Category Archives: Occupy Portland

Occupy 2, Portland Police Bureau 0

via Portland Occupier. July 10: Occupy 2, Portland Police Bureau 0 by Mungen Cakes Two occupiers arrested during the events on May Day had winning days in court, July 9, 2012. The trials for Mr. 60 and Tommy “tboypdx” Murray, … Continue reading

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US Bank smashed in SE Portland

submitted anonymously: About an hour and a half ago (around ten pm, Tuesday night) a group of anticapitalists rolled up on the US Bank at SE 39th and Main and smashed out its windows and ATMs. This was done in … Continue reading

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PortlandOccupier.org Raises Cybercrime Alert Level to DefCon 5!!!

from Rodney Gilstrap. Feb 22, 2012: Portland Occupier Raises Cybercrime Alert Level to DefCon 5!!! The Portland Occupier has recently come under the hostile glare of random loon Frank Zydowicz AKA Marcavius Mercury, the alleged hacker behind the December 12th … Continue reading

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Black Bloc: Occupy the Black Bloc!

via Portland Occupier. Feb 20, 2012: Black Bloc: Occupy the Black Bloc! Had enough of discussions about Black Bloc? No? Good! Because we’re running a three-day series on Black Bloc tactics. Click the Black Bloc Series tag to read the … Continue reading

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F20 Prisoner Solidarity Event with Decolonize PDX

via Occupy Portland: F20 Prisoner Solidarity Event with Decolonize PDX February 20th, 6-8 PM at the PCC Cascade Campus – Moriarty Hall Occupy Portland Radical Caucus, Women’s Caucus and Occupy the Dream Working groups invite you to join us for … Continue reading

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Anarchist Law for New Occupation

#### #### ##### #### #### via Lester MacGurdy. Feb 11, 2012: Anarchist Law for New Occupation The first Occupation of Occupy Portland was betrayed from the inside because the  leaders never devised any rational social system for the camp. The … Continue reading

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Police Press Release about the Feb 6 Portland Black Bloc

###### ###### ###### ###### via Portland Pig Bureau. Feb 10, 2012:   PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU NEWS RELEASE Portland Police Bureau statement regarding Monday, February 6th march The Portland Police Bureau was made aware of an anti police rally and march … Continue reading

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ANARCHISM – Lester Macgurdy’s viewpoint on Portland Occupier

via Portland Occupier. Feb 9, 2012: ANARCHISM by Lester Macgurdy Since Karl Marx’ immense intelligence and noteworthy contributions to the field of Political Economy redefined the working man’s struggle against Capital and made him the pre-eminent anti-capitalist thinker in the … Continue reading

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Community organizing w/ Angelah Hill via Unsettle PDX

via Unsettle. Feb 7, 2012: Community Organizing Buys Time for Angelah Hill Unsettle Portland, We Are Oregon, the NE Assembly and many community members showed up to support Angelah Hill on Tuesday morning as she readied herself to see eviction … Continue reading

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Reflections from Monday night’s Oakland solidarity march

###################### via Portland Indymedia. Feb 8, 2012: Reflections from Monday night’s Oakland solidarity march Monday night’s anti-police brutality march ended in 10 arrests and the scapegoating of the black bloc. How can we avoid this in the future? On Monday … Continue reading

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ALEC 101 [Fri, F10]

via Facebook ### & ShutdownTheCorporations.org:   ALEC 101 Teach-in and F29 General Planning Meeting WHEN: Friday February 10th: 7-9pm WHERE: St. Francis. 1131 SE Oak St. Portland. February 29th is the national day of action against the American Legislative Exchange … Continue reading

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Moving In 2 Party* // the Park Liberation Party downtown [Sunday, Feb 5]

## Sunday Feb 5th @ noon. Chapman Square ## * OccupyPortland.org says it’s not intended as a re-occupation or setting up tents (see below.) #### #### #### #### #### via OccupyPortland.org. Feb 3rd, 2012: This Sunday: Park Liberation Party The … Continue reading

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Benefit for F29 Shutdown the Corporations! [Sat F4, 7pm @ Red n Black]

