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All-day			INTERNET-WIDE DAY OF ACTION TO SAVE NET NEUTRALITY @ Everywhere INTERNET-WIDE DAY OF ACTION TO SAVE NET NEUTRALITY @ Everywhere Jul 12 all-day Tickets The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees. On July 12th, the Internet will come together to stop them. WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON JULY 12TH? Websites, Internet users, and online communities will come together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. We’ll provide tools for everyone to make it super easy for your followers / visitors to take action. From … Continued
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Donations are collected to support East Bay Homes not Jails and the Omni Commons63340 9:30 am Monthly Interfaith Prayers for Victims and Survivors of Violence @ Bahai Center Monthly Interfaith Prayers for Victims and Survivors of Violence @ Bahai Center Jul 9 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to survivors and victims of violence and police terror in Oakland. “Remember the saying: ‘Of all pilgrimages the greatest is to relieve the sorrow-laden heart.'” ~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The Baha’i community of Oakland is organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing. Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us. Simple breakfast will be served. “Thy name is my … Continued 10:30 am People’s Breakfast People’s Breakfast Jul 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The city of Oakland's government won't feed it's most vulnerable people. We will. It is our duty.#PeoplesBreakfastOakland pic.twitter.com/N7z8cnhkZh— DaHonorable Brotha B (@BlakeDontCrack) July 2, 2017 63331 12:30 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Jul 9 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. After a potluck lunch, we’ll discuss our current campaigns and plans for upcoming projects. We need your participation and your voice. Newcomers encouraged to participate. Potluck lunch: 12:30 PM Meeting 1 – 3 PM 63329 1:30 pm SF Mime Troupe: WALLS @ Live Oak Park SF Mime Troupe: WALLS @ Live Oak Park Jul 9 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The Tony Award-winning SF Mime Troupe opens in the Bay Area July 1, 2 & 4 with its 58th season premiering “WALLS“ WALLS asks the question: How can a nation of immigrants declare war on immigration? The answer: FEAR!L. Mary Jones (Velina Brown) knows all about fear. As a top agent for I.C.E. – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – she knows how to stoke fear to keep her country safe. Fear of people like Bahdoon Samakab (Rotimi Agbabiaka), a Somali refugee escaping oppression, fear of Cliodhna Aghabullogue (Lizzie Calogero), an … Continued 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jul 9 @ 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 3:30 pm United Against Hate Community Forum @ North Berkeley Senior Center United Against Hate Community Forum @ North Berkeley Senior Center Jul 9 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets What is the history of violent white supremacist groups? What is the relationship between our government and these hate groups? What are our legalcies of resisting this violence? How do we support those of us who are targeted and repressed while working towards our shared goal of community resilence? We must come together in defense of our neighbors, elders, youth, friends, families, movements and ourselves! A panel discussion will be followed by small group sessions about how to organize effective community defense. Speakers: Lara Kiswani, AROC Judith Mirkinson, NLG Tur-Ha … Continued 5:30 pm Party for a Potty. – First They Came for the Homeless Fundraiser. @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Party for a Potty. – First They Came for the Homeless Fundraiser. @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Jul 9 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Our goal is the purchase of a porta potty for The Poor Tour. The city, after months, still has not helped. The encampment is stressing neighbors by needing to use the bathroom. Enough is enough. We are forced to take matters into our own hands. Please share. 63294 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Jul 9 @ 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	5:30 pm Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland General Membership Meeting @ Greenlining Institute Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland General Membership Meeting @ Greenlining Institute Jul 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets In November, 2016 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 a public bank in Oakland. After that, we will pressure the Oakland City Council to pass enabling legislation that will create and fund a public bank for Oakland. Our overarching goal is to see a public bank flourish in Oakland … Continued 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Jul 10 @ 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	8:30 am Mobilization to support the California Bail Reform Act @ State Capitol Mobilization to support the California Bail Reform Act @ State Capitol Jul 11 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Tickets On July 11th, several key bills are being heard by California Senate and Assembly committees, and SURJ has been asked to show up to support! PLEASE RSVP BELOW! Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) / All of Us or None is co-sponsoring AB 1008, Ban the Box, which would make it unlawful for an employer to include on a job application any question that seeks the disclosure of an applicant’s criminal history. On July 11th, the bill is being heard by the Senate Judiciary committee. All of Us or None has … Continued 12:00 pm People’s Assembly Health Committee @ South Steps of the Sacramento State Capitol People’s Assembly Health Committee @ South Steps of the Sacramento State Capitol Jul 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets We the People will hold a “People’s Assembly Health Committee” Hearing on SB 562 where the people will vote! We are joining with the Poor People’s Lobby day on SB 562 and will highlight stories of patients, seniors, nurses, doctors, business and it wouldn’t be complete with out a few words of doom and gloom from our industry opposition J. We have buses coming from multiple locations. Please help push out this event and mobilize a great assembly! Buses coming from around the state! RSVP here: http://bit.ly/PeoplesAssemblyHealthCommittee OAKLAND: STOP 1: … Continued 5:30 pm #FeedThePeople Oakland City Council @ Oscar Grant Plaza, City Hall, Council Chambers #FeedThePeople Oakland City Council @ Oscar Grant Plaza, City Hall, Council Chambers Jul 11 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets July 11 we head to city hall and demand land so we can create villages. We created an effective, immediate, humane and dignified solution that addressed the housing and homeless state of emergency. we cant wait for the city’s slow, money driven bureaucratic process. folks need homes and services NOW! not 5 years from now. the monies and programs the city is FINALLY putting towards low income and no income housing won’t house folks immediately. but #TheVillage can house folks NOW until the city has secured permanent #HomesForAll. There are … Continued 6:00 pm Kick ICE Out Of Oakland! @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Kick ICE Out Of Oakland! @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Jul 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets City Of Oakland Public Safety Committee – Oakland City Hall The City of Oakland will consider terminating their memorandum of understanding with ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations) following a unanimous recommendation from the Oakland Privacy Commission. This would stop datasharing with the rogue ICE agency, prevent Oakland police officers facilitating the detainers of the undocumented and make sanctuary city legislation real. Hugely important. Please come and say why Oakland should be a freedom city. Item 5 Subject: Revoking Agreement With Immigrations And Customs Enforcement Agency From: Councilmember Kaplan … Continued	6:00 pm Ella Baker Center’s Monthly Meeting @ KIPP Ella Baker Center’s Monthly Meeting @ KIPP Jul 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us at the Ella Baker Center’s monthly member meeting to help us plan for our 5th Annual Night Out for Safety and Liberation, an event on August 1st where we will redefine what safety means for us in Oakland. 63341 6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump. @ Omni Commons Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump. @ Omni Commons Jul 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed by our State Legislature and around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and Davis City Councils. We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other “pre-crime” and “thought-crime” abominations, drones, improper use of police body cameras, ALPRs, requirements for “backdoors” to your cellphone and against other … Continued	10:00 am #StopUrbanShield: Alameda County Public Protection Committee meeting @ Room 512, County Building, across the street from the Courthouse #StopUrbanShield: Alameda County Public Protection Committee meeting @ Room 512, County Building, across the street from the Courthouse Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Tomorrow the Assistant Sheriff and Commander of the Alameda County Sheriff’s department will be giving an overview of Urban Shield 2017. This is an opportunity to demand the Alameda County Board of Supervisors end their reliance on Urban Shield and militarized policing. Next opportunity to turn out against Urban Shield: Meeting of Alameda County Taskforce on Urban Shield Friday, August 11th, 9am Conference and Training Center 125 12th St, 4th Fl Oakland, CA63367 5:15 pm Speaker Series: Thinking Ahead: The Making of a Progressive City @ Citizens Engagement Laboratory Speaker Series: Thinking Ahead: The Making of a Progressive City @ Citizens Engagement Laboratory Jul 13 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm Tickets Join us for the Thinking Ahead speaker series with Richmond City Council member Melvin Willis and journalist Steve Early on a discussion of community empowerment and transformative policies that help get big money out of politics. What can we do to ensure everyone shares in the prosperity that they contribute to? Come hear how progress-minded activists transformed a city dominated by a narrow corporate