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All-day Conference: The Coming 2020 Election Crisis @ South Berkeley Senior Center Conference: The Coming 2020 Election Crisis @ South Berkeley Senior Center Oct 6 all-day Tickets “The Coming 2020 Election Crisis” Conference Oct. 5,6, in Berkeley The National Voting Rights Task Force (NVRTF) is proud to announce its 3rd National Election Integrity Conference – “The Coming 2020 Election Crisis – In Paper We Trust” – Sat. and Sun., 10 am – 6 pm. The 2020 Primary and General Elections are just around the corner. But will everyone who wants to vote be able to? Will all the votes be counted as cast? How secure will the elections be? Will they be hacked? And, if so, will … Continued
12:00 am 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 10:30 am  Gentrifying Paradise? A handbook for fighting gentrification.  @ Niebyl Proctor Library  Gentrifying Paradise? A handbook for fighting gentrification.  @ Niebyl Proctor Library Oct 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Gentrifying Paradise? A handbook for fighting gentrification. Actually, the book’s subtitle is Resistance and Removal in 21st Century Venice California, and Democracy Now’s Juan González described it as follows: “This is a captivating people’s history of the battle to preserve one of America’s iconic neighborhoods, Venice, California, from the claws of real estate developers, downtown politicians and the merchants of mass consumerism. Author James R Smith weaves together his own personal memoir, his many muckraking dispatches from one of the few surviving 1960s alternative … Continued 3:00 pm Memorial for Michael Diehl (Berkeley Activist) @ People's Park Memorial for Michael Diehl (Berkeley Activist) @ People's Park Oct 6 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/crustyrustyMAD/status/1179785823064952832 Michael Diehl, whose work with the homeless and poor on Berkeley’s streets earned him the nickname “the Mayor of Berkeley streets,” was killed Sunday when a driver struck him around 8:30 p.m. in Newark, according to authorities. — Berkeleyside Rest in Power Michael Diehl. All our gratitude and respect for your tireless, grounded, on the ground, lived work and shared wisdom in this world. #HousingIsAHumanRight #SolutionsNotSweeps #HousingIsHealthcare @StSpiritNews https://t.co/D7vBFifi7E — Stolen Belonging (@StolenBelonging) October 3, 2019 67173 4:00 pm Labor Reading Group @ Niebyl Proctor Library Labor Reading Group @ Niebyl Proctor Library Oct 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Today, unions make up only 10.5% of the workforce in the U.S. Wages have been stagnant since the 1970s and living standards have been declining for just as long. Housing and healthcare costs continue to rise, public transit and infrastructure continue to crumble, and more and more working people are only an emergency away from bankruptcy. A good life seems to recede further toward the horizon, further out of reach for workers. Why is this the case and how have we gotten here? What can regular working people do to … Continued 7:00 pm Maggie Haberman – Observations About Trump @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Maggie Haberman – Observations About Trump @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Maggie Haberman Opens Cal Performances’ Speaker Series Maggie Haberman has been covering Donald Trump for much of her decorated career as a political reporter – from his decades in the New York City tabloid headlines to his current contentious presidency. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, New York Times White House correspondent, and CNN political analyst shares her observations about the Trump administration’s combative relationship with the press, and the changing perceptions of journalism throughout the country. Haberman also discusses her award-winning investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential campaign, … Continued	7:00 pm Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World @ Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Half-Earth Day 2019 Evening Lecture Half-Earth is a clarion call to protect half the land and sea in order to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity, and ourselves. At this critical moment for our planet, the Half-Earth Project is bringing together the unique expertise and experience of scientists and thought leaders from around to world to achieve this important moonshot and solve the current environmental crisis. Join visionary biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson and other special guests for a discussion moderated by Sally Jewell about the core science and common humanity that is driving the success … Continued		6:00 pm East Bay Yesterday live: Exploring BART history @ Oakland Public Library East Bay Yesterday live: Exploring BART history @ Oakland Public Library Oct 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Join us for a conversation about the history of BART and the system’s impact on the Bay Area. East Bay Yesterday podcast host Liam O’Donoghue will interview Michael C. Healy, who served as the agency’s spokesperson from 1972 until 2005 and shared his memories in the book, “BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System” (Heyday