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No cost, but donations are always … Continued 2:00 pm Film Screening: “Resistance at Tule Lake” @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center Film Screening: “Resistance at Tule Lake” @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center Mar 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents Resistance At Tule Lake, a film that overturns the myth of Japanese Americans as obedient government collaborators during their WWII incarceration. Konrad Aderer’s seminal film reveals the long-marginalized story of Tule Lake Segregation Center, the overcrowded, highly-militarized concentration camp where over 12,000 Japanese Americans were demonized and punished for speaking out against the injustice of their incarceration. “Resistance at Tule Lake” is a potent piece of history at a time when the United States is once again feeling less than hospitable. — The New York … Continued 5:00 pm Green Sunday: Shelter Now! Alternatives to the Housing Crisis @ Niebyl Proctor Library Green Sunday: Shelter Now! Alternatives to the Housing Crisis @ Niebyl Proctor Library Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Shelter Now! Alternatives to the Housing Crisis The Green Party of Alameda County welcomes Clark Sullivan and Mary Behm-Steinberg to discuss alternative solutions to the housing crisis in the Bay Area. As rental costs increase across the city and climate change devastates Northern California regions, and as the Berkeley City Council recently passed overnight bans against RV dwellers, particularly at the Berkeley Marina — our panelists offer their unique experiences fighting for the rights of unhoused residents and low-income homeowners facing eviction and displacement, and offer next-step solutions on building … Continued 6:00 pm NOT HAPPENING: Liberated Lens film night: “No Choice” @ Omni Commons NOT HAPPENING: Liberated Lens film night: “No Choice” @ Omni Commons Mar 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets No additional information yet.65754 7:00 pm Party for 31 years of Slingshot newspaper publishing @ Longhaul Party for 31 years of Slingshot newspaper publishing @ Longhaul Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Slingshot turns 31 years old – 1988 – 2019 Meet authors from the last 31 years, learn how you can get involved in Slingshot for the next 31 years, look at a display of back issues. plus (as always) Vegan chocolate cake, zany free raffle for door prizes, get copies of issue #128 of the paper, maybe snacks, maybe music 65813 7:00 pm Screening of ‘Sara’ @ Tamarack Oakland Screening of ‘Sara’ @ Tamarack Oakland Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets “They cut my breasts in torture, I didn’t even say “ah”, The prevalent mindset is that if a woman knows justice, to cut her breasts I am embarrassed to even say “ah” as a militant of a justified cause. ” Sakine Cansız (Sara) Sara was born in Dersim in 1958 as the daughter of an Alevi family. She was one of the founding members of the PKK, a political activist and feminist known by the codename “Sara” in the organization. She was among the founders of the PKK and was … Continued	10:00 am Public Banking Press Conference @ Old Mint Public Banking Press Conference @ Old Mint Mar 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets 📢 Join us for some exciting public banking news Monday morning in LA and SF! We’re building a movement all across the state! ➡LA: 9AM @ LA City Hall ➡SF: 10AM @ Old Mint (88 Fifth St)#publicbanksnow 🙌 pic.twitter.com/j7xJrQKNbj — California Public Banking Alliance (@calpba) March 8, 2019 CA legislators to announce new bill The fight for socially and environmentally responsible public banking in California is about to level up! On Monday morning, March 11, state legislators will unveil a new bill to advance public banking in California. The California … Continued 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Special Meeting re ALPR Policy @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 2 Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Special Meeting re ALPR Policy @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 2 Mar 11 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets A Special Meeting of the PAC has been called in Hearing Room 2 at City Hall to continue conversation and take action on the Department of Transportation’s Automated License Plate Reader Policy and the Oakland Police Department’s Automated License Plate Reader Policies. 65855 5:00 pm Tax the Rich Sing-A-Long with Occupella @ Outside the Old Oaks Theater Tax the Rich Sing-A-Long with Occupella @ Outside the Old Oaks Theater Mar 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets We’re still playing every Monday that it doesn’t rain! Occupella organizes informal public singing at Bay Area occupation sites, marches and at BART stations. We sing to promote peace, justice, and an end to corporate domination, especially in support of the Occupy movement. Music has the power to build spirit, foster a sense of unity, convey messages and emotions, spread information, and bring joy to participants and audience alike. See spirited clip of an action at BART. Check out the actions calendar and come add your voice. There are lots of ways to participate … Continued 6:30 pm Reckoning With Violence – Panel Discussion @ All of Us or None of Us Reckoning With Violence – Panel Discussion @ All of Us or None of Us Mar 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets All of Us or None is thrilled to welcome in conversation Danielle Sered, George Galvis, and Malachi Scott to talk about transformative responses to violence and building a movement to end mass incarceration that includes everyone—including people who commit violence. We know too well that all too often our movement draws lines between people convicted of non-violent and violent offenses that often leave people convicted of violence with little of the relief being sought administratively, legislatively or through the ballot box. We hope that this discussion will: 1) Assist audience … Continued	10:00 am Stop the Sheriff from Torpedoing the Decision to End Urban Shield @ Alameda County Administration Bldg , 5th Floor Stop the Sheriff from Torpedoing the Decision to End Urban Shield @ Alameda County Administration Bldg , 5th Floor Mar 12 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets On February 26th, as a result of years of community organizing, the Board of Supervisors accepted 60 out of 63 community-supported recommendations for changes to emergency preparedness trainings under the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) funding. On Tuesday March 12th, Supervisors have the opportunity to take the next steps in making a community-led vision for safety and disaster response a reality. The Alameda County Sheriff is fighting tooth and nail to sabotage the path forward for community-supported emergency preparedness. Let’s continue to work with—and push!—our Supervisors to make sure we … Continued 4:00 pm Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area @ 370 Dwinelle Hall, University of California Berkeley Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area @ 370 Dwinelle Hall, University of California Berkeley Mar 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Author and historian Peter Cole will discuss his new book, Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. This book largely focuses upon the long history of activism by members of ILWU Local 10 for racial equality locally and nationally and against apartheid internationally. It also compares and contrasts the fascinating, unknown history of docker activism in the port of Durban, South Africa. 65814	8:00 pm Robert Reich: Free Speech in Angry Times @ ASUC Student Union Robert Reich: Free Speech in Angry Times @ ASUC Student Union Mar 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 65699	5:30 pm OAKLAND POLICE COMMISSION – Joshua Pawley, Probation Searches @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza OAKLAND POLICE COMMISSION – Joshua Pawley, Probation Searches @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza Mar 14 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Full agenda. Oakland Police Department (OPD) Report on Pawlik Investigation Chief Anne Kirkpatrick will provide the Executive Force Review Board report, the Compliance Director’s report and addendum related to the Joshua Pawlik shooting investigation. (Attachments 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) a. Discussion b. Public Comment c. Action, if any Searches of Individuals on Probation and Parole The Commission will review an updated proposal for R-02: Searches of Individuals on Probation or Parole. (Attachments 11a, 11b) 66014 7:00 pm Naila and the Uprising Film Screening @ Berkeley City College Naila and the Uprising Film Screening @ Berkeley City College Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets In celebration of International Women’s Day, join us for this special film screening When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a young woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the journey of Naila Ayesh and a fierce community of women on the front lines, whose stories weave … Continued		3:30 pm Screenings: Fruitvale Station & Sorry to Bother You @ Oakland Library, 81st St Branc Screenings: Fruitvale Station & Sorry to Bother You @ Oakland Library, 81st St Branc Mar 16 @ 3:30 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets 66017 6:00 pm A CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE’S PARK @ ART HOUSE GALLERY & CULTURAL CENTER A CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE’S PARK @ ART HOUSE GALLERY & CULTURAL CENTER Mar 16 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Doors open at 6 pm for Pot Luck, talk, and music. Concert 7:30-10 pm with The Yosemitones (Driftwood Dave Yosemite and Katie Lee Yosemite with Hali Hammer on bass), and Carol Denney. 65835 7:00 pm Building Sanctuary for Migrants Arriving in the Bay Area @ Kehilla Community Synagogue Building Sanctuary for Migrants Arriving in the Bay Area @ Kehilla Community Synagogue Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Thousands of migrants are fleeing rampant violence and abject poverty, and are headed to the Bay Area. How do we open space for them? How do we strengthen existing organizations and networks who welcome migrants and asylum seekers to the Bay Area? How does defending sanctuary and asylum laws against Trump’s Administration contribute to the larger struggle against racism and white supremacy in the United States? Join SURJ Bay Area, SURJ San Francisco, the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and the Kehilla Community Synagogue for an evening of solidarity and … 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.