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All-day	CANCELLED: Oakland General Strike: Women’s Bloc @ Oscar Grant Plaza CANCELLED: Oakland General Strike: Women’s Bloc @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 1 all-day Tickets CANCELLED IN THIS FORM. See here the altered Women’s Bloc May Day event. The Women’s Bloc at the Oakland General Strike! We’ll be ON STRIKE May 1st. We take aim not only at Trump’s sexism and racism. We also aim to bring an end to neoliberal policies that deprive us of dignity and life. The days of our collective domination and exploitation, of our being relegated to the backseat of society, must come to an end. On May 1, we will inaugurate a new militant feminism for … Continued				Cocktails for La Causa @ Various restaurants Cocktails for La Causa @ Various restaurants May 5 all-day Tickets Sponsored by THE CITY OF BERKELEY On Cinco de Mayo, restaurants throughout Berkeley and other Bay Area sanctuary cities take part in “Cocktails for La Causa” to raise awareness of deportation and immigration issues and support local organizations providing legal defense. Funds collected from the sale of food or drink specifically created for this event will be donated equally between Centro Legal de la Raza (acting as the fiscal agent), the East Bay Community Law Center, and the Multicultural Institute. Berkeley became a City of Refuge in 1971; in 2007 … Continued
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 9:30 am Indivisible East Bay Meeting @ Drake's Dealership Indivisible East Bay Meeting @ Drake's Dealership Apr 30 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us for our April all-members meeting at Drake’s Dealership. Current and new members welcome! Stick around afterward for a drink and a bite. RESISTANCE IS THE NEW BRUNCH. • Group meeting: 9:30 – 10:30 • Breakouts 10:30 – 11 • Socializing and resisting 11 – ??62813 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Apr 30 @ 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. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued 5:00 pm Justice For Angel Ramos @ South Vallejo Community Center Justice For Angel Ramos @ South Vallejo Community Center Apr 30 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Tomorrow (Sunday 4/30) at 5:00 PM in Vallejo at 545 Magazine St. pic.twitter.com/PljvQSIwT5— dr. hoopoe (@thehoopoe) April 29, 2017 62847 7:30 pm An Outspoken Evening with Vijay Prashad @ First Presbyterian Church An Outspoken Evening with Vijay Prashad @ First Presbyterian Church Apr 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets KPFA Radio 94.1FM & Middle East Children’s Alliance present A Gloriously Outspoken Evening with VIJAY PRASHAD Hosted by DENNIS J. BERNSTEIN WHEELCHAIR ACCESS advance tickets: $12: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2904804:: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $15 door, KPFA benefit kpfa.org/events Vijay Prashad’s recent book, The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution, is a fast-paced and timely book and the best critical primer to the Middle East conflicts today, from Syria and Saudi Arabia to the chaos in Turkey. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from street-level reporting that give readers a … Continued 7:30 pm Liberated Lens Film Night: America Recycled @ Omni Commons ballroom Liberated Lens Film Night: America Recycled @ Omni Commons ballroom Apr 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets The film follows the cross-country bicycle trip of two brothers as they ride recycled bicycles through the American South for over two years, seeking radical locality amid rampant globalization. Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. 62753	8:30 am Hold Sheriff Ahern Accountable to Make Sanctuary Real Hold Sheriff Ahern Accountable to Make Sanctuary Real May 1 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets On May Day we are holding a Community rally to hold Sheriff Ahern Accountable to make Sanctuary real! What Does Sanctuary Look Like? Tell Sherrif Ahern what Sanctuary Looks Like: NO collaboration with ICE! NO jail expansion! NO militarization of our communities! #NoBanNoWalNoRaids #SanctuaryForAll #ThisSanctuaryFightsBack62845 9:00 am International Workers’ Day: ILWU Rally and March @ ILWU Hall International Workers’ Day: ILWU Rally and March @ ILWU Hall May 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets 62834 1:30 pm Feed-in March to May Day, Picket Line, Symbolic Wall, and Donald Trump Piñata Feed-in March to May Day, Picket Line, Symbolic Wall, and Donald Trump Piñata May 1 @ 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets JOIN US as East Bay hotel workers walk off the job to join the national May Day strike against Donald Trump and his administration’s attacks on immigrant workers. We will gather at 1:30 at the site of a proposed hotel on Mandela Parkway and Yerba Buena Ave, where a developer is proposing to build a new hotel and has refused to make a commitment not to retaliate against workers who organize for rights on the job. The site is less than a mile from the former Woodfin Suites hotel, where … Continued 2:30 pm Invisible Labor: May Day Meetup and March Participation Invisible Labor: May Day Meetup and March Participation May 1 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Invisible Labor bloc & cacerolazo! Bring pots & pans Global Women’s Strike Bay Area and US PROStitutes Collective will be marching at the May 1 March for Immigrant and Labor Rights called by Oakland Sin Fronteras. We will be meeting up at 2:30 pm at 12th St and 