Benefit for F29 Shut Down The Corporations via Red & Black Cafe: DATE AND TIME: FEBRUARY 4, 2012 AT 7PM On February 4th at St. Francis there will be an all day series of direct action trainings to build skills … Continue reading

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F29 organizing outreach with PDX Action-Lab

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Victory? Inching toward possible agreement between ILWU & EGT

related: Bullshit “Tentative Settlement” in Longview via Grey Coast. Jan 23, 2012. Portland Occupier. Jan 24, 2012: Victory? Inching toward possible agreement between ILWU & EGT   by Adam Rothstein ***We’ve heard conflicting statements about the accuracy of the original … Continue reading

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Occupy Portland = most autonomous of the #OWS occupations

From Portland Occupier. Jan 24, 2012: Does Occupy Portland Lead the Occupations in Autonomous Organizing Experience? by Adam Rothstein Living in Portland, one comes to appreciate a certain utopian quality of life. Bike lanes wrap around you like the handknitted … Continue reading

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Today’s Occupy The Court demo, via occupier

Portland Occupier. Jan 20, 2012: Occupy the Courts: An Occupier’s Excursion By Robin Ryan It hit me like it always does as I catch my first glimpse of the gathering, that proud smile I can’t help but wear in honor … Continue reading

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R2D2 Update: R2D2 shelter encampment on Burnside facing new ordinance fines

#R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# #R2D2# From Portland Indymedia. Jan 16, 2012: ACTION ALERT: WAIVE THE FINES ON RIGHT 2 DREAM TOO! author: A Friend The City says Right 2 Dream Too must comply with Recreational Campground … Continue reading

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David Graeber in Portland ~ talk: “Debt: The First 5000 Years” [Tu, Jan 24]

From Reading Frenzy. Debt: The First 5000 Years A reading & signing with David Graeber Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta St. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th, 7PM: Reading Frenzy is thrilled to present one of the instigators behind Occupy Wall Street, … Continue reading

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Occupy The Capitalist Courts! Nat-Wide // PDX [Fri, Jan 20] + Cornel West

From anonaminita: Insert anti-capitalist message here. ########################################### From The Portland Wiki: Date: Friday 20 January 2012 Time: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Location: Federal Courts Nationwide Purpose Call to Action Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. … Continue reading

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“Non profit working group” of Occupy Portland

:9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: :9: From anonymous. “Non-profit working group” of Occupy Portland meeting Monday Jan 9th, 7pm, St. … Continue reading

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F29 – Shut Down the Corporations Call Out

STOP CAPITALISM! KNOW YOUR ENEMIES! AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY! – an anarchist //F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29//F29// From Portland Action Lab. Jan 3rd, 2012. F29- Shut Down the Corporations On February 29th, we will reclaim our future from the 1%. We will shut down the … Continue reading

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4CLOSI(n)G O(n) aRMaGEDDO(n): news/info & who’s doing what in Portland

:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4::: We’re sensing a need for a semi-comprehensive update on what is going on in Portland, with foreclosures specifically, with the #occupy movement, and related types of actions and activisms. We’re going to list out what we know is going … Continue reading

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Portland foreclosure auction Disruptions

There are foreclosure auction disruptions going on in Portland. Here’s some info in an article via Portland Occupier. Another update coming soon about how to get involved and who’s doing what. (*UPDATE: go here for the update: 4CLOSI(n)G O(n) aRMaGEDDO(n): news/info … Continue reading

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Understanding The Occupy Movement: Some Reflections, Thoughts and Suggestions

This is an interesting analysis that talks about working together with anarchists, the feminist movement, and other movements from an occupier’s perspective. – Anon ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### From Counter Currents … Continue reading

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Perspectives of an Anarchist – PDX Occupier

From Portland Occupier. Dec 29th: Perspectives of an Anarchist by Cascadian Joe The media loves the word “anarchist”. To them, anarchist means a group of people all wearing black who break things. It makes for great media coverage. Sometimes they’re … Continue reading

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Writing About Horizontal Structure Becomes “Structureless” When We Write About It – PDX Occupier

From Portland Occupier. Dec 20th: Writing About Horizontal Structure Becomes “Structureless” When We Write About It by Adam Rothstein As a member of the media, as a contributor to the linguistic and philosophical discourse emerging from the Occupations, and as … Continue reading

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Occupy’s future: Will the movement follow in Europe’s footsteps?

