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DESCRIPTION:During the early hours of October 25, 2011, hundreds of violent police 
 officers stormed into Occupy Oakland’s home base at Oscar Grant Plaza, 
 near city hall, to evict protesters & to remove their belongings. 96 of our 
 comrades were arrested after the cops used tear gas, flash-bang grenades 
 and less-than-lethal munitions to subdue the crowd.\n\nOccupy Oakland’s 
 spirit was not damaged, we were emboldened and radicalized as thousands 
 returned that afternoon to stand up and fight back. Unforgettably, so did 
 the p…olice. The battle for the plaza went on into the night, turning 
 downtown Oakland into what looked like a war zone. Hot canisters of tear 
 gas flew through the air, rubber bullets crashed into the bodies of our 
 fellow occupiers, one hitting an Iraq war veteran in the head, putting his 
 life in serious danger.\n\nThis year we say, FIGHT BACK! Let’s 
 re-converge and re-claim our home!\n\nMeet at Oscar Grant Plaza at 3PM for 
 an open forum to discuss how to effectively combat state and police 
 oppression before the 7PM FTP march on OPD. Let’s show these pigs we will 
 never back down in the face of violent oppression!\n\nAfter the march, 
 let’s hold down the plaza all night and continue our conversations on how 
 to better serve our community and how to empower each other to stand up and 
 fight back against the OPD street gang who puts so many Oaklanders in 
 danger.\n\n*******\n\nPlease join us for a day of discussion on how to 
 effectively combat\nstate and police oppression on October 25th at Oscar 
 Grant Plaza (City Hall) at 3PM.\n\nSchedule of events:\n\nConverge on OGP 
 at 3PM to begin the open forum\nDinner/break out groups at 5PM\nFTP March 
 at 7PM\nOccupy OGP and continue conversations all night.\n\nPlease bring: 
 Tents, warm clothes, shields, a defensive attitude and\nhella 
 friends!\n\n*************\nAdded 10/16/12 -\n\nRoughly 10 organizers for 
 this event have been meeting regularly to make sure this night is a 
 success, meaning no arrests or casualties. Knowing that we cannot and will 
 not control autonomous actions & respecting the various forms of anger 
 within those who will be participating, we would like to make it clear that 
 un-targeted property damage is not part of the plan and is discouraged in 
 the interest of extending our presence past the march. This is not to say 
 that a second autonomous march later in the night is out of the 
 question.\n\nRather than the tactic of smashing, this night would be a 
 great time to exercise our defensive tactics. (Bring shields, “tools of 
 violence,” work together and act smart!)\n\nThere are multiple goals to 
 achieve through this action including, holding space through out the night, 
 calling out OPD violence in a very public way & celebrating our unity 
 against oppression.\n\nThe march will make stops at various downtown 
 locations where the OPD has shown their ugly side against dissenters. We 
 would like to stop at each location and project video and images of what 
 the police have done to us there, on the walls of a near by building or on 
 our mobile slide show screen. Calling out OPD is such a public way will be 
 a huge win for the Occupy Oakland community by showing the general public 
 what true violence is.\n\nThe march will then end at one of three 
 undisclosed locations where we will hold that space through out the night. 
 Remember to bring items that will help you accomplish this goal: Warm 
 clothes, blankets, tents… (For those bringing small easy to erect tents, 
 it would be awesome to see them go up on the return end of the march, and 
 held high above our heads as we zero in on our target.)\n\nSee you all on 
 the 25th & seriously, FUCK THE POLICE!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/22/18724319.php
SUMMARY:Take Back the Plaza! Overnight Vigil + FTP March #O25
LOCATION:Converge on OGP at 3PM to begin the open forum\nDinner/break out groups at 
 5PM\nFTP March at 7PM\nOccupy OGP and continue conversations all night.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/22/18724319.php
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