General Assembly

National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners

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Monday, February 20 2012 (President’s Day) Demonstration at San Quentin Prison – East Gate – 12noon-3pm END MASS INCARCERATION *Abolish Inhumane Conditions and Torture *Abolish Unjust Sentences including the Death Penalty, Life Without Possibility of Parole, Three Strikes *Solidarity with Prisoner Movements for Human Rights *Free Political Prisoners *End Repression of Activists *Development of People Not Prisons Join us in listening to the voices of people in prisons and those who have had first-hand experiences within the prison industry. There will be a full program based on the reading of statements … Continued

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Kitchen meet, this sunday the 12th

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Hi everyone we are having a kitchen meet this coming Sunday the 12th at 1pm, 19th and telegraph, right before the 2pm GA. please come! with love Agenda, completely flexible as kitchen always is: Face to Face Introduction Calendar/Scheduling App Supply/Goods Coordination/Inventory List Effective Spending, Budget Process and Fund Availability Donations/Support Outreach and Actions at Farmer’s Markets and Businesses How Fucking Awesome We Are! 19403

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General Assembly Agenda 2.12.12

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I. Welcome II. Proposals: None III. Agenda Overview IV. Open Forum V. Reports from Committees, Subcommittees, & Caucuses VII. Action Announcements IX. General Announcements 19394

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February 29th,Shut Down the Corporations Day, 1st Planning Meeting Sunday, 12pm @ 19th+Telegraph

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The recently passed proposal to support the SHut DOwn The Corporations day on February 29th will have its first assembly meeting this Sunday, February 12, at noon at 19th and Telegraph to begin talking about what kind of actions people would like to organize for this day. This action has been ratified by 46 other cities across the United States, and was originally called for by Occupy Portland. This day of autonomous action could reconvene at night for a previously organized event in solidarity with the call by Portland, and … Continued

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New Events Committee Meeting times!

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The Events Committee of Occupy Oakland will now be meeting only twice a week, with additional meetings added if the need arises for specific actions and other needs. The meetings will continue to take place at the Brown Couch Cafe, on the corner of 14th and Webster, 2 blocks away from Oscar Grant Plaza. The new meeting times are Tuesdays at 4:30 pm, and Thursdays at 4pm. Stay updated by attending GA’s; when there are actions on these days, the meetings will be moved. Come on by and be a … Continued

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Why Civil Resistance Works

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Though it defies consensus, between 1900 and 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts. Attracting impressive support from citizens that helps separate regimes from their main sources of power, these campaigns have produced remarkable results, even in the contexts of Iran, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, and Burma. Combining statistical analysis with case studies of these specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed-and, at times, causing them to fail. They find … Continued

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Know Your Rights Training – The Holdout, Oakland – Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 12:00 to 6:00 PM

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Occupy Legal, the National Lawyers Guild, the Anti-Repression Committee, Copwatch, and the Bay Area Committee to Stop Political Repression present a day of community education at The Holdout. Sunday, February 12, 2012 12 Noon – 6 PM The Holdout: 2313 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA Join us for a series of workshops and skill shares designed to help empower our movement and community to take the law into our own hands. Topics will include: know your rights when dealing with the police, documenting/observing police brutality and misconduct, street law, know … Continued

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[Passed at 2/8/12 GA] Proposal for Action: February 29 Shut Down the Banks

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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

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