Calendar

9896

12 Sun	13 Mon	14 Tue	15 Wed	16 Thu	17 Fri	18 Sat
All-day
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 ROAR CONFERENCE 2017 @ Omni Commons ROAR CONFERENCE 2017 @ Omni Commons Mar 12 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets ROAR aka Revolutionary Organizing Against Racism Conference is a two day event, organized by Northern California Anti-Racist Action, that will be held on Ohlone Territory. ROAR WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY at the OMNI Commons in Oakland and ON SUNDAY at California Institute for Integral Studies, 1453 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Schedule is here. ROAR will be a space to gather, build, and learn from each other’s struggles and continue to build an anti-racist front in the Bay Area and beyond. During these times more and more attention is being paid … Continued 1:00 pm Healthcare Emergency Townhall – Berkeley @ Ed Roberts Campus Healthcare Emergency Townhall – Berkeley @ Ed Roberts Campus Mar 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Stand Up & Speak Out for Life Saving Affordable Health Care March 12th, 1-3 PM. Join Fight4OurHealth and Representative Barbara Lee at the Ed Roberts Campus on Sunday, March 12th to learn and speak out against the reckless plan to repeal healthcare coverage and protections with no serious replacement. – Will you or someone you love lose your healthcare? – How will the plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act affect your current healthcare coverage? – How will seniors, small businesspeople, and people with pre-existing conditions be affected? – What … Continued 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 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 3:00 pm Paul Robeson: A Portrait In Story & Song @ Piedmont Gardens Paul Robeson: A Portrait In Story & Song @ Piedmont Gardens Mar 12 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus presents: Paul Robeson: A Portrait in Story & Song A musical biography of the great African American artist, athlete, and activist based on material gathered from primary sources by Alex Bagwell. Saturday, March 11 SF Main Library (Koret Auditorium, lower level) 100 Larkin St, Civic Center, SF (Enter at 30 Grove St) 3pm Sunday, March 12 Piedmont Gardens 110 41st St, Oakland (Use entrance on Linda St) 3pm (415) 648-3457 PDF 62579 6:30 pm Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons Basement Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons Basement Mar 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 7:30 pm Indivisible Berkeley @ Finnish Hall Indivisible Berkeley @ Finnish Hall Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Come organize with us! Doors open at 7, and the meeting starts at 7:30. Please bring healthy snacks and drinks to share. We are progressives in Berkeley, CA working hard to resist the Trump agenda.62547	1:30 pm Pack the Court! 1st hearing in fed civil case of Góngora v SFPD @ Phillip Burton Federal Building, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor Pack the Court! 1st hearing in fed civil case of Góngora v SFPD @ Phillip Burton Federal Building, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor Mar 13 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The justice journey for the family of Luis Góngora Pat begins on Monday March 13th, 1:30pm Federal Courthouse Building. This is the federal civil case filed by the family. (Obviously, Gascón has done nothing on the criminal case.) During the first court date the legal team headed by Adante Pointer from the Law Offices of John Burris will work to set a jury trial date and set a schedule for discovery and other work to be done! We welcome a strong presence to boost family moral and let the judge … Continued 6:00 pm OccupyForum presents: Film: The People Speak @ The Black and Brown Social Club OccupyForum presents: Film: The People Speak @ The Black and Brown Social Club Mar 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets OccupyForum presents Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! OccupyForum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Film: The People Speak (Based on Howard Zinn’s books) Discussion: Strategy For Resistance As the newly installed juggernaut in Washington DC lurches forward, apparently dismantling and destroying most of the things valued by a majority of people in this country (whether they realize it or not), such as health care, environmental protections, social security and what little oversight remains of corporations, it may be … Continued 7:00 pm Next Steps to Keep Coal out of Oakland @ West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Next Steps to Keep Coal out of Oakland @ West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Mar 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join us to discuss options for the community to put pressure on Phil Tagami to drop his lawsuit. Tagami filed suit in federal court after the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to ban the storage of coal at the marine terminal that Tagami is planning to build on land he leased from the city, Still in its early stages, the lawsuit could make it difficult for local communities to protect themselves from toxic pollutants if it is ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. We will discuss what we can do … Continued 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Mar 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	4:30 pm #ResistTrumpTuesdays: Don’t Take Away Our Health Care @ Grand Lake Theater #ResistTrumpTuesdays: