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Please come and bring a friend!64453 1:30 pm Film “Nuclear Cattle” and Discussion About Fukushima @ Berkeley Central Library Community Room 3rd Floor Film “Nuclear Cattle” and Discussion About Fukushima @ Berkeley Central Library Community Room 3rd Floor Mar 25 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171109/p2a/00m/0na/014000c “Nuclear Cattle,” directed by Tamotsu Matsubara, 58, focuses on the farmers’ response after the government ordered them to slaughter livestock exposed to radiation due to the disaster. Matsubara spent about five years making the film, repeatedly returning to affected areas in Fukushima Prefecture from June 2011 onward, capturing the thoughts of the cattle farmers. “People whose voices aren’t normally heard often ring the truest,” Matsubara says, referring to the people he met. As a consequence of the disaster, the farmers have been unable to sell cattle exposed to radiation, … Continued 3:00 pm FILM SCREENING: FERNGULLY @ Ecology Center FILM SCREENING: FERNGULLY @ Ecology Center Mar 25 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Film Description: A man finds himself living among the animals and enchanted spirits of the rainforest, and learns of the true consequences of human destruction in this animated adventure. Crysta (voice of Samantha Mathis) is a young fairy who is being tutored in the powers of magic by the older and wiser Magi (voice of Grace Zabriskie) in an Amazon rain forest. Their home is on the verge of destruction and they must figure out how to save it. Family friendly! Watch the preview here. 64401 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Greens: Free Dinner and a Movie @ It's Your Move Games Oakland Greens: Free Dinner and a Movie @ It's Your Move Games Mar 25 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Dinner: 6:30 PM Movie: 7:30 PM64475 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Mar 25 @ 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	4:00 pm Free Mumia Abu-Jamal & Stop Police Terror! – A TeachIn @ Room D-200, Laney College Free Mumia Abu-Jamal & Stop Police Terror! – A TeachIn @ Room D-200, Laney College Mar 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Sponsored by: Laney College Ethnic Studies Department and the Free Mumia Coalition Speakers: Arthur League, Cat Brooks, Jack Heyman, Judy Greenspan, Gerald Smith, and Richard Becker Alia Sharreif – hip hop artist Video – Longshore Workers Shut Down Ports to Free Mumia Ras Ceylon & Carole Seligman, co-chairs Who Is Mumia Abu-Jamal? Mumia Abu-Jamal is a revolutionary journalist. A former member of the Black Panther Party and MOVE supporter, he fought racism and police brutality with outspoken radio reporting in Philadelphia in the 1970s. Known as the “voice of the … Continued	10:00 am WE CAN END URBAN SHIELD! All Out to Stop Militarized Policing in the Bay Area @ Alameda County Administration Bldg WE CAN END URBAN SHIELD! All Out to Stop Militarized Policing in the Bay Area @ Alameda County Administration Bldg Mar 27 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Rally & Press Conference to Urge Vote to DEFUND Urban Shield 10am – Rally & Press Conference 11am – Supervisors Meeting & Urban Shield Vote Join the Stop Urban Shield Coalition at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, where they will be voting on the Sheriff’s request to fund Urban Shield 2018. We are organizing to ensure they say NO! We want real, community-based preparedness for emergencies. Police militarization is not the answer. We recently learned that Sheriff Ahern hosted ICE at the 2017 Urban Shield! We must turn … Continued 7:00 pm Documentary: East Bay premier: Nat Bates for Mayor. @ New Parkway Theater Documentary: East Bay premier: Nat Bates for Mayor. @ New Parkway Theater Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The East Bay premier of a new documentary, Nat Bates for Mayor. This movie tells the inspiring story of how the Richmond community organized to defeat Chevron’s candidate for mayor in the 2014 election. Chevron spent more than $3 million on the election but the grassroots campaign won the mayor’s office and a majority on the city council. The film was featured in film festivals including the Woodstock and Santa Cruz film festivals Followed by a panel discussion: Moderator: John Sepulvedo, host of KQED California Report Panelists: Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council … Continued	10:00 am Final Hearing in Oakland Coal Trial Final Hearing in Oakland Coal Trial Mar 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Here it is at last—the final hearing in the Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland trial. The lawsuit is funded by Bowie Resource Partners, the top coal producer in Utah, which hopes to own and operate a coal terminal in West Oakland near the foot of the Bay Bridge. Judge Chhabria has focused the trial on the question of whether the City of Oakland has substantial evidence to support its enforcement of a ban on coal storage and handling on the Terminal project. The City approved a Development … Continued 5:00 pm Making Herstory with Arlene Blum @ Morgan's Bar & Lounge \| Berkeley City Club Making Herstory with Arlene Blum @ Morgan's Bar & Lounge \| Berkeley City Club Mar 28 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Join the Women’s Entrepreneurs of Berkeley for a Women’s History Month celebration!!! Legendary mountaineer & activist, Arlene Blum, will talk about her ascents up the world’s highest mountains and how that compared to the obstacles she overcame in her domestic science policy work. Arlene’s talk will be followed by a networking hour kicked off with an icebreaker game featuring historical female entrepreneurs. And to wrap up a fun evening, we will raffle off those iconic “A Woman’s Place is On Top” T-Shirts!!64467 6:00 pm El Cerrito Shows Up #Enough #IceOutOfCA @ El Cerrito Plaza El Cerrito Shows Up #Enough #IceOutOfCA @ El Cerrito Plaza Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets El Cerrito Shows Up#Enough #ICEoutofCAPlease join us today & every Wednesday 6 – 7 PMWest entrance El Cerrito Plaza nr Daiso, San Pablo Ave & Carlson.ECSU rallies weekly to speak out in favor of equality and justice. #NoHatehttps://t.co/Wotbz2eRWM pic.twitter.com/E88ORoKhhq— IndivisibleELCERRITO (@ECindivisible) March 14, 2018 Please join us from 6 to 7 PM at the west entrance to El Cerrito Plaza, intersection of San Pablo Ave & Carlson Ave. We’ll meet on the side nearest to Daiso. The ECSU goals are to create a significant community presence to speak out in … Continued 6:00 pm HOW FAR WOMEN HAVE COME … @ First Presbyterian Church HOW FAR WOMEN HAVE COME … @ First Presbyterian Church Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets UNA-USA Eastbay Chapter presents: “International Women’s Day – Empowerment Summit and Dinner Celebration”. The United States of America is one of seven countries who still refuse to protect women’s and girl’s rights based on a United Nations convention. For details call, 510.849.1752.64456 6:00 pm The United Nations Association-East Bay Celebrates International Women’s Day @ First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley The United Nations Association-East Bay Celebrates International Women’s Day @ First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The United Nations Association-East Bay To Celebrate International Women’s Day The United Nations Association-East Bay’s dinner celebration for International Women’s Day will address Human Rights for Women and Girls: Promise Fulfilled or Just Dreams? The keynote address is by Keshet Bachan-Dvorat, Vice President of Partnership and Policy for The US National Committee for UN Women San Francisco; panelists include Dr. Patricia M. Valdespino Castillo on women in science, Nathalie Delrue Mcguire, Honorary Consul of Belgium on women in diplomacy, Antonia Lavine on Human Trafficking, Beverly Upton from the Domestic Violence … Continued 6:30 pm A discussion on basic income in the 2020 presidential race with candidate Andrew Yang. @ Impact Hub San Francisco A discussion on basic income in the 2020 presidential race with candidate Andrew Yang. @ Impact Hub San Francisco Mar 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join us Wednesday, March 28th for a discussion on basic income in the 2020 presidential race with candidate Andrew Yang. Last month, Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur from New York, announced that he was running for president as a Democrat in the 2020 elections. What makes Andrew’s campaign unusual is his primary policy position — he believes that automation is an imminent threat to American jobs, and that we must enact universal basic income as a way to counter this danger. On Wednesday, March 28th, Jim Pugh will sit down with Andrew … Continued 7:00 pm Beyond Recognition: Film Screening and Discussion @ Hasta Muerta Coffee Beyond Recognition: Film Screening and Discussion @ Hasta Muerta Coffee Mar 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join us for a screening of Beyond Recognition, A film exploring the quest to preserve one’s culture and homeland in a society bent on erasing them. Followed by discussion with Sogorea Te Land Trust Co-founder Corrina Gould. Sogorea’ Te Land Trust is an The Sogorea Te Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led community organization that facilitates the return of Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to Indigenous stewardship. Sogorea Te creates opportunities for all people living in Ohlone territory to work together to re-envision … Continued 7:00 pm Pueblo Sin Fronteras & the Latin American Refugee Movement @ Finnish Hall Pueblo Sin Fronteras & the Latin American Refugee Movement @ Finnish Hall Mar 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets UPDATE 3/24: Now more than 1,000 people have joined the caravan. Bay Area luchadorxs for immigration justice are gathering in solidarity with migrants currently forming a 1,000+ person caravan from Central America through Mexico—the “Migrants in the Struggle” 2018 Refugee Caravan. By traveling together, the caravan turns an individual’s dangerous journey into a mass mobilization. Learn