Announcements

For event and activity announcements.

Post May Day Self-Care Tip #2

Posted by

For  individual or group trauma support, mediations and anti-oppression advocacy, please contact Safer Spaces: Tel: (510) 502-9466 Email:saferspaces@occupyoakland.org Healing can take place in the form of reconnecting with Mother Earth. It can be little steps like birdwatching, hiking, going to the beach or eating freshly picked berries. Ask your five senses what do I see, hear, taste, touch, smell? Have you tried gardening? Or are you already a gardener? What does your body, mind and soul experience when you dig that dirt, plant the seed, water, trim the weeds, ask … Continued

29083

Post-May Day Self-Care Tip#1

Posted by

SAFER SPACES is available for Post-May Day phone and in-person individual or group trauma support. Please contact us @ (510) 502-9466 or email: saferspaces@occupyoakland.org Nourishing Mind/Body/Soul/Each Other! From: Mindful Occupation: Rising Up Without Burning Out  http://mindfuloccupation.org/ Protest is physically, emotionally, spiritually, socially, and politically intense. Even moment to moment, it can shift from being exceptionally enriching and energizing to exasperating and exhausting. One of the most effective ways to deal with these desires and disruptions is to establish and sustain a collective, holistic space that nourishes people’s individual needs as … Continued

28613

Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

Posted by

Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine     Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker, Sonoma, CA Elizabeth Slate, Founder of The Alchemical Nursery, Syracuse, NY Author Rachel Kaplan K.Ruby Blume – The Institute of Urban Homesteading Maddy Harland, Editorial Director – Permaculture Magazine Starhawk: Community Permaculture and the Sacred Seeds Lisa M. Fernandes, portlandmainepermaculture.com Author, Healer Alanna Moore, geomantica.com Geomancy: Sabine Engelhardt Zagreb, Croatia Raven Gray, Transitions US, NorCal Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. – biomimicryguild.com “I am Turtle … Continued

28578

Come play with Children’s Village on May 1st!!

Posted by

Happy May Day! No work! No school! Lets take to the streets – march.. and play!!! Children’s village will be waiting to play with you at approx 4pm. we will be there to support the March for Dignity and Justice and the many community groups who will be marching with them!!! Look for us near the tennis courts in San Antonio Park! we will have: yoga for families art music leggos, and more!!! We will be there for family fun while all of the rallies and speak out are going … Continued

28529

May Day Events: Highlights & Links

Posted by

International Worker’s Day and Immigrants’ Rights Day. Occupy Los Angeles has called for a General Strike on May 1st, an action which Occupy Oakland has endorsed. More information here. Tentative schedule here. Posters and flyers here and here. Synposis: 6AM: Support the Golden Gate bridge workers via pickets and rallies (appears that the Occupy the Bridge action called off as of 4-30-12 but buses will still leave from 19th & Telegraph to occupy the Golden Gate Bridge.)  More info here and here. 9AM – NOON: 3-4 morning actions, Some events … Continued

28228

Help Wanted! Volunteer to Renovate the Uhuru House

Posted by

Sunday, May 6, 2012. 4:00pm QUALIFICATIONS:  * Socially Conscious  * Experienced in any phase of construction  * Phone donations campaign  * Or desire to learn SPECIFIC SKILLS : * General or stucco contractor  * Phone/online donations  * Plumber, carpenter, electrician  * Roofer  * Mechanical Engineer The goal: To bring together the resources, skills and materials to complete the renovation of the Uhuru House in East Oakland. UHURU JIKO (FREEDOM KITCHEN): The campaign to renovate the Uhuru House will create a cutting edge meeting space as well as a licensed commercial kitchen … Continued

28152

March for Black Justice! Put the Oakland Police on Trial!

Posted by

Saturday, May 5, 2012. 12:00pm until 6:00pm. On Saturday, May 5th the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement will hold the March for Black Justice, followed by the Tribunal (court) for Reparations to African People at which we will put the Oakland Police Dept on Trial for crimes of genocide against the African community.   If you have been a victim of police brutality, extortion, frame up, kidnapping, rape or any other violation of your rights in the streets OR in prison we need you to testify!   The Oakland Police … Continued

28150

POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE at Oscar Grant Plaza, May 1, starting at noon.

Posted by

From David and Sara (re-posted) Our idea is to maintain a continuous presence at the plaza starting at 12noon.  This will provide a place to see friendly faces, to check in on arrival, to hang out during the day & to regroup after actions. For those who have been unsure about how to engage with Occupy in recent months, we aim to provide a way to plug in — by convening with your friends ! I’d also like to suggest that we bring down poems to hand out — if … Continued

28102

Bay Area May 1 Strike Website: strikemay1st.com

Posted by

strikemay1st.com

In coordination with the Occupy Oakland May Day Assembly, StrikeMay1st.com has just been launched to disseminate action plans and important info regarding the upcoming May 1 General Strike. The site is a non-sectarian clearinghouse for calls to action, communiques, propaganda, resources and more. It will be updated regularly so stay tuned for more details and action announcements. Please pass along the link: StrikeMay1st.com! Overall framework for May 1 in Oakland: Purpose: To coordinate decentralized morning actions across the city based out of 3 or 4 convergence points outside of downtown … Continued

27539

Foreclosure Defense Group Update: April 24, 2012

Posted by

We focus on the Fruitvale GA Clearinghouse – FDG participation Mayday March Text alert system in effect More news 1. WE FOCUS ON THE FRUITVALE:  The Fruitvale is the neighborhood of Mr. Richard Harris, the homeowner we are currently aiding in his foreclosure fight ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYyTuswv7Q&feature=youtu.be) and it is a neighborhood being massively hit by foreclosures in Oakland. We have been fielding calls from homeowners under attack but not in any meaningful number – especially in comparison to the scale of the displacement occurring. It is going to take intensive, … Continued

27984
Older Posts
Newer Posts