Occupy Oakland (Social Injustice Protest)

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/occupyoaktown/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Oakland/143158405783305

TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/#!/occupyoakland

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SUPPORT: DONATE SUPPLIES & MONEY

CONTACT supply@ occupyoakland.org with questions or donations of services.
Donate Money Via WePay

Updated supply needs can be found at: http://occupyoakland.org/generalassembly/committees/supply-committee/
Supply Committee depending on current state of things.

You can send physical donations to Occupy Oakland via:
Via UPS – Occupy Oakland, UPS Customer Counter, 8400 Pardee Dr., Oakland, CA 94621

Via Fedex: (address label as follows; FYI: you are sending a ‘hold’ package for recipient pickup at a fedex location)
– person’s name you are sending package to: Occupy Oakland.
– company name you are sending package to: FedEx
– address: 3070 East 9th St., Suite B, Oakland, CA 94601

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Committees and Caucuses of the General Assembly:

[Note that some of the addresses below are email groups and you can go to the group page and view the previous messages and join the group. Many groups are moderated so your message may not be posted if it doesn't appear to be germane to the group. Spammers need not apply.]

General Assembly:
The General Assembly is the decision making body for Occupy Oakland as a whole.
Email | Web Page

LOGISTICS COMMITTEES:

Anti-Repression Committee:
Works with occupy legal to coordinate jail and medical support. Some things we take care of are – getting people out of jail ie. BAIL, packing the courtroom when people are being arraigned, and general solidarity and support work for those who have been brutalized by the police at Occupy Oakland.
antirepression@ occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Children’s Village Committee:
Maintains the children’s village in the northwest corner of the plaza. If you would like to help, drop by during daylight hours. Stay tuned for online contact information and meeting schedule.
childrensvillage @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Events Committee:
Events is responsible for the actions, workshops, shows, teach-ins, etc. If you would like to perform or organize any kind of action you should speak with this group.
events @occupyoakland.org | Occupy Oakland calendar | Committee Web Page

Facilitation Committee:
Helps facilitate the operation of the General Assembly. The Facilitation Committee meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at noon and Saturdays at 4pm.
facilitation@ occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page | GA Statements | GA Minutes | GA Agendas | GA Proposals | GA Resolutions

Finance Committee:
Finance is coordinating all official Occupy Oakland financial donations.
finance@ occupyoakland.org | Donate Page | Committee Web Page

Garden Committee:
Our Mission is to provide community garden space for the City of Oakland and beyond. We want support the creation of beautiful, bountiful and safe spaces for people to convene, organize and eat.
garden@occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Info Tent Committee:
When an encampment exists, we offer basic information on how to plug into the occupation and can help point you in the right direction for activities you may be interested in.
infotent@ occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Kitchen Committee:
Our mission is to provide meals to Occupy Oakland and throughout the community. Planning a new schedule for lunch and dinner at Oscar Grant Plaza. More information to come.
kitchen @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Legal Support Committee:
Occupy Legal is a collective of activists, lawyers, and legal workers dedicated to supporting economic justic occupation encampments in the San Francisco Bay Area. Occupy Legal works to transform the demoralizing experience of arrest and incarceration into one an empowering one.
Committee Web Page

Library Committee:
The Library hosts physical spaces (tent libraries and/or mini-collections) and countless creative actions to support the Occupy movement and the people of Oakland. Join us on the streets, with books!
library @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Medics Committee:
We are non-hierarchical, consensus-based, autonomous group. We have a wide range of experience, but we come together as volunteer lay health workers to provide first aid, to street medic for actions, and to support the wellness of Occupy Oakland.
medics@ occupyoakland.org | Comittee Web Page

Raheim Brown Free School:
Maintains the library on site and holds educational workshops.
Email

Safer Spaces:
Safer Spaces is a Decolonize/Occupy Oakland committee that works to address issues of trauma & oppression within the movement towards the goals of increased participant sustainability, and collective liberation. We work for the movement by offering direct support services, advocacy, and accountability processes on interpersonal, collective, and systemic levels. We also offer relevant workshops and events in response to community identified needs.
saferspaces@ occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Sanitation & Public Health Committee:
Sanitation & Public Health’s mission is to make Oscar Grant Plaza more sanitary than it was under city control, working with the kitchen and other committees.
sanitation@occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Sound Committee:
Sound handles amplification at Occupy Oakland events. Get in touch if you have equipment or want to help.
sound @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Supply Committee:
Supply is coordinating all our equipment and supply needs. Contact them if you have questions about donations. Note: You do not need to write them to donate, just bring needed items down to the plaza. Look for the list of needs in the lower right-hand column of this web page.
supply @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

OUTREACH COMMITTEES:

Community Outreach Subcommittee:
Outreach is dedicated to spreading the word throughout Oakland, including flyering and reaching out to other Oakland-based activist groups.
Email

Local Business Liaison Committee:
The Local Business Liaison committee outreaches to local Oakland businesses.
lbl@ occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Media/Press Subcommittee:
Press works with traditional forms of media: newspapers, television, radio. The Media subcommittee is dedicated to spreading our message throughout the world via digital content and more traditional forms of media. Artists and videographers should get in touch.
media @occupyoakland.org | Committee Web Page

Web Committee:
Contact the web team for inquiries specifically about this website.
web @occupyoakland.org

CAUCUSES:

People of Color/Queer People of Color Caucus:
If you self-identify as a person of color or queer person of color, we welcome you to join our regular meetings. Meeting times are currently 6:30pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays and 4:00pm on Sundays. Locations change depending on the availability of space. Please check in at the Occupy Oakland calendar or email us for updated meeting locations.
peopleofcolor@ occupyoakland.org | Caucus Web Page

Muslim Caucus:
Persons of the Muslim faith are welcome to join with us. Stay tuned for updates on meetings and a contact email.

Camp phone: (415) 505-9120