more, bring friends, and support future friends forced to flee home and head north in the hope of finding safety. These caravanerxs are on the front line fighting for the right to migrate and … Continued 7:30 pm California Prison Focus: Liberate the Caged Voices @ The Octopus Literary Salon California Prison Focus: Liberate the Caged Voices @ The Octopus Literary Salon Mar 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 64424	6:30 pm Oakland Police Commission Meeting @ Oakland City Hall Oakland Police Commission Meeting @ Oakland City Hall Mar 29 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Police Commission meetings have shifted to the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Unless otherwise noted, the location is Council Chambers of City Hall (3rd floor). This meeting will include a discussion of the proposed Enabling Legislation for Measure LL which will provide details on the structure and operations of the Police Commission, the Inspector General and the Community Police Review Agency (CPRA). The Coalition’s suggested edits to the Ordinance will be discussed. Of particular importance is our insistence that there be legal counsel for both the Agency and the … Continued 7:00 pm The Reparations Tour: White Solidarity with Black Power Blueprint @ Akwaaba Hall, Uhuru House The Reparations Tour: White Solidarity with Black Power Blueprint @ Akwaaba Hall, Uhuru House Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Reparations Tour: White Solidarity with the Black Power Blueprint is part of a U.S. wide tour building support for the Black Power Blueprint Project, a program for economic and political power in the hands of the African working class of St. Louis in the wake of the mass resistance following the police murder of Mike Brown in 2014. The Black Power Blueprint is a community project that is purchasing and revitalizing buildings in the heart of the impoverished O’Fallon neighborhood, creating programs for community economic development such as the … Continued 7:00 pm The Young Karl Marx (2017) – Film @ New Parkway Theater The Young Karl Marx (2017) – Film @ New Parkway Theater Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm Tickets 26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who investigated the sordid birth of the British working-class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.64496 7:30 pm GAZA: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley GAZA: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley Mar 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets “No scholar has done more to shed light on Israel’s ruthless treatment of the Palestinians than Norman Finkelstein. In “Gaza” he meticulously details Israel’s massacres of the Palestinians…while demolishing the myths Israel and its supporters have invented to disguise these shocking events.”—John Mearsheimer, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago “This is the voice I listen for when I want to learn the deepest reality about Jews, Israelis, and Palestinians…There is no one like him today, but in my bones I know this incredible warrior for Humanity and Justice … Continued	7:00 pm PUERTO RICO Update @ North Berkeley Senior Center PUERTO RICO Update @ North Berkeley Senior Center Mar 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets The Alliance for a Sustainable Puerto Rico presents an update on autonomous mutual aid projects thriving in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.64493 7:30 pm CompArte: The Ballad of the Zapatistas Art Show @ La Pena Cultural Center CompArte: The Ballad of the Zapatistas Art Show @ La Pena Cultural Center Mar 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets This art exhibit and talk is to revitalize the relationships between local communities and the indigenous peoples in Chiapas through art and dialogue. Come meet and listen to Bay Area artists that have collaborated with the Zapatista community and an update by the Chiapas Support Committee at 8pm. Artesanías: There will also be arts and crafts for sale by the Zapatista Women’s Art Collective! The Chiapas Support Committee Oakland with La Peña Cultural Center present this CompArte artwork created by diverse, political and powerful Bay Area artists in dialogue with … Continued	10:00 am Waffles & Zapatismo @ Omni Commons, basement hall Waffles & Zapatismo @ Omni Commons, basement hall Mar 31 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets CHIAPAS SUPPORT COMMITTEE Home of the Compañero Manuel blog on the Zapatistas & Mexico Come to the next Waffles & Zapatismo class, with an open general meeting after class from 12 Noon to 1pm. The class will focus on the 1994 Zapatista Uprising, the 1994 Democratic Convention and the 1996 1st Intercontinental Gathering. There will be discussion after the presentation and from 12-1 there will be an open general meeting with discussion about what the Chiapas Support Committee is doing and how you can participate. Zapatista News & Analysis !. … Continued

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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.