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Kittens Action Saturday 10/29 @ 11 am–We want to make our movement unstoppable by taking the movement to the people

Join us Saturday at 11 am at Oscar Grant Plaza. Let’s take the movement to the people! Here is the proposal that was passed by the GA on Thursday. This is a mass action idea, so the kind of movement we are building  reflects the kind of world we want to live in. Where everyone is empowered to speak for themselves. Where decisions are made  based on dialog & power with,  not domination & power over. Where people break the walls of fear and ignorance  to build solidarity across differences. … Continued

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POLICE: 99% or Brutal Enforcers of a Brutal System? Discussion Circles hosted by Revolution Books

Saturday, Octopber 29, 2011 at Occupy Oakland, Oscar Grant Plaza (AKA Frank Ogawa) 3:30-5:30PM Sunday at Occupy Oakland, Oscar Grant Plaza 1-3PM Sunday discussion will be led by Larry Everest, author of Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda. These discussion circles with Revolution Books will be taking off from these quotes: BAsics 1:24 The role of the police is not to serve and protect the people. It is to serve and protect the system that rules over the people. To enforce the relations of exploitation and … Continued

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Video Clips from OccupyOakland and OccupySF

http://www.youtube.com/user/0Mremen – Many video clips from #OccupyOakland as well as some from #OccupySF. I am nowhere near you guys but I do what I can from remote with the live streams the fantastic media teams and individuals are providing for the movement. thank you everyone who is part of this movement. 2159

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@the leaders of occupy movements everywhere, see them as they see you.

http://www.reddit.com/r/occupywallstreet/comments/lsm0v/the_leaders_of_occupy_movements_everywhere_see/ … this is link to a conversation. I feel this ought be looked at seriously. I am an Army combat infantry veteran and a student of philosophy. I believe that through a better understanding of the tactics and practices of crowd control agents will provide a heightened level of safety for the participants of the occupy movement. I am not insinuating, condoning, or attempting to incite violence. My aim is to ensure they safety of the participants of the movement, a general understanding of the opposing side in order to … Continued

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Eye injury: signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for tear gas and other toxic chemical exposure; self help & first aid advice from an optometrist: FREE screenings available

Eye injury: signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for tear gas and other toxic chemical exposure; self help and first aid advice from a Berkeley optometrist: the cornea is the clear thin dome that covers the color part of the eye; thermal burns  secondary to physical attack with chemicals, often including those such used in Oakland 99%, can cause corneal pitting and swelling.   water treatment can make it much worse with some chemicals – check “MSDS” specifics  on the canister if possible. EMERGENCY TREATMENT:  first, brush off any powdered chemicals. … Continued

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Press Release: Occupy Oakland Calls for General Strike November 2, 2011

www.occupyoakland.org For Information Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OccupyOaklandMedia@gmail.com OccupyOakland_Press@googlegroups.com Occupy Oakland Calls for General Strike November 2, 2011 Occupy Oakland calls for Mass Day of Action inclusive of all stakeholders: individual citizens & families,schools, civil workers, community/affinity organizations, labor, students, and businesses .November 1, 2011 – Oakland, CA – In the aftermath of the government crackdown of Occupy Oakland,Occupy Oakland’s GA has announced a general strike to commence November 2, 2011. The call is proposed to all stakeholders, from concerned individuals to organizations, from schools and churches to for-profit businesses … Continued

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Easy Talking Points To Use: Knowledge is Power.

  http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025 It is the corruption we hate. Not the rich. Please stop the hate speech. Peace through solidarity! jeanie 2087

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Occupy Oakland Media Team Meeting Notes 10/27/11

Next meeting: Friday, 10/28 at 6pm, steps of building near amphitheater, Oscar Grant Plaza Discussion: Link police brutality to the concerns of the 99% Don’t preach to the choir We can move forward on the press release with consensed upon proposal and time Clarify political points later What’s our ask What do we want post-strike We’re not empowered to figure out messaging and frames We only have the language of the accepted proposal and time We need to have a press release for the strike and a press conference beforehand … Continued

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Calling all writers: let’s get the message out

If anybody has already discussed or is interested in writing projects for Occupy (possibly a blog, possibly submitting freelance and op-eds to area and national papers/journals/magazines, possibly creating pamphlets to organize info, possibly writing letters and petitions to govt officials and heads of businesses and corporations–the sky’s the limit), hit me up and let’s exchange ideas. Respond to this post or click on my name to send me a private message. I will also be in the plaza at noon today (Oct 28) to check out the facilitators’ meeting and … Continued

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An Open Letter to the People of the United States

An Open Letter to the People of the United States On Occasion of a General Strike in Oakland, CA on November 2, 2011 Today marks a momentous occasion, one that has the potential to spark a fundamental change in the way that we view our relationship between ourselves, our government, and business. I am writing this letter in the hope that what started out as a protest without definable goals can become, over time, a force for specific redress of specific issues that impact our lives. First, let me start … Continued

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