Press Advisory: Occupy The Courts- Rally To Support Don Burgess

OCCUPY PORTLAND PRESS ADVISORY
Monday, April 2, 2012

Contact: Mario Haro, 503-419-7842
Twitter: @OccupyMario

Rally to Support Don Burgess & Occupy The Courts

Portland, OR — On Monday, members of Occupy Portland will gather at the Multnomah County Courthouse at SW 3rd and Salmon to support the 75+ occupiers entering into court hearings this month. A rally is scheduled from 8:30am to 11:30am and will include people of faith, students, anti-police brutality organizers, legal justice advocates and others.

Occupiers charge that peaceful protesters were unjustly arrested and that the legal system is stymieing their rights to a trial by jury. The Portland Occupier (http://www.portlandoccupier.org/) reports that, “Constitutional issues will be questioned and the people’s right to assemble will be up for judgment, with Judge Albrecht presiding” making this series of hearings significant beyond the occupy community.

The rally will show public support for Occupy Portland member Don Burgess who was arrested on the night of Nov 2, 2011 at an anti-police brutality march through downtown. Burgess allegedly engaged aggressively with a police officer but he maintains his innocents, says that there are witnesses to support him, and wants a fair trial.

“Seeing what has happened recently with the Trayvon Martin murder and the reinstatement of the officer who murdered Aaron Campbell, it is not surprising that the only occupier with felony charges is an African-American,” says Mario Haro with Occupy Portland. “We will rally to stand against the police system that unfairly targets people of color in our communities, against police intimidation, and for our right to assemble, to speak and to access a jury trial.”

Rally to Support Don Burgess

https://www.facebook.com/events/237469349676141/

Occupy The Courts

https://www.facebook.com/events/313469238717573/

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