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| 1 | The following is a proposal expected to be brought before the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Wednesday night. The authors of the proposal are members of the Block By Block Organizing Network, which is a group formed by key members of Mayor Quan's campaign team shortly after she won the Mayor's race. | |
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| 4 | - | ANTI-VIOLENCE PROPOSAL: |
| 4 | + | ANTI-VIOLENCE PROPOSAL: (Friendly Amendment) |
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| 6 | Whereas, Oakland Police Shot in the Head, Iraq Veteran Scott Olsen | |
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| 8 | Whereas. Oakland Police Flash band those coming to aid an injured persons | |
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| 10 | Whereas, Oakland Police used excessive force | |
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| 12 | Whereas, Oakland Police, used chemical weapons including tear gas against Oakland residents and vistors | |
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| 14 | Whereas, Oakland Police, arrested members of the press and legal obverers, call them rock thrower bad elements | |
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| 16 | Whereas, Oakland Police shot videographers, | |
| 17 | - | THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THOSE WHO LAUNCH PHYSICAL ATTACKS ON PEOPLE OR PROPERTY ARE NOT WELCOME TO DO SO AT OR NEAR OCCUPY OAKLAND EVENTS AND ENCAMPMENT. |
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| 18 | Whereas, Oakland Police beat and ruptured the splean of Kayvan Sabeghi | |
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| 20 | Where as there is ample and overwealming proof, and failure to correct abuses of this nature that have stretched for many years | |
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| 22 | Whereas, any resolution considering violence must consider the violence from the police forces. | |
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| 24 | WHEREAS, OCCUPY OAKLAND SEEKS TO EXPAND THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT TO EFFECTIVELY DEMAND THAT THE 1% PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE AND THAT OUR SOCIETY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 99%; | |
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| 27 | WHEREAS, TO THAT END OCCUPY OAKLAND HAS INVITED FAMILIES, CHILDREN, THE DISABLED, ELDERLY AND ALL OTHER SECTORS OF THE 99% TO OCCUPY OAKLAND EVENTS; | |
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| 30 | WHEREAS, PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST PERSONS AND PROPERTY ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF THESE PERSONS AND LIMITS PARTICIPATION IN THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT; | |
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| 33 | WHEREAS, SUCH ATTACKS ARE CONDONED BY NEITHER THE MAJORITY OF OCCUPY MOVEMENT PARTICIPANTS NOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 99%; | |
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| 35 | THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED all police and any other WHO LAUNCH PHYSICAL ATTACKS ON PEOPLE OR PROPERTY ARE NOT WELCOME TO DO SO AT OR NEAR OCCUPY OAKLAND EVENTS AND ENCAMPMENT. | |
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