Mass Meeting @ Mission High School Mar 4 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets As Trump and the far right attempt to consolidate power and intimidate and harm our communities, Bay Resistance is a powerful new network that will defend our movements, our earth and most importantly, each other. The Bay Resistance network is committed to loving, defending and being in solidarity with those under immediate threat by Trump’s agenda. Join us MARCH 4TH for Bay Resistance’s first mass meeting and training. Learn about the network and the powerful actions you can take to resist, defend and support. The afternoon will include trainings and … Continued 2:00 pm Fascists Are Not Welcome Here! Fascists Are Not Welcome Here! Mar 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets People getting organized against fascist ‘Proud Boys’ holding ‘March 4 Trump’ in #Berkeley. 62505

Week of February 26

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.