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Occupy Oakland General Strike and Mass Day of Action Press Conference, 10/31/11: photos
On October 26th -- just one day after hundreds of police raided and destroyed the Occupy Oakland encampments at Oscar Grant Plaza and Snow park and then later attacked over one thousand people with tear gas, flash bang grenades, and projectile weapons -- Occupy Oakland not only re-occupied the plaza but seriously upped the ante by voting 1484 to 46 for the first general strike in the United States in sixty-five years. Endorsements and support for Occupy Oakland have been pouring in since. On October 31st, a press conference was held in Latham Square, at the intersection of Telegraph & Broadway, the epicenter of the Oakland General Strike of 1946. The General Strike & Mass Day of Action will happen Wednesday, November 2nd.
[Pictured above: Telegraph Avenue to the left, Broadway to the right, from Latham Square]
Speaking at the press conference were Tim Simmons; Louise Michel; Boots Riley of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club; Cat Brooks of the ONYX Organizing Committee; Clarence Thomas of the ILWU Local 10 and the Million Worker March Movement; Nell Myhand of Causa Justa/Just Cause, Crystallee Crain, teacher at DeAnza College and the College of Alameda; Javier Armas, former Oakland teacher; Elaine Brown, SEIU member and former chairperson of the Black Panther Party; and Glenn Turner, a Telegraph Avenue shop owner.
Occupy Oakland General Strike and Mass Day of Action Press Conference, 10/31/11: video
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/31/18696378.php
Occupy Oakland
http://www.occupyoakland.org/strike
For more information:
Speaking at the press conference were Tim Simmons; Louise Michel; Boots Riley of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club; Cat Brooks of the ONYX Organizing Committee; Clarence Thomas of the ILWU Local 10 and the Million Worker March Movement; Nell Myhand of Causa Justa/Just Cause, Crystallee Crain, teacher at DeAnza College and the College of Alameda; Javier Armas, former Oakland teacher; Elaine Brown, SEIU member and former chairperson of the Black Panther Party; and Glenn Turner, a Telegraph Avenue shop owner.
Occupy Oakland General Strike and Mass Day of Action Press Conference, 10/31/11: video
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/31/18696378.php
Occupy Oakland
http://www.occupyoakland.org/strike
For more information:
For more information:
http://www.indybay.org/occupyoakland
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Thanks for this and your video, it's very helpful in understanding what is about to take place.
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