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(Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued	12:00 pm 9th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil @ Fruitvale Bart Station 9th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil @ Fruitvale Bart Station Jan 1 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets The Oscar Grant Foundation is hosting the 9th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil “Speak Up and Judge Fairly” The Oscar Grant Foundation (OGF) was established on August 13, 2010, as a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. It was organized after the criminal trial and subsequent conviction of former B.A.R.T. Police Officer Johannes Mehserle for the January 1, 2009 unlawful killing of Oscar Julius Grant III. Oscar’s mother, Rev. Wanda R. Johnson, now heads the Foundation, and its mission is to help bridge the gap of distrust between individuals in at-risk communities and … Continued		6:15 pm Direct “Right” Action @ Heart and Soul Center of Light Direct “Right” Action @ Heart and Soul Center of Light Jan 3 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets At Here at Heart and Soul Center of Light , we recognize society has systems in place that train, condition, and socialize us to sever connections to people who are perceived as “different” or less than. That’s why on Wednesday evenings we set an intention of debunking those lies, envisioning a more inclusive and free world. Please join Valerie Joi Fiddmont, Rev. C. Michael Woodstock and myself as we co- lead a discussion on the infinite potential of direct right action. On that evening, I will discuss my work in … Continued 7:00 pm #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils @ ACCE Action #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils @ ACCE Action Jan 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Please come out to join the first in our series of spokescouncils to help plan the #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy. Note that in contemplating what is happening in the world right now, and the critical importance of solidarity with indigenous peoples and peoples engages in liberation struggles around the world – the third day of #96Hours will be Indigenous/International Solidarity Day! Here is our revised Call and please don’t forget to join our Facebook spokescouncil event series by clicking “interested” on the series, then “going” on … Continued	11:00 am Pregnant Female Prisoners at Santa Rita Inhumanely Treated – Lawsuit @ Alameda County Sheriff's Office Administration Building Pregnant Female Prisoners at Santa Rita Inhumanely Treated – Lawsuit @ Alameda County Sheriff's Office Administration Building Jan 4 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Federal Suit Charges Pregnant Female Prisoners at Alameda County Santa Rita Jail Inhumanely Treated – Coerced to Abort by Authorities OAKLAND – Pregnant female prisoners are inhumanely treated and coerced to have abortions at the Alameda County Jail (Santa Rita) – women have had recent miscarriages and one gave birth alone in solitary confinement – according to a new federal lawssuit naming Alameda County, the Alameda County Jail, the Alameda County Sheriff and dozens of individual officers as defendants. Details available at the news conference. At least three pregnant female prisoners … Continued 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Head of NCRIC to Testify @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Head of NCRIC to Testify @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Jan 4 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets The head of Northern California’s Federal spy data center, the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), will testify and answer questions from the Commission. Agenda: 1. NCRIC Q&A with Mike Sena, Executive Director, also taking questions from the public. 2. Surveillance Ordinance 64038 6:00 pm Omni Orientation for New Commoners @ Omni Commons Omni Orientation for New Commoners @ Omni Commons Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Come by our open Orientations every First and Third Thursday of the month at 6pm! We’ll introduce you to the variety of ways you can get involved at the Omni, whether through joining a working group or a collective—or starting one of your one. Write our Communications Working Group with questions: comms@omnicommons.org64074	3:00 pm Rally to Save Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants – SF @ Federal Bldg (btw Market and Mission) Rally to Save Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants – SF @ Federal Bldg (btw Market and Mission) Jan 5 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Rally to Save Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants The Trump administration is threatening to remove Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Salvadorans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Syrians, and Haitians and send them back to situations of life-threatening violence. Many came to the United States because of wars and natural disasters and have been here for years, and for some, even decades. Removing Temporary Protected Status will put hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation. Sending them back to countries where there are ongoing conflicts or economic instability is a human rights … Continued	10:00 am Turn Oakland Around: Oakland Justice Coalition @ ACCE Offices Turn Oakland Around: Oakland Justice Coalition @ ACCE Offices Jan 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Please join us for a meeting on Saturday, January 6, 10 am, at the ACCE Office, 2501 International Boulevard, to plan our strategy to begin turning Oakland around in 2018. Oakland needs new leadership, and that will not come from the group that has dominated Oakland politics for decades. Now is the right time for new leadership. 2018 can begin a new era for Oakland, or it will end with more of the same. Many key positions will be open, including the Mayor, City Council members for Districts 2, 4, … Continued 11:00 am Stop Unfair Evictions – SF Stop Unfair Evictions – SF Jan 6 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets This Saturday 11AM, join us at 350 Alabama St to help gather signatures for https://t.co/yWJEfrqTTM.Let’s help ensure all tenants facing eviction have a right to counsel!👨‍⚖️🏛🏠https://t.co/LfVCxB8WG7 pic.twitter.com/OCBkfyCjBZ— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) January 2, 2018 64088 1:00 pm #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils @ ACCE Action #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy – Planning SpokesCouncils @ ACCE Action Jan 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Please come out to join the first in our series of spokescouncils to help plan the #96Hours of #NonCompliance to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy. Note that in contemplating what is happening in the world right now, and the critical importance of solidarity with indigenous peoples and peoples engages in liberation struggles around the world – the third day of #96Hours will be Indigenous/International Solidarity Day! Here is our revised Call and please don’t forget to join our Facebook spokescouncil event series by clicking “interested” on the series, then “going” on the … Continued 2:00 pm Local Film Screening: City Rising: Public Land for Public Good! @ First Congregational Church Local Film Screening: City Rising: Public Land for Public Good! @ First Congregational Church Jan 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Please join First Congregational Church of Oakland and KCET City Rising for a screening of the new documentary special, CITY RISING, examining gentrification in California, followed by a discussion about the use of Public Land in Oakland. The multi-platform documentary series shows how gentrification is deeply rooted in a history of discriminatory laws and practices in the United States that have disproportionately impacted and continue to impact marginalized communities. The film follows the journey of California communities that are fighting displacement and features a growing movement of advocates seeking responsible … Continued 2:00 pm You Are Not A Loan! Banks, Debt, and Socialism @ Starry Plough Pub You Are Not A Loan! Banks, Debt, and Socialism @ Starry Plough Pub Jan 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Suds, Snacks, & Socialism at the Starry Plough 2 blocks from Ashby BART in Berkeley The Peace and Freedom Party presents YOU ARE NOT A LOAN! Banks, Debt, and Socialism Bertolt Brecht famously asked whether it’s worse to rob a bank or to own one. Good question. To explore this issue, we are inviting Debbie Notkin and Maren Poitras from Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland and Gloria La Riva, 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party. Sat, Jan 6, 2018 • 2:00 PM-4:30 PM FREE! (Please … Continued 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Omni Commons Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance is NOT Futile! @ Omni Commons Jan 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! Presenting debt and inequality related topics at forums, workshops and in radio productions Promoting single-payer / Medicare … Continued

Week of December 31

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.