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Sun, May 6, 2018: 1-2 pm Planning Session We get together after the morning session on the first Sunday of every month to discuss things in general and … Continued 11:00 am Wealth & Income Inequality Seminar – Strike Debt Bay Area @ Omni Commons, Disco Room (upstairs) Wealth & Income Inequality Seminar – Strike Debt Bay Area @ Omni Commons, Disco Room (upstairs) May 6 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop by Strike Debt Bay Area Everywhere we look, everything from the headlines to our paychecks to the tents under the freeway remind us that rich people are getting richer and poor people are getting poorer. But it can be hard to understand exactly how and why that is happening. If we can’t understand it, we can’t change it. And change it we must! After a look at the causes of runaway inequality in Part 1, we’ll talk about some fairer ways to provide economic security for all in Part … Continued 11:00 am Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop @ Omni Commons Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop @ Omni Commons May 6 @ 11:00 am – 12:45 pm Tickets Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop by Strike Debt Bay Area Everywhere we look, everything from the headlines to our paychecks to the tents under the freeway remind us that rich people are getting richer and poor people are getting poorer. But it can be hard to understand exactly how and why that is happening. If we can’t understand it, we can’t change it. And change it we must! After a look at the causes of runaway inequality in Part 1, we’ll talk about some fairer ways to provide economic security for all in Part … Continued 1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center May 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We’ll discuss ongoing campaigns and plans for the future. Newcomers and old friends welcome — we need your participation and your voice.64656 3:00 pm Human Rights Forum on Racism Human Rights Forum on Racism May 6 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Mobilization to Submit Reports to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seems to have failed to submit its report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) by the deadline November 20, 2017. The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) continues to reach out to the community to ensure that all forms of racism by the federal, state, and local governments in the U.S. are included in a shadow report to be submitted by MCLI and … Continued 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 6 @ 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 Community Medics Campfire Party! Community Medics Campfire Party! May 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The People’s Community Medics teach basic emergency first aid skills free of charge “BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD DIE WAITING FOR AN AMBULANCE.” Currently, Sharena Diamond Thomas is the only first aid trainer at the People’s Community Medics and she has asked us, The Community Democracy Project (Oakland)* to help her find other folks in Oakland willing to help her do this incredibly important and life-saving work. We’re honored to help her out and invite YOU to come join us. Feel free to bring food (and booze! because we’re also celebrating Shawn and Tia‘s birthdays!) *The Community … Continued 7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons May 6 @ 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 7:00 pm Readings from Mumia Abu-Jamal’s brand new book @ Oakstop Readings from Mumia Abu-Jamal’s brand new book @ Oakstop May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come and hear co-authors, Mumia Abu-Jamal (who will call in during the event) and Stephen Vittoria, plus readers Pam Africa, Tyson Amir, Cat Brooks, Ayanna Davis, Aya de Leon, Emory Douglas, Derethia DuVal, Anita Johnson, devorah major, and others, recite passages from Dreaming of Empire. This is the first in Mumia Abu-Jamal’s most ambitious work to date, a trilogy written as he struggles for life. 5-20 donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds64575 7:30 pm COLLUSION: How Central Bankers Rigged the World @ St. Johns Presbyterian Church COLLUSION: How Central Bankers Rigged the World @ St. Johns Presbyterian Church May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A searing exposé of the collusion between central bankers as they control global markets and dictateeconomic policy… The 2008 financial crisis unleashed a chain reaction that turbo-boosted the influence of central Bankers and triggered a massive shift in the world order. Central banks and institutions like the IMF are overstepping the bounds of their mandates and directing the flow of money without any checks or balances. Meanwhile, the open door between private and central banking ensures endless manipulation against a backdrop of government support. Packed with details about the power … Continued	8:30 am Shut Down Chase! National and Local Actions @ Oscar Grant Plaza Shut Down Chase! National and Local Actions @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 7 @ 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Tickets JP Morgan Chase bank, one of the biggest investors in tar sands, increased its tar sands investments by nearly $6 billion last year — and also increased its investments in coal. Join a local rally as part of a nationwide day of action to #ShutDownChase. Monday May 7 is the annual shareholder meeting for TransCanada, the company trying to build the KXL pipeline. Climate defenders are working to stop the KXL pipeline and keep tar sands in the ground with a three-prong strategy: Mass mobilization with the Promise to Protect: Building … Continued 6:00 pm Solidarity Rally with Striking UC Workers Solidarity Rally with Striking UC Workers May 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Socialist solidarity rally TONIGHT!6pm, Bancroft and TelegraphWear green if you have it! We are joining @norcalsocialism, @LaVozLITci, and @AFSCMELocal3299 pic.twitter.com/OtP9gG0cDW— East Bay DSA (@DSAEastBay) May 7, 2018 64677 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting May 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82809764186?pwd=eWtjcXlsKzU1QkdSdk5xOUxseFl0Zz09 Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186 If you wish to get the password please subscribe to the Oscar Grant Committee mailing list by sending an email to: oscargrantcommittee-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression (OGC) is a grassroots democratic organization that was formed as a conscious united front for justice against police brutality. The OGC is involved in the struggle for police accountability and is committed to … Continued	6:00 pm Ella Baker Center Prison Mail Night @ pin Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Ella Baker Center Prison Mail Night @ pin Ella Baker Center for Human Rights May 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets EBC will host a mail night at our office to respond to the increasing amount of correspondence we’ve been receiving from people in prisons and jails across the country. We are getting lots of questions about prior ballot initiatives including Prop 47 and 57, advocacy support, requests for pen pals and EBC’s work at large. We will also be sending information to people inside about how they can get involved with our priority bills. Please RSVP to Eric@ellabakercenter.org64635 7:00 pm Book Release: Habeas Data @ Laurel Book Store Book Release: Habeas Data @ Laurel Book Store May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Habeas Data chronicles the evolution of surveillance law in America over the last 50 years and argues that current law is insufficient for modern technology. May 8 – Oakland – Laurel Books – 7pm (Launch Party!)64368 7:00 pm DSA Berkeley Social @ Westbrae Biergarten DSA Berkeley Social @ Westbrae Biergarten May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Come hang out with the northwest Berkeley canvass team at Westbrae Biergarten for a Tuesday happy hour social. This is a great opportunity to connect with your comrades and neighbors and get an idea of what DSA activities are going on in your neighborhood. 