From The Oregonian. Dec 17: Occupy’s future: Will the movement follow in Europe’s footsteps? By Garth Massey (guest columnist) As Occupy encampments are being disassembled nationwide, supporters and opponents are asking, what next? One answer: occupy activists are inserting themselves … Continue reading

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Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupations

From Portland Occupier. Dec 15: Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint for Other Occupations by Lester Macgurdy The Portland Occupation stumbled upon a tactical innovation regarding occupying public spaces. This evolution in tactics was spontaneous, and went unreported in the … Continue reading

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“Take pictures of each anarchist…” Columbian Letter to the Editor

From The Columbian. Dec 19: Letter: Make the protesters pay Civilization as we have known it is over. When you let anarchy reign in the streets without consequence to the protesters’ actions, it gives the anarchists free rein to do … Continue reading

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The BIGGEST Occupation Ever! – Occupy Everywhere PDX [Fri, Dec 16]

From The Portland Wiki: The BIGGEST Occupation Ever! Date: Fri, December 16, 12am – Sat, December 17, 12am Location: SALMON ST. FOUNTAIN SW Salmon & Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97205-2454 Purpose 12 NOON The BIGGEST Occupation Ever! FLASH MOB Brought … Continue reading

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Rape and the Occupy Movement, Problems & Solutions

The article below is written with solutions and alternative ideas in mind. From my view as well, in Portland, there is a noticeable lack of solidarity. It’s a problem with ‘rape culture‘ and that doesn’t simply mean that people have … Continue reading

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How much money does PPB usually waste, compared to #Occupy?

Either way a cop is a cop. ############## From Renegade PDX. Dec 13: Portland Police Waste Your Tax Dollars More Than Occupy Ever Could The City of Portland has given an estimate of $85,000 to $100,000 to repair Chapman and … Continue reading

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How Occupy Portland Shutdown the Ports, D-12

– Unreported as of yet, Portland successfully shutdown 4 port terminals throughout the day. Terminal #4, #5, and #6 were shut out all day, and trains were also blocked. After the ILWU terminals were blocked, Portland spent the evening blocking … Continue reading

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D-12: Swarm the Ports! [details + three swarm fliers]

From Portland Wiki: Date: Monday, Dec 12 Time: 2:00pm until 11:00pm Purpose 12.12.11 Together we are unstoppable! Bike to Blockade the Port of Portland Find a feeder ride near you. 2PM – SE – Ladd’s Addition Center Circle 2PM – … Continue reading

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Mercury, rise, unmask their undercover lies!

From Staarfox. Dec 10: From Day One of #OccupyPortland there was little sense arguing if police were infiltrating #OccupyPortland or not — unless only to argue whether this time they painted the roses red or black. This week, The Mercury … Continue reading

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Dec. 12 West Coast Port Blockade – countering anti-blockade propaganda

CLICK HERE for all Grey Coast articles tagged for the D12 shutdown. From Renegade PDX. Dec 7. Port Blockade Propaganda This Monday Occupy will flex it’s collective muscle in the Movement’s first targeted actions. Monday could be historic in it’s … Continue reading

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Federal Marshals arrest an occupier in Portland

FYI: both of these videos come from anti-occupiers and the texts below are from their own YouTube video descriptions. It is not clear what the person being arrested is being arrested for. ######################### From Daylightdisenfectant. Nov 29: “Dateline Portland Oregon- … Continue reading

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Portland Building Occupied!

