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All-day			Film Screening: The Boys Who Said No Film Screening: The Boys Who Said No Oct 14 all-day Tickets During unsettling times, it helps to remember how we survived past struggles. The Boys Who Said NO! focuses on the nonviolent warriors who actively opposed the military draft during the Vietnam War and whose brave actions would eventually lead to the end of both the draft in the United States and the long-standing, devastating war. Offering a thorough and fascinating (recent) history lesson, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Judith Ehrlich (The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, MVFF32) highlights several heroes of the anti-war movement—from iconic figures like Martin Luther … Continued			Freedom Side: People’s Tribunal and Congress Freedom Side: People’s Tribunal and Congress Oct 17 all-day Tickets Register here Join The Rising Majority — including the Climate Justice Alliance, the Movement for Black Lives, 350.org and many other progressive organizations — for a two-day event on “Rising Against White Supremacist Terror Toward a Just World.” The Rising Majority writes: “We are on the precipice of a historic moment, where we the people have to choose the political, economic, and moral direction of our communities and country. . . climate change staring us down as wildfires blaze out of control; millions of people impacted by COVID and over 175,000 senseless deaths … 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 10:00 am Direct Action Training Series @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Direct Action Training Series @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Oct 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda2Tklr3_VSvoOPUIzVnMfRQy1vf19V80gw0Jnhw82z4uJVA/viewform Hosted by East Bay DSA, DSA San Francisco, and Sunrise Bay Area Do you want to learn how to plan and implement direct actions? Do you want to develop direct action strategies in our organization? Do you want to prepare for the November election results? Comrades, we learn to organize through many means. Political education to sharpen our analysis, canvassing to practice skillful communication, art builds to creatively spread propaganda. We must also learn strategic direct action. These past few months, we have seen a national uprising … Continued 10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Online Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Online Oct 11 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Our Sunday morning programs are scheduled pretty much on a “first come, first served” basis and confirmed at our planning sessions. The opinions expressed are those of the speakers only and do not represent a group consensus on the issues by the members of ICSS. Our general practice is to allot at least half of the time to comradely discussion of the issues so that we include as many voices as practical . Check here close to the date each week for subject matter and Zoom info if not below: https://icssmarx.org/icss-sched-latest.html … Continued 1:00 pm Shield Trainings for Black Lives Matter @ Lake Merritt Amphitheater Shield Trainings for Black Lives Matter @ Lake Merritt Amphitheater Oct 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets 68186 1:00 pm Tor: What Is It Good For? (Absolutely Everything!) @ Online Tor: What Is It Good For? (Absolutely Everything!) @ Online Oct 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Come learn how the free Tor Web Browser can be your gateway to the Dark Web while simultaneously keeping you safer and your personal info more private as you browse web sites big and small. In this deep dive workshop on Tor, the Tech Learning Collective’s cybersecurity trainers will show you how to make the most of this widely available and free digital safety tool. Workshop Description From illegal online drug stores like Silk Road to DDoS botnet command and control headquarters, media attention has long painted “the Dark Web” … Continued 4:00 pm Electron(s) Dance: a Bay Area virtual gathering of the David Graeber Intergalactic Memorial Carnival. @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Electron(s) Dance: a Bay Area virtual gathering of the David Graeber Intergalactic Memorial Carnival. @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets IAFS together with Sarah Marie Neilson are organizing a Bay Area virtual gathering by Zoom to lift up David’s gifts and celebrate his life. If you were ever moved by David’s work, if you are just learning about him now and want to learn more, if you are looking for a moment of fun with kindred spirits in these strange times, please join us! The event will be virtual by Zoom for accessibility and geographic reasons. Participants are invited to make and wear carnival masks to honor the carnival practices … Continued 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Oct 11 @ 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 5:00 pm Green Sunday: Voter Suppression 2020 and the Cure @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Green Sunday: Voter Suppression 2020 and the Cure @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Oct 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets A number of states have sought to make it harder for Americans to vote, especially since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision, Shelby County v. Holder, which invalidated core protections of the Voting Rights Act. Studies have shown that laws passed by these states did indeed lower voter turnout, especially among voters of color. Please join us tonight to learn about several of the ways in which voter suppression takes place, and what can be done in response. Andrea Miller is Founding Board Member and Executive Director, People Demanding Action; Founding … Continued 7:30 pm Indivisible Berkeley @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Indivisible Berkeley @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Oct 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Date and time October 11, 2020 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Zoom (see description for link) RSVP The October GA will be a time to discuss self-care and resourcing for the days leading up to and following the November election. We start promptly at 7:30! “Doors open” at 7 for socializing and tech troubleshooting. If you have never used Zoom before, we recommend you try connecting at 7 so if there is an issue one of our tech gurus can help you out before