In Response to Autonomous Property Destruction on 2/28

From the Occupy Portland PR Committee

At 11:30 last night, a letter from the Communique for Night of 2/28, a non-Occupy Portland group, expressed that their action was done in solidarity with Occupy Portland. As Occupy Portland has clearly stated in every mention of #F29 Shut Down The Corporations, this event will be peaceful. Property destruction through autonomous action by individuals or groups has never been advocated for or supported by Occupy Portland.

Occupy Portland, Portland Action Lab and the many others that will joining the F29/Anti-ALEC march and rally look forward to a peaceful and informative day of positive action and discourse with fellow Portlanders. We recognize that all protests can cause temporary disruptions. We will be on the streets today because of the lasting damage ALEC has done to our democracy and environment, to workers  and to people fighting to keep their homes in the face of foreclosures. We hope that fellow Portlanders recognize that though our actions today will be disruptive yet peaceful as we create awareness to shut down ALEC, when we succeed we will have changed the course of history in our political system by helping restore the legitimate voice of all of the American people, not just the 1%.

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