From PDX Indymedia. author: reposted by a friend. Dec 3: Portland Building Occupation A group of people have occupied a small vacant building in Portland. It was done quietly because any attempt to do so publicly would likely be shut … Continue reading

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Frontenac, MO: Spraypainted “Occupy Portland” entryway costs the wealthy 1% $80,000 to replace

From Anonaminita: The image below is not from Portland, Oregon. It is alien crop circle art from a wealthy suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Click here to watch the Fox St. Louis news report on this terrible, horrific incident. “I … Continue reading

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Occupiers in Portland sending information to a lot of Cops

From Portland Mercury. Denis C Theriault. Dec 1: Spies in the House of Occupy Cops Keeping an Eye on Occupy Portland Find a Friend on the Inside DOES OCCUPY PORTLAND have a police infiltration problem? In light of the Mercury‘s … Continue reading

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Invest in People Not Prisons! – N17 reportback (from IndyBay)

This article is from Nov 30th, but worth posting here. It’s a reportback from the N17 actions downtown Portland. ##################### From IndyBay. Nov30: Invest in People Not Prisons! My article surrounding an action that took place in downtown Portland, OR. … Continue reading

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December 3rd March to New Portland Occupation

Saturday Dec 3rd 2pm forum // 3pm march @ Salmon Springs Fountain Tom McCall Waterfront Park SW Naito Pkwy & SW Salmon St ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** From Occupy Portland Website. Nov 28: Saturday … Continue reading

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Mayor and Police Chief Lied about Occupy Portland’s “Crime Spike”

From PortlandOccupier.org. Nov 29. Mayor and Police Chief Lied about Crime A conversation with Ted Clark and James Schwartz Ted Clark doesn’t believe all he hears. When he read reports that one of the reasons why Sam Adams decided to … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Portlands: Occupy vs Subsidizing Developers

From Common Dreams. by Barbara Dudley: A Tale of Two Portlands: Occupy vs Subsidizing Developers Contrast these two stories from The Oregonian: In Saturday’s (11.19.11) Business section, “A disgruntled California developer is suing Portland’s urban renewal agency (Portland Development Commission) … Continue reading

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Nightsticks to Wall Street! The Lessons of Saturday Night – BtR Portland

From Bring the Ruckus! Nov 23:   The following piece was written by the November 13th group in Portland, Oregon, which includes some members of BtR-Portland. It analyzes and draws conclusions from the events of November 13th, 2011, when crowds … Continue reading

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Police Raid several homes Occupied by Anarchists in Northeast Portland

Above photos from Fox12 Oregon.   ###################   KGB News. Jacqueline Sit. Nov 28: Police raid Portland homes taken over by anarchists PORTLAND — Police have raided several Northeast Portland homes taken over by anarchists who claimed they were part … Continue reading

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BL(A)CK FRID(A)Y EVENTS

Events of interest to anarchists and anti-authoritarians: Occupy Walmart Time: 9:00am – 9:00pm. Mic check in Portland @ 12:30pm. Location: Portland and Vancouver. Walmart Portland 4200 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97266 Fur Free Friday Time: 10:30AM – Rally, 11AM … Continue reading

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$4.79 Million = Occupy Your Overtime / Occupy Police State

From The Oregonian. Maxine Bernstein:   Portland police have spent more than $3.5 million in overtime – at least half of the overtime budgeted this fiscal year Less than six months into the fiscal year, the Portland Police Bureau has … Continue reading

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Police Use Battering Ram to Evict Bank-Owned Occupy Squat in Northeast Portland

From The Oregonian. Nov 18. Members of Occupy Portland move into foreclosed house but police soon roust them About 15 members of Occupy Portland moved into a vacant house in Northeast Portland two days after being evicted from the encampment … Continue reading

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Portland Mercury Sets the Anti-Facts Straight on Umpqua Bank – Donates $25,000 Parks Department / Slams Rock Throwing

Where to begin with a ridiculous narrative? People like local capitalism. Stumpqua Bank is deforesting Oregon but it’s OK because they are a “community bank.” It’s community bank for a community people who are gentrifying the neighborhood where the bank’s … Continue reading

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Fur-Free Friday MARCH on Nov. 25

From PortlandOccupier.org. By Justin Kay: Animal Defense League has organized a march in solidarity with those who suffer injustice at the hands of the fur trade and in opposition to those corporations and individuals who benefit from the suffering and … Continue reading

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Occupy Portland Eviction Defense – B Media Video

5 min video of the Occupy Portland eviction defense, Saturday November 12 – from B Media:   #################################################### More articles, videos and anarchist perspectives on #oPDX on the #OccupyPortland page.

