GA Proposals

1. February 29 Shut Down the Banks As called by Occupy Portland, Occupy Oakland supports a day of nonviolent direct action to reclaim our voices and challenge our society’s obsession with profit and greed by shutting down the corporations.  We are rejecting a society that does not allow us control of our future. We are reclaiming our ability to shape our world in a democratic, cooperative, just, and sustainable direction. We call on the Occupy Movement and everyone seeking freedom and justice to join us in this day of action. … Continued

2. Street Party Occupy Oakland will throw a “We <3 Capitalism” mobile street party on April 1st, 2012 (April Fools Day). A working group will be created to make this happen. 18858

In the interest of diversity of tactics, and the spirit of love that we feel for our community, we propose a direct action to take place on February 14th. We encourage our fellow Oakland residents to join with us to express our love for each other, and our beautiful city, on a march through the downtown Oakland area. Participants should wear red and/or pink in celebration of Valentine’s Day, and are encouraged to bring flowers, bubbles, Valentine’s candy to share, glitter, confetti, and flower petals. We plan to hold a … Continued

Anti-Repression Cmte proposal for Feb 6 Action against police repression Occupy Oakland has faced heavy police repression since its inception.  From the first police  raid on October 25th,  when the camp was violently destroyed and people were brutally tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets to the recent arbitrary arrests in the past  several weeks the Oakland Police Department and city government have  made it clear that they will continue  to target and repress those in occupy Oakland . Often those arrested have their charges dropped after spending several days … Continued