64663 7:30 pm SudoMesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons SudoMesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons May 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Hello we are here to Save the Internet! Join us every Tuesday in the Omni Commons mezzanine to help build a community-owned and -operated wireless mesh network in the East Bay! Every Tuesday night, we meet to discuss on-going projects, technical bugs, community and media outreach, finances and budgeting, and upcoming events, such as node mounts, office hours, and workshops. Newcomers are encouraged to come on the last Tuesdays of the month for general orientation, but are welcome at any meeting. A wireless mesh network is a network where each computer acts … Continued	3:00 pm 3rd anniversary of the People’s Council (AKA Oakland City Council Take-over) Celebration 3rd anniversary of the People’s Council (AKA Oakland City Council Take-over) Celebration May 9 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets YOU ARE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION! Join the E12th Coalition and friends to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the People’s Council (AKA Oakland City Council Take-over) and the spirit of the Public Land for Public Good campaign. Three years ago this week, community members who’d had enough of Oakland City Council’s continuous failure to listen to neighborhood needs for affordable housing, took over the City Council chambers to prevent the sale of the E12th St public parcel to a luxury tower developer. What followed was a year of community … Continued 6:00 pm Ella Baker MONTHLY MEETING @ Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center Ella Baker MONTHLY MEETING @ Fruitvale-San Antonio Senior Center May 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for May’s member meeting. Whether you are a member, supporter, or interested in learning more come out for food, good company, and get to know the Ella Baker Center. All are welcome! 64620 7:00 pm CLIMATE OF HOPE & DROWNED RIVER With May Boeve & Rebecca Solnit @ 3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Factory CLIMATE OF HOPE & DROWNED RIVER With May Boeve & Rebecca Solnit @ 3rd Floor McRoskey Mattress Factory May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This September in San Francisco, the Global Climate Action Summit will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments in support of the Paris Agreement. 2018 is a turning point: countries and all of us must step up the commitments that were made in Paris and do more. The momentum … Continued 7:00 pm No Coal in Richmond Working Group @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center No Coal in Richmond Working Group @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This is the next meeting of the community group working to end coal exports at the Levin-Richmond terminal on the Richmond waterfront. Join us to discuss ideas and strategies for stopping coal exports through the Bay Area. Thanks to the falling price of clean energy and the commitment of activists like you, the coal industry is in retreat. We’ve retired 259 coal plants in seven years—that’s one plant retired every eleven days. And more than 3 million people now work in the clean energy economy, which now employs more people … Continued	4:00 pm THE COLOR OF LAW By Richard Rothstein @ West Oakland Senior Center THE COLOR OF LAW By Richard Rothstein @ West Oakland Senior Center May 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets NY Times bestselling author, Richard Rothstein, will discuss his recent book, The Color of Law, and the role of the state in creating and maintaining segregation, to the detriment of African Americans and society as a whole. This panel will situate the author’s work in West Oakland, a community that was created/disadvantaged by redlining, “urban redevelopment,” nearby industrial zoning, and other government actions. The panel will pull together activists, electeds, and community members, to reflect on how we got here and the role of government and private actors in remedying … Continued 6:30 pm Displacement & Gentrification Workshop @ Neyborly Displacement & Gentrification Workshop @ Neyborly May 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 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? Berkeley City Councilmember Cheryl Davila is hosting a SURJ workshop which 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. Facilitators from SURJ – Oakland/Bay Area will present analysis based on the work … Continued 7:00 pm Community Microgrids: Building Resilience and Sustainability @ Movement Strategy Center Community Microgrids: Building Resilience and Sustainability @ Movement Strategy Center May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Come join Local Clean Energy Alliance and Rosana Francescato and Matt Renner from the Clean Coalition, who will explain what a microgrid is, the basics of how it works, and how Community Microgrids provide economic, environmental and resilience benefits to communities. We will hear about the Clean Coalition’s plans for microgrids in fire-devastated parts of the North Bay, and in other areas, to create islands of power sustainability as part of the rebuilding process. For a 90-second video on Community Microgrids, follow this link. Tickets are free, but space is limited. … Continued		1:00 pm March For Our Health @ Oscar Grant Plaza March For Our Health @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets We all have a right to a healthy life. That means a right to healthcare, a right to clean air, clean water, and a clean earth, to healthy food, a right to a job and housing and the right to live a life free of discrimination and oppression. WE NEED IMPROVED MEDICARE FOR ALL NOW. The U.S. is one of the only countries in the “developed” world that does not guarantee universal health coverage. We pay more for health care and have worse outcomes (http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives/2017/july/mirror-mirror/) because our system isn’t built … Continued 7:00 pm The Bay Area – For the 1% or for us? @ South Berkeley Senior Center The Bay Area – For the 1% or for us? @ South Berkeley Senior Center May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets For decades the San Francisco Bay Area was a home for working class families, radicals, musicians, poets and artists of all sorts. Now, it’s the tech capital of the world, boasting of millionaires and billionaires and the most expensive housing in the country. What happened? Dick Walker, former professor of Geography at UC Berkeley, will tell the story of capitalism’s current and hopefully temporary triumph here in the Bay Area. His new book, Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay … 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.