38th Ave. We are marching in an Invisible Labor Bloc called by the Oakland Women’s Strike Organizing Collective under two banners, Resources for Caregivers not for Walls and Feminism of the 99%. On Mayday, we will march to make visible the caring … Continued 3:00 pm May Day March: Workers, Immigrants, Women’s Bloc @ Fruitvale Plaza May Day March: Workers, Immigrants, Women’s Bloc @ Fruitvale Plaza May 1 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Oakland May Day: March for Immigrant and Worker Rights & General Strike CALL TO ACTION https://oaklandsinfronteras.wordpress.com/ Visit our website to add your organizations name to the lsit of endorsers. Save the date and get ready! We’ll be marching again on May 1st, 2017. This year and every year we fight for migrant and worker justice! Meet at Fruitvale Plaza at 3pm on May 1st March to San Antonio Park March Route – Find us along the way! From the Fruitvale Plaza – Go West on International Ave to 22nd ave … Continued 3:00 pm Oakland May Day: March & Strike for Immigrant and Worker Rights @ Fruitvale Plaza Oakland May Day: March & Strike for Immigrant and Worker Rights @ Fruitvale Plaza May 1 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Oakland May Day: March for Immigrant and Worker Rights & General Strike CALL TO ACTION https://oaklandsinfronteras.wordpress.com/ Save the date and get ready! We’ll be marching again on May 1st, 2017. This year and every year we fight for migrant and worker justice! Meet at Fruitvale Plaza at 3pm on May 1st March to San Antonio Park #daywithoutanimmigrant #daywithoutaworker #ShutItDownMay #HuelgaMay1 #ResistenciaMay162652 5:30 pm Vigil for Kayla Moore @ Trumpetvine Court Vigil for Kayla Moore @ Trumpetvine Court May 1 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets A vigil and reading of Moore’s poetry will be held in tribute to Kayla Moore and all Trans victims of police violence. #Justice4KaylaMoore We welcome participants to read poetry, offer remembrances, and voice support for Trans POC. Presented in collaboration with Justice for Kayla Moore + Copwatch Berkeley Sponsored by Southern Exposure62818	4:30 pm TOWN HALL @THE CORNERS: MOMENTUM!!! HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, CLIMATE & MORE!!! @ Grand Lake Theater and Splash Pad Park intersection TOWN HALL @THE CORNERS: MOMENTUM!!! HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, CLIMATE & MORE!!! @ Grand Lake Theater and Splash Pad Park intersection May 2 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets WHAT: TOWN HALL @THE CORNERS: MOMENTUM!!! HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, CLIMATE & MORE!!! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Since inauguration, 100 days ago, the #ResistTrumpTuesdays movement, started by our friends at Working Families Party, has brought out tens of thousands of people – and has members of Congress shaking in their boots. This resistance has led to significant victories, from defeating round one of Trumpcare to pushing Democrats to hold strong and filibuster extreme Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. In every corner of the country, week after week, we are meeting face … Continued 5:30 pm Tell Mayor Schaaf to keep Measure HH out of the General Fund! @ Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland City Hall Tell Mayor Schaaf to keep Measure HH out of the General Fund! @ Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland City Hall May 2 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets CALL TO ACTION JOIN OFPC AT CITY HALL TUESDAY, MAY 2nd at 5:30pm in efforts to urge Mayor Schaaf keeps her word! On Friday, we learned that the Mayor is proposing to use Measure HH funds to fill a gap in the general Oakland budget. WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN! Check out these articles by the East Bay Express and @SFGate on Mayor Libby Schaaf’s proposed plan. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2017/04/28/oakland-councilmembers-accuse-mayor-schaaf-of-bait-and-switch-with-soda-tax-revenue http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Authors-of-Oakland-s-soda-tax-say-mayor-is-11107037.php We expect to receive an oral report about the Mayor’s budget proposal at the Tuesday, May 2nd City Council Meeting, commencing … Continued	12:00 pm Mass Disappearances in Mexico: The Case of Ayotzinapa: “What Really Happened in Iguala.” @ 5125 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Mass Disappearances in Mexico: The Case of Ayotzinapa: “What Really Happened in Iguala.” @ 5125 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley May 3 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Journalist Anabel Hernandez presents her new book, What Really Happened in Iguala. On September 26, 2014, Mexican police and military forces attacked and disappeared 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teachers college in Iguala, Guerrero. Faced with such events, no country can go forward without knowing the truth to which the victims the society have a right. The events in Iguala force us to reflect on what is occurring in Mexico: they show crudely the degradation of state forces who are supposed to carry out justice and protect. At the same … Continued 7:30 pm Food Not Bombs Monthly Meeting @ Longhaul Food Not Bombs Monthly Meeting @ Longhaul May 3 @ 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 8:00 pm My Name is Rachel Corrie @ Magic Theater My Name is Rachel Corrie @ Magic Theater May 3 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner directed by: Jonathan Kane performed by: Charlotte Hemmings The critically acclaimed NY production of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” comes to San Francisco for a limited run. “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” is a one-woman play composed from Rachel’s own journals, letters and e-mails – creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, Salvador Dali – loving chain smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left her home and school in Olympia, Washington, … Continued	5:00 pm Privacy Advisory Commission Meeting @ City Hall, Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor Privacy Advisory Commission Meeting @ City Hall, Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor May 4 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Agenda: 3. 5:10pm: Open Forum 4. 5:15pm: Staff update on Surveillance Equipment Ordinance proposal to Public Safety Committee 5. 5:20pm: Discussion and possible action on Non-Cooperation with Registry Ordinance 6. 5:40pm: Presentation by Electronic Frontier Foundation – Analysis of Oakland Police Department’s use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), and overview of ALPR use by law enforcement 7. 6:00pm: Review and discussion of Oakland Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader policy. No action will be taken on this item at this meeting62882 6:00 pm Anti-Lab @ Anti-Lab Anti-Lab @ Anti-Lab May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Anti Lab is a kind of clubhouse for creative resistance, a meeting place for people who want to transform their frustration with the current political climate into action. Anti Lab’s calendar features everything from a tenants’ rights workshop presented by the East Bay Community Law Center to weekly screen-printing hours and a trans photo booth. All for free. It will be open every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11am-8pm (ish). With workshops/events on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus Saturday afternoons. In the mood for resistance? Read our profile on Anti … Continued 6:00 pm The Battle for Berkeley – A Talk and a Challenge to Debate @ Hearst Field Annex, Building D, Rm 237, UC Berkeley The Battle for Berkeley – A Talk and a Challenge to Debate @ Hearst Field Annex, Building D, Rm 237, UC Berkeley May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets On Thursday, May 4: "The Battle for Berkeley" — "a talk and a challenge to debate" by @SunsaraTaylor @RevolutionBksB #berkmtg pic.twitter.com/vikd6wfYM3— Berkeleyside (@berkeleyside) May 3, 2017 62881 6:30 pm A Basic Income Utopia: Q&A with TED-speaker Rutger Bregman @ Brigade A Basic Income Utopia: Q&A with TED-speaker Rutger Bregman @ Brigade May 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Universal basic income made a big splash last week at this year’s TED conference in Vancouver. Rutger Bregman, basic income advocate and author of “Utopia for Realists”, received a standing ovation for his talk on why basic income could be the best solution for ending poverty. Rutger is visiting San Francisco this week, and we’re very excited to host him for a discussion and book signing this Thursday, May 4th. Join us to hear about Rutger’s experiences and perspectives from his book. Program: – 6:30 Doors open – 7:00 Program … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Greens General meeting @ It's Your Move Games Oakland Greens General meeting @ It's Your Move Games May 4 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets The monthly public meeting of the Oakland Greens an AD – Hok group of the Green Party of Alameda County. Agenda Intro (if needed) – 5 min Clinic Event Planning – 20 min Fund Spending approval procedures – 15 min Fund raiser event planning – 15 min bank account transfer – 10 min Fund raiser for general assembly social – 15 min web site update – 10 min Treasury update – 10 min Join the green party literature update – 10 min For more event information: 62837 6:45 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 May 4 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Gentrification comes up constantly in the Bay Area, but few of us feel equipped to take action against it. Is it inevitable? What can we do now to prevent displacement? This SURJ workshop will put gentrification and displacement in a historical context so we understand the racialized political and economic drivers. You’ll hear about past and current struggles led by communities of color to preserve their homes and communities. The analysis that we are presenting is based on the work of Causa Justa :: Just Cause and we are asking … Continued 8:00 pm My Name is Rachel Corrie @ Magic Theater My Name is Rachel Corrie @ Magic Theater May 4 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner directed by: Jonathan Kane performed by: Charlotte Hemmings The critically acclaimed NY production of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” comes to San Francisco for a limited run. “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” is a one-woman play composed from Rachel’s own journals, letters and e-mails – creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, Salvador Dali – loving chain smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left her home and school in Olympia, Washington, … Continued	7:30 pm Liberated Lens Film Night: “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock.” @ Omni Commons ballroom Liberated Lens Film Night: “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock.” @ Omni Commons ballroom May 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 62754	10:00 