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John Hayakawa Torok, JD, PhD

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, John Hayakawa Torok, JD, PhD, is a critical race theorist and card-carrying member of the USA Green Party, who lives in Oakland, California. Click here to contact Dr. Torok.

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Guest Commentary

Encampment Matters in the 2011 Decolonize/Occupy Moment

By John Hayakawa Torok, JD, PhD Guest Commentator

The Occupy/Decolonize encampment in front of Oakland city hall has been removed twice by police raids, the first time with such force that it made international news and because Iraq war veteran, Scott Olsen, sustained a head injury. The local movement’s response was the November 2 Strike/Day of Action. It exceeded all expectations as to…

The Occupy/Decolonize encampment in front of Oakland city hall has been removed twice by police raids, the first time with such force that it made international…

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