by Zappa Montag With the recent publishing of an eBook titled “A People’s History of Occupy Oakland” by myself and a few others, has come some of the predictable drama and denunciations that have characterized much of the interactions between certain segments of the movement locally since the inception of Occupy Oakland. I already know that some Occupy Oakland folks don’t like me and some of the other folks who [...]
© in only a moment hot turns to cold what once was a body harboring a soul now empty, depleted all energy drains whisper of spirit is all that remains hovering remnants of energy pure as a wish for tomorrow bringing no cure wish turns to vapor body to dust crumbling emotion like metal to rust where once were ideas plans, hopes, and dreams departed in panic [...]
Just after midnight on Saturday May 6th, Alan Blueford and two of his friends were waiting for friends to pick them up on 90th Ave., in East Oakland, after the Floyd Mayweather fight. Not long after Alan had phoned his parents to check-in with them, a car slowly pulled up to them with its lights off. Alan ran. One officer gave chase. A few blocks later Alan was shot by [...]
I am someone who doesn’t get that mad about individual white people’s acts or words that contain racist ignorance…I think people are flawed because our society is weak in wisdom, rich in fear and ignorance, and I believe that we are all infected with the ills that this produces. I have also heard hurtful things said by individuals from all racial groups, and I think that it is a product [...]
WHERE: Lakeview Elementary School, 746 Grand Avenue, Oakland CA 94610 ……..(corner of Grand and Lake Park Avenue, directly next to I-580 Grand Ave offramp) ……..(across the street from the Farmer’s Market) WHAT: Sit-in Protest To Reverse Closures of Oakland Public Schools WHEN: Beginning Friday, June 15 at 1:00 p.m. PST WHO: Teachers, parents, students, allies, and all who believe in public education “Every time you stop a school, you will [...]
On Friday, May 11, thirty people, including black, Latina/o and other underrepresented minority students who were rejected admission to UC-Berkeley and UCLA, began occupying UC Berkeley’s undergraduate admissions office. They were committed to remaining until there is a concrete change in UC Berkeley’s admissions policy, which admits dramatically low numbers of Latina/o, black, and other underrepresented minority students, who comprise half of California’s high-school graduates but only 21.9% of this [...]
The woman made her way between sage and chaparral, having left no footprints in her wake. Small animals froze in the underbrush, crickets ceased their chirping. No birds flew overhead. She would make it safe for her children; they were ready to return. She had all the time in the world. The observer clambered down the makeshift ladder, dropping the last few feet before pitching face first into the dirt. [...]
i remember putting my daughter on belay, holding her by the straps of her overalls to keep her safe from harm while hiking mountain trails. when she had attained the wise old age of thirteen, the nights awake worrying when she didn’t come home made it hard to breathe. blood pressure rising, i would call her in as a missing person, and never know until her return, sometimes days later, [...]
Action Announcement 1 Million HOODIES March: Show the World we are all Trayvon. JOIN US IN SF – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st Rally at Bradley Manning Plaza at 5:30 PM March to UN Plaza at 6 PM!* Oakland fam: gather at 14th & Broadway BART to ride together to Embarcadero: 4:30PM 5:00PM and 5:30PM. Lets meet folks with stay-away orders underground at the BART station since the BART station is not [...]
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