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Occupy Your Block! Day (Sunday Nov 20th)

  From Portland Wiki. Occupy Portland. Date: Sunday, November 20, 2011 Time: Evening Location: Everywhere Purpose In solidarity with the shut down of the physical occupation, we’re calling for a day of community action. What is Occupy Your Block? On … Continue reading

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Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown

From PDXIndymedia. construction worker:   Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by vote of the Occupy Oakland General Assembly 11/18/2012: http://www.occupyoakland.org/ Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by … Continue reading

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Support 9 PCASC Members Arrested During Wells Fargo Occupation

From Portland Central America Solidarity Committee: CALL FOR SUPPORT!! 9 PCASC Members Arrested Occupying Wells Fargo, Protesting For-Profit Prisons Support this action by contributing to the legal funds of the PCASC activists who were arrested. Click here to donate! Portland, … Continue reading

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New Occupation Now!

From PDXIndymedia. Bakunin:   People have reoccuppied! SW Park and Jefferson! 10am Saturday, the 19th Come down. Bring people, tents and supplies. Occupation 2.0! Come show your support!   For more info: http://www.occupyportland.org

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PSU Student Walk Out Today

From Portland Wiki. Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Time: 12pm Location: PSU Park Blocks Purpose Bail out students, not banks. Equitable pay for faculty and staff. Bring back public funding. Make tuition affordable. Remove barriers for minorities and immigrants. Also … Continue reading

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N.17 Occupy The Banks! (pdx callout video)

From the B Media Colectivo. Here’s the Portland Shout OUT! People thinking for themselves?!? Acting autonomously!!! Things could get veeerrrry inteerrrresting.

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Two Interviews With Hospitalized Protester, Justin James Bridges (Video)

Video interview from Paulcone YouTube. Link to NLG police brutality report/request for witnesses on Grey Coast. From The Mercury. I just got off the phone with protester Justin James Bridges, who is currently in Legacy Emanuel hospital sustaining some injuries … Continue reading

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R2D2 & R2Survive: Support of Occupy Portland

From Right 2 Survive. Nov 12. As tonight’s deadline for the city’s eviction of Occupy Portland from Chapman and Lownsdale Squares approaches, Right 2 Survive would like to thank Occupy Portland for their important work educating the public about the … Continue reading

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Fireworks, Goggles, a Safety Helmet, Gas Mask & a Spliff — is “evidence” for 3 people

From MSNBC via KGB. Nov 13. 3 arrested with mortars after leaving Occupy Portland By David Krough SALEM – Three people who claimed to be with Occupy Portland protesters were arrested Sunday morning after police said they found explosives, drugs … Continue reading

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Portland Police Beating the Shit Out of a Small Group People in the Park (Video)

From S.T.B.W.T.F.D.Y.T.I.W. From earlier today: In addition, a man was brutalized and hospitalized last week when he brought supplies to Occupy Portland last Saturday. The media has said nothing all week about this. Today another man was brutalized to the … Continue reading

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Justin Jame Bridges, beaten unconscious by Portland Police Today

A report has come in today: A man named Justin James Bridges, musician (link to music page) and ASL translator for Occupy Portland’s General Assembly,  was assaulted by the police today during the camp clean out. He was beat repeatedly … Continue reading

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12am Countdown, Police Evacuate Themselves 5am, Victory! People Leave, 10am Police Re-Riot & Clear Parks (videos)

From PDXIndymedia. Dean-O. Nov 13. Report and Video from the Occupy Portland Countdown Last night, I arrived at the Occupy Portland Camp shortly before 10am. I stayed until 6am. I have been to numerous demonstrations and protests in the past … Continue reading

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PPB at OccupyPDX this Morning, Dismantling

FYI we havent get been able to update on the events of last night yet… From PDX Indymedia. Reinforcements needed at Occupy Portland ASAP! Tensions remain elevated at Occupy Portland as the police could raid our camp at any time. … Continue reading

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Addressing OP website’s anti-anarchist agenda

From construction worker. The Occupy Portland website has gone out of its way time and time again to needlessly vilify anarchists and anyone else who dares to be so insolent as to promote or practice basic self-defense. How can we … Continue reading

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PPB Release 11-11-11

Propaganda Release Link: http://bit.ly/vnZoiG PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU NEWS RELEASE Occupy Portland updates 11-11-11 On Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Mayor Sam Adams indicated that the “balance has tipped” at Occupy Portland and that the parks will be temporarily … Continue reading

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Calling everyone – defend Occupy Portland this Saturday!

