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Ernest Mandel in his intro to Trotsky’s Struggle Against Fascism in Germany posits 6 dynamically inter-related elements that compose Trotsky’s evolutionary … Continued 11:00 am Abolition of Policing Workshop with Critical Resistance @ Sierra Club Abolition of Policing Workshop with Critical Resistance @ Sierra Club May 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Tickets This Critical Resistance workshop explores the role and history of policing in the U.S., the way it has impacted different communities, and how people have resisted and challenged its inherent violence. This workshop also goes over how we can reduce our reliance on policing by highlighting the various ways that building up community strength and practices lead to true safety that does not depend on law enforcement. We are asking for a $5 – 20 donation, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 100% of donations … Continued 1:00 pm Indivisible East Bay @ Sports Center Indivisible East Bay @ Sports Center May 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets EB All Member Meeting at Sports Basement, Berkeley. RSVP (free) here. Mission and Goals Indivisible East Bay is a chapter of the Indivisible movement. We are a grassroots organization focused on stopping the Trump administration’s policies by: Lobbying our group’s Members of Congress (MoCs) with office visits, calls, emails, and rallies. Lobbying our MoCs on topics of laws, policies, and nominations. Collaborating with other Indivisible groups and sharing resources for meetings and events. We will also focus on the following, in order of declining priority: Lobby our representatives at all levels (state, local, county, party, … Continued 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 27 @ 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 May 27 @ 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 May 27 @ 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 7:30 pm Film night: The Chinese Exclusion Act @ Omni Commons ballroom Film night: The Chinese Exclusion Act @ Omni Commons ballroom May 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Discussion after the screening with Cynthia Choy, Co-Executive Director of Chinese Affirmative Action, and Nancy Wong, daughter of victims of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Free snacks and popcorn. 64724	10:00 am Memorial Day Interfaith Prayer Gathering Memorial Day Interfaith Prayer Gathering May 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Please join us on Memorial Day morning for an interfaith prayer gathering to honor the ancestors.64738 7:00 pm People’s Park: how to save this beautiful experiment! @ Longhaul People’s Park: how to save this beautiful experiment! @ Longhaul May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tomorrow 5/28 the Long Haul hosts a discussion and film about People's Park & how to save this beautiful experiment! 7pm. pic.twitter.com/zb2MfdZE44— Long Haul Infoshop (@Longhaulinfo) May 27, 2018 64746 7:00 pm TENANT AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, Public Meeting. @ Omni Commons TENANT AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, Public Meeting. @ Omni Commons May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) is a member-run housing organization built out of the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America. We encourage all tenants of private landlords, unhoused people, and public housing residents, to join us in organizing councils. Existing avenues for combating rising rents, slumlord behavior, and evictions are channeled through non-profit organizations. These types of organizations, while a critical resource for tenants, do not necessarily challenge the larger structural dilemma that we face—the subjugation of housing under capitalism. Effectively challenging well-heeled landlords, developers, and state managers depends on … Continued	8:30 am Net Neutrality Lobby Day – Sacramento. @ State Capitol Net Neutrality Lobby Day – Sacramento. @ State Capitol May 29 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Register here. Get on the bus! This Tuesday May 29th we’ll be overwhelming Comcast and AT&T’s lobbying power in Sacramento and showing lawmakers our support for SB 822, California’s comprehensive Net Neutrality bill. SB 822 is the strongest Net Neutrality bill in the country, and the large Internet Service Providers are spending millions to try and stop it. But we’re not going to let them because we know what’s at stake. A free and open Internet is critical to our ability to thrive as Black people and people of color in … Continued 12:00 pm URGENT MARIO WOODS PRESS CONFERENCE @ Hall of (In)Justice URGENT MARIO WOODS PRESS CONFERENCE @ Hall of (In)Justice May 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets We are enraged and disheartened by the cowardly decision of the SF DA – George Gascón to not file charges against the officers who killed Mario Woods. The same day at the same time, DA Gascón also announced no charges in the fatal police shooting of Luis Gongora Pat. We are joined by JUSTICE 4 LUIS GONGORA COALITION CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY JOHN BURRIS GWEN WOODS NAACP REV DR AMOS BROWN SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (SURJ) SF SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (SURJ) BAY AREA SAN FRANCISCO DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF … Continued 2:00 pm The War Economy: Poor People’s Campaign Week 3 @ West Steps The War Economy: Poor People’s Campaign Week 3 @ West Steps May 29 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets THE WAR ECONOMY: MILITARISM & THE PROLIFERATION OF GUN VIOLENCE RSVP http://bit.ly/PPCWeek3 50 years ago, Dr. MLK Jr. started the Poor People’s Campaign to spark a radical revolution of values across the nation. The campaign was intended to turn his dream, our dream, into a reality. Black, Brown, Yellow, Red, White, folks of every color where invited to band together across differences to build a Beloved Community across the nation. Weeks before the Campaign, King was assassinated. The original movement was unable to come to fruition. The Poor People’s Campaign: A … Continued 7:30 pm Gayle McLaughlin discusses Winning Richmond @ Pegasus Bookstore Gayle McLaughlin discusses Winning Richmond @ Pegasus Bookstore May 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Corporate-free candidate for Lt. Governor, Gayle McLaughlin, discusses her new memoir, Winning Richmond: How a Progressive Alliance Won City Hall. A group of political activists, environmentalists, and social justice advocates formed a Progressive Alliance that took their city back from the Chevron Oil Company. They transformed Richmond, long polluted and poisoned, into a national leader in sustainability, equity and grassroots democracy, giving hope to the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of California, and the world. Gayle McLaughlin was at the center of that long-term struggle, organizing with co-activists, going door-to-door campaigning … Continued 7:30 pm SudoMesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons SudoMesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons May 29 @ 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	11:00 am End the SF Gang Injunctions Press Conference & Rally @ Steps of City Hall End the SF Gang Injunctions Press Conference & Rally @ Steps of City Hall May 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Come stand with Critical Resistance as we call on the San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera to #EndtheSanFranciscoGangInjunctions Recently, the City Attorney removed 34 out of the 42 people named on the Western Addition gang injunction under pressure from community advocates. While this is a good start, we want the City Attorney to remove all listed individuals from ALL gang injunction in San Francisco. Join us on the San Francisco City Hall steps to call for an end to the injunctions. **Please share the event with your friends, family members, and … Continued 7:30 pm Cyrus Farivar discusses Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech @ Pegasus Books Cyrus Farivar discusses Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech @ Pegasus Books May 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Cyrus Farivar discusses Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech Ars Technica senior business editor Cyrus Farivar presents a critical and historic look at how 50 years of American privacy law is inadequate for the near-future of surveillance. Join us at Pegasus Books Downtown for a discussion and book signing of Habeas Data. ABOUT HABEAS DATA You are being watched. Whether through your phone or your car or your credit card, caught on a CCT camera or tracked through your online viewing history, government agencies know where you … Continued		8:30 am Sanctuary Convening 2018 @ Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California Sanctuary Convening 2018 @ Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California Jun 1 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Sanctuary: Caminando Hacia la Libertad is a 2-day convening that serves to strengthen and organize people of faith in our sanctuary work across California to respond in an increasingly dangerous climate for immigrant communities in 2018. Join us to learn tools and best practices to create a more prophetic path towards liberation, caminando hacia la libertad, where all can live with dignity and wholeness. Click Here For Program Details Cost: We encourage everyone to attend both days of the convening, but have provided options if you are only able to … Continued 12:00 pm Families Belong Together National Day of Action – Rally in SF at ICE Offices @ ICE San Francisco Families Belong Together National Day of Action – Rally in SF at ICE Offices @ ICE San Francisco Jun 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets We need to raise our voices against they key actors who are carrying out Trump’s family separation order: ICE and