agenda into a model for a greater shared prosperity. RSVP here.63318 5:30 pm Decarcerate Alameda – Letter to the Editor Training & Working Meeting @ Ella Baker Center office Decarcerate Alameda – Letter to the Editor Training & Working Meeting @ Ella Baker Center office Jul 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Greetings all, Decarcerate Alameda will be hosting a CURB Letter to the Editor Training and a working meeting as we prepare for an emergency mobilization. Letters to the editor are a quick and easy way to influence reporters, editorial boards and public opinion and a great way to practice our arguments and talking points. Please try to bring in a recent article you may want to respond to (especially about Alameda County), as well as a laptop, pen & paper, or whatever writing utensil suits you. Reach out with questions, no … Continued 7:00 pm Conscientious Projector Presents “The River Ran Red” @ Fellowship Hall Conscientious Projector Presents “The River Ran Red” @ Fellowship Hall Jul 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets In the summer of 1892, the nation’s largest steelmaker (Carnegie) took on its most militant labor union, with devastating consequences. Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick head a fascinating cast of characters, including Pinkerton guards and anarchist Alexander Berkman. Directed by Steffi Domike and Nicole Fauteux. To evoke the period, the film employs documentary techniques, primary sources, dramatically staged scenes shot on location in the Pittsburgh area, and lyrical commentary found in poetry, song and fiction. Labor Singer Jimmy Kelly Will Lead a Sing-Along Song Salute to Woody Guthrie, the … Continued	9:30 am Prosecution Not Promotion – Protest OPD Promotions Ceremony @ Greek Orthodox Cathedral Prosecution Not Promotion – Protest OPD Promotions Ceremony @ Greek Orthodox Cathedral Jul 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets ‘Feminist’ Police Chief and Mayor promote ‘Good Old Boys’ Club #FireRapistCops #ProsecutionNotPromotion JOIN US IN PICKETING THIS OUTRAGEOUS OPD PROMOTIONS CEREMONY, where Chief Kirkpatrick is promoting three of the criminal cops responsible for covering up the child rape actions of OPD (and other jurisdictions) police officers. Chief Kirkpatrick has approved major promotions for the very officers who failed to properly investigate the rape scandal, notify the federal monitor, DA and Mayor, and even encouraged “Celeste Guap’ to destroy evidence in the case. Schaaf closed her investigation before findings were even … Continued 12:00 pm Stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members Stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members Jul 14 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members this and every Friday to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest. Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER! We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered. Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.63351	11:00 am Know Your Rights Training: Berkeley Copwatch @ Grassroots House Know Your Rights Training: Berkeley Copwatch @ Grassroots House Jul 15 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Join Berkeley Copwatch on Saturday, July 15th to get training on how to… * deal with the police * safely assert your rights * safely and effectively observe the police in your community. The trainings usually last 2 – 3 hours. This is a free event; snacks will be included! Bring your bodies and your buddies, as well as questions, concerns, stories, resources. And in the meantime, check out the Berkeley Copwatch Know Your Rights Pocket Card here: http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/resources/pocketguide05.pdf63292 2:00 pm First Healers Collective Gathering at Qilombo! @ Qilombo First Healers Collective Gathering at Qilombo! @ Qilombo Jul 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Join us for the first coalition gathering of the Qilombo Healers Collective! Help us build a permanent healing space with ongoing programming that promotes autonomous, accessible and holistic healthcare in our communities. The Medical Industrial Complex has never given us meaningful options for accessible holistic healing. With TrumpCare threatening to cut MedicAid to 22 million low-income people across the country, the need for autonomy from America’s failed health system is more important than ever. We want to spread health and wellness knowledge and empower our communities to care for ourselves, … Continued 2:00 pm Protest The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! Rally & March @ UN Plaza Protest The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! Rally & March @ UN Plaza Jul 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets July 15th Nationwide Protests – Rally at UN Plaza then March to the Mission To all who agonize and rage at what’s being done to the people, protest and demand: THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America! Only the people acting together in the streets and public square can force this demand before the world. Should we fail to do so, the future and values we aspire to could be brutally cut short by the actions of the Trump/Pence regime. … Continued

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.