Don’t Take Away Our Health Care @ Grand Lake Theater Mar 14 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets YOU’RE INVITED! WHAT: Rally to tell CONGRESS: Don’t take away our health care! After years of trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has introduced a dangerous bill that would kick 24 million Americans off their health care coverage, defund Planned Parenthood, cut Medicaid, and make health care more expensive for many struggling financially. Together, this Tuesday, we will make sure our members of Congress know that we don’t want them to touch our health care. We’ll also make it clear that Trump’s second Muslim Ban is as … Continued 7:00 pm Women’s Strike Planning Meeting for May 1st General Strike @ Omni Commons basement Women’s Strike Planning Meeting for May 1st General Strike @ Omni Commons basement Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Continue the momentum of the Women’s March in January and the Women’s Strike March 8th, planning towards a May 1st General Strike! All welcome! 62567	8:30 am Court Support: Love and Support for Michael Brewster @ SF Courthouse Court Support: Love and Support for Michael Brewster @ SF Courthouse Mar 15 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Michael Brewster is back in court on Wednesday and his family is asking for our support. On February 9th, Michael wasn’t feeling quite himself. He wasn’t posing a danger to anyone but he may have needed some assistance. His mom and sister-in-law, flagged the police over to ask them to call an ambulance for Michael because they thought he needed to go to the hospital. Instead of helping Michael, they brutalized him. They punched him, struck him with their baton, several officers were on top of him despite saying multiple … Continued 4:45 pm Celebrate the Lives of Black Trans Women Celebrate the Lives of Black Trans Women Mar 15 @ 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets National Day of Action to Celebrate the Lives of Black Trans Women and Protect All Trans Women and Femmes [Image artist: Ethan Parker] Celebrate and say the names of transwomen while they are alive, not only after they’ve been murdered! Gather with the Bay Area Queer Anti-Fascist Network (Queer as Fuck) at the Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround at 4:45pm and walk to Union Square and back, saying the names of trans women of color who are alive and thriving in the community. Get Equal called for an action to … Continued 7:30 pm Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting @ EastSide Arts Alliance Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting @ EastSide Arts Alliance Mar 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 8:00 pm Ars Live #11: 15,000 years of evidence for climate change @ Awaken Cafe Ars Live #11: 15,000 years of evidence for climate change @ Awaken Cafe Mar 15 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets In case you hadn’t heard—weird weather is here to stay. California, after years of drought, is now lighting up with flash flood warnings. This is just one aspect of climate change that’s been spurred on by human activity. How do we know that the climate is changing dramatically, and that this isn’t just part of the planet’s natural cycles? Join us for a conversation with a local scientist who studies this exact question. Professor Lynn Ingram studies the history of climate and environmental change in California using sediment cores from … Continued	4:00 pm Protest the Muslim Ban! @ SF Federal Bldg Protest the Muslim Ban! @ SF Federal Bldg Mar 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets New Muslim Ban begins 3/16. Protest New Ban & all attacks on immigrant, indigenous, Black & Brown communities. Thurs 4pm at SF Federal Bldg. pic.twitter.com/lU565LvTQi— AROC (@AROCBayArea) March 14, 2017 62590 5:30 pm Selma Screening @ Black Repertory Group Theater Selma Screening @ Black Repertory Group Theater Mar 16 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets http://selmaoutloud.brownpapertickets.com/ Join us to see the award winning film “Selma” at our watch party — and help build the community of resistance that will carry us forward in the next four years. This movie is not recommended for young children; however we will have food and activities outside the theater for kids and families. All ages are welcome and encouraged. The Nanci For Berkeley campaign showed that the power of the people is real in Berkeley and in the world. In just a few short months, we helped to change … Continued 6:30 pm Trumpcare and the Assault on Women and Reproductive Rights @ Oakstop Trumpcare and the Assault on Women and Reproductive Rights @ Oakstop Mar 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The Predator-in-Chief wasted no time in attacking women’s reproductive rights in restricting funding for international women’s organizations and the nomination of known anti-abortion judge William Gorsuch to the supreme court. The republican health care proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare represents a dangerous escalation in the right wing war on women. Not only would Trumpcare do away with gender equity rules for insurance plans, it would require the exclusion of abortion care for any plan sold to individuals receiving a government subsidy, and it would defund Planned Parenthood. The Trump … Continued 7:00 pm Displacement & Gentrification: How did we get here and how do we stop it? @ Sierra Club Displacement & Gentrification: How did we get here and how do we stop it? @ Sierra Club Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This