Category Archives: Occupy Oakland

More Videos from Oakland

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

I’ve learned to make short videos, sometimes with music, sometimes without. When I use music it is invariably from my collection of oldies-except the two videos I made using Boots Riley performing “Underdogs” at a rally against gang injunctions. I … Continue reading →

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Occupy Oakland and Me, Breakin’ up is Hard to do.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Occupy Oakland took over the council meeting again last night and railed at our city government which  was in the middle of grappling with a huge state takeback that threatens many of our jobs and our future economic development. Funny, … Continue reading →

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Occupy the Courts, Oakland Style, on Jan. 20th

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Most Oaklanders have followed the Occupy movement in and out of the tents and onto various other actions, some of them controversial; but do you know that Occupy Oakland has committees working on a broad range of issues? There is … Continue reading →

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Mayor Jean Quan:Embattled or Fighting for Oakland?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

It’s an old cliché that almost everyone who writes about Oakland feels they must use. You know, it’s a gritty city. The latest one was the New York Times article that touted our new restaurants, which are great, don’t get … Continue reading →

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Chronicle Editors Outraged, Mayor Reads News Online!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

The San Francisco Chronicle is on a tear. They have spent years and presumably thousands of their hard-earned dollars paying columnists to trash Oakland. I think the only mayor we ever had that they didn’t attack with such ferocity was, … Continue reading →

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Occupy Oakland-What’s Next for the Movement?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

I am a poster child for the 99%. I am a woman, an older person with no retirement savings, and I raised two kids by myself. My kids experienced chronic illnesses as children and one of them still struggles with … Continue reading →

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OO Fatigue (or is it harder just being homeless?)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Okay, I know many of us are suffering from OO fatigue. I told everyone at a meeting I was attending last night on that very subject that I couldn’t discuss it anymore. It’s perplexing that the movement that was designed … Continue reading →

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