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Wednesday December 14th, starting at 9:30am - You must RSVP though as leaves are limited Please RSVP to me so we can plan appropriately. Steven Pixley PP&R Volunteer Services 503-823-5121 steve.pixleyATportlandoregon.gov Key here is that volunteers contact me for shift assignment so we can have enough tools and staff on hand to make use...
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Rev. Billy, NYC street performer and OWS participant, will be in Portland on Thursday and Friday, 12/08-12/09, as part of a 9-city Occupy tour bringing greetings from the other Occupy encampments. He will be “preaching” his basic anti-corporate, anti-consumerism message at the Open Forum on Thursday evening at 7pm in Shemanski Park, and again...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: http://nightingale.chipin.com/jj-bridges-recovery-fund Portland, OR, December 7, 2011 — Injured Occupy Portland protester Justin James Bridges will testify at Thursday’s City Council hearing on police accountability at 2pm at City Hall. Bridges was a victim of police brutality during the eviction of Chapman Square on November 13. He remains in a wheelchair, unable...
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12/07/11 PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@occupyportland.org PORTLAND, ORE — The Occupy Portland Panel, invited as guests to a 6th grade current events class at the Astor School, were interrupted Wednesday afternoon just as students began naming off important world issues. The guests were told by the teacher, “The school district is not comfortable with us...
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OCCUPY PORTLAND TARGETS ”WALL STREET ON THE WATERFRONT”
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Several weeks ago, Occupy Wall St. requested a national day of action to start working together against foreclosure. Today, Occupations across America went home. They went to the homes of many affected by the greed of the 1%. Predatory lending practices led to the current housing bubble bursting. This American Life, an NPR radio show,...
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Occupy Portlanders concerned about police accountability should contact City Council now, and testify on the 8th. Snail mail: City Hall 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland OR 97204 Commissioner Dan Saltzman Room 230 Phone: (503) 823-4151 Commissioner Amanda Fritz Room 220 Phone: (503) 823-3008 Commissioner Nick Fish Room 240 Phone: (503) 823-3589 Commissioner Randy Leonard...
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On Oct. 16, the Occupy Portland General Assembly agreed to support efforts to establish ranked ballots for the City of Portland. The General Assembly of Occupy Portland advocates for Ranked Choice Instant Runoff Voting (or IRV). The following amendment was added before it passed: Understanding that this step is in itself insufficient but that...
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Stand with communities around the world for International Human Rights Day because people should be more important than profits. 1:00 pm - Rally at Director Park: 815 SW Park Ave in Portland 2:00 pm - March to shopping locations to remind holiday shoppers to match their money to their values. 3:00 pm – Return to Director Park for music and...
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The details have come in… PORTLAND ACTION
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