SURJ workshop will put gentrification and displacement in a historical context so we understand the racialized political and economic drivers. We will use this historical analysis to discuss the ways we can challenge gentrification today. The analysis that we are presenting is based on the work of Causa Justa :: Just Cause. Our workshop has space for 66 people. To reserve your spot in advance, please purchase tickets at http://www.surjbayarea.org/surj_displacement_and_gentrification_workshop_20170316 ACCESS NEEDS: This event is wheelchair accessible. If you have specific access needs, please email surjbasebuilding@gmail.com, and we’ll be … Continued	3:30 pm What IS Fascism? @ YWCA What IS Fascism? @ YWCA Mar 17 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets What is Fascism? Why are Trump/Pence Fascists? What is the Direction and Trajectory of This Regime? Why is it Important to Not Normalize, Accommodate, Conciliate or Collaborate with this Fascist Regime? Event will include… • Deborah Blocker, Professor, French Department, UC Berkeley • Jonathan Simon, Professor, School of Law, UC Berkeley • Refuse Fascism, SF Bay Area “The Trump/Pence Regime is a Fascist Regime. Not insult or exaggeration, this is what it is. For the future of humanity and the planet, we, the people, must drive this regime out. Donald … Continued 6:30 pm How Socialism Can Beat White Supremacy @ Humanist Hall How Socialism Can Beat White Supremacy @ Humanist Hall Mar 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A conversation with Asad Haider, co-editor of Viewpoint Magazine Doors at 6:30pm, event starts at 7pm Followed by reception with food and drink Asad has written extensively on socialist history, theory, and strategy and has contributed to the ongoing discussion of how to build multi-racial solidarity. This kind of solidarity, he argues, will be crucial not only to successfully resisting the attacks of the Trump administration, but also to actually winning reforms like single-payer healthcare that can increase our confidence and capacity to fight for a socialist society. In his … Continued 6:30 pm Resistance Works – How People Have Fought U.S. Capital & Empire @ The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics Resistance Works – How People Have Fought U.S. Capital & Empire @ The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics Mar 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Militant resistance has a long history both domestically and abroad. Every day, people are fighting back against the Trump Administration, corporations and the forces of hate. From the immigration ban to the Dakota Access Pipeline to the normalization of white supremacy, we are seeing new waves of resistance no longer taking any shit from the authoritarian state. We see militant action appearing more and more frequently challenging these powers that be,and challenging orderly liberal political solutions. Domestically, forces from the martyrs at Haymarket and the 1877 Great Railroad Strike (the … Continued	1:00 pm Build Your Own Internet Workshop @ Omni Commons Build Your Own Internet Workshop @ Omni Commons Mar 18 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Do you think internet should be a public commons rather than a corporate monopoly? Come on over to the Omni Commons to learn about the history of the internet, how it works, and how to build your own. Meet and mingle with civic hackers and organizers behind peoplesopen.net: an open, community-based network in the East Bay. Agenda: * 1:00pm – Why/what/how of the internet (< 30 minutes) * 1:30pm – Snack, mingle, share and experiment * 2:00pm – Hands-on workshop with a variety of learning stations Donations for pizza and … Continued 2:00 pm SURJ/APTP: First Responders Training @ Sierra Club SURJ/APTP: First Responders Training @ Sierra Club Mar 18 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join SURJ Bay Area and the Anti Police-Terror Project for a First Responders Training. APTP builds the capacity of community members to respond to police terror and violence. The purpose of this training is to share knowledge and skills with regards to conducting independent people’s investigations into cases of police terror. The topics covered will be: – An introduction to APTP – How to conduct people’s investigations of police murder – Know your rights and security considerations when conducting an investigation – First aid – An overview of different aspects … Continued 3:00 pm Creating Communities of Sanctuary for All @ MLK Park Creating Communities of Sanctuary for All @ MLK Park Mar 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join faith leaders and activists as we urge our elected officials to honor sanctuary for all people, regardless of immigration status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religion. Speakers Include: -Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of United Farm Workers -Rev. John Fife, Co-founder of the Sanctuary movement -Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist -Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of Pacific School of Religion This rally will conclude a Borders and Identity conference, hosted by Pacific School of Religion and Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion – CLGS. More … Continued 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Fortune Restaurant Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Fortune Restaurant Mar 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 March 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.