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Members, friends, neighbors, and the wider community are welcome! *If … Continued 1:00 pm Indivisible East Bay Potluck @ SportsBasement Indivisible East Bay Potluck @ SportsBasement Nov 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets We trust you’ve recovered from holiday feasting because tomorrow, Sunday November 26 between 1 and 3 PM, Indivisible East Bay is having a Friendsgiving potluck in lieu of our monthly All Member meeting. Please join us. Bring your friends and a dish to share! RSVP and map here. Free. What else is IEB up to? Here’s this week’s newsletter, and our Giving Thanks article. Image copyright NPR 63966 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Nov 26 @ 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	5:30 pm Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland Meeting @ (corner of 14th and Broadway in downtown Oakland) Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland Meeting @ (corner of 14th and Broadway in downtown Oakland) Nov 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Special guest speaker at our next meeting On Monday, November 27th, at 5:30pm, FPBO will host a special guest speaker. Longtime Native/Chicano activist Roberto Mendoza will compare and contrast capitalist values and indigenous values. His one-hour talk will be followed by a short business meeting. Roberto’s career as an activist began with the occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay in 1969. He has been involved in the Pit River struggle and in Los Siete de la Raza; he was co-chair of the San Francisco chapter of the American … Continued 5:30 pm Parents United for Public Schools: OUSD Board Meeting: Reject Cuts! @ KDOL Studios/Met West Parents United for Public Schools: OUSD Board Meeting: Reject Cuts! @ KDOL Studios/Met West Nov 27 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Folks are asking what they can do with other parents, teachers and students at their schools to stop the District from cutting $5.6 million from school site budgets. Here are the THREE things we ALL need to do: 1) Email the Board members and tell them to #ChopFromTheTop & #NoCutsToSchools: http://bit.ly/EmailOUSDBoard; 2) Come to the Board meeting on November 27 at 5:30pm at KDOL Studios/Met West 314 East 10th St; 3) Keep reporting the cuts and their impacts to us using this form: http://bit.ly/OUSDCuts2017. #J4OS #JusticeForOaklandStudents 63943 6:30 pm Occupy Forum: The Legacy of Three Strikes and You’re Out: The Advancement of the Prison Industrial Complex and Mass Incarceration in California @ Unite Here, Local 2 Occupy Forum: The Legacy of Three Strikes and You’re Out: The Advancement of the Prison Industrial Complex and Mass Incarceration in California @ Unite Here, Local 2 Nov 27 @ 6:30 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! The Legacy: Three Strikes and You’re Out: The Advancement of the Prison Industrial Complex and Mass Incarceration in California “Three Strikes and You’re Out” that’s the no-nonsense message California voters sent to repeat felons when the nation’s toughest sentencing law passed by a landslide in 1994. Designed to keep repeat offenders off the streets, “Three Strikes” won largely because of a frenzied media campaign led … Continued	6:00 pm DSA: Single-Payer Informational Event and New Member Orientation @ California Nurses' Association DSA: Single-Payer Informational Event and New Member Orientation @ California Nurses' Association Nov 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets East Bay DSA’s bimonthly informational meeting will be held at the California Nurses’ Association space in downtown Oakland. Following a one-hour orientation for new members, we will host an informational meeting on the topic of SB 562 and Medicare-for-All, featuring Michael Lighty, director of public policy for the California Nurses’ Association. Stay tuned for more information. New Member Orientation: 6–7 p.m. Single-Payer Healthcare Informational Event: 7–8:30 p.m 63921 6:30 pm #DeportICE at the Oakland City Council: Report on Oakland ICE Raid With OPD Part 2 @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza #DeportICE at the Oakland City Council: Report on Oakland ICE Raid With OPD Part 2 @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza Nov 28 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets After the strong showing in Oakland on November 14, Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf and OPD chief Anne Kirkpatrick got nervous and pulled a fast one, scheduling a special council agenda item on November 28 to discuss the ICE Raid and consider an OPD request for total impunity to work with HSI/ICE going forward – before the public hearing on December 5th – and before CM Kaplan and Brook’s resolution for non-cooperation with ICE can be heard. The Bay Area needs to respond. So come out on the 28th. On August … Continued 7:00 pm An Inconvienent Sequel: Truth to Power @ Albany Library An Inconvienent Sequel: Truth to Power @ Albany Library Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Fight like your world depends on it. Al Gore’s sequel to ‘An Inconvenient Truth.’ Free popcorn!63968 7:00 pm Community Wireless Mesh Network Creation @ Omni Commons, Sudo Room Community Wireless Mesh Network Creation @ Omni Commons, Sudo Room Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets A wireless mesh network is a network where each computer acts as a relay to other computers, such that a network can stretch to cover entire cities. Last Tuesdays of the month are general orientation meetings for new volunteers. (The first three Tuesdays of the month are open hacknights – we stay focused! ) Our goal is to create a wireless mesh network that is owned and operated by the community. Want to help create an alternate means of digital communication that isn’t governed by for-profit internet service providers? We … Continued	12:00 pm UC Berkeley – National Walkout / Rally to Save Higher Ed @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley UC Berkeley – National Walkout / Rally to Save Higher Ed @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Nov 29 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets On Nov 29th, we join together with graduate students nationwide to oppose the GOP tax plan. The tax plan targets higher education by taxing tuition waivers as income, drastically increasing the amount we pay in taxes and locking out continuing and future grads who can’t afford the cost. At 12pm on Wednesday 11/29, join together with grads, undergrads, faculty, staff, and community members at Sproul Steps. Bring a sign, bring a friend, and come ready to make some noise! Starting at 10 am gather at Anthony Hall to make signs, … Continued 6:00 pm Revisting Reparations @ Sierra Club Revisting Reparations @ Sierra Club Nov 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A recent study found that, in the U.S., the median white households net wealth was 13 times greater than the median Black households and 10 times greater than the median Latinx households. Differences in level of education, marital status, full- or part-time employment or consumption habits did not come close to explaining this shocking difference, commonly termed the racial wealth gap.[1] Where did the racial wealth gap come from, and what can we do about it? In the absence of a government-level program of reparations, how can we participate in … Continued 7:00 pm Sudo Room (Hackerspace) Weekly PARTY! – Potluck! @ Sudo Room, Omni Commons Sudo Room (Hackerspace) Weekly PARTY! – Potluck! @ Sudo Room, Omni Commons Nov 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Our weekly PARTY to get this hackerspace together, to provide a venue for those things that otherwise cannot be worked out through day-to-day practice. Potluck! – bring your own tasty dish!63963 7:00 pm Year-end DIY Community Meeting @ Omni Commons Year-end DIY Community Meeting @ Omni Commons Nov 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets As the anniversary of the fire fast approaches, Safer DIY Spaces and Oakland Warehouse Coalition would very much like to check in with you, our community, to summarize what we’ve witnessed over the last year during our efforts to halt displacement, improve building safety, shore up DIY tenants’ rights, and fix a broken event permitting process. Most importantly, we want to hear back from you – your questions, your experiences over the last year, and where you think our collective priorities should be moving forward into 2018, when new resources … Continued	9:00 am Rally Against Urban Shield in San Francisco @ SF City Hall Rally Against Urban Shield in San Francisco @ SF City Hall Nov 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Community Rally and Press Conference + SF Board of Supervisors Committee Hearing Ready to ramp up the fight to end Urban Shield for good? The Stop Urban Shield Coalition has been plugging away to advance the powerful work of this campaign. Be sure to save the date for a Community Teach-In in San Francisco on Demember 13th, and come out this Thursday for a rally on the steps of SF City Hall. San Francisco will be deciding on whether or not to sign onto another agreement that would lock it … Continued 12:00 pm Wells Fargo: Divest from Dirty Pipelines! @ Wells Fargo Wells Fargo: Divest from Dirty Pipelines! @ Wells Fargo Nov 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Rally at Wells Fargo’s headquarters in San Francisco to demand they divest from Keystone XL and other dirty pipelines. We’ll be delivering tens of thousands of letters and divestment pledges from across the country and making it clear that our movement will only grow louder and stronger if Wells Fargo fails to act now. Big banks like Wells Fargo help fund the companies behind dangerous fossil fuel pipelines—like Keystone XL, Line 3, and Dakota Access—that threaten Indigenous rights, the climate, and communities. If your money is invested with Wells Fargo … Continued	12:30 pm Imam Sherin Kankan: Denmark’s First Female Imam Imam Sherin Kankan: Denmark’s First Female Imam Dec 1 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets 63981	10:00 am Bay Resistance Team Training @ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy Bay Resistance Team Training @ East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Want to learn how to join the Bay Resistance team? Come get oriented on our strategy so we can build sanctuary and power together in 2018! At this training, we’ll share our plan for how to win against the Right, dig into our approach to making change, and meet in teams to plan work in 2018. We’ll also build art, to make the Resistance irresistible through creativity and culture. Come build community and political power with your neighbors from around the Bay. We are each other’s greatest resource! Childcare and … Continued 10:00 am Family Law Clinic for People with Records Family Law Clinic for People with Records Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets our first-ever Family Law Clinic for people with criminal records is this Saturday! We still have openings available for one-on-one appointments with our reentry attorneys, so sign up to reserve your spot at the clinic by clicking on the sign-up link below or by calling Root & Rebound at 510-279-4662! Sign up for an appointment here! If you are supporting or working with someone in reentry that you would like to refer to this clinic, please feel free to share this email with them or encourage them to call us at … Continued 10:00 am RESILIENCY FAIR 2017 Film, Discussion and Action. Book, Clothing and Crop Swap. @ Berkeley Adult School, Multi-Purpose Room RESILIENCY FAIR 2017 Film, Discussion and Action. Book, Clothing and Crop Swap. @ Berkeley Adult School, Multi-Purpose Room Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets A Celebration of Abundance & Community During Challenging Times. This year’s FAIR combines a wide variety of activities provided by a wide variety of groups that were SMOKED OUT by the North Bay fires in October. The FAIR will be opened by a blessing offered by the Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow Committee. Here’s a partial list of the activities that will follow: FOOD CONTEST, hosted by the BYA Youth Gardeners SEED SWAP, hosted by Transition Berkeley SWAP with CROPS, COTHING, BOOKS hosted by Transition Berkeley at NOON DIY Garden Exhibition, … Continued 11:00 am Vigil at the West County Immigrant Detention Center @ West County Detention Center Vigil at the West County Immigrant Detention Center @ West County Detention Center Dec 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Answering the Call of Love: Immigration Policy and our Response Dear Beloved Community, Because of the interest shown by our loving congregation in the current immigration policy, we want to share some good news with you: On the first Saturday of each month the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and the East Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition sponsor a Vigil at the West County Detention Center in Richmond, CA. On Saturday, Dec.2, UU Oakland will be leading this Vigil and YOU are warmly invited to join with us to answer this … Continued 1:30 pm Supporting the Movement For Black Lives Platform @ Sierra Club Supporting the Movement For Black Lives Platform @ Sierra Club Dec 2 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Looking for new ways to show up for racial justice? Interested in how we can build our capacity and leverage our grassroots power to support the Movement for Black Lives Policy platform and the legislative priorities of our POC partners? Please join the SURJ Policy Working Group on Saturday December 2nd from 1:30pm to 4:30pm for an interactive legislative advocacy workshop. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how the legislative process works in California, including how to track bills, lobby your legislator and bring your voice to the … Continued 3:00 pm Chiapas Support Committee: Speakers from Oaxaca @ Omni Commons Chiapas Support Committee: Speakers from Oaxaca @ Omni Commons Dec 2 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets CHIAPAS SUPPORT COMMITTEE We are hosting 2 speakers from Oaxaca. They will talk about Marichuy’s campaign for president and the aftermath of the September 7 earthquake. Art from the Zapatista Communities will be on display. Home of the Compañero Manuel blog on the Zapatistas & Mexico Chiapas Support Committee (CSC) News & Announcements A Huge Thank You to everyone who supported us by attending the screening of Zapatista Moon! Below are 3 opinion articles that explore the social and political changes in our society. Enjoy! !. The end of democratic … Continued 3:30 pm 2nd Anniversary Memorial: Mario Woods Execution by Police Firing Squad 2nd Anniversary Memorial: Mario Woods Execution by Police Firing Squad Dec 2 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets To honor Woods’ memory, on December 2nd at 3:30pm, a memorial march will begin at Third and Armstrong and will end at the site where he was killed. Parents of victims killed by police have been invited and will be given seats of honor at the front of the rally. An altar will be constructed in memory of Woods and other victims of police violence including, Idriss Stelly, Kenneth Harding, Derrick Jones and Jessica Williams. Civil rights attorney John Burris and Officer Joel Babbs, who has gone on record about the … Continued 7:00 pm Prison Abolition Art Show//ABO Comix Release Party @ 1-2-3-4-Go! Records Prison Abolition Art Show//ABO Comix Release Party @ 1-2-3-4-Go! Records Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Come celebrate the release of the first edition of “ABO: a queer prisoners comix anthology” with all $$$ from the comic benefiting the artist’s commissary fund Peep some art from incarcerated comrades, make a comic, write a holiday card to a new pen pal, & listen to some jamz by… COPYSLUT HEARTILLERY +1 TBA Fundraiser for Black & Pink and the next edition of ABO63890 7:00 pm Screening of: Generation Zapped @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Screening of: Generation Zapped @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Don’t miss “GENERATION ZAPPED”, the important just released documentary on how to reduce wireless tech risks! Learn the facts and how to minimize associated risks during this technological revolution. Today we encounter a hundred thousand times the level of radiation from wireless technologies than we did decades ago. Safety standards are outdated. Prolonged exposure to Radio Frequencies (RF) affect health, from links to breast and brain cancer, to associations with infertility and genetic mutations related to autism/ADHD, to new illnesses such as Electrical Hyper-Sensitivity (EHS). “A wifi classroom is like the inside of … Continued

Week of November 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.