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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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Summer is here! And what better way is there to enjoy the sun (or rain) then joining Occupy Portland for some outreach events at upcoming community events? Tomorrow, Sunday, June 24, come out to Sunday Parkways at Kenton Park from 11am to 4pm, and help us hand out some flyers and talk with our...
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Brought to you by the Occupy Portland Labor Solidarity Committee: This year on tax day, as we are reminded of the great inequality and injustice in our society, join us for the fifth exciting Portland Rising event, linking struggles for jobs and against cuts to needed public services. From beating back the corporate tax...
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From the Occupy Labor Solidarity Committee MEDIA CONTACT: Bruce Scherer, Oregon Education Association 503-351-3181, bruce.scherer@oregoned.org PRESS RELEASE – April 11, 2012 Parkrose and Gresham-Barlow Educators Vote to Authorize Strikes At separate meetings, members of the Parkrose Faculty Association (PFA) and the Gresham-Barlