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The Howard Zinn Book Fair is a non-sectarian left event that welcomes a wide variety of political traditions … Continued 1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center Dec 2 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets We’re canceling the Sunflower Alliance meeting for November 18th because of the toxic air. Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We’ll discuss ongoing eco-campaigns and plans for the future. Newcomers and old friends welcome — we need your participation and your voice. Come early to hang out and share a potluck lunch. Potluck lunch: 12:30 PM 65078 3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Dec 2 @ 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	10:00 am NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN RALLY @ North Steps NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN RALLY @ North Steps Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets _At the moment that elected officials are entering the Capitol for the first day of the legislative session, we will convene to testify and demand that the Legislature address the needs of the people and the planet._ _The Northern California Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will be joined by the Campaign to End Child Poverty in California and the Lifting Children Out of Poverty Task Force for the press conference._ * PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLY AT 10AM- 10:45AM featuring speakers from Northern California (North Steps) * … Continued 11:00 am Protest to Demand Release of RVs and Vans Protest to Demand Release of RVs and Vans Dec 3 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Co-Sponsored by the Landless People’s Alliance and the United Front Against Displacement Residents living in over 15 RVs in West Oakland, many of whom have lived and worked in the surrounding community for decades, saw their vehicles impounded in mass by the police on October 23rd. Join us in demanding the return of these vehicles and the property inside them. Residents have been living on the street there ever since losing the vehicles, and several have been without their identification papers that remain in the impounded vehicles. We are also … Continued 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting Dec 3 @ 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 7:00 pm Seth Tobocman – radical artist in conversation @ Longhaul Seth Tobocman – radical artist in conversation @ Longhaul Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Seth Tobocman – co-founder of World War 3 Illustrated magazine and author of “You Don’t have to fuck people over to survive” – an influential propagandist for squatting, anti-capitalism and anti- war movements. 65335	9:00 am End Criminal Justice Fines and Fees in Alameda County @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse End Criminal Justice Fines and Fees in Alameda County @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse Dec 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join @CaDebtJustice next Tuesday December 4 and speak directly to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors about the impact of court & reentry fees on your life and your community #DebtFreeJustice65366 5:30 pm HEALTH CARE UNDER THE KNIFE @ UC Berkeley Campus, Gifford Room, 221 Kroeber Hall HEALTH CARE UNDER THE KNIFE @ UC Berkeley Campus, Gifford Room, 221 Kroeber Hall Dec 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association present a discussion on strategies for moving towards a post-capitalist health-care system. 65364 6:45 pm Intro to SURJ @ Sierra Club Intro to SURJ @ Sierra Club Dec 4 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.65210 7:30 pm Sudo Mesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons, Upstairs Sudo Mesh: Save the Internet @ Omni Commons, Upstairs Dec 4 @ 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	8:00 am Bear Witness to Eviction of the Homeless @ #DignityVillage Bear Witness to Eviction of the Homeless @ #DignityVillage Dec 5 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am Tickets The Village in Oakland #feedthepeople The city of Oakland posted eviction notices to #HousingAndDignityVillage an hour ago. Please come visit us between now and then so you can see Oakland’s only clean and sober homeless encampment for women and families. Oakland only homeless encampment that provides services and resources to the housed and unhoused in our surrounding neighborhood. We are not criminals. We are not illegal. We are Human beings asserting our right to exist, our right to Housing, our right to sanctuary. We are not damaging this neighborhood or … Continued 7:00 pm People Powered East Bay—Launch Party @ Impact Hub People Powered East Bay—Launch Party @ Impact Hub Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Help celebrate the launch of a new people-powered economy with a HUGE party. The Sustainable Economies Law Center will be celebrating the debut of two groundbreaking cooperatives: the People Power Solar Cooperative and the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. These will engage everyday people – like YOU – to co-own, develop, and steward our community’s critical assets: permanently renewable energy and affordable real estate. Come hear about the tireless work building energy democracy through People Power Solar Cooperative, with the assistance of a team of dedicated and visionary attorneys. … Continued	11:00 am Annual Homeless Memorial @ St. Mary's PlaCE. Annual Homeless Memorial @ St. Mary's PlaCE. Dec 6 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join us as we lift up our community members who have lived and died on our streets. Welcome by SMC’s new Executive Director Sharon Cornu Opening Remarks by Pastor Monica J. Cross, First Christian Church of Oakland Guest speaker: David Modersbach, Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless Homelessness is not a crime. It is a symptom of systemic poverty demanding diverse grassroots solutions. Martin v. Boise – WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY! RSVP to Janny Castillo jcastillo@stmaryscenter.org 510 923-9600 x 234 www.stmaryscenter.org65321 11:00 am Press Conference: The Police Murder of Jehad Eid Lawsuit @ Outside, in front of San Francisco City Hall Press Conference: The Police Murder of Jehad Eid Lawsuit @ Outside, in front of San Francisco City Hall Dec 6 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets @AROCBayArea @mdbarba @kintarasu @AmalKPIX— Tariq Eid (@cityboy_tariq) December 6, 2018 Join us for a press conference at 11am Thursday, December 6 in front of San Francisco City Hall: Eid family and attorney, Dan Siegel, will be announcing the filing of federal lawsuit against @SFPD for the murder of 21 year old Palestinian Muslim, Jehad Eid. @APTPaction https://t.co/JwDsW5OAnr— AROC (@AROCBayArea) December 6, 2018 65373 1:30 pm Court Support for AntiFascists @ Superior Court, Dept. 9 Court Support for AntiFascists @ Superior Court, Dept. 9 Dec 6 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets 3 anti-fascist activists are facing serious charges from the June 26, 2016 Nazi shutdown in #Sacramento. Come have their backs and show up to support them at their pre-trial hearing on Thursday 12/6 @ 1:30pm. See Antifa Sacramento’s event for more info: https://t.co/XaabtP6fXZ pic.twitter.com/660r23qX1q— Berkeley Antifa (@berkeleyantifa) December 1, 2018 Three antifascist activists are facing serious charges for defending our city against neo-Nazis two and a half years ago. We’re calling on our community to come out to their pretrial hearing and show support for these brave individuals. It’s up … Continued 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza Dec 6 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Agenda: 4. 5:15pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – DOT – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Anticipated Impact Report and draft Use Policy – review and take possible action 5. 5:35pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OFD – Discuss with staff existing equipment capabilities, report and policy drafting sequence 6. 5:50pm: Federal Task Force Transparency Ordinance – Discuss with OPD annual reporting metrics 7. 6:20pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Body Worn Camera Anticipated Impact Report and draft Use Policy – review and take possible action65367 6:30 pm Corazón del Tiempo Film Screening for Zapatista Middle Schools @ Omni Commons Corazón del Tiempo Film Screening for Zapatista Middle Schools @ Omni Commons Dec 6 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Celebrate 25 years of Zapatismo by watching a love story that takes you to the heart of the Zapatista resistance. The Chiapas Support Committee presents: CORAZÓN DEL TIEMPO \| HEART OF TIME BENEFIT SCREENING For the Zapatista Middle School Project Corazón del Tiempo (Heart of Time) is a film about love in the time of Zapatista Resistance. When Sonia, a Zapatista civilian supporter, falls in love with Julio, an insurgente (rebel soldier), a problem arises because she is already engaged to Miguel, a young community leader. The film shows how … Continued 7:00 pm No Coal in Oakland Community Meeting @ West Side Missionary Baptist Church No Coal in Oakland Community Meeting @ West Side Missionary Baptist Church Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets NCIO COMMUNITY MEETING No Coal in Oakland invites all interested community members to join us. There will be updates on legal developments in court and in the city (including Oakland’s recent termination of Phil Tagami’s lease on the West Gateway), the status of the Bank of Montreal campaign, other ideas about how to further our campaign to assure coal is never shipped through the bulk commodities terminal proposed for construction on the West Gateway site, and the formation of a regional No Coal coalition including Richmond and Vallejo. 65302	9:00 am Ending Urban Shield “As It Is Currently Constituted” – Task Force Meeting @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse Ending Urban Shield “As It Is Currently Constituted” – Task Force Meeting @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse Dec 7 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Area Security Initiative, charged with reconstituting and rethinking Urban Shield. The committee was established by the Board of Supervisors in March 2018 in response to sustained community concerns about Urban Shield, which is funded in part by UASI grants from the Department of Homeland Security, and coordinated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. The Board of Supervisors decided in March, 2018 that 2018 would be the last year the county would approve Urban Shield, as currently constituted, and … Continued	11:00 am East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest 2018 @ Omni Commons East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest 2018 @ Omni Commons Dec 8 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets The East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest is back at the Omni Commons in Oakland. We are introducing a Zine Store at EBABZ Fest this year. Drop off your zines and let EBABZ Fest volunteers manage your sales. Apply here: http://bit.ly/ebabzstore2018 Workshops: 12:00 – 1:15 PM: Writing From the Margins: Creativity & Embodiment for Artists of Color with Fatima Nasiyr https://www.facebook.com/events/2025491594197387/ 1:30 – 2:45 PM: Mixed Media Sticker Making with Rafael Tapia III https://www.facebook.com/events/196382107933370/ 3:00 – 4:15 PM: Letterpress Basics with Kristi Holohan https://www.facebook.com/events/580478732409174/ After Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/1916456818469234/65380 12:30 pm ACLU Bill Of Rights Day @ Impact Hub ACLU Bill Of Rights Day @ Impact Hub Dec 8 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Beyond the Bay: Building Power for California’s Future Come celebrate with us at the ACLU Foundation of Northern California’s annual Bill of Rights Day at the Impact Hub Oakland. Recognize bold leaders and celebrate a year of legislative successes for civil rights and civil liberties in California. This year’s honorees include: Basim Elkarra for his unwavering commitment to expanding civil rights for Muslim Americans and all Americans, and for building respect and understanding between ethnic groups, faith communities and government agencies. Lisa Honig for her exceptional, decades-long commitment to civil liberties and … Continued 4:30 pm ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons - check whiteboard for room ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons - check whiteboard for room Dec 8 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Doughnut Economics Reading Group: Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planetary peril Doughnut Economics: 7 ways to think like a 21st century economist By Kate Raworth Chelsea Green Publishing (2017) The capitalist economic system defines every aspect of our lives: the schooling and medical care we get, where we live, and how we sustain ourselves. The system works for a lucky few and exploits everyone else. And it’s a real threat to the survival of our species (and many others) on this planet. We know the system needs to change—but we … Continued 7:00 pm People’s Assembly for Migrant Caravan Solidarity @ First Presbyterian Church People’s Assembly for Migrant Caravan Solidarity @ First Presbyterian Church Dec 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Calling all organizations, crews, congregations and affiliations around the Bay to join a People’s Assembly and formation of the Migrant Welcome Committee of the Bay Area. On October 12, a caravan of refugees departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras fleeing rampant violence and grinding poverty, headed for the US border. Step by step, they called their trek an “exodus” as they gained steam and powered ahead 6,000-strong out of Mexico City toward Tijuana. With other caravans on the way, a crisis is building up on the US-Mexico border that will not … Continued

Week of December 2

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.