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All-day 2020 Bioneers Conference 2020 Bioneers Conference Dec 13 all-day Tickets Bioneers is an innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. Founded in 1990 in Santa Fe, New Mexico by social entrepreneurs Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, we act as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges. The Bioneers Conference takes place on a virtual platform. You will receive a login via email after registering. If you’re a registered conference attendee needing support to access the virtual conference, please reach out … Continued		Sign a Petition for the Strongest Refinery Pollution Rule, Testify Sign a Petition for the Strongest Refinery Pollution Rule, Testify Dec 15 all-day Tickets The Bay Area Air Quality Monitoring District (Air District) is planning to finalize a rule that would reduce pollution from the Chevron and PBF (formerly Shell) oil refineries in Richmond and Martinez—two of the largest refineries in the world. Due to pressure from the fossil fuel industry, the Air District is seriously considering a weak version of the rule. This is where you come in. The Air District will be meeting to consider this rule on December 17th, which is why we need your (or your organization’s) signature by December 15th, … Continued
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Our goal is to be a unified voice that both city, county government and management at AC Transit, Westcat, the County Connection and BART hear. … Continued	12:00 pm Anti-Imperialism, Policing and Decolonization After the Trump Presidency @ Online Anti-Imperialism, Policing and Decolonization After the Trump Presidency @ Online Dec 14 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets REGISTER ONLINE: https://bit.ly/casiwebinar Speakers: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Nick Estes Navid Farnia Toussaint Losier Moderator: Suzanne Adely President-Elect Joe Biden announced as early as November 24, just three weeks after the election, that one of his greatest priorities as the new president will be to restore the United States to its rightful place as an international leader. This is of course a euphemism for the restoration of U.S. imperialism, and Biden’s cabinet nominees reflect such aspirations. Biden’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, has been complicit in the CIA’s use … Continued 5:00 pm Happy Birthday Ella @ Online Happy Birthday Ella @ Online Dec 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Online Event Location Ella Josephine Baker was born on December 13th, 1903 and her legacy continues to inspire the social justice movement and generations of young people today. Join us for a special evening featuring spoken word poetry and an opportunity for us all to engage in collective creativity. Our new Inside/Outside policy fellow, Isa Borgeson, will lead us in a collective poetry workshop to ground ourselves in community, healing, and redefining safety together as we reflect on this past year and look ahead. 68410 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room Dec 14 @ 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	1:00 pm The Racial Justice Act – Now What? @ Online The Racial Justice Act – Now What? @ Online Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/ellabakercenter/status/133670744254207180868398 2:30 pm COVID’s Hidden Toll: Discussion with Filmmakers and Policy Leaders @ Online COVID’s Hidden Toll: Discussion with Filmmakers and Policy Leaders @ Online Dec 15 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Register Join the Berkeley Food Institute for screening of clips from the FRONTLINE PBS film, “COVID’s Hidden Toll” and discussion with the film’s creators. Along with Assemblymember and Agriculture Committee Chair Robert Rivas, and other esteemed guests, we will examine the inequities for farmworkers’ health being exposed amid the current pandemic. The film, of which select clips will be shown, examines how the COVID crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers. The documentary, follows the pandemic’s victims who are essential workers often invisible to many people relying on them, … Continued 4:00 pm Community Training: How to Request Release For Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Custody @ Online Community Training: How to Request Release For Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Custody @ Online Dec 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join our “Community Training: Requesting ICE Release For Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Custody” webinar. RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/community-training-requesting-ice-release-for-medically-vulnerable-people-in-ice-custody Did you know that individuals in ICE custody with COVID-19 risk factors can submit a request for release? YES! Earlier this year, a federal district court issued a decision requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect medically vulnerable people in their custody and review the medical records of those detained for potential release This is good news! There are so many who could benefit, but unfortunately not many know about this opportunity. … Continued	5:00 pm The legacy of police violence against Black Panthers and the Attica uprising. @ Online The legacy of police violence against Black Panthers and the Attica uprising. @ Online Dec 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Heather Ann Thompson, Flint Taylor, and Darrell Cannon discuss the legacy of police violence against Black Panthers and the Attica uprising. This event marks the paperback release of Taylor’s book The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago and is also framed by Thompson’s Pulitzer-prize winning book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy. RSVP to attend… 68412 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 Dec 16 @ 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 7:00 pm Anti Police Terror Project Meeting Anti Police Terror Project Meeting Dec 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/APTPaction/status/133895589403009843268417	4:00 pm Beyond the War @ Online Beyond the War @ Online Dec 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Online Event Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88134190271 Join CODEPINK and Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation for a conversation with