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According to news reports and LiveStream, an impromptu march by the Occupy Atlanta movement was stopped by police*. We are still working on understanding the details, but Occupy Portland sends it’s support to our Occupy family in Atlanta and our solidarity with their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Occupy Portland also...
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This statement was drafted by members of the Media Committee in response to the recent news of yet another veteran in critical condition as a result of police brutality.  Police in Oakland have sent yet another veteran to intensive care after attempts at crowd control on Wednesday night—this time as a result of a...
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On November 2nd, Occupy Portland participated with several other groups and organizations including Veterans for Peace and  Iraq Veterans Against the War, on a march through Portland in solidarity with the Oakland California general strike and in support of Marine Corps Veteran Scott Olsen who was critically injured when he was hit in the head with a...
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The following event was approved by the Occupy Portland General Assembly. The Actual event text below was not. Sierra Club Rally at Occupy Portland    Date: Tuesday, November 1st Time: 11:30am (Rally at noon) Location: Chapman Square @ 3rd and Main, Downtown Portland Sponsor: Sierra Club Join the Sierra Club at Occupy Portland on...
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The following action was approved by the Occupy Portland General Assembly Solidarity with Occupy Oakland’s General Strike! Say NO to Police Violence! Wednesday, November 2nd 4:30 – Rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza Speakers include members of Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War Performance by local hip hop artist Mic Crenshaw 5:30...
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The following information was announced as part of the All Committees Meeting that merged with the Finance/Spending Committee meeting at the same time. The next meeting to help form the Spending Committee is at 6:00 pm on Monday October 31 at Terry Schrunk Plaza At the time of this posting, we do not have...
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***Update*** The following press release went out at approximately 2 pm PST today to address several issues that have occurred in the past 48 hours. Since it’s release, the individual mentioned that had taken over the occupyportland.org domain name has graciously returned it to the control of the Occupy Portland Web Team. We thank...
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We are publishing the full notes. PDF and Text versions can be found here. Please refer to the Live Stream for specific information that may not have been captured in the notes. Note-taking is a best-effort undertaking. Please direct all discussion to  the new forums. Outline of resolutions and announcements: Proposal 1: Reconstruction of the finance committee. Finance be formed...
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At Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland’s “Living Room”, Friday at Noon, October 28 (12 PM to 1:30 PM) You are cordially invited to a free concert/super-rally/community sing-a-long extravaganza in Pioneer Courthouse Square on Friday, Oct. 28th at noon. Pink Martini presents “This Land Is Our Land”, in solidarity with the Occupy Movement, with the purpose...
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Early this morning October 24, there was a despicable chemical bomb attack directed at protesters peacefully occupying Lincoln Park in Portland, Maine. We just wanted to clarify that this attack did not take place at our occupation in Portland, Oregon. There have been no criminal attacks on our occupation in Oregon and we continue...
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