From PDX Indymedia. The Mayor is announcing that he will evict the occupation using force this Saturday. Let the Mayor know that he doesn’t get to decide what happens here – the 99% do! Sam Adams has announced that he … Continue reading

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YO!!! Occupy Portland will be EVICTED by Sunday

From Portland Biz Journal. The Occupy Portland camp will be evicted from two downtown Portland parks by Sunday. Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Police Chief Mike Reese announced Thursday that the city will move to clear Chapman and Lownsdale squares … Continue reading

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Against the condemnation of David Burgess

No Author. While the rainbows have been gathering at Occupy Portland, David Burgess has been sitting in jail. His arrest was an act of racist violence on the part of the Portland police and if that doesn’t bother Occupy Portland, … Continue reading

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Fuck You ↑ You ↓ You ↙ You ↖ You ← You ↘ You ↗ Oh & You → (for suppressing media!!!!!)

PDXIndymedia. re: “FUCK YOU FOR SUPPRESSING MEDIA!!!!” (FYI this is not a communique for the following action. It is one possible explanation). From Grey Coast A News. We paid a quick visit to Portland Indymedia tonight to see what was … Continue reading

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Portland, Occupied & Unhinged

From The Blaze. Nov 9th. Occupy Portland Protester Goes on Obscenity-Filled Rant Against Local TV News Crew: ‘Nazi F**king Americans’ An Occupy Portland protester in Oregon went on an obscenity-laced rant against a local news crew Tuesday, at one point … Continue reading

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Time to Breakup With The Media

From Utopia or Bust. re: “Time’s Up, Occupy Portland” from The Oregonian, a corporate newspaper.   My thoughts? the media <=> the police <=> the corporations <=> the homeland security <=> the banks <=> the electoral system   It’s one … Continue reading

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Break Your Bank Day Communique, from Chase & Wells Fargo bank breaks in Portland

Remember, remember, the 5th of November! From AnarchistNews.org. Action in Portland. In the early morning hours of the 5th of November, a small part of the 99% decided to strike back at some of the institutions that we hold responsible … Continue reading

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Media + Police say fire at WTC building caused by #OccupyPortland

From The Republic. NIGEL DUARA  Associated Press. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police say an improvised incendiary device was set off outside a downtown office building and they’re investigating a possible link to the Occupy Portland camp. Lt. Robert King says a … Continue reading

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Portland World Trade Center Fired Up With Molotov

From Oregon Live. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/11/molotov_cocktail_set_off_at_wo.html Police said a Molotov cocktail was set off in an exterior stairwell at the World Trade Center in downtown Portland tonight, and they believe protesters at Occupy Portland might be responsible. Someone called 9-1-1 to report … Continue reading

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Portland Indymedia Censorship – 2 articles on Grey Coast

Portland Indymedia is having problems with censorship. According to anonymous comments on Grey Coast two articles related to the “Real Occupy Portland” – a splinter group – have been removed from Portland Indymedia. Those articles are “Anonymous Outs Embezzlement From … Continue reading

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N.17 Occupy the Banks!

From N17pdx.org. Occupy the Banks! Occupy Portland’s Action Committee has issued a call for decentralized-yet-coordinated nonviolent civil disobedience against big banks. Let’s shut them down! Get Involved Occupy Wall Street, in solidarity with organized labor and the 99% around the … Continue reading

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15 minute #OccupyPortland video compilation from B Media

From B Media Colectivo. Video clips from the first 3 weeks of the Occupy Portland. FIlmed in Portland, Oregon in October 2011.  

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People’s Cinema update – B Media Colectivo

From B Media Colectivo. The People’s Cinema has been a movie series presented at Occupy Portland over the last few weeks courtesy of the B Media Collective and the Occupy Portland Media Coalition every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 10PM-Midnight … Continue reading

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