U.S. Attorneys. ICE apprehends and separates families while US Attorneys enforce the separation in legal proceedings. We need to stand up against this incompetence and the moral abomination of family separation. We’re excited to be partnering with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, MomsRising, United We Dream, MoveOn and many others to hold family-friendly rallies across the country. Bring your friends, wheel your stroller on over, grab your lunch boxes, and … Continued 12:00 pm National Day of Action for Children – Oakland Event @ Alameda County Sheriff's Office National Day of Action for Children – Oakland Event @ Alameda County Sheriff's Office Jun 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Join us for a National Day of Action for Children event on Friday, June 1st to tell the Trump Administraiton that families belong together! We’ll hear from kids, parents, and local leaders, and demand that the Trump Administration stop separating children from their families, and protect the well-being of all children — no exceptions. National Domestic Workers Alliance Children are being taken from their families, kept in separate facilities, unsure of when or if they’ll be reunited. This is the result of the cruel, new family separation policy that Donald … Continued 6:00 pm Protest Franklin Graham and his “Decision (Fascism) America” California Tour @ at the foot of the bridge that goes over the freeway Protest Franklin Graham and his “Decision (Fascism) America” California Tour @ at the foot of the bridge that goes over the freeway Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Christian fascist preacher Franklin Graham is coming to Berkeley on June 1st to hold his “Decision America California Tour” at Cesar Chavez Park. Billed as a religious revival, this is about mobilizing a blind, obedient, and fervent fascist social base for the Trump/Pence regime. And the tour stop in Berkeley delivers the message that Berkeley – and all who stand up to fascist authority – are in the cross hairs of fascist America. We must oppose Graham and the whole regime! https://www.facebook.com/notes/refuse-fascism-bay-area/protest-franklin-grahams-fascism-america-tour/463405274099518/64766	8:30 am Sanctuary Convening 2018 @ Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California Sanctuary Convening 2018 @ Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California Jun 2 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Sanctuary: Caminando Hacia la Libertad is a 2-day convening that serves to strengthen and organize people of faith in our sanctuary work across California to respond in an increasingly dangerous climate for immigrant communities in 2018. Join us to learn tools and best practices to create a more prophetic path towards liberation, caminando hacia la libertad, where all can live with dignity and wholeness. Click Here For Program Details Cost: We encourage everyone to attend both days of the convening, but have provided options if you are only able to … Continued 12:00 pm Sex Worker Justice Now: A March For Sex Worker Rights. @ Oscar Grant Plaza Sex Worker Justice Now: A March For Sex Worker Rights. @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jun 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Press release here. On Saturday, June 2, SWers and our allies will be standing up for justice all over the country. Join us at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland, CA to make the voices & needs of our Bay Area communities loud & visible: Sex Worker Justice Now! (Allies wanted & welcome) We are protesting, rallying & marching with the following goals in mind: 1/ To make more Bay Area residents & local media aware of the systematic violence against sex workers: • Repercussions of FOSTA/SESTA legislation • Police … Continued 12:00 pm Sex Worker Justice Now! March For Sex Worker Rights. @ Oscar Grant Plaza Sex Worker Justice Now! March For Sex Worker Rights. @ Oscar Grant Plaza Jun 2 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets New rally flyer for June 2 by @BayProsSupport -please retweet! pic.twitter.com/leDQnI6grK— Maxine Holloway (@MaxineHolloway) May 6, 2018 Sponsored by Bay Area Pros Support & St. James Infirmary @BayProsSupport for more info. 64676 2:00 pm Socialism and Elections: 2018 @ Starry Plough Pub Socialism and Elections: 2018 @ Starry Plough Pub Jun 2 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets The Peace and Freedom Party presents Socialism and Elections: 2018 From the Peace and Freedom Party Platform: “Our goals cannot be achieved by electoral means alone. We support mass organization, direct action, a militant labor movement, and establishment of alternative institutions.” And when we vote, we honor the memory of Medgar Evers and other Civil Rights martyrs. So come to our forum and let’s do it right. Mary McIlroy, Co-Chair of the Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party and Movement will lead our discussion of the June 5 ballot, candidates … 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.