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SF Commune Emergency March – SF Civic Center to 888 Turk – Tuesday, April 2, 2012 – 10 AM, 12 PM, and 5 PM

The SF Commune is calling for an emergency march which meets at 10 AM, Noon, and 5 PM for a GA. It will span from the Civic Center, to 888 Turk (Gough and Turk), to the occupied SF Commune building. Come join us! Bring food, water, and other useful things! Also, if you can’t come, you can call the Archdiocese of San Francisco at: (415) 614-5500, and politely ask that they negotiate with us in person and that we claim sanctuary! Include that we are using this building to feed and … Continued

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Demonstration Against Chevron Richmond – Richmond BART Station – Friday, April 20, 2012 – 5:00 PM

The General Assembly of Occupy Oakland endorses and cosponsors the April 20, 2012 demonstration against Chevron Richmond. The demonstration will be held on Friday evening, April 20, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Richmond BART station. We will march to a rally at Richmond Civic Center. This demonstration adds to the ongoing community activism in Richmond directed at the ways Chevron has been a bad neighbor. Chevron is a perfect example of how the 1% destroys the health and well-being of the 99%. In the case of Richmond, this includes … Continued

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OO Patriarchy BBQ and Speak Out – Rainbow Park, Oakland – Saturday, April 14, 2012 – 1:00 to 5:00 PM

Where: Rainbow Park, International Blvd. & Seminary Ave., Oakland When: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 1:00-5:00 PM The cycle of violence that currently exists attacks poor people, people of color, and women, and is specifically designed to keep us weak so we will passively accept our place in society. They are frightened by the prospect of us coming together. We want to think about the attacks we face, heal and empower each other to RISE UP, and plan to fight back against all that oppresses us, including: * cuts to schools, … Continued

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We Love Capitalism Reclaim the Streets Party – OGP, Oakland – Sunday, April 1st, 2012 – 12:00 & 1:00 PM

Come join our first annual We Love Capitalism Parade to show your respect for the status quo and love for capitalism, patriarchy, and law enforcement. Starts at 12 noon at Oscar Grant Plaza (14th St. & Broadway, downtown Oakland), or join at 1pm at 19th and Telegraph to march in the streets. Play a life-sized Monocupoly game with foreclosed homes and/or smash the Occupy pinata! Bring signs and banners that express your deep love for corporate America and consumerism. Join one of the existing blocks: * Bro-letariat (Patriarchy Bloc) * Moral … Continued

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Remember James Rivera/March Against Police Murders – Stockton, CA – Tuesday, April 10, 2012

from the Oscar Grant Plaza Gazette On Tuesday, surviving family members, the Oscar Grant Committee, Occupy Oakland, and the Stockton community will rally and march for James Rivera, Jr., a 17 year old boy who was brutally murdered by Stockton police in July 2010. Rivera’s parents are calling on all citizens concerned with the alarming epidemic of murders by police to come out for a rally, free lunch, and march to demand justice. The rally will convene at 2:00 at the Stockton Courthouse at 222 E. Webster. After the rally, … Continued

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Six Month Occupy Oakland Anniversary Party (and How You Can Help the Kitchen or Events Committee) – OGP, Oakland – Tuesday, April 10, 2012 – 5:00 PM

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Occupy Oakland is having its Six Month Anniversary Party at Oscar Grant Plaza! This event will start at 5pm. There will be a feast, concert, best of OO slideshow, speak out, and dance party. This is a big deal and we expect tons of people! Here are some ways you can help support the event and dinner. – Bring rice, beans, lentils, salad, fruit, meat dishes, juice, sandwich fixins, or anything you want. – Bring food donations: If you have access to donated food or … Continued

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Oakland Education Association Solidarity Actions – Oakland & Fremont – Wednesday, March 28, 2012 – 3:00 & 4:30 PM

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Fremont High School at 3:00 PM OUSD building, Oakland at 4:30 PM “Acceleration TSA” –an idea whose time has come? Teachers told they must reapply for their current jobs! Or is it another hastily designed OUSD experiment on flatland students of color? OEA members across the district have varying opinions on the merits of this idea.   BUT WE AGREE THAT: NO member should accept the unlawful method by which Superintendent Smith unilaterally imposed yet-to-be-described working conditions upon our fellow members. NO member will question that by refusing to … Continued

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Protest the US Massacre of Afghans/March to Army Recruiting Center – Fremont BART – Friday, March 30, 2012 – 2:30 PM

Protest the US massacre of Afghans and end the US war and militarism. No more killings. No more apologies. Friday, March 30th, 2012 2:30pm – Meet at the Fremont BART. 3:00pm – March to the Army Recruiting Center (39194 Paseo Padre Parkway). Why: 1) Protest the US massacre of Afghans in Panjwai, Kandahar, as well as all other atrocities related to this war. 2) Protest the US military recruitment of poor people in this country. 3) Raise awareness about and rally support against the “US/Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement.” We’d like … Continued

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Mitt “Mr. 1%” Romney Protest – Redwood City (Carpools from Oakland at 3:45 PM) – Monday, March 26, 2012 – 5:00 PM

Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/6582028159/

Please join Occupy Oakland on Monday, March 26, 2012 to protest at a Mitt Romney fundraiser. Carpools are meeting at 19th and Telegraph in downtown Oakland at 3:45 PM, and leaving at 4:00 PM sharp. We really need drivers, so please help if you can. We will protest from 5:00-7:30 PM. Republican kleptocrat Mitt “1%” Romney will join Meg Whitman for a fundraiser to fill his election coffers in the Bay Area. The $1,000-$5,000 per plate dinner will be hosted at the Hotel Sofitel, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, … Continued

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Who Bombed Judi Bari? – OGP, Oakland (The Holdout if Raining) – Monday, March 26, 2012 – 7:30 PM

This is a film about the 1990 Oakland car bombing of Earth First! organizers Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney and the FBI’s & OPD’s attempt to frame them. The screening will be at Oscar Grant Plaza (14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland) on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM. In case of rain or other stormy weather, the screening will be moved to The Holdout at 2313 San Pablo in Oakland.       25032

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