the meeting begins. We will be using … Continued	7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued	5:00 am Defend Against Illegal Evictions at Wood Street! Defend Against Illegal Evictions at Wood Street! Oct 13 @ 5:00 am – 10:00 am Tickets ome out at 5 AM Tuesday, October 13th to help the residents of Wood St defend themselves from yet another eviction. Game Changer, LLC, working with the Alameda County Sheriff’s department, plan to evict residents of the West Oakland Wood Street Homeless community, which is in direct violation of statewide eviction moratoriums and poses a threat to the wellbeing of encampment residents amid the still raging coronavirus pandemic. Proper housing alternatives have not been provided and residents are at risk of losing their property to vehicle tows and confiscations if … Continued 7:00 am Homeless Eviction Defense – Evictions Cancelled! @ Seabreeze Camp Homeless Eviction Defense – Evictions Cancelled! @ Seabreeze Camp Oct 13 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL FROM BERKELEY COPWATCH THE EVICTIONS ON OCT 13th HAVE BEEN CANCELLED (NOT SURE IF THAT IS PERMANENTLY…) https://twitter.com/Copwatch411/status/131423750514786304068240 4:00 pm NO COAL in Richmond Protest @ 450 Civic Center Plaza NO COAL in Richmond Protest @ 450 Civic Center Plaza Oct 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets => NO COAL ON THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL! The Levin-Richmond Terminal has joined developers, several local building trades unions, and the Richmond police union in trying to buy seats on the Richmond City Council. Levin has donated $25,000 to candidates opposing the Richmond Progressive Alliance candidates endorsed by No Coal in Richmond partners Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Communities for A Better Environment, Sierra Club, and Sunflower Alliance. The terminal is hoping that the new council will overturn the hardwon legislation phasing out coal and petcoke operations at the terminal, which the … Continued 4:30 pm Angela Davis: Their Democracy and Ours @ Online Angela Davis: Their Democracy and Ours @ Online Oct 13 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Building on the insights of Astra Taylor’s award-winning film, “What is Democracy?”, renowned activist and writer Angela Davis and journalist, film-maker and activist Astra Taylor discuss what we can and should do now in this time of unprecedented crisis, but also of opportunity. One of the main questions—how can a diverse coalition of activists young and old work together to map a path forward? Introduced by David Palumbo-Liu (Stanford), with questions from the audience moderated by Bhaskar Sunkara (Jacobin). This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and Jacobin. While all of our events are freely available, we … Continued 6:00 pm Community Meeting On Police Brutality and the George Floyd Protests @ Willow Park Community Meeting On Police Brutality and the George Floyd Protests @ Willow Park Oct 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets In the past four months, cities in the U.S. and around the world have risen up in rebellion against white supremacist terror from the police following the despicable murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and now the attempted murder of Jacob Blake. Millions have taken to the streets despite strict shelter-in-place orders and they have been met with a violent response by the police. We have seen protesters beaten, tear gassed, tased, and even murdered as the state struggles to suppress this mass movement. But it is important to note … Continued 7:00 pm Public Bank of the East Bay @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Public Bank of the East Bay @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets We meet over Zoom. If you’d like to join us, and aren’t on our organizers’ list, drop us an email and we’ll send you an invitation. If you would like to join the meeting early and get an introduction to the concepts of public banking, or more locally to who we are and what we do, please email us and we’ll see you online at 6:30. Donate to keep us moving forward It is the mission of Public Bank East Bay to provide community oversight and stewardship in the formation and … Continued	6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' - SEE BELOW Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' - SEE BELOW Oct 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to obtain Zoom meeting access info. Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay and nationwide. We fight against spy drones, facial recognition, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” — to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government, and attempts to hide what government officials, employees and agencies are doing. We … Continued		12:00 pm Fridays for the Future – Climate Change Protest @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Fridays for the Future – Climate Change Protest @ Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Oct 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Global Day of Climate Action. Demonstrations and manifestations will take place all across the globe, adjusted according to Covid-19 circumstances. Weekly protests to follow.68179	11:00 am Women’s March : Demand Equality, Repro Freedom, & Save SCOTUS @ Civic Center Women’s March : Demand Equality, Repro Freedom, & Save SCOTUS @ Civic Center Oct 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/Indybay/status/131422277923188326468243 12:00 pm Bay Area Fight Back @ Civic Center Bay Area Fight Back @ Civic Center Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/berkeleyantifa/status/1316923680535040000 https://twitter.com/berkeleyantifa/status/131427832867355852868251 3:00 pm Mutual Aid Mask Build and Distribution @ Empowerment Park Mutual Aid Mask Build and Distribution @ Empowerment Park Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Red-skies and smoke are hard on everyone, but as with most of the impacts of capitalism, create additional burdens on our poor and unhoused neighbors. Join us for a mutual aid mask build at Empowerment park in Oakland, across from 465 Bellevue Ave. No experience necessary. Please bring PPE! We will be close to the nearby road and can accommodate any accessibility needs. Please email the committee Co-Chairs at green-new-deal@eastbaydsa.org with any accessibility questions or concerns.68204

Week of October 11

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.