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Heads up to everyone – tomorrow, Monday, July 9th will be a day of action to rally against the planned cuts facing 129 Oregon post offices this summer, with a rally planned at St. Johns Post Office (8420 N. Ivanhoe). The details, from the Rural Organizing Project: Postmaster General’s Plan – RETURN TO SENDER!...
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David Love has just put out a new video concerning Occupy Portland’s Vigil and last Sunday’s actions outside of City Hall. Please support the ongoing actions outside of City Hall by stopping by or considering a donation. There will be another large rally on Friday, July 20th: http://www.facebook.com/events/317651364992402/
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Sisters of the Road passed on the following information: Sisters of the Road, in coalition with Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP),  members of Street Roots and Right to Survive (R2S), as well as Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo) and Dignity Village have begun work to create an Oregon Homeless Bill of Rights (HBR) inspired by the recent...
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Right now Occupiers across Southern California are protesting the 13th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks taking place in San Diego. They are also holding a week-long conference with roundtables on what is wrong with the TPP Pact and what are the people’s alternatives.  An individual involved with the Stop the TPP actions asked...
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PDX Bike Swarm will be hosting  a post-pedalpalooza “Circle the Wagons” meeting on Friday, July 6th at 7pm at Musicians Local 99 (325 NE 20th).  If you would like to get more involved and help plan the next chapter of the 2 wheeled revolution, please join us there! Learn more: http://www.pdxbikeswarm.org/ http://www.facebook.com/pdxbikeswarm
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Occupy Portland activist Cameron Whitten has reached day 30 of his hunger strike.  Today a Slumber Party will take place outside of City Hall at Occupy Portland’s 24/7 Vigil.  The weather is looking fine for an overnight stay!  Even if you can’t spend the night, please come on down this evening to the Vigil...
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An upcoming panel is being planned focused on the ideas of Michelle Alexander’s best-selling book, The New Jim Crow.  Here’s one of the organizer’s description of what will take place at the event: It is an in-depth analysis of how our prison population has become the largest in the world  and also why there...
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(This Sunday, July 1st, make sure to make it to City Hall for #pdxhunger!) On Sunday, June 24th, Occupy Portland General Assembly approved a proposal to move G.A. from Sundays at Director Park to Mondays at Terry Schrunk Plaza at 7pm and holding Agenda Setting at 6:30 before the General Assembly. This move will...
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Proud activist of Occupy Portland, and former mayoral candidate, Cameron Whitten is now entering his 25th day of a hunger strike to bring attention to housing justice issues.  On the 30th day anniversary of his hunger strike, Sunday July 1st, community members from all around Portland will join Whitten for a Slumber Party at...
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Occupy Portland’s Vigil outside of City Hall has been ongoing all day, all week now for over half a year.  If you have any time during the day or night, the Vigil is always a good place to stop by, have some coffee and chat.  Right now the Vigil is looking for more volunteers...
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