There are some cool events happening this Friday before, during, and after the General Assembly. Rebel-rouser David Roviks is performing at 5pm. Tristan Anderson, International Solidarity activist who suffered a brain injury from the Israeli Military when a projectile hit him in the head, will be giving a speech to address the GA at 6pm. Eric Drooker, Radical Artist and Activist will be presenting a slideshow immediately following the GA. 6442
Your movement gives hope to all the world ( I’ m from Italy and I have difficulty to use your language). The most important thing is that the revolt against the Power, in the heart of the power, was not for the purpose of Power… The worst thing you can do, is to become another party… This would be the end . And after would come leaders, compromises, sales, betrayals and so on… 6418
“In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller We well know that our systems of governance are problematic to put it mildly and if we follow Fuller’s advice then we ought to create another model to make our existing system obsolete. I am not sure how much more Fuller had to say about the matter or what he was referring to specifically when he said or wrote … Continued
Business groups dominated by representatives from large corporations lobbied for the crackdown on Occupy Oakland. By Robert Gammon During the past few weeks, numerous people and organizations called for the second police raid on Occupy Oakland. Among the loudest and most influential voices demanding the crackdown were the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and two Oakland business groups. They contended that the City Hall encampment was bad for downtown businesses, especially small ones. The chamber and the business groups also purported to speak on behalf of small businesses in downtown. … Continued
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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
♥ ♥ ♥ Allright world! Anyone who loves Pancho Ramos Stierle, call the following federal officials NOW and ask them to ask Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release (or lift) the immigration hold on him. Barbara Lee 510-763-0370. Nancy Pelosi 415-556-4862. Diane Feinstein 415-393-0707. We have 12 to 24 hours to act on this. ♥ ♥ ♥ RE-POST PLEASE! ——– Pancho was one of the first to be arrested at the second raid from the camp. HE NEEDS SUPPORT. He is still being held. reposted from Facebook 6230
Last week, Design Action sent out a letter to the Oakland City Council, some local businesses, and to local newspapers, in support of Occupy Oakland. The Oakland Tribune published the Op-Ed today (11.15.11) with the headline: “Banks cost Oakland more than protesters” We are a downtown local, cooperatively-owned and managed small business, and residents of Oakland. We are in support of the movement of the 99% and of Occupy Oakland. We believe the Occupy movement is democracy in its highest form. We believe that Oakland should lead the way in … Continued