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January 25th Open Circle

Our 4th open circle to connect and organize toward the end of police militarization, state violence and systemic racism will be Sunday, January 25th from 3-5pm at the Omni Oakland Commons @ 4799 Shattuck Ave in Oakland.

This open circle will continue the dialogue and planning around support, goals, and long-term strategy in addressing the long-standing issues of the extremely disproportionate degrees of police brutality and killings of black people and people of color, systematic racism, state violence, militarization of police, and more that have been brought to the forefront once again due to the recent surge of such atrocities.

Let's kick this meeting off with a potluck at 3:00 pm followed by the Open Circle at 3:30 pm. Please bring a dish or snacks to share!

  • Open circle will begin with report backs and announcements of upcoming actions followed by group discussion.
  • The announcements segment will be shorter than last time to allow more time for group discussion.
  • There will be breakout groups to allow time for networking and collaboration on projects and affinity groups.
  • The facilitation team welcomes suggestions, guidance, and especially participation. Please get in touch by commenting on this page if you want to offer any of these.

Link to our previous meeting

Upcoming Actions

January 10th Circle (Notes)

Scheduled Announcements and Report-backs

  • Mollie: Visit the Alan Blueford Center for Justice @ 24th & Telegraph
    • Alan's Law: Police Accountability - keep body cameras on; reparations to victims
    • Mothers Against Police Brutality: http://www.mothersagainstpolicebrutality.com/
    • Black Friday 14: Need legal support
    • Anti Police-Terrorism Committee planning actions starting from the 16th extending to a big march on the 19th
  • Brian Hofer: Oakland Privacy Working Group - http://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
    • Countering surveillance that particularly targets people of color
    • Jan 27th meeting before the full city council
  • Uncle Bobbie: Working with #BlackLivesMatter
    • Action on Feb. 1st: Phoenix Superbowl
    • jan 29 @ Cal Berkeley screening of 'The Throwaways' w/ discussion around police terrorism and related activism - screening here at Omni on Jan. 30th
    • Conference call at 7:30
  • Cindy from Station 40:
    • Coffee Not Cops every other Thursday @ 11am-1pm reclaiming public space from the police - next one Jan 22nd
    • Sleep-in @ Powell Station on Sunday the 18th #RIGHT2REST; 5pm Sun, Jan 18th to 5 pm Mon, Jan 19th @ Powell St Cable Car turnaround, SF. Coalition on Homelessness in coalition w/135 similar groups here & nationwide. Bring food, music, etc. to share, especially Sunday Facebook event link
  • Laura Valdez: Justice for Josiah actions in San Jose
  • Susan Harmon: Coordinating events against state terror
    • Meeting with the sheriff to discuss Urban Shield
    • Next Urban Shield is in September
    • UASI - Urban Area Strategies Initiative - represents 12 Bay Area counties - funding from Homeland Security to local communities. They meet every 2nd Thursday in Dublin @ the Sheriff's office - come out with us once a month
    • Protesting the tank in San Leandro, looking for support. Mid-February city council decision - show up to protest
  • Krystof: Anti Police-Terror Project initiated by Onyx
    • Next open meeting is Thursday
    • Ongoing Spokescouncil leading up to MLK weekend, call for direct actions to disrupt business as usual. Next meeting is tomorrow, Monday the 11th @ the First Presbyterian Church @ 27th & Broadway
    • Shut down plans on Friday during the day:
      • Convergence @ Montgomery BART, 7am - bring a spoon!
      • International Solidarity Action in the afternoon
      • Actions on Saturday against shopping centers
      • Mass march on Monday the 18th, meet @ Fruitvale BART @ 11am heading east.
  • Reportback from Ferguson:
    • Shutting down stores one by one, meeting in large groups much like this
    • Protesting daily in front of the police dept. Keep the solidarity! Send cards, letters. It's cold.

General Announcements

  • Event for radical women in San Francisco, discussion about the importance of women of color being involved and given voice - Jan 28th @ 7pm @ 747 Polk St
  • Disrupting the 'Walk for Life' - counter-demonstration in line w/ Roe v. Wade, tying into the movement against state terror
    • Jan 24th @ Market & Steuart @ 1pm along w/ SF State students Young Women of Color inspire a new upsurge event, January 28th T 7PM. 747 Polk Street, San Francisco, California. You can take 47, 49, 9.
  • Revolution Newspaper: rightwing fascist Christian protest in Oakland - Jan 23rd @ 14th & Broadway @ noon to protest anti-abortion protesters demonizing black women. 'Abortion on Demand and Without Apology!' - stop the genocide
  • Defend Knowland Park - organizing direct action to defend the park
  • Jason Anderson: Measure Z - $$ for community policing
  • John Torok - Oakland Living Wage group - Inaugural meeting Jan 27th, Tuesday, 1433 Webster St @ 6:30pm - find more info on the Occupy Oakland Facebook page.
  • Davida: Talk @ Impact HUB on getting diversity in tech, Jan 31st @ 5-10pm
  • Disrupting business as usual in affluent white neighborhoods - on bicycles - contact oaklandbikeaction@gmail.com
  • Nicole from Critical Resistance & Allies & Accomplices. Emphasizing political attack on the Black Friday 14. Organizing a campaign of support - sign the petition: http://iam.colorofchange.org/petitions/bart-directors-when-it-comes-to-ending-the-war-on-black-communities-which-side-are-you-on
    • BART Board Hearing is January 22nd @ 8am @ 20th & Webster - Keiser building
  • Carol from KPFA - event on Feb 22nd @ Oakland Public Library - orgs and individuals invited to come and have their voices represented
  • Occupy Oakland meeting every Sunday at 4pm @ Omni Commons in the basement
  • Daniel: Helps with creating media and amplifying voices of those affected by police brutality. Let's create a group!
  • Dragon: Suing the Richmond Police Dept - Callout for court support - 8:30am trial on the 26th of January in SF @ 450 Golden Gate Ave

