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Free Pancho Now!

November 15, 2011 at 9:54 pm.

Demand that Barbara Lee order ICE to lift the immigration ban on Pancho! Francisco “Pancho” Ramos-Stierle was arrested while meditating at the Oscar Grant Plaza during the second early morning raid on the Occupy Oakland encampment on November 14th. He is currently being held by the Oakland Police Department on $10,000 bail and they plan to turn him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immediate deportation. He could be sent to Arizona as soon as tommorrow morning. That means we need to act now! Pancho is an Oakland … Continued

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General Assembly reconvenes in plaza with 2000 marchers

November 14, 2011 at 6:20 pm.

Posted by Liberate Oakland

After a pre-dawn eviction operation involving hundreds of police from many jurisdictions Occupy Oakland regrouped this afternoon on the steps of the Oakland Main Library at 4 pm. The occupiers began marching shortly before 5 pm with about 1000 marchers. The march reached the plaza at 14th and Broadway with over 2000 people and immediately convened a General Assembly. At first occupiers used the human mic, repeating each phrase in waves across the crows but within the hour amplification was in place and as of 6:30 pm an assembly is … Continued

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11.14.11 Occupy Back in Plaza

November 13, 2011 at 3:47 pm.

Posted by Occupy Oakland

Occupy Oakland march re-entered the plaza about 5:20 pm. Occupy Oakland has been raided for a second time. Several people with the Interfaith Tent refused to leave Oscar Grant Plaza in an act of civil disobedience and were arrested in front of their tent. Likewise, three others who refused to leave the camp and sat on the amphitheater stage meditating were also arrested. At least one other occupier who refused to leave his tent was arrested. All tents and camp facilities that were not removed by occupiers before the … Continued

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Response to the tactics of the City of Oakland and the OPD

November 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm.

Posted by desiluna

A statement by the Occupy Oakland Media Commitee: In recent weeks, as mainstream media has focused its attention on Occupy Oakland, our city’s tragic struggles have been on public display: Oakland’s high violent crime rate, systematized racism, ongoing police brutality, and dire economic poverty are impossible to ignore. Yesterday, the Occupy Oakland encampment received a “Notice of violations and demand to cease violations” from the City. The mayor and city council are using Oakland’s deep-seated socio-economic troubles to justify ousting demonstrators from Oscar Grant Plaza. The people of Oakland understand … Continued

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Man Killed at 14th and Broadway

November 10, 2011 at 6:58 pm.

Posted by Web-Committee

A man was shot and killed outside of Tully’s just before 5pm this evening. Occupy Oakland medics were the first on the scene to try and assist the victim. Others formed a circle around the victim to prevent gawkers and media people from interfering with emergency procedures. Oakland police now have the area marked off with yellow tape. Our condolences and greatest sympathies go out to the man’s family and friends. Come down to support the occupation now — bring candles and flowers to show solidarity with victims of violence. … Continued

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Status of $20,000 Donated by OWS Press Release

November 8, 2011 at 7:51 pm.

Posted by desiluna

OAKLAND, Calif. [November 8, 2011] Since the October 26 announcement of a donation following the police raid on Occupy Oakland, some have wondered how these funds are being handled. At Monday night’s General Assembly, Occupy Oakland voted on the next steps needed to make use of the $20,000 which Occupy Wall Street donated to the Oakland encampment. Resulting from that consensus vote, Occupy Oakland is in the process of opening an unincorporated association in its name in the state of California. The money is temporarily being placed into the Wells … Continued

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Nov 1: General Strike Press Conference

November 4, 2011 at 10:24 pm.

Posted by desiluna

OAKLAND, Calif. [November 1, 2011] Organizers of Oakland’s general strike have announced an 8:30 a.m. press conference tomorrow morning at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Broadway in downtown Oakland. That intersection was the site of the 1946 Oakland general strike, the last general strike that happened in the United States. The morning press conference will clarify the day’s activities, including the march to shut down the Port of Oakland that afternoon. “Liberate Oakland, Shut Down the 1%” is the official name of the November 2 action. The day of … Continued

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Oct 25th Press Release Occupy Oakland Raid

November 4, 2011 at 10:05 pm.

Posted by desiluna

OAKLAND, Calif. [October 25, 2011] Occupy Oakland is having a rally and meeting at 4:00 p.m. today on the steps of the Oakland Library on 14th & Madison. Supporters will meet to determine the next steps for the movement, after this morning’s brutal police raid. Reports from the county courthouse are that bail for the protesters is set at $10,000.00 each, and that all of the over 80 arrested protesters will be held until an arraignment on Thursday, October 27. The kitchen at Broadway & 14th had been feeding the … Continued

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Oct. 27th Press Release (General Strike Proposal Passes)

November 4, 2011 at 9:48 pm.

Posted by desiluna

OAKLAND, Calif. [October 27, 2011] Over 1,600 Occupy Oakland voters chose by consensus to push for a General Strike, set to happen on Wednesday, November 2. With 1,484 votes in favor of strike, 46 votes against, 77 votes to abstain, the 96% majority vote carried the measure. The vote came after announcements of solidarity from Occupy Wall Street, Occupy San Francisco and the Egyptian revolution. The Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park announced hours earlier that they would donate $20,000 to Occupy Oakland, to assist in the … Continued

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Oct 26 Press Release (Scott Olsen Vigil)

November 4, 2011 at 9:40 pm.

Posted by desiluna

10/26/11–3pm–OaklandCity Hall–Vigil for Scott Olsen, US Marine Veteran Today,10/26/11at 3pm at Oakland City Hall, a vigil will be held in support of Scott Olsen, a Marine veteran who was hit by a police projectile in downtown Oakland at the Occupy Oakland demonstration on the evening of October 25, 2011. Olsen completed two tours in Iraq and is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. At this time, Olsen is in stable yet serious condition at an Oakland hospital. At the hospital, he is accompanied by friends and other Iraq … Continued

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This website was created in the fall of 2011. Most of it is now moribund, but the Occupy Oakland Calendar, which lists activist events in the East Bay (and occasionally elsewhere) is still maintained, the Search facility works to find earlier posts and keep OO’s history alive, and articles are occasionally still posted to the front page.

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly met in-person weekly (with a rare skip) since October 10th, 2011 up until the pandemic, at which point we went to bi-weekly Zoom meetings. We do checkins, go over the activist events of the past meeting interval, and have general discussions on politics and revolution.

For many years, until the pandemic, we put on a Feed the People event monthly at Oscar Grant Plaza, where all were welcome to come and partake of a freshly cooked, savory meal, before our GA.

If you would like to participate while the pandemic is still amidst, send an email to occupyoakland-request@lists.riseup.net. Check the calendar or this text to see if we have resumed in-person meetings.