Last night, NYPD’s raid on OWS was brutal. We will have an emergency solidarity rally and march after GA today in solidarity with our friends in OWS NY who have suffered brutality and repression at the hands of the state.. Let’s take to the street in a show of love and solidarity! Invite everyone you know! An injury to one is an injury to all! Rally 5PM, march 6PM, March 18, 2012 19th and Telegraph, Oakland, CA 24009
Occupy Oakland is planning our first BBQ and Speak Out event for Saturday, March 17, 2012. It will be in East Oakland at Arroyo Park, near 77th and Bancroft, from noon to 5:00 PM. There will be free medic training hosted by the People’s Community Medics, plus arts and crafts, music, a children’s village, literature, workshops, and free food. We are requesting help with side dishes and desserts from all cooks who are able to help. We plan on serving at least 400 people, so anything would be amazing. The … Continued
Occupy Research: Research by & for the Movement Noon! Saturday, March 17, 2012 Join us in NYC Left Forum Conference, Room E310 on the Pace University campus, NYC Conference Panel Announcement Join us for a critical discussion of social movement research and research justice for movement building, in the context of the Occupy Movement. Knowledge can be used to build and maintain, as well as to upset, power. Scholars and activists on the Left are working with the 99% to develop participatory research and include a broader base in the … Continued
It’s been another big week with even more coming up. THIS PAST WEEK: 1. Our proposal to be recognized as a formal committee passed the GA with 98% approval. There’s been a lot of support for the expression of commitments and expectations of membership. Some members of other committees have stepped forward asking if I could direct them to the sources for these kinds of guidelines in the hopes of introducing similar language to their own respective efforts. Link to the proposal 2.UPDATE on the Mrs. Katy Mitchell fight: Chase … Continued
Occupy the crime scene of fraudulent foreclosures. Demand an audit. Demand a moratorium on foreclosures until audits are completed. Prosecute the fraudulent foreclosures. 1106 Madison 23475
Hey Occupy Oakland, I’m Ana Laura, a high school student at Life Academy and I wanted to share out Collegeforcalifornia.org . It is a ballot initiative that was created by Oakland’s Unity and Life Academy high school students! This petition promises to fund all tuition and fees for students at the UCs and CSUs public schools. But, we need your help. We are contacting campus groups, parents, and organizations throughout California in a truly grassroots effort to get the signatures necessary to qualify this initiative for the 2012 November election. We need to spread the word through out … Continued
Here’s a link to a video “Occupy the Capitol M 5 video” published on IndyBay.org : http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/08/18709006.php In solidarity, Jonathan 23287
To the citizens of the world. We are Anonymous. Joseph Kony, a man from Uganda, has been kidnapping children for over 20 years. Forcing them to join his army of terror. The subject remains obscure, so this message is in a more broader scope; a war cry against Human and Child Trafficking. We will update this information as more detailed, and reliable facts are brought forth. We urge all citizens of the United States, and the world to open their eyes. To come together in a time of fierce … Continued
March 13, 2012 marks the third anniversary of the shooting of local Oakland activist Tristan Anderson in Palestine. He was shot in the head by Israeli border police with the same tear gas canisters that are used to repress activists in Oakland, Palestine, and Egypt. Over the years, other Palestinians and solidarity activists have been killed, injured, and arrested during the same weekly protests in various locations in the West Bank. During the last few months, more and more Palestinian villages have joined the popular resistance in response to Israeli … Continued
This is the first meeting of the Occupy Oakland May Day Assembly, which is planning the events for International Workers’ Day and Immigrants’ Rights Day on May 1st, 2012. 23512