Breakout Discussion Topics

  • Goals and Strategy
  • Urban Shield
  • Creating media and amplifying voices
  • Global supply chain
  • Financial recovery and reparations for families of victims
  • Community alternatives to policing


Groups and Projects


Web Resources


Past Actions

  • 1/15 7-9pm: Anti Police-Terrorism Project Meeting @ Eastside Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland
  • 1/15 7-8:30pm: Community Meeting: Resist San Leandro Paramilitarization & Terror @ Zocalo Coffeehouse, 645 Bancroft Avenue, San Leandro
  • 1/15 7pm Get Up Street Theatre - come learn the dance - flash mob to They Don't Really Care About Us by Michael Jackson practice at Omni Oakland Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave. Thursday
  • 1/15 9-11pm: Black Lives Matter film series @ Long Haul Infoshop - 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
  • 1/15 11am-1pm: Coffee Not Cops (every other Thursday) @ 16th St Mission BART, San Francisco
  • 1/16 7am BART Friday No Business As Usual - meet on the platform at Montgomery BART; Be on time! Bring a spoon! Drop all charges and fines against Black Friday 14! Disband BART Police! Low-income ticket discount! Facebook Event Page
  • 1/16-1/19 (Fri - Mon) MLK Weekend of Actions; lots planned, get involved at SpokesCouncil meetings
  • 1/16 8:45-9:30am: Bay Area Lawyer Die-In for Racial Justice @ CA Supreme Court - 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco
  • 1/16 11:30am: Anti-Gentrification Action; meet at 1520 Lakeshore Drive - Lake Chalet Restaurant; #ShutItDown Confronting Gentrification and Police Violence in Oakland
  • 1/16 8:30pm Valencia Night Life Outreach; Meet at Dolores Park, 18th and Dolores; wear black, marching
  • 1/17 9am-3pm: Berkeley City Council Workshop on Improving Police/Community Relations at Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley on Adeline across from Ashby BART; Show Up at Berkeley City Council special meeting on policing, also highlight disabled black lives who have been killed or harassed by police including Kayla Moore killed by Berkeley Police Department
  • 1/17 11am: Bay Area Spokescouncil for MLK Weekend @ Omni Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland
    • 1/17 11am: YOUTH Banner Making Saturday during SpokesCouncil at Omni Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland
  • 1/17 11am-2pm Join the Community Democracy Project to engage public in - "what kind of Oakland do you want to live in? What would it take to make police accountable to the people in Oakland?" Taking these questions directly to the people - meet at Lake Merritt BART; short training then break into small teams; after an hour and a half come back to debrief
  • 1/17 1-4pm: Holiday Appeal for Class-War Prisoners @ 303 Hudson St, lower level, Oakland
  • 1/17 3-8pm: East Oakland March for Justice for Mike Brown @ Fruitvale BART
  • 1/17 10am - 1/18 6pm Oakland Peace Center 3d Anniversary Community Celebration Facebook Event Page
  • 1/18 12-2pm WALMART Action Die-In @ East Oakland WalMART - 8400 Edgewater Drive, Oakland; meet up 12pm - Die In at 12:36pm to 2pm family friendly community event; bring signs to raise awareness about John Crawford's death and low-income jobs; Facebook Event Page
  • 1/18 2-3:30pm: Stop the Spy Center from Encroaching Into Oakland – A Workshop on the DAC, its Privacy Policy and Surveillance Equipment @ Omni Commons
  • 1/18 2-5pm: Cryptoparty: A Digital Security Workshop @ Omni Commons
  • 1/18 4-5:15pm: Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Omni Commons
  • 1/18 5pm - 1/19 5pm Sleep-in @ Powell Station #RIGHT2REST; 5pm Sun, Jan 18th to 5 pm Mon, Jan 19th @ Powell St Cable Car turnaround, SF. Coalition on Homelessness in coalition w/135 similar groups here & nationwide. Bring food, music, etc. to share, especially Sunday Facebook event link
  • 1/18 7-10pm: FTP March @ 14th and Broadway, Oakland Facebook Event Page
  • 1/18 7-11pm: Benefit Event: Justice for Our Comrade Shango!
  • 1/19 11am-4pm: Reclaiming King's Legacy: a Jobs and Economy March for the People @ Fruitvale BART
    • 1/19 9:30am Children's contingent of the march on Monday: Children's space and teach in starting at Fruitvale BART, and discussion and story telling for little kids who can't walk that far!
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