am Bay Area Regional Jail Fight Meeting @ Sports Basement Community Room Bay Area Regional Jail Fight Meeting @ Sports Basement Community Room May 6 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Bay Area Regional Jail Fight Meeting – Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco Local sheriffs are currently attempting to expand and renovate jails in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties. These expansions are all coming out of similar statewide offensives to build more cages on a local level following orders to reduce state prison populations. Let’s work together to strengthen our efforts! Please join us to build strategy and share resources between the three campaigns to stop jail expansion. In the meeting we will share updates between the jailfights, determine … Continued 10:00 am East Bay DSA New Member Meeting @ Niebyl Proctor Library East Bay DSA New Member Meeting @ Niebyl Proctor Library May 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets DSA East Bay has experienced a huge surge in membership since the election and our local chapter is getting busy! People are coming together to build power locally and fight for everything from Single Payer healthcare in California to a living wage for all workers, homes for all, equal rights for people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ people and women and ultimately, a society run to satisfy human need, not corporate profit. Come out on the first Saturday of May to learn how DSA is organizing locally, what our plans are … Continued 1:00 pm Building Toward Crisis Alternatives in Berkeley: Potluck/Meeting @ Grassroots House Building Toward Crisis Alternatives in Berkeley: Potluck/Meeting @ Grassroots House May 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join us May 6th to gather over food as we plan next steps towards building respectful, non-police crisis supports in Berkeley. This event is a follow up to Berkeley Copwatch/Justice 4 Kayla Moore’s 4/8 forum on Responding to Mental Health Crises without BPD:A Community Forum, but all are welcome whether or not you were at the forum. Details to come – save the date and share any ideas in the discussion for now!62817 2:00 pm Alameda Renters Coalition General Meeting Alameda Renters Coalition General Meeting May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Come out to ARC’s monthly General Meeting! This month, we’re welcoming Councilmember Jim Oddie to our meeting to discuss improvements to the rent ordinance and answer questions. Cities across the Bay are passing greater tenant protections. Let’s make Alameda next! TODAY: General Meeting from 2-4pm: @thealamedapoint 677 W Ranger Ave w/guest CM @jhoddie777 #Alameda #JustCause https://t.co/O7P5NxoIji pic.twitter.com/tF2cw1FhRU— Alameda Renters (@Alameda_Renters) May 6, 2017 62877 2:00 pm SURJ Bystander Intervention Workshop @ Location Suigetsukan Dojo SURJ Bystander Intervention Workshop @ Location Suigetsukan Dojo May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Annie Danger, Mike Esmailzadeh and Heather will lead a two hour workshop on the basics of intervening in public as a bystander. They will cover the basics of stance, assertiveness, and situational awareness as well as go into depth about different potential scenarios, legality of bystander intervention, physical and social skills and tactics for successful intervention, de-escalation, police involvement, knowing your place, and aftercare. This workshop cannot cover all possibilities of intervention, but will provide a baseline for reducing harm and acting in effective solidarity with people being harassed or … Continued 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Mudraker's Cafe Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Mudraker's Cafe May 6 @ 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! Tiny Homes for the homeless. Promoting single-payer / Medicare for All to end the plague of medical … Continued 6:00 pm Anti-Lab @ Anti-Lab Anti-Lab @ Anti-Lab May 6 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Anti Lab is a kind of clubhouse for creative resistance, a meeting place for people who want to transform their frustration with the current political climate into action. Anti Lab’s calendar features everything from a tenants’ rights workshop presented by the East Bay Community Law Center to weekly screen-printing hours and a trans photo booth. All for free. It will be open every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11am-8pm (ish). With workshops/events on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus Saturday afternoons. In the mood for resistance? Read our profile on Anti … Continued 7:00 pm Now Is The Time Healthcare for Everybody Movie Showing @ Central Labor Council of Contra Costa County, AFL-CIO Now Is The Time Healthcare for Everybody Movie Showing @ Central Labor Council of Contra Costa County, AFL-CIO May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Health Care for All – Contra Costa County Chapter and Indivisible Central Contra Costa County will sponsor a showing of a powerful new documentary, Now Is The Time Healthcare for Everybody. With the future of the Affordable Care Act in serious doubt, millions may lose their health insurance. Medicare and Medi-Cal are under attack. This documentary explains what single payer healthcare is and how it saves money. It shows what behind-the-scenes heroes are doing to clear the fog of misperceptions that has kept us from moving forward. Q&A and Discussion … Continued

Week of April 30

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.