APTP to Lead 6th Annual March/Rally to Reclaim MLK (plus weekend events)

On Monday, January 20, the Anti Police-Terror Project will lead a mass mobilization of people from across the Bay Area starting at Oakland’s Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th and Broadway, for the 6th Annual March and Rally to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy.

On MLK Day, Jan. 20, at 12:00 pm, join APTP for the 6th annual Reclaim Kings Radical Legacy March at Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th St & Broadway, Oakland. For six years running, the APTP Reclaim MLK event has been the only MLK March in the city of Oakland and is looked to by hundreds of Oaklanders as one of the premiere events of the year; bringing together people across race, class and political ideology with a commitment to build a just and equitable Oakland that Dr. King would be proud of.

The MLK march demands are: Housing as a Human Right, Close the Camps, No School Closures, End Police Repression, Climate Justice, No More War.

A weekend of events leading up to Monday’s Rally and March include:

FRIDAY

What: Wake Up Call by SURJ Oakland/BayArea
When: Friday, 1/17/10, 7:30-9am
Where: MacArthur BART Station Plaza, Oakland

What: Oakland Climate Strike and Resilience Village
When: Friday, 1/17/20, 10am-1pm
Where: Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th & Broadway, Oakland

SATURDAY

What: Guerilla Housing: Reclaiming Dr.King's Legacy of Radical Action by The Village
When: Saturday, 1/18/20, 10am-5pm
Where: East 12th St & 14th Ave, Oakland

What: Degentrifukation Tour of BlackArthur by Poor Magazine
When: Saturday, 1/18/20, 12pm
Where: Poor Magazine, 8032 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

SUNDAY

What: 5 Methods Workshop by Community Ready Corps Allies and Accomplices
When: Sunday, 1/19/20, 10am-12pm
Where: 2501 International Blvd., Oakland

What: Alternatives to Policing: How Not to Call the Police
When: Sunday, 1/19/20, 2-5pm
Where: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St, Oakland

What: Santa Rita Jail Support --> Cancelled for 1/19
When: Sunday, 1/19/20, 4-8pm
Where: Santa Rita Jail, 5325 Broder Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
(This is a regular event. Contact APTP for more details.)

MONDAY (day march and rally)

What: Baby Breakfast "Blockade" for Moms4Housing by Abundant Beginnings
When: Monday, 1/20/20, 8:30-9:30am
Where: Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th St and Broadway, Oakland

What: Reclaim MLK Youth Activist Rally by Abundant Beginnings
When: Monday, 1/20/20, 9-11am
Where: Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th St and Broadway, Oakland

All activities are family-friendly.

For decades, MLK’s legacy has been whitewashed. Often portrayed as a passive figure, in truth he was a radical leader demanding rational change: an end to capitalism, to war, to empire, to poverty, and to white supremacy. Communities in Oakland and across the country take this opportunity every year to celebrate the true spirit of this revolutionary.

“January 2020 marks another 10 years of gentrification, displacement, and a worsening houselessness crisis. Another 10 years of the Bay Area’s elected leaders putting profits over people. Another 10 years of government for and by developers, tech companies, and banks – instead of for and by the People.” said Cat Brooks, former Oakland mayoral candidate and co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/747077179148170/

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