I received some very important lessons, personal growth lessons on Saturday. I believe we are participating, collectively, in the rising up, the expansion, the re-membering of our human-ness. If we are able to help each other in our processes of awakening, we will only be more unified. One way is by sharing our stories. What is true for me is that I have grown and been tremendously moved by listening [...]
On January 29th, Occupy LA held a march in solidarity with Occupy Oakland following the brutal OPD attack against our attempted building takeover, dubbed “Move-in Day”. Here are some solidarity statement videos from that action! [FMP width="500" height="281"]http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5319.mov[/FMP] [FMP width="500" height="281"]http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5321.mov[/FMP] [FMP width="500" height="281"]http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5322.mov[/FMP] [FMP width="500" height="281"]http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5323.mov[/FMP] [FMP width="500" height="281"]http://hellaoccupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_5324.mov[/FMP]
January 29, 2011 – Oakland, CA – Yesterday, the Oakland Police deployed hundreds of officers in riot gear so as to prevent Occupy Oakland from putting a building, vacant for 6 years with no plans for use, from being occupied and “re-purposed” as a community center. The Occupy Oakland GA passed a proposal calling for the space to be turned into a social center, convergence center and headquarters of the [...]
*** This event is being called by the Occupy Oakland Tactical Action Committee. It will continue weekly. *** IMPORTANT NOTE: If you identify as peaceful and are likely to interfere with the actions of your fellow protestors in any way (including telling them to stop performing a particular action, grappling, assaulting or holding them for arrest), you may not want to attend this march. It is a militant action. It [...]
THE OSCAR GRANT PLAZA GAZETTE Wednesday, JANUARY 4th, 2012 DAY 91 Report on FTP Demo From a Comrade Last Saturday’s FTP demo started off well enough, with lots of good energy at the rally. The few bubble-blowers that were there were tolerated. There were some people freestyling as others drummed on those outdoor bike lockers next to the BART exit. There were maybe 10 cops lined up against Walgreens — [...]
screenshot from video by @wiseoldsnail this from indybay: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/24/18703364.php Wellll lookee… OPD left their operational plans all over the coliseum when they marshaled up for the second eviction of Oakland. and here is file link: http://www.mediafire.com/?27lzwa5d8097ona and here is another link in case you cannot open the previous link::: http://femalefaust.blogspot.com/2011/12/opd-operations-plan-for-2nd-occupy_24.html
The Occupy Oakland vigil and interfaith umbrella at Oscar Grant Plaza was raided by OPD at around 2:00pm on Friday December 16th, a day after Aquapy Oakland was raided on Lake Merritt by OPD and OFD. According to witnesses, three people were arrested at the Plaza, one for trying to take a blanket from trash. OPD took the OccupyOakland kitchen that was feeding people the City doesn’t support. OPD confiscated sleeping bags [...]
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