Hi Food Justice Community! The Oakland Kitchen wanted to give a shot out to all the amazing and powerful food people. The BBQ crew has been on it! We also have a ton of occupy oaklanders helping at the kitchen farm, also thanks to the crazy autonomous cook and his huge meal actions all over town…..you know who you are, suspenders and all. Its such hard work and a lot of us know what it takes to cook for dozens and dozens, if not hundreds of people. We wanted to … Continued
KALI’S SENTENCING Kali had a hearing this morning in Pleasanton where he plead to a deal negotiated by his public defender. He plead no contest to one felony count of 241.1 (assault on a custodial officer), with a sentence of 2 years. He also admitted to one prior “strike” for the purposes of sentencing, therefore doubling the two year sentence. He has thus agreed to 4 years of state time (the original offer was 6 years) at 80% time served (meaning he has to actually serve 80% of those 4 … Continued
PRESS RELEASE This morning, felony robbery and hate crime charges were dismissed against Occupy Oakland activists, Nneka Crawford, Michael Davis & Randolph Wilkins. The three defendants commend the District Attorney’s office for dismissing these charges in the interest of justice, and encourage the Alameda County District Attorney’s office to continue to dismiss future cases that are without merit. Ms. Crawford said: “These dismissals are very telling of how the Oakland Police Department operates. I hope everyone realizes that despite how horrible the charges sounded,the presumption of innocence is really, really … Continued
Alan Blueford, an 18 year old Black student at Skyline, slated to graduate next month, was brutally murdered by OPD on May 6th in East Oakland. Alan Blueford’s family and community activists are calling for a 3pm rally in front of the Alameda County DA’s office this Wednesday, May 23, 3:00 p.m., to make the these demands: Release the cop’s name Take him off paid leave Charge him with murder Fire him The DA’s office is located at 1225 Fallon Street. – directions here – There is also a townhall with 6:00 Acts … Continued
In order to better accomodate folks with 9-5’s, the Events Committee will be meeting at 5 pm on Tuesday and 4 pm on Thursday at the Brown Couch Cafe at 14th and Webster. If you’re late, don’t worry; its quite easy to catch up and contribute in our meetings 31829
Join Occupy Oakland and Earth First! for JUDI BARI DAY Thurs, May 24 Bringing the Spirit of Redwood Summer to Oscar Grant Plaza on the anniversary of the bombing of Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney in Oakland in 1990 ~a commemoration & celebration of revolutionary resistance and movement solidarity Oscar Grant plaza 14th & Broadway, Oakland gather 6:30 pm Music, Speakers, Stories from Redwood Summer: the “forest occupation before there was occupy”. Sponsored by Earth First!, Events Committee of Occupy Oakland, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Info: 510-548-3113; www.whobombedjudibari.com 31587
5/22: Pretrial hearing for Kali in Dept 704 of Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice (Pleasanton), 9am. 5/23: One comrade in Dept 115 of Wiley Manuel, 9am. 5/24: SENTENCING HEARING FOR JESUS, Dept 14, Rene Davidson, 9am. Two comrades in 104 for pretrial at Wiley, 9am. One arrested at the farm, one arrested on May Day. 5/25: One comrade in Dept 111 of Wiley Manuel, 9am. chris in dept 112, 2pm, wiley manuel (arraignment). 31820
Join us for the first gathering to begin re-imagining the General Assembly on Saturday June 16 at Mosswood Park, starting with music and food at 1:00pm. Please fill out our survey to share you thoughts on the GA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8YDSBC2 Please spread the word. The group planning this gathering meets on Fridays from 6 to 8 at Cafe Madrid, 2001 Broadway in Oakland. We welcome additional help with logistics, outreach and design planning. 31722
Followed by a Community Forum on Visions for Food Sovereignty and Food Justice 3 PM – Gather at the Gill Tract South Side: Monroe St. at San Pablo Ave The Planter Box Rally will highlight that land access is fundamental to growing food in an urban environment. UC Berkeley may have forced the public off of the Gill Tract, yet still we farm. The community forum will contextualize the Gill Tract within the larger scope of food sovereignty and food justice issues that affect people throughout the Bay Area and … Continued
The working class is facing an unprecedented assault from employers and the state. We must build solidarity in collective struggle. In this spirit we invite all workers – paid and unpaid, employed and unemployed, union and non-union, full-time and precarious – to join a Workers’ Assembly. We aim to encourage communication and solidarity between different sectors of the working class. We want to encourage common struggle against the 1% and their agents who exploit and oppress us, for a society based on justice and equality, where the needs and desires … Continued