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We’ve just completed a documentary film about Occupy Oakland as part of our ongoing series about global responses to the economic crisis. It was completed with interviews that we shot at Oscar Grant Plaza along with archival footage from David Martinez, Caitlin Manning, John Hamilton, and other historical material that tells how the Oakland Commune came into existence.

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Gayge Operaista's account of the 2011 Oakland general strike, the fallout within the occupy movement and what direction things may go from here.

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A major victory has been won. For only the second time in Oakland’s recent political history, mass action in the street has forced the hand of city government.

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In light of the call for a general strike by @OccupyOakland, the first in the United States of America since 1946, I find it imperative that those unfamiliar with the makeup of a general strike read the summary of a speech delivered by William “Big Bill” Dudley Haywood in New York City on March 16, 1911;

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Today's continually updated collection of articles we think should be of interest to the Occupy movement.

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The news didn’t come in the middle of the night as we expected, but in the morning, at a reasonable hour EST. Hundreds of riot cops had raided the encampment at Oscar Grant Plaza, wildly swinging their batons and firing tear gas and beanbag rounds into a crowd made up of our friends, comrades, and allies who had for the last two weeks taken over and transformed dead space into the Oakland commune.

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Over the last two weeks I've seen a community rise up seemingly out of nowhere -- one based on consensus decision-making and strong anti-oppression values for all people involved. One that included free food and a clean kitchen, a community garden, free school and twice-daily yoga.

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