multi-media artist, Alia Ali about her installation “The Red Star”. The “Beyond the War” Yemen cultural series will attempt to showcase Yemen outside the realm of tragedy with an emphasis on Yemeni history, celebrations, and excellence! Make sure to check out The Red Star installation before you tune in, and view Alia’s short film (14min) “مهجر // Mahjar (2020)” for engaging dialogue and questions. We will be reading questions from the audience to Alia throughout the webinar. CODEPINK’s Danaka … Continued 5:30 pm Bill of Rights Day 2020 Celebration Webinar w/ ACLU NorCal @ Online Bill of Rights Day 2020 Celebration Webinar w/ ACLU NorCal @ Online Dec 17 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Bill of Rights Day 2020: Celebration & Presentation to be Followed by Breakout Sessions Host: ACLU Northern California Thursday December 17th at 5:30 PM PT RSVP: https://action.aclu.org/webform/bill-rights-day-2020 Despite the pandemic, the misinformation, and the tumult of 2020, our democracy persists. We’re grateful to everyone who helped make progress in a challenging year. Celebrate and regroup with us at our annual Bill of Rights Day. This event will begin with a short program followed by rotating breakout sessions that will give you a chance to learn from ACLU staff about what’s next … Continued 5:30 pm End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice & Compensation @ Online End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice & Compensation @ Online Dec 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Zoom RSVP https://bit.ly/usprosd17 details sent day of Event The event aims to uplift sex workers’ historic and current struggles against violence and poverty and to honor those who have lost their lives along the way. It will build support for the campaign in California that won compensation for violence against sex workers and formerly incarcerated people; uplift the work of the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders, who are campaigning for justice and to establish a permanent memorial for the scores of Black women serial murder victims in South Los Angeles, … Continued 5:30 pm End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice & Compensation @ Online End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice & Compensation @ Online Dec 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Zoom details sent day of Event RSVP @ bit.ly/usprosd17 get link. End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice and Compensation – A Virtual Gathering, The event aims to uplift sex workers’ historic and current struggles against violence and poverty and to honor those who have lost their lives along the way. It will build support for the campaign in California that won compensation for violence against sex workers and formerly incarcerated people; uplift the work of the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders, who are campaigning for justice and to … Continued 6:30 pm Oakland Police Commission – Dept. of Race and Equity @ Online Oakland Police Commission – Dept. of Race and Equity @ Online Dec 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 4. Department of Race and Equity Presentation and Training Department of Race and Equity Director Darlene Flynn will present an overview of the Department’s goals and objectives. She will also deliver a training on Racial Equity as required by OMC 2.45.190(M). This is a new item. (Attachment 4). To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81331204296 at the noticed meeting time.68416 7:00 pm Ectopia 2050 – Ecology Center Lecture Series @ Online Ectopia 2050 – Ecology Center Lecture Series @ Online Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets ECOTOPIA 2050 5-PART SPEAKER SERIES Ecotopia 2050 is designed as a 5 Episode speaker discussion series with the first episode serving as an introduction/prelude to the event. The speaker discussion series is paired with corresponding book club meetings that give participants a more intimate opportunity to discuss the themes of the book in the community. Based on the 1975 blockbuster utopian novel Ecotopia, this discussion and book club event series revisit some of the futuristic visions of the Ernest Callenbach classic. His visionary ideas, and those of his generation, that he … Continued 7:00 pm Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution screening @ Online Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution screening @ Online Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets RSVP The Medicare for All Committee and Racial Solidarity Committee will be co-hosting night school with a screening of “Power To Heal: Medicare And The Civil Rights Revolution”. This is a 60-minute documentary that exposes the history of Medicare in the USA, and how it helped desegregate hospitals around the nation. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83792221558?pwd=aGx1S0k3eGJ3WXBvaitxdjdUYkdVdz09 Meeting ID: 837 9222 1558 Passcode: medicare One tap mobile +16699006833,,83792221558#,,,,,,0#,,82689084# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,83792221558#,,,,,,0#,,82689084# US (Tacoma)68407		9:30 am Help Build Tiny Homes Help Build Tiny Homes Dec 19 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Hey Friends! Wanted to extend an invite to housing activist folks to come visit Youth Spirit’s Tiny House Empowerment Village some weekend soon. We are doing “builds” Sat and Sun 930 to 4pm every weekend at 633 Hegenberger Rd near the Coliseum and its a ton of fun. Deeply Spirited and also Covid safe. Text 510-282-0396 for directions from BART. Stop by and say hello!! We would love to show folks around! 68419 10:00 am Direct Action Training Series Direct Action Training Series Dec 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Do you want to learn effective techniques to intervene in an unjust world? Do you want to plan effective and powerful direct actions? East Bay DSA’s Direct Action Working Group is excited to continue our Direct Action Training series this weekend! The training will take place on Zoom from 10 am-12 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Attending both days is highly recommended. This training will cover the same ground as the previous Direct Action training which was very well received. As racist violence, unemployment, evictions, and climate chaos keep increasing, … Continued

Week of December 13

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.