Books). Expect to hear stories of epic political battles, scandals, “ghost trains,” and even a baby born on BART. This event is free, so we recommend arriving early to guarantee seating. … Continued 6:00 pm Support the West Oakland Community Action Plan for Clean Air @ West Oakland Senior Center Support the West Oakland Community Action Plan for Clean Air @ West Oakland Senior Center Oct 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP) invite you to a special community steering committee meeting in West Oakland about “Owning Our Air: The West Oakland Community Action Plan.” This plan lays out a series of measures to be implemented over the next five years by local, regional, and State agencies to reduce air pollution in West Oakland. All local allies and friends of clean air are urged to come and support the plan and to remind CARB that money is needed to … Continued	6:30 pm Oakland Police Review Commission @ Oakland City Hall Oakland Police Review Commission @ Oakland City Hall Oct 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Full agenda here. Of possible particular interest: V. Raheem: A Proposal to Gather Community Feedback to Inform Use of Force Policy Brandon Anderson, Founder of Raheem, will share the organization’s proposal on working with the Commission to gather community feedback regarding a revised OPD Use of Force policy. The Commission may vote to proceed with the proposal. This is a new item. VIII. Draft Ordinance on Militarized Police Equipment The Coalition for Police Accountability will present a draft ordinance for review. This is a new item. (Attachment 8) X. OPD … Continued 7:30 pm Vigil at PG&E Oakland Vigil at PG&E Oakland Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 🕯️TONIGHT!!! VIGIL at @PGE4Me 🕯️ 1425 Clay Street, Oakland, CA7:30pm PG&E's negligence has significantly harsher impacts on:🏥The sick👴🏾The elderly ⛺️The poorThe #poweroutage is a climate justice issue and we will call it out as such!https://t.co/cn9tTla0LO— East Bay DSA 🌹 (@DSAEastBay) October 10, 2019 67215 9:00 pm Class Struggle & Organization on the Facebook Campus @ Tamarack Class Struggle & Organization on the Facebook Campus @ Tamarack Oct 10 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets Each day, bikeshare workers at Facebook climb in an unmarked van and set out to recover bikes ridden off the company’s sprawling campus. Their recovery missions are one of the few real interactions between the hyper-wealth of the tech giant’s headquarters, where the median salary is $240,000, and the surrounding impoverishment of East Palo Alto and the Baylands’ homeless encampments. After a coworker was assaulted on a recovery mission, bikeshare workers decided to begin organizing, tired of being asked to put themselves in danger for poverty wages. Their fight to … Continued		2:00 pm Celebrate Sustainable Economies Law Center’s 10 Year Anniversary! @ 7th West Celebrate Sustainable Economies Law Center’s 10 Year Anniversary! @ 7th West Oct 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Help us imagine the next decade of social transformation with food, dance, and art. For the past ten years, Sustainable Economies Law Center has been supporting movement changemakers with the legal expertise needed to transition from destructive economic systems to innovative and cooperative alternatives. Our story is the story of our partners, clients, volunteers, and staff. It is the story of the movements we uplift for a more just, joyful, and resilient world. It’s the story of you! It’s the story of us! And the next ten years are even more important. We believe … Continued 4:30 pm Economics Book Group: “Banking on the People.” Hosted by Strike Debt Bay Area. @ Omni Commons Economics Book Group: “Banking on the People.” Hosted by Strike Debt Bay Area. @ Omni Commons Oct 12 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Beginning on August 10th, the Strike Debt Bay Area Economics Book Group began discussing Banking on the People: Democratizing Money in the Digital Age. We tackled the introduction and first chapter, available through the ‘Look Inside’ feature on Amazon, for the August 10th meeting. For our September 7th meeting, we will be discussing the rest of the first section, Chapters 2-6. For our October 12th meeting, we will be discussing Chapters 7-9, the first part of the second section. For our November 16th meeting, we will be discussing Chapters 10 – … Continued 7:30 pm Fortaleza = Strength Free Outdoor Film Night @ Dream Farm Commons Fortaleza = Strength Free Outdoor Film Night @ Dream Farm Commons Oct 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Dream Farm Commons, ProArts and Xiquihuitl Media invite you to an evening of free outdoor video celebrating the roots, cultures, and contributions of our indigenous communities. Featuring documentaries and narratives from across the Americas, these videos show us how strength and resistance shape our histories, present, and future. De-colonizing our imagination one video frame at a time, we invite you to reimagine future possibility as we project a selection of videos onto the graffitied walls into the evening. As a part of the current exhibition Subterranean Borders: Colonialism, Extraction 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.