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ILL-EVENT in OAK: TODAY – Protest the Murder of Oscar Grant
This afternoon we will be gathering at the Oakland Fruitvale BART Station, the site where 22-year-old father Oscar Grant III was murdered by a police officer on New Year’s Day while lying restrained and face down.
(via ColinResponse)
The protest will focus on the murders of Grant, civilians in Gaza, and innocents worldwide. If you’re in the Bay, please come and show your support.
TODAY: Wednesday, January 17 :: 3 – 8pm
Fruitvale BART Station
UPDATE:
There’s a good possibility that BART will prevent people from heading to Fruitvale. They did that back in Nov. for the “Stop the Raids” demonstrations, so have a backup plan.
511 can give alt. routes, under “Additional Options” you can exclude BART:
http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/mtc/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en
AC Transit has a map of the Oakland area (PDF, right-click and save-as!):
http://www.actransit.org/pdf/schedulemaps/Oak.pdf
If they’re just shutting down the station, you can ride to Lake Merritt, then walk two blocks north to 11th St, where you can take the AC Transit 1 westbound out to Fruitvale, getting off at 34th Ave.
If you’re coming from SF, you can also avoid BART altogether by riding AC Transit’s OX bus from the Transbay Terminal ($3.50), getting off at Park & Buena Vista in Alameda, and transferring to either the 50 and 19, both end at Fruitvale.
