General Assembly

Picket Lines Are Going Up At The Port Of Oakland and the Airport!

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SEIU 1021 Port Workers are Going on Strike against Unfair Labor Practices engaged in by the Port of Oakland. The Port of Oakland has a $37 million surplus, yet refuses to give workers the proper information that they are required to by law. This is one of the richest Port’s in Oakland, the Federal Government has invested in the expansion of the Port to create good jobs in Oakland SEIU was there at the General Strike on November 2nd, 2011. SEIU members walked with Occupy Oakland as we shut down … Continued

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FREE SYD! Wednesday, November 14th at Wiley Manuel Courthouse, Oakland

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Our dear friend Syd from the Holdout was picked up recently by the Oakland Police department on some bullshit charges. His arraignment is this Wednesday, November 14th, at 2:00 pm in Department 112 at Wiley Manuel Courthouse on 7th and Washington street. It would mean a whole lot for as many friends that can come out and support as possible to show up! Fire to the Prisons, Free All Prisoners! 44339

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Notes from GA 11-4-2012

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General Assembly Notes 11/4/2012   Foreclosure Defense:             The Foreclosure Defense Committee asked for as many people as possible to attend their defense of a home, which is scheduled to be raided on Tuesday, 11/6/2012 at 9:00AM.  The address of this home will be posted on the occupyoakland.org website later today (Monday 11/5).  There will be a sleepover tonight at the home, and all are invited to attend.  Bring a sleeping bag, and food, for the sleepover; bring your bodies for the eviction defense on Tuesday morning.   Web Committee: … Continued

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General Assembly Notes 11/11/2012

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Foreclosure Defense:             The defense of Jodie Randolph’s home (1624 Foley, Alameda) continues.  Volunteers are needed to maintain resistance to seizure of the house, which can happen at any time until a reasonable repurchasing agreement is made with Morgan Stanley.  If you can devote some time to being part of the resistance at Jodie’s home, please contact the Foreclosure Defense Committee by email: foreclosure@occupyoakland.org   Events Committee:             Thanksgiving.  Everyone at the GA agreed that we should host a Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22.  To avoid the problems of no … Continued

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#defendjodie Update Day 5

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Update Day 5 #defendjodie Nov 09 #defendjodie folks bring food and solidarity to the nearby Nob Hill picket!Updates: Our text alert system continues to grow. It has doubled in size over the last week and a half. We are fielding requests from local papers and blogs for interviews with Jodie, so stay tuned for more media on #defendjodie. Today also was a phone blast day to pressure Morgan Stanley to negotiate with Jodie. Congratulations everybody! When we last checked, John Sheldon’s phoneline at Morgan Stanley/SF shutdown because it was getting … Continued

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#defendjodie: Friday Phone Blast!

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#defendjodie Friday Nov 09 We’ve secured the house and marshalled support. Now we pile the pressure on the banksters attacking Jodie!   Pressure on the corporate offices is a crucial part of forcing them to the negotiating table, of forcing them to treat Jodie like a human being. We are calling on all our supporters today to CALL JOHN SHELDON Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in SF 415.576.2083 Call his office 10 times today! Tie up the lines! Shut his office down until they negotiate with Jodie! a sample script: … Continued

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FIGHT AUSTERITY! UCB Student Walkout 12:00pm PST Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Public education in California is facing a severe crisis. State budget cuts and austerity measures have accelerated administrators’ efforts to privatize our public colleges. This November, UC Regents and CSU Trustees plan to submit our universities to radical, privatizing reforms. Even if Prop. 30 passes, in the best-case scenario, it would only maintain the status quo; meaning excessive fees, under-funded programs, overcrowded classes, layoffs and pay-cuts for campus workers, and an ongoing process of privatization. And that’s the best-case scenario! This would preserve the UCs as inaccessible for tens of … Continued

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Occupy Oakland FDG Is Trying to Save Jodie’s Home! (And We Need Your Support)

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Jodie Randolph is a small-business owner in Alameda. Morgan Stanley’s earnings for the last three months were $7.6 billion dollars, or about $2.5 billion per month. Jodie Randolph is a breast-cancer survivor. Morgan Stanley is legally a person, but doesn’t have breasts. Instead, it has assets of $311 billion. Jodie Randolph is in treatment for colon cancer. Morgan Stanley doesn’t have a colon either. Instead, it takes care of its $311 billion in assets by shedding jobs — about 4500, or 7% of its work force, last quarter. Jodie Randolph … Continued

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Riseup, a Worthwhile Cause to Support

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Riseup.net

Since the early days of our movement, the Web Committee and many others in Occupy Oakland have received valuable free services from the activist collective at Riseup.net. Riseup provides secure and stable communications tools for free to social revolutionaries and groups around the world. We in the Web Committee have long benefited from our group’s email list, one of the valuable services that Riseup provides. Other committees, caucuses, and groups have taken advantage of this service to facilitate efficient communication amongst their members. Additionally, Riseup allowed us to use their … Continued

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