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All-day First Annual Social and Economic Justice Film Festival First Annual Social and Economic Justice Film Festival May 2 all-day Tickets All featured movies Global Women’s Strike/Bay Area, part of the Alliance for Social and Economic Justice, invites you to take part in the film festival (info below) to help raise funds to launch a Center for Social and Economic Justice in the Redstone Labor Temple in SF. The mission of the San Francisco Social and Economic Justice Film Festival is to provide a platform for films made by independent filmmakers who are exploring and advocating for social and economic justice. The Social and Economic Justice Film Festival highlights films and … Continued	Cops Off Campus! Cops Off Campus! May 3 all-day Tickets https://twitter.com/copsoffearth/status/1378399072915099651 Expectations: Each participating campus is asked to participate in a collective kickoff action on 5/3 and to participate in community-led actions on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death on 5/25. Beyond that, each campus is asked to coordinate their own action(s) on one or more of the 15 weekdays between these two events. See below for inspiration. Banner painting culminating in banner drop from highly visible buildings Repurpose Your School’s Cafeteria & Serve the Food to People in Need Squat Your School’s Residences & House Folks in Need of … Continued UC Cops Off Campus @ UC Berkeley UC Cops Off Campus @ UC Berkeley May 3 all-day Tickets https://twitter.com/_vicne/status/138676293826697216068995
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 North Oakland Mutual Aid at the OMNI Commons @ Omni Commons North Oakland Mutual Aid at the OMNI Commons @ Omni Commons May 2 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/omnicommons/status/138746699275652710568996 10:30 am Socialism: Scientific and Utopian @ Online Socialism: Scientific and Utopian @ Online May 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Connection information here close to the event date Just as Darwin discovered the law of motion of biological evolution, so Marx and Engels discovered the law of motion of human history and with it, placed the science of human society on a firm, working class basis. In 1880, Engels published Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, explaining how socialism had been transformed from a utopia into a science. This science was further developed by Lenin who led the world historic October Revolution and is continuing to develop in other world historic revolutions in … Continued 1:00 pm he True Cost of Chevron: Here, There and Everywhere – Sunflower Alliance Mtg he True Cost of Chevron: Here, There and Everywhere – Sunflower Alliance Mtg May 2 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets At its May meeting, Sunflower Alliance is proud to present three warriors in the struggle against the international fossil fuel giant headquartered in our own backyard—Chevron, or as it’s pronounced in Ecuador, Chev-wrōng. Please RSVP at action@sunflower-alliance.org. You’ll receive a Zoom link along with the meeting agenda and campaign updates on Friday, April 30. From its environmental crimes in Nigeria to the Ecuadorian Amazon, and its support for a fascist military dictatorship in Myanmar, Chevron has established an egregious record of human rights abuse, environmental degradation, and the deliberate poisoning of … Continued 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 2 @ 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 Vigil to Honor Stolen Lives @ Lake Merritt Columns Vigil to Honor Stolen Lives @ Lake Merritt Columns May 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/ellabakercenter/status/138821173969981030669004 10:00 pm ‘United Shades’ – Vallejo Police Dept. @ Television / Online ‘United Shades’ – Vallejo Police Dept. @ Television / Online May 2 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tickets ‘United Shades’ examines the data on the Vallejo Police Department. W. Kamau Bell speaks with Open Vallejo founder Geoffrey King. For more on the history and current state of policing in America, watch “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” on Sunday, May 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. CNN. 69003	2:00 pm Reimagine, Not Reform – Defund OPD @ Online Reimagine, Not Reform – Defund OPD @ Online May 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/APTPaction/status/138792264781250560868999 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting May 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 Public Bank of the East Bay @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' Public Bank of the East Bay @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' May 4 @ 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 8:00 pm Fight to Protect Rent Control in Alameda @ Online Fight to Protect Rent Control in Alameda @ Online May 4 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm Tickets Alameda Renters Coalition needs help from social and housing justice allies to fight against this plan to change the CIP formula. It will lead to many evictions of renters who have already suffered through the Covid19 Pandemic Shelter-In-Place. This benefits the largest corporate landlords. City Council will consider revisions to the current rent control law that allow for a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). ARC has been fighting this plan since it was brought to our attention back in the summer of 2020. We have had numerous meeting with city … Continued	12:00 pm Fireside Chat: Surveillance @ Online Fireside Chat: Surveillance @ Online May 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Online Event Location: https://supporters.eff.org/civicrm/event/register?id=295&reset=1 Join us for a candid live discussion with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, EFF Director of Engineering for Certbot Alexis Hancock, and EFF Policy Analyst Matthew Guariglia as they weigh in on surveillance in our culture, activism, and the future of privacy. Democracy, social movements, our relationships, and your own well being all require private space to thrive. But state actors and law enforcement reach for persistent mass surveillance tech with disturbing frequency. Privacy activists and ordinary people around the world stand before a growing arsenal of invasive … Continued 4:00 pm Workers & Debtors of the World Unite! @ Online Workers & Debtors of the World Unite! @ Online May 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Please join the Debt Collective @ 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT for ‘Workers & Debtors of the World Unite!’ a conversation about May Day, labor movements & how we can build our debt-free world together. The conversation will feature a presentation by Debt Collectice Organizing Director Umme Hoque! RSVP here 69010 5:00 pm The Solidarity of Community and Organized Labor @ Online The Solidarity of Community and Organized Labor @ Online May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Join us as community leaders discuss how labor and community can work in partnership together. Let’s build people power. Register: bit.ly/EBCmeeting 69020	12:30 pm Hey MTC! Stop starving our transit! Unlock our transit money NOW! @ Transbay Terminal Entrance by the Gondola Hey MTC! Stop starving our transit! Unlock our transit money NOW! @ Transbay Terminal Entrance by the Gondola May 6 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Bay Area transit services are passing up thousands of riders each day and yet the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is holding back $1.67 billion in federal stimulus funds which could be used right now to restore service. They intend to hold back the American Rescue Plan (ARP) instead of using this money for its intended purpose: to restore transit service and the economy and hire more union drivers. Not only is this a misuse of the stimulus funds, but MTC’s actions will also lead to a self-created crisis in transit … Continued 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Online Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Online May 6 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85817209915 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +16699009128, 85817209915# or +13462487799, 85817209915# Or Telephone: US: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 558 8656 Webinar ID: 858 1720 9915 Agenda Items: 4. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – DOT – Informational presentation on Safe Oakland Streets Initiative, including Automated Speed Safety Systems – no formal action will be taken at this meeting. 5. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – DOT – informational presentation of Mobile Parking Payment … Continued 6:00 pm Orientation: People’s Budget Amendment @ Online Orientation: People’s Budget Amendment @ Online May 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Online Event https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83803996732 What is the People’s Budget amendment? Who is the Community Democracy Project (CDP)? How do I become a member of CDP? How do I get on their mailing list? How do I get on their extra special contact list to get personalized text messages about upcoming events? When is CDP launching? What are they launching? What is participatory budgeting? Why do they want the residents of Oakland to decide the entire city budget? Who’s funding this project? Who’s leading it? Why should I join CDP? Do I … Continued 6:30 pm Virtual Game Night @ Online Virtual Game Night @ Online May 6 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets We’ll be gathering via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/497963173 We invite you to come with creative ideas of games we can play virtually, maybe even try to figure out bingo for cash app legit. Maybe some folks will branch off and play online games together. And/or creative games can spontaneously be proposed and played through Zoom. Join us in this experiment of staying connected through playing games! THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT We will NOT meet at EBCS68986	9:00 am #DefundLine3 Day of Action #DefundLine3 Day of Action May 7 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets For years, Indigenous communities and allies have been opposing the construction of the Line 3 pipeline, which would transport nearly one million barrels of dirty tar sands oil – every single day. Enbridge Energy, the company building the pipeline, has a terrible environmental track record, and this pipeline would violate several treaties with indigenous communities. Indigenous-led water protectors and allies in Minnesota are taking action every day to stop the construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline – confronting bulldozers, decision-makers, and the politicians that are putting profit before people. Pipelines … Continued 11:00 am Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now @ Online Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now @ Online May 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Imagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants. No billionaires. Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis shows us what such a world would look like. Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about – and might yet. But would we really want it? Varoufakis’s boundary-breaking book confounds expectations of what the good society would look like and reveals the uncomfortable truth about our desire for a better world. Yanis Varoufakis is the … Continued	12:00 pm What is the School to Prison Pipeline? @ Online What is the School to Prison Pipeline? @ Online May 8 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Join the EBDSA political education committee and EBDSA racial solidarity committee in the second in our “What is Abolition?” series as we explore the school-to-prison pipeline. We’ll be hearing from Ben “Coach” Tapscott, an OUSD School board candidate, endorsed by EBDSA, and Gerald Smith, an activist with the Oscar Grant Committee, who’s worked with the family of OUSD students Raheim Brown who was shot by OUSD PD. Check out the readings below and join us to discuss and explore what the school-to-prison pipeline is and how we can fight it. … Continued 3:00 pm Justice 4 Mario Gonzalez – Special Council Meeting @ Online Justice 4 Mario Gonzalez – Special Council Meeting @ Online May 8 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/transform_ala/status/1387621999657111557 Zoom registration: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Z_d9jXTQqGtw5vWwiPStA69001

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.