Tag Archives: OccupyPDX

Portland: Plaza re-Occupiers faced off with DHS Federal Protective Services

Portland IMC. Oct 7: Portland re-Occupiers face off with DHS Federal Protective Services DHS Federal Protective services moved twenty protesters out of Terry Shrunk plaza before midnight. Riot police were on scene but not employed to make any arrests. FPS … 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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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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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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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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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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West Coast Port Blockades // Ports, Clarifications, Call to Action

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/164981060266920/ More info at: http://www.westcoastportshutdown.org Description Occupy Oakland calls for the blockade and disruption of the economic apparatus of the 1% with a coordinated shutdown of ports on the entire West Coast on December 12th. The 1% has … 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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Black Friday – Unshop ’till Ya Drop

From PDXIndymedia. Windoe S. Hopper:   Since Occupy Portland has so graciously moved away from the downtown area to make way for holiday shopping, the 99% of us should celebrate and occupy our time this shopping season with cheer, joyful … Continue reading

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Corporate Media writes a brief history of Large Demonstrations in Portland

  From Portland Tribune. Jim Redden: Occupy Portland takes its place with other major protests Weekend confrontation consistent with Portland’s ‘Little Beirut’ reputation   The weekend standoff at the Occupy Portland camp will likely go down in the long list … 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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Anarchist General Assembly Notes [Nov.12.2011]

A reportback from the Nov. 12 Anarchist General Assembly. (A)genda: Updates from organizations in town-15min Working group report backs-15min New working group proposals-10min Breakout discussions & report back-30min Group discussions [potentially Black Bloc]-20min Occupy Portland-20min Announcements *UPDATES FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN … Continue reading

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The Oregonian: “A strikingly good-humored set of dangerous anarchists” at #oPDX Eviction

From The Oregonian. After finding a following, Occupy needs a plan   At the revolution, Lyndsay gave out peanut butter sandwiches. Along Main Street on Sunday afternoon, Lyndsay, a University of Oregon graduate running a small nonprofit and a small … Continue reading

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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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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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Copaganda News on Occupy Portland

From Anonaminita. Letting corporate media explain their side of Occupy Portland, just this one time, and we’ll give them some lifelines to call on some of their fascist friends for help…   ###################################################### ###################################################### ###################################################### ###################################################### Police say Portland protesters … 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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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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Bourgeois News, Attacked by a 1 Person Mob, Feel Unsafe About Lying in Portland

Dear young man, thank you for making #ourcity and #ourstreets unsafe for Nazi news corporations! re: corporate media #KGW News says the media is now “unsafe” in Portland. From YouTube:

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Occupy The Media. Corporate Media (Oregonian) Makes Plea to Mayor to Evict #OccupyPdx

From the Oregonian. Time’s up, Occupy Portland Mayor Sam Adams has styled himself as a sympathizer and B.F.F. of the Occupy Portland protest, which is not just regrettable. It’s wrong. Adams should not be Occupy’s best friend; he should be … 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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Minutes from group trying to co-opt and derail occupy portland

From PDXIndymedia. author: Radical Occupyer.   Indy mods stop taking this shit down, if you don’t like it say that, but indymedia isn’t your space it’s ours and this is important shit that is in these peoples own words. If … Continue reading

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Self appointed leadership sells out Occupy Portland – video

From PDXIndymedia. Anonymous. Ghost committee meeting with Chief of Police Mike Reese I thought the GA had decided that any communication with police would be one way? None of these people were empowered by the GA to speak with the … Continue reading

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PDX ADL’s Open Letter to the Occupation

From Portland Animal Defense League. To all those across the earth, occupying, resisting and confronting the global institutions of power, this is an open letter of support and solidarity. The Animal Defense League has been closely observing and participating in … Continue reading

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Dear Portland Police Bureau

####################################################### ####################################################### From PDXIndymedia: Dear Portland Police Bureau, I am putting you on notice that I am coming to protest. If your officers arrest me and thereby interfere with my first, fourth, and fourteenth amendment rights, I will allow it, … Continue reading

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Other ‘Real Occupy Portland’ Embezzles Money & Loves Police

Two Articles are here: Anonymous Outs Embezzlement From Occupy Portland. and Group of police-lovers shutting down camp at 4pm today.   Breaking: Group of police-lovers shutting down camp at 4pm today. From PDX Indymedia. author: Occupy Privilege, Demand Entitlement In … Continue reading

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Police Info – New Orders, New Gas Masks, Batons, Helmets

From KATU. Some statements underlined.   Chief orders police to have gas mask, baton, helmets ready Published: Nov 4, 2011 at 12:39 PM PST PORTLAND, Ore. — Citing the tone of Wednesday’s march that “seemed to change from previous events,” … Continue reading

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The ‘Real Occupy Portland’ Smashes Banks and Throws Paint Inside

From The Oregonian. Bank branches vandalized in Portland’s Hollywood District Two Hollywood District bank branches were vandalized, Portland police said Saturday night. Officers assigned to North Precinct responded Saturday morning to the Chase Bank branch at 4333 N.E. Sandy Boulevard, … Continue reading

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Oppose proposed “code of conduct” for OP marches

Pdx Indymedia. author: Phil Ochs. Calling all radicals, please show up to the GA Saturday or possibly Sunday night to block a proposed “code of conduct” for marches sponsored by the Occupy Portland GA. This proposal is supposedly in response … Continue reading

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Gooooooodbye, Slaves

From Anon. This is for a special song singer who was marching on the East Side Wednesday. You were riding a bike and singing revolutionary songs. I was marching around dressed in all-black. We started to sing Bella Ciao together … Continue reading

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We are the 1%

Pdx Indymedia. An anarchist.   This statement comes from Portland, Oregon following the solidarity actions that occurred nationwide on wednesday. Despite references to specific occurrences here, I feel assured that others elsewhere are warming themselves elsewhere with similar thoughts on … Continue reading

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The Violence In Oakland Will Never Be Forgiven

From Anon. (*corrected to say “Burnside Bridge” instead of “Morrison Bridge”) Marches for Oakland solidarity marched through downtown and split into a couple groups from Naito Parkway & Hawthorne Street. (Did the black bloc at the intersection disappear?) Another group … Continue reading

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The mercenaries cost $186,400 to patrol Occupy Portland

From Anon: By the 22nd day of Occupy Portland it’s cost them $186,400 in overtime alone to police it. That’s $8,500 per day in overtime. The cost of the mercenary is rising and the empire is declining. How long before … Continue reading

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Nov. 1st, 4AM – 10 Arrests at Terry Schrunk Plaza

From PDXIndymedia. Portland Occupation.   PORTLAND, ORE. — Early Tuesday morning, after reportedly consulting with decision makers in other parts of the country, Federal officials enlisted the help of Portland Police to remove Occupy Portland protesters from federally owned Terry … Continue reading

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March in Solidarity with Oakland General Strike and Against Police Violence!

From PDXIndymedia. by Portland Comrades. pdxsolidaritywithoakland@gmail.com The rally will begin at 4:30 PM at Terry Schrunk Plaza, between SW 3rd and 4th at Madison – march at 5:30 PM. The route will visit a few symbolic sites, and will end … Continue reading

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Scott Olsen Cannot Talk, General Strike Nov. 2nd!

From PDXIndymedia. Steven Argue.   Key unions are on board and will shut down construction sites and the Port of Oakland. Scott Olsen Cannot Talk Due to the Brain Injury Caused by Police Violence General Strike and Mass Protest on … Continue reading

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Why is Portland Police Dept. posting mugshots of Occupy Portland arrestees to Facebook?

From BoingBoing. Xeni Jardin: As inadvisable police tactics around Occupy Wall Street go, this feels like it’s right up there with tear gassing people in wheelchairs: The Portland, Oregon police department is posting mugshots to Facebook of people arrested at … Continue reading

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DHS Abducts Photographer at Occupy Portland

From PDX Indymedia. by Alex Milan Tracy. An Occupy Portland photographer was arrested and taken away by Homeland Security shortly at Terry Shrunk Plaza. Although not an official press photographer he was still within his rights to be there and … Continue reading

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Calling all Anarchists to attend the November 2nd march in solidarity with Oakland and in retaliation against recent police violence

No Author. Calling all Anarchists to attend the November 2nd march in solidarity with Oakland and in retaliation against recent police violence Calling all anarchists to join the anti-authoritarian bloc during the solidarity with Oakland march on November 2nd. It … Continue reading

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Riot Cops Evict Occupy Portland

From PDX Indymedia. PIMC 3:30 police leave – 100 people take back the park chanting “Our Park!” riot cops leaving loud chants from crowd “Shame! Shame!” police van is back – a protester on crutches walks to get in van, … Continue reading

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Popular Revolt! @ Occupy Portland + 150 photos

From Utopia Or Bust. This mix was from Occupy Portland about a week ago. Listen to the mix and check out the photos below… Click here to download this mix. Click here if you cannot play it. And Now Occupying … Continue reading

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March on Saturday, October 29th at 12:30!

From PDX Indymedia. Bakunin. Oct. 28. In solidarity with Oakland and Against Capitalism and Police Brutality! Calling all anarchists and anti-authoritarians! This is our moment! MARCH TO THE CONVENTION CENTER TO PROTEST BANK OF AMERICA’S CYNICAL PLOY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE … Continue reading

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OccupyPDX: MARCH to Occupy Pearl District, Sat. 29th 12:30PM

From PDX Indymedia. via Occupy Portland Website. Oct 28. march to the convention center to protest bank of america’s cynical ploy to convince people they want to help them “retain” their homes. march back across the broadway bridge to occupy … Continue reading

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An Anarchist Account of Occupy Portland – “Whose Sidewalks?”

An Anarchist Account of Occupy Portland – “Whose Sidewalks?” A Former Occupier I write this because I see many of the same problems occurring at occupations around the country and I hope to share a perspective that may be of … Continue reading

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B Media: Occupy Portland – Sweeping the Streets

From B Media Collectivo. Oct 14, 2011: Day 8- First shots of the day talking with an occupier sweeping the streets about why they’re here and what they think we can accomplish. Scenes of the street, the process, and the … Continue reading

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[corporate news] 2 arrested at Occupy Portland for outstanding warrants

From KATU. Oct 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM.   PORTLAND, Ore. – Police said they arrested two people at the Occupy Portland camp for outstanding warrants Saturday. Officers arrested 28-year-old William Duke for a drug-related parole violation warrant, police said. … Continue reading

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[corporate news] Officers arrest armed man at Occupy Portland encampment

From Oregon Live. Kate Mather, The Oregonian. Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 4:43 PM     Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:22 PM.   Police arrested a man they said flashed a handgun during an argument at the Occupy Portland encampment Wednesday afternoon. … Continue reading

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Dance Party Shakes Bank of America

From Portland Indymedia. Author – Occupy into Action. 18.Oct.2011.   Protesters from Occupy Portland and Portland Rising Tide confront Bank of America with a dance off in the lobby of their corporate office tower in downtown Portland. A march left Occupy … Continue reading

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Top 15 Ideas For The Occupy Movement Right Now

From AnarchistNews.org. Fri, 2011-10-14.   Written for you, all of you, from some friends in Portland, Oregon. #15. Share What You Know. How often do we get a chance to really speak out? Now is the time to ask other … Continue reading

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“Police arrest 8 Occupy Portland demonstrators” [corporate news]

From KATU TV. Published: Oct 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM PDT.   [THEIR] Note: On Thursday, Occupy Portland organizers announced they plan to demonstrate at the Governor Hotel on Friday, Oct. 14 starting at 7 a.m. In a statement emailed … Continue reading

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“Police move in, reopen Main Street, arrest protesters” [corporate news]

From KATU TV. Published: Oct 12, 2011 at 9:54 AM PDT.     PORTLAND, Ore. – Protesters with the Occupy Portland movement sat in the middle of Main Street on Wednesday evening as Mayor Sam Adams took his most aggressive … Continue reading

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Two Overnight Arrests @ Occupy Portland

From The Columbian. Friday, October 7, 2011. Portland police arrested one man and a teenager early Friday in connection with the Occupy Portland movement. Nolan MacGregor, 21, and a 17-year-old were arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminal mischief, according to … Continue reading

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Anarchist Reportback and Critique from Occupy Portland

From PugetSoundAnarchists. Fri, 10/07/2011.   We just got back from the opening march for Occupy Portland, and were even more disappointed by how liberal, reformist, and nonthreatening it was than we had expected. The website for Occupy Portland had promised … Continue reading

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