This is OO's side of the story for #moveinday, please pass it along
Zoe Alif
the reasoning for move-in day and what actually happened. OO Move-in
Assembly's official statement about #J28 #moveinday
http://occupyoaklandmoveinday.org/content/statement-occupy-oaklands-move-assembly-0
A video of occupiers who were there on #J28 #moveinday
The Battle of Oakland
http://vimeo.com/36256273
If we want to take over vacant lots/houses, let's work with the
community first, then do it quietly with small crews. The OO move in
day caused the riot police to freak out and cause a huge
confrontation. A decentralized and leaderless movement is key I guess.
Zoe Alif
The whole event created a huge confrontation and stand-off with the
riot police. I think we need to organize and do some higher risk of
arrest-ability direct actions in smaller groups, instead of having a
bunch of mass-actions all the time. The mass actions and confrontation
with police that happened in NYC back in October and November is what
caused OWS to gain national attention and sympathy from the rest of
the world. If it wasn't for the confrontations with police in NYC in
September and October, no one would have ever heard of OWS. Mass
action has its benefits, but also it drawbacks.
The 'black block" if you look at their uniforms were really "police
block" (look at all the peace signs on the shields). They were only
supposed to be a civil-defense and de-arrest crew. Yes, people in the
peace block freaked out and started throwing the tear gas canisters
back at the police. For anarchists, the idea of a peace block was
funny, but to mainstream America and the way the media spun it, it
made OO look bad.
I think the lesson to be learned is that we need to think more
tactically and strategically. We also need to be aware of our public
image as we move forward.
The mass actions bring press attention and usually brings us sympathy,
but the real long-term work is also important...building sustainable
and alternative systems. That is why I love Occupy Farms, because I
feel that we are doing direct action everyday to make the world a
better place.
Solidarity,
Zoe
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Ryan <rdb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys, how in the World are we going to even sustain a little hope of turning
> this movement from a cluster of micro wars against all the things of this
> world that "we do not like" into a positive movement that brings solutions
> to the market place, and outlines all the innovative products and services
> and communities working together to Show Case "what we do like."
>
> I mean I get the revolutionary slant, but look where it has gotten us, I
> mean we are Serving the US and Global Governments as BEING THE REASON, Being
> the FORCE that enables them, allows, them DEMANDS them to use military
> courts/law/tactics against DOMESTIC Groups.
>
> There would Be NO Reason for the Governments to look to slide in Terrorist
> Charges, and Build those types of domestic cases, using newly passed Defence
> Bills, if we were engaging in the Market Place, if we were Selling, offering
> what we do like, and ways for others to build healthy sustainable lives
> doing again what they Do like.
>
> The changes with in the movement that would need to occur, is one expose the
> situation, like we have been doing, but then once that light is Shed, then
> Immediately move in to rallying behind Solutions. So, if we did not like
> Monsanto seeds, then we would join together and support, BUY from, create
> more ways for others to Buy from those people who grow with natural seeds on
> smaller farms. The list of products and services we should be behind and
> applying all of out energy to support is likely endless.
>
> So, next time we see followers, getting ready for Battles on Oakland, lets
> say wow, We are Making the Case for Terroist Charges for the US Government,
> let us think twice about these protesting exercises and let us look for ways
> to make those shifts to Promoting and Communicating what products and
> services, and innovations we do like. Having a Movement that is only able to
> rally behind what it does not like, it an energetic doom machine, look
> at any law of attraction books, or consult their experts, and rallying
> around doom and what we do not like, is like turbo charging a magnet
> bringing to our OWS world, all that we do not like, where as if we joined
> the market place, shifted the people, to all place their energy behind what
> they do like, we can change this world.
>
> Ryan
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>> Beware the stabbing carrot of food justice!
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