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Hundreds Hear Angela Davis, Elaine Brown, Barbara Becnel, and Kevin Cooper at Occupy4Prisoner Benefit

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What a night!  A benefit fundraiser for Occupy4Prisoners on March 1st brought in a crowd of between 300-350 people. In addition to the screening of the newly released documentary, Broken On All Sides, the program consisted of music, an introduction by the Truth Mob, and a line up of eloquent speakers, including Barbara Becnel, Elaine Brown, and Angela Davis.   Statements from incarcerated individuals, giving voice to those behind walls,  included a call-in from Kevin Cooper on San Quentin’s death row. It was an triumphant night that exceeded  expectations, and left … Continued

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Foreclosure Defense Group: Canvas, March 6; First General Meeting, March 7; Auction Action, March 8

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 1. CANVASSING THIS WEEK with the family and neighbors of Mrs. Katy Mitchell WHEN: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm WHERE: Meet outside the Starbucks in the shopping center at 51st and Broadway, north Oakland We will be canvassing as much foot traffic as possible in the shopping center at 51st St. and Broadway (Several banks have branches there including Chase, the bank that is servicing Mrs. Katy’s loan!). If you don’t know how to  canvass or approach people well in the street, we can team you … Continued

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99% Knowledge Share – Workshop and Info Day for the 99% and Occupy

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Members of the OO Research Working Group will be presenting at the 99% Knowledge Share. 99% Knowledge Share Workshop and Info Day for the 99% and Occupy When: 12:30-7pm, March 3rd, 2012 Where: 1000 Broadway, 5th floor, Oakland CA (Alameda county Public Health Department) Everyone is encouraged to attend this event, whether you are a veteran activist or new to the Occupy and 99% movement. There will be workshops, discussion groups, info tables, and film screening. We will talk about the movement, the social issues it addresses, and various solutions … Continued

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Occupy Brooms Collective – 32nd and San Pablo – Saturdays – 10:00 AM

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Please come join us for our on-going clean-up at St. Andrew’s Park in West Oakland, in collaboration with the San Pablo Corridor Coalition. We will have plenty of equipment and safety gear, and there will be free coffee, donuts, and maybe even a barbecue. We’re there from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and those who wish to will have the opportunity to move on to other clean-up sites once we’re done at St. Andrew’s. Lookin’ forward to it. 22421

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Proposal Queue for the February 26, 2012 General Assembly

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1. Proposal for Principle of Solidarity Against Police Repression 2. Proposal for Day of Solidarity Between Oakland and Palestine on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3. Proposal for Occupy Oakland To Show Israeli President Shimon Peres Its “Vision of Tomorrow” – No to Apartheid 4. Proposal for Endorsement and Funding of Anti Nazi Rally/Counterdemonstration in Sacramento on February 27, 2012 5. Proposal to Endorse Iran Action Assembly on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM 22353

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[Passed at 2/26/12 GA] Proposal for Principle of Solidarity Against Police Repression

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Given the current climate of police repression against Occupy Oakland, and given that a key tactic of this repression is to foment and exploit divisions among us, we hereby collectively agree to stand in solidarity with one another, across all potential divisions. We enact this principle of solidarity with one another by recognizing our individual and collective responsibility not to incriminate our fellow Occupiers, and hereby agree that: 1) We will not talk to the police about our comrades (This includes all levels of local, state and federal law enforcement, … Continued

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[Passed at 2/26/12 GA] Proposal for Day of Solidarity Between Oakland and Palestine on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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We ask OO to endorse a Day of Solidarity Between Oakland and Palestine on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, the third anniversary of the shooting of Tristan Anderson. Tristan is a longtime Oakland activist who was shot in the head with a tear gas grenade in 2009 while doing human rights work in Palestine. He survived, but had a large area of his brain removed. We envision March 13th beginning at about 4:00 PM with a press conference followed by a rally at OG Plaza. We will then march through the … Continued

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[Passed at 2/26/12 GA] Proposal for Occupy Oakland To Show Israeli President Shimon Peres Its “Vision of Tomorrow” – No to Apartheid

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On March 6, 2012, Israeli President Shimon Peres will come to Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco to give a talk titled “Israel and the Jewish People: A Vision of Tomorrow.” In light of this theme, we want to show Peres what our vision of tomorrow would look like by warmly greeting him with a mass protest against apartheid outside of the temple. Shimon Peres, as seen by the choice of his themed talk, is a positive thinker. He likes to put things into positive light and make the future look … Continued

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[Passed at 2/26/12 GA] Proposal to Endorse Iran Action Assembly on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM

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We are here as part of: Code Pink, Women4Peace, WAK: Women Against Killing, Grandmothers Against War, and other anti-war activist groups. We in Code Pink and WAK work to enable, value, and project women’s voices, ideas, actions, and leadership, as we work to end all forms of violence, especially war. The imminent threat of a new war with Iran carries with it the real danger of yet another horrendous global, human, environmental, and not to mention political catastrophe. The voice of the people needs to be heard to stop this … Continued

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Angela Davis to Speak at Occupy4Prisoners Benefit – Grand Lake Theater, Oakland – Thursday, March 1, 2012 – 7:00 PM

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Angela Davis, Elaine Brown, and Barbara Becnel will speak about the prison industrial complex during the program accompanying the showing of the evening’s film. Statements of incarcerated people will also be be featured, and will be read aloud by others. Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration, and New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S. is a recently released documentary that takes us inside the prison system, exposing the racism and brutality at its core.  The film features Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in … Continued

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