#OCCUPYSF invites our community, our family, our friends, and our supporters to join our community picket at Oakland port during the West Coast Port Shutdown!
UPDATE: Tonight’s Occupy General Assembly held at the Oakland Port came to a consensus to extend the port shutdown til 3am on Tuesday Dec 13, 2011.
Occupy San Diego and Occupy Seattle requested an extension of the blockade as a response to today’s police repression and violence. The decision to extend the shutdown was made by GA in solidarity with San Diego and Seattle.
Action Schedule
3pm Meet at 14th & Broadway
4pm March to Port
5pm March to Port from West Oakland Bart
3am Extend Port Shutdown
Stay Connected With Text Updates and Twitter
Text ‘bayaction’ to 41411 to get text updates throughout the day
Use @occupytheports on twitter for updates; hashtag #D12.
Additional Information
National Lawyers Guild Phone Number: (415) 285-1011 (write it on your arm)
Occupy Oakland Medic Dispatch Number: (510) 712-8129
Call 911 first for life-threatening medical emergencies, then call the Medic Dispatch.
Mobility assistance: buses and cars at West Oakland BART will transport those requiring mobility assistance. To volunteer with your car, show up at West Oakland BART and check in with people organizing transit.
Bring snacks and plenty of water!
Flyers
• 11×17″ PDF poster with Oakland details
• 11×17″ PDF poster with blank space to add information
• 8.5×11″ PDF flyers with blank space to add information
How We Will Shutdown the Port
We will be creating large community pickets at the Port Terminals. At the port, ILWU members are permitted to honor community pickets and an arbitrator can announce whether that shift is cancelled. We will have pickets set up by 6AM for the morning shift and the 5PM for the evening shift.
What Is Our Attitude Towards Port Workers
Our action is in solidarity with port workers. Any drivers or workers who are trying to leave the port should be allowed to leave. We are trying to keep people out of the port, not prevent people from going home.
We Are Protesting…
• In solidarity with the ILWU Local 21 workers in Longview, WA and their struggle against EGT (Export Grain Terminal)
• In solidarity with port truck drivers and their struggle to be reclassified as employees, rather than independent operators, and in their fight to be organized in a union.
• In response to the coordinated national attacks against the Occupy camps. This is our coordinated response to police violence and repression.
• Against the priorities of the 1% and “Wall Street on the Waterfront”
Revision History
- 13 December, 2011 @ 12:12 [Current Revision] by yas
- 12 December, 2011 @ 22:19 by yas
- 12 December, 2011 @ 22:19 by yas
6 Responses to “West Coast Port Shutdown today Dec 12, 2011”
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We are coming from Big Sur – please give us specific directions & times for the closure. Is there going to be a march from the plaza to the port? Thanks
Hi! That’s awesome.. the rally starts at 3pm in the plaza near 14th and Broadway in Oakland, the march to the port starts at 4pm.
The rally starts at 3pm.
The closing of the ports is starting at 5:30am.
What’s the point of shutting down the port again?? My friend made a point just now and I’m just wondering… how’s that gonna help us?
Shutting down the port once isnt enough!
The bus BOYCOTT during the civil rights movement didnt last one day! Its a process!
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