[sudoroom] theportofoakland.com or port-of-oakland.com?

Eddan Katz eddan at oaklandlocal.com
Fri Apr 27 03:03:29 CEST 2012 

i agree with matt that the Port of Oakland is a symbolic intersection of global trade and the socio-economic impacts on local inequalities.

labor struggles with the Port of Oakland go back a long way. in addition to the race to the bottom clip i sent below about the truck drivers - these two documentaries about the Longshormen (http://blip.tv/laborvideo/ilwu-struggles-1984-2010-the-struggle-continues-4814570) (http://vimeo.com/17907393) cover these developments over the last 30 years.  

to answer jehan's question more directly though - my beef is not necessarily with the Port of Oakland management nor any particular person or part of their corporation. i think that global economic and political conditions have led its management to -become increasingly privatized, to adopt a model driven primarily by multi-national corporation interests, and to cloak business interests behind federal homeland security funding - all of which accentuate the asymmetric benefits of international trade for the 1% at the expense of the 99%.

oakland as a significant port of entry for the globalized economy is not just symbolic - it is supported by the facts & figures (http://www.portofoakland.com/maritime/factsfig.asp) on the Port of Oakland website -- over 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent cargo units (TEUs) went in and out of Oakland last year; 35.5% of which was machinery and electrical equipment; and 58.9% of which was trade with Asia (http://www.worldportsource.com/trade/exports/value/USA_CA_Port_of_Oakland_231.php). Admittedly, I’m not sure exactly what all that means and quite honestly, and couldn’t wrap my head around it anyhow. but for those who dig this stuff, there is a treasure trove of opportunity for crowd-sourced number-crunching about the worldwide port industry at the american association of port authorities (AAPA) (http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900)


On Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Matthew Senate wrote:  
> An article like this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/12/BAJK1MBE5E.DTL
>  
> versus this: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698661.php
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> points out the importance of the port, as symbol, as physical, as economic hub, as a place of labor, in this multi-facted and complex discussion.  
>  
> it seems ripe for critical commentary no matter how you slice it.
>  
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com (mailto:jehan.tremback at gmail.com)> wrote:
> > Do you have beef with the port and its management? In what areas of port administration do you feel they have been falling short?  
> >  
> > -Jehan
> >  
> >  
> > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com (mailto:mattsenate at gmail.com)> wrote:
> > > Try http://domai.nr/
> > >  
> > > Good show, happy to get involved, pinging people about content.  
> > >  
> > > // Matt
> > >  
> > >  
> > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com (mailto:eddan at oaklandlocal.com)> wrote:
> > > > i ended up getting both. note that the official website of the Port of Oakland is portofoakland.com (http://portofoakland.com) and is therefore not available.
> > > >  
> > > > the idea would be to virtually siege the portofoakland.com (http://portofoakland.com) page with a multitude of similar domains which could all mirror one "ThePortOfOakland.com (http://ThePortOfOakland.com)" page. journalists and netizens interested in a multitude of perspectives should be confused enough to make it there, but a prominent disclosure about there being no affiliation with the Port of Oakland should be made clear once they arrive. additionally, changes in font and color that also walk this tightrope may best accomplish the intent of the project.  
> > > >  
> > > > which is, from my perspective: freedom of expression online must enable the virtual equivalent of picket signs and boycott rallies - making sure that the general public has an opportunity to learn about the hidden aspects of the things they take for granted to which they would otherwise not be exposed.  
> > > > DDoS attacks, in contrast, are the equivalent of trashing the place, as far as i'm concerned.
> > > >  
> > > > if you are interested in contributing $9.49 to this effort, please considering registering a similar domain, and make sure you do it through http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net, utilizing the ProtectMyPrivacy service. [for some ideas, you can consult godaddy's useful automated suggestions (http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=54814)]
> > > >  
> > > > -eddan
> > > >  
> > > >  
> > > > On 4/26/12 2:43 PM, Marc Juul wrote:  
> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> (mailto:juul at labitat.dk) Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [sudoroom] theportofoakland.com (http://theportofoakland.com) or port-of-oakland.com (http://port-of-oakland.com)? To: Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> (mailto:eddan at oaklandlocal.com) On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> (mailto:eddan at oaklandlocal.com) wrote:  
> > > > > > i am planning on buying one of these two domain names for a critical parody website of portofoakland.com (http://portofoakland.com). theportofoakland.com (http://theportofoakland.com) or port-of-oakland.com (http://port-of-oakland.com)?  
> > > > > >  
> > > > >  
> > > > > portofoakland.com (http://portofoakland.com) gets my vote! (though what about .org or .net ?)  
> > > > > > along the lines of the yes men's hacktivist campaigns against the WTO (http://www.gatt.org/) & the US Chamber of Commerce (http://yeslab.org/article/will-real-chamber-commerce-please-stand), this type of online intervention relies on the fair use doctrine that is a defense to trademark infringement as an alternative to Anonymous DDoS attacks. given the mainstream media reporting on previous strikes in oakland, this site could also be a resource for journalists willing to go beyond copying the port of oakland press release.  
> > > > > >  
> > > > >  
> > > > > Awesome! I'm in.  
> > > > > > would anyone be interested in working on a project putting up a website that looks similar to, but clearly different than portofoakland.com (http://portofoakland.com) and writing/soliciting articles from occupy/labor-related groups & initiatives?  
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> > > > > Yes, I will assist. I can do the tech things related to this, but my design-foo is not that great and my knowledge of goings-on related to the port of Oakland are lacking. -- Marc Juul _______________________________________________ sudoroom mailing list sudoroom at lists.hackerspaces.org (mailto:sudoroom at lists.hackerspaces.org) http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom  
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