General Assembly

Move-in Day and Rise Up Festival – OGP, Downtown Oakland – Saturday & Sunday, January 28 & 29, 2012 – 12:00 PM

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MOVE-IN DAY: Saturday, 1/28 12 PM: Rally at Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland (outside 12th Street Bart) 1 PM: March to Building Occupation OAKLAND RISE UP FESTIVAL: Saturday and Sunday, 1/28 and 1/29 Saturday, 1/28 – Afternoon (at building occupation TBD) Sunday, 1/29 – All day (at building occupation TBD) DOWNLOAD: HandBill | Festival It’s cold outside. Like millions of people in this country, Occupy Oakland has no home. And yet, all over the city, thousands of buildings stand empty. On January 28, we’re going to occupy … Continued

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Occupy Oakland Caravan to Longview Preparation Meeting – Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 4:30 PM

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Sunday Jan 22nd, 2012 4:30 PM 410 14th Street Hello Caravaners! Occupy Oakland will be caravaning to Longview, WA to join Occupy Portland, Occupy Seattle, Occupy Olympia, and Occupy Longview to blockade the notorious EGT ship that is busting the Longshoremen’s jurisdiction. EGT is a multinational grain exporter responsible for economic and enviromental devastation around the world. While the date for the arrival of the ship in Longview is uncertain, it is approaching quickly! Here in Oakland, we need to have a preparation meeting to get ready for our caravan. … Continued

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Occupy Oakland’s research working group survey for J28 move-in

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Occupy Oakland’s research working group (http://occupyresearch.net/oakland) is putting together a fact sheet in support of J28 Move-in Day (http://bit.ly/ooresearch-j28), that outlines how austerity measures have been hurting our city and how Occupy is filling the gap of providing a safety net for people. We’re asking OO committees and caucuses to help us write this fact sheet by answering the following questions below: 1) How many people have you served? 2) Who are the people in terms of race, class, and gender (rough estimate)? 3) What services have you provided? 4) … Continued

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Outreach Day – Saturday, January 21, 2012

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This Saturday will be a big outreach day for the Move-in Assembly to spread the word about the upcoming building occupation! Meet at Oscar Grant Plaza at noon, and from there we will split into teams to try and cover the entire city of Oakland with flyers and posters for January 28th! Flyers and posters will be provided, assuming you haven’t passed all of yours out already. 🙂 16267

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[#1 for 1/18/12 GA] Finance Proposal for January 24th Egyptian Solidarity March

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January 25th marks the one year anniversary of the occupation of Tahrir square. A working group has already planned a day of rallying, speakers, and a march for Tuesday the 24th in celebration and solidarity with our Egyptian revolutionary comrades. Another working group has formed around doing outreach for this event and some of us are here to ask for a budget. We are requesting $300 for outreach fliers and posters publicizing the 24th action, as well as informational fliers bringing attention to US corporate production and sale of the tear … Continued

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[#2 for 1/18/12 GA] Finance Proposal for the Building Move-in

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On January 28th, a vacant  building will be taken over en masse by the Occupy movement and its supporters, to be turned into a social center for our movement. The takeover will kick off with a two-day festival featuring discussions, panels, performances, music and dancing. During these two days, the building will be prepared so that we can rebuild the Oakland Commune, a public space where we come together in struggle and solidarity, providing free food, housing, healthcare, education and much more, just as we did at our camp. The … Continued

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General Assembly Agenda 1.18.12

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I. Welcome II. Welcome Announcements III. Agenda Overview IV. Open Forum V. Reports from Committees, Subcommittees, and Caucuses VI. Overview of Process VII. Proposals 1. Finance Proposal for January 24th Egyptian Solidarity March 2. Finance Proposal for the Building Move-in VIII. Action Announcements IX. General Announcements 16214

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Oakland Rise Up Festival Invites OO Committees and Caucuses to Take Part in Move-in Day Festivities – Saturday, January 28, 2012

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The Oakland Rise Up Festival is calling on all of the Occupy Oakland committees and caucuses to take part in the Move-in Day festivities on Saturday, January 28, 2012. We are inviting all committees to come to the festival to table or hold an event or workshop. Let’s recreate the power of the Occupy Oakland encampment by reviving all of the wonderful committees and caucuses! Please let us know if you are holding an event or if you need resources or materials. You can email us at: occupyfestival@gmail.com. MOVE-IN DAY: … Continued

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Come Visit Safer Spaces @ Sunday Wellness Clinic!

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Do you want to help organize with the Safer Spaces? Do you have a service you would like to provide? Do you want to find out when the next Trauma group is, or to just check in with someone about what is going on for you? Is there something that you and your group want that you would like us to set up? COME VISIT US ON SUNDAYS, AT THE NEW WEEKLY WELLNESS CLINIC @ OGP, 12-5pm! We’re there to talk, organize, brainstorm, answer questions, or whatever else we haven’t … Continued

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