Oct. 10, 2011: 12 years ago, Oct 10 2011, activists inspired by the Occupy Wall St [...]

12 years ago, Oct 10 2011, activists inspired by the Occupy Wall St movement set up camp in Oakland’s Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, which they immediately renamed Oscar Grant Plaza. The founding of Occupy Oakland was timed to coincide with Indigenous People’s Day

Early in the afternoon, a group of Ohlone activists who had recently occupied Sogorea Te, a sacred site in Vallejo, spoke: “This land isn’t the city of Oakland’s… it’s not just Ohlone land anymore, it’s all of our land, and we have the right to be here, to occupy this land”

Oakland soon established itself as the Occupy movement’s militant edge, placing a much greater weight on anti-racist, anti-police, and anti-state politics than most other camps. Many participants had been active in the 2009 anti-police movement following the murder of Oscar Grant