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Will Occupy Oakland Embrace Strategic Nonviolence?new

A newly formed caucus hopes to show young occupiers that nonviolence is effective — and not passive. Nonviolent protesters have already proved their effectiveness in Occupy protests.
East Bay Express  |  John C. Osborn  |  03-08-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Angela Davis and Grace Lee Boggs Ponder Activism in the Age of Occupynew

The activist-scholars discuss redefining revolution at the kickoff to UC Berkeley's Empowering Women of Color Conference.
East Bay Express  |  Momo Chang  |  03-05-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Real Change is Complicated and Messynew

Progressives who criticize Occupy must offer real alternatives.
East Bay Express  |  Jay Youngdahl  |  02-15-2012  |  #OCCUPY

It's Time for the Black Bloc to Go Awaynew

Repeated violent confrontations with police are failing to move Occupy Oakland forward.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  02-01-2012  |  #OCCUPY

How I Got Arrested at Occupy Oaklandnew

Our own John C. Osborn offers a first-person account of being taken into custody by police during the latest Occupy Oakland protest.
East Bay Express  |  John C. Osborn  |  02-01-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Oakland Police Arrest Protesters for 'Lynching'new

Oakland police invoke a provocatively named law that doesn't mean what you think it means.
East Bay Express  |  Susie Cagle  |  01-11-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Out of the Tents and Into the Chambersnew

Some members of Occupy Oakland are increasingly confronting city officials and demanding change.
East Bay Express  |  Susie Cagle  |  01-11-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Oakland Police Department Used Violent Cops Against Occupynew

Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests.
East Bay Express  |  Ali Winston  |  12-22-2011  |  #OCCUPY

What's Next for Occupy?new

"We are the 99 Percent" dominated the second-half of 2011, but will it endure in 2012?
East Bay Express  |  John C. Osborn  |  12-22-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Occupy, Quan, and the Recallnew

Some of the people behind the troubled recall campaign against Mayor Jean Quan are opponents of Occupy Oakland, but it may be the occupiers who oust her from office.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  12-14-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Three Important Lessons of the Occupy Movementnew

The youth movement is back, the elite have damaged democracy, and always carry a camera.
East Bay Express  |  Jay Youngdahl  |  12-02-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Pepper Spraying Jesusnew

The iconic shot of a UC Davis cop and his pepper spray became an instant Internet meme. But will it help galvanize support for the Occupy movement?
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  11-30-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Oakland Police Department Facing More Legal Troublenew

The police department's use of force with Occupy Oakland not only has prompted litigation, but could play a role in whether the agency ends up in federal receivership.
East Bay Express  |  Ali Winston  |  11-28-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Media, Race, and Occupynew

The Occupy Wall Street movement has been dominated by white activists, but the mainstream media has done to little to address why so few people of color have been protesting.
East Bay Express  |  Nadra Kareem Nittle  |  11-28-2011  |  #OCCUPY

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