Tag Archives: Westcoast-Solidarity

Oakland: OPD Vehicles & Substation Attacks in Solidarity with Pacific Northwest

Indybay.org. Aug 2: Attack on OPD Vehicles & Substation in Solidarity with Grand Jury Resisters Before dawn on August 2, 2012, we covered the windows and windshields of 2 unmarked Oakland Police Department vehicles with glass etching fluid, as well … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Bay Solidarity: Attack on SFPD Vehicles in Solidarity with Grand Jury Resistors

Indybay.org. Aug 2: For the silent ones. In the early hours of August 2nd, tires were slashed and windows were etched on eight San Francisco Police Department cruisers and one San Francisco Sheriff’s van while they sat in a maintenance … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Oakland: Banner Drop in Solidarity with the Pacific Northwest Grand Jury Resistors

Indybay.org. Aug 1: Oakland Banner drop. On the early morning hours of July 31st we set out to show our friends that they are not alone. Friends don’t let friends talk to the FBI. That was our slogan we painted … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Bay Area Solidarity: Banner Drop for Pacific Northwest Grand Jury Resistors

From Indybay. Aug 1: Banner Drop in Solidarity with the Pacific Northwest Grand Jury Resistors Yesterday, July 31st, we dropped a banner in downtown San Francisco saying, “Puget Sound: Keep quiet, stay strong. love, the Bay”. This is a small … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seattle & Portland: Anaheim Solidarity Anti-Police Repression Marches

– photos from fatal police shootings and repression in Anaheim, CA this week. ######## Repost: PORTLAND When: Friday, July 27th @5:30PM. Where: MLK and NE Killingsworth. Why: Fuck the police, that’s why! Stop police murder!  Stop FBI raids on political … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, Puget Sound, Upcoming Events, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Solidarity Statement from the Bay Area

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. July 27: Dear Friends and Comrades of the Pacific Northwest, It has sadly come to our attention that a coordinated Federal assault has been launched on political activities in the cities of Olympia, Portland and Seattle. We have learned … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Albany CA: Bulldozers and cops evict the Occupied Farm [video]

EarthFirst! Newsire. May 15: Riot Cops, Bulldozers Evict Occupy the Farm In perhaps the strangest and yet somehow most symbolic moment in the history of the rural part of the Occupy movement, riot police aided the bulldozing of an occupied … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

May Day: A Strike Is a Blow

Crimethinc. May 10: May Day: A Strike Is a Blow As the momentum that originated with Occupy Wall Street tapers off, May Day 2012 saw anarchists on the West Coast consolidate their gains in the street with actions from Los … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis, Reportback | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seattle: Police Building Smashed in Solidarity with Comrade Jack from Oakland

via PSA. May 5: Seattle Police Building Smashed in Solidarity with Comrade Jack from Oakland Early in the morning we went to the west seattle community building and smashed out the windows. We also left two messages. One being a … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Analysis, News - All, News - Portland, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Things Were Smashed, and Rightfully So!

### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### via PIMC. Feb 8, 2012: Things Were Smashed, and Rightfully So! What makes something worthy of being vandalized? Why do occupiers insist on inflicting acts … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis, News - All, News - Portland | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Black Bloc Callout for Feb. 6th

anonymous content: Black Bloc Callout for Feb. 6th As you probably know Oakland was involved in harsh police repression on the 28th of January. Closer to home the police took a life in Portland on the 25th. Occupy Oakland has … Continue reading

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, News - Portland | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Portland Police building attacked, windows smashed

via Puget Sound Anarchists. Feb 1, 2012: Portland Police building attacked, windows smashed In the early hours of February 1, we smashed the windows of the Portland Police Bureau’s offices in the Kenton neighborhood. It is a small gesture of … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, News - Portland, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Solidarity with Oakland, Against Police Brutality and Arrests! [Feb 6]

via Facebook: Date: 2/6 Location: COL. SUMMERS Beginning Time: 6PM Event Details: Following the wave of oppression against the citizens of Oakland’s Freedom of Assembly, Occupy Oakland put out the call for National Actions to occur on February 6th against … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, News - Cascadia, Upcoming Events | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Analysis, News - All, News - Cascadia, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Oakland: Re-occupying & Moving into a building, Jan 28th

From Occupy Oakland Move-in Day: Help Occupy Oakland Get Settled into its New Home on January 28 Like millions of people in this country, Occupy Oakland has no home. On January 28, Move-in Day, we’re going to change that. We’re … Continue reading

Posted in New Projects, News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Statement from new collective: Decolonize Portland – “We Will Not Forget”

Decolonize Portland. homepage: http://www.decolonizepdx.weebly.com. e-mail: decolonizepdx@gmail.com. ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### #### From Portland Indymedia. Jan 1, 2012. We Will Not Forget Attached you will find Decolonize PDX’s Jan. 1, 2012 … Continue reading

Posted in New Projects, News - All, News - Portland, West Coast | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

After the First of Many Last Resorts: on ports and activists

From Anonymous:   After the First of Many Last Resorts: on ports and activists We can only conclude that the shutdown of West Coast ports on the 12th of December was a success. Commerce was stopped in a massive way … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis, News - All, News - Portland | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

West Coast Rocks remix + D12 Shutdown photos

From Staarfox. Dec 14: West Coast Rocks (Staarfox D12 shutdown remix) We shutdown ports all along the West Coast and in other cities on December 12, in response to the action called by Occupy Oakland. There’s a short synopsis on … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Record of Police Violence During D12 Actions

From WestCoastPortShutdown.org. Dec 12: Record of Police Violence During D12 Actions This morning San Diego’s picket line at the port was held for three hours until broken by police, after which longshoremen crossed picket lines and went to work. Several … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In Portland, you can put a bird on something and just call it a PORT BLOCKADE

From Staarfox. Dec 11: PORT! BLOCK! ADE!         (West Coast style)       When?: RIGHT NOW (Dec 12, first shift starts at 8am. Be there by 6am. Second shift starts at 4pm. Be there by 3pm.) … Continue reading

Posted in Call Outs, Fliers & Posters, News - All, News - Portland, West Coast | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Bay Of Rage: Blockading the Port Is Only The First of Many Last Resorts

From Bay of Rage. Dec 7: By any reasonable measure, the November 2 general strike was a grand success. The day was certainly the most significant moment of the season of Occupy, and signaled the possibility of a new direction … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis, News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Close The Ports! // monday pdx D12 shutdown info & details

From PDX Indymedia. Dec 8: author: Bakunin Close the Ports! This Monday!!! Close the Ports this Monday! Meet up at 6am at Kelley Point Park. The #16 goes straight there. Stop the first shift, which starts at 8am. Meet up … Continue reading

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, News - Portland, Upcoming Events | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in News - All, Occupy Portland, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Port takeovers, foreclosed homes, empty lots … everything!

From KPTV. Dec 6: Occupy Portland plans to take over ports PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Occupy Portland plans to join other Occupy groups to shut down ports across the west coast Dec. 12. Organizers said the shutdown will focus on … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Occupy’s new tactic on the West Coast: Squatting

From Seattle Times. Manuel Valdes. Nov 29. Occupy’s new tactic on the West Coast: Squatting Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in Seattle, Portland and Oakland have taken up a new tactic in their protests against wealth inequality: Squatting in vacant properties. … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Update on Occupy Seattle @SCCC and Occupy Seattle CD Squat

From CHS Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. by jseattle. Nov 28: Occupy Capitol Hill | Banned camp — last week for Occupy at SCCC? There were few signs of change at the Occupy Seattle camp Monday morning on Seattle Central’s campus … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, News - Cascadia | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, Upcoming Events, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News - All, News - Cascadia, News - Portland, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News - All, Occupy Portland, Video | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

CALLING ALL RADICALS–

From PDXIndymedia. by WE NEED SOLIDARITY. Calling all Anarchists, Radicals, anti-statists, anti-capitalists, queers, workers, reds… ….to attend the November 2nd march in solidarity with Oakland and in retaliation against police violence nationwide. This is a call out to all anarchists … Continue reading

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Call Outs, Global, News - All, Occupy Portland | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, Occupy Portland, Upcoming Events | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Call Outs, News - All, Occupy Portland | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Portland Banner Drop for West Coast Solidarity

From Continual War. 08/20/2011. At 10:45 am this morning a large [8x24ft] Anti-Police/Anti-Oppression banner was dropped from the Grand St. freeway overpass in NE Portland. Hanging next to the N I-84W—Easily viewed by crawling traffic, this was a waving expression … Continue reading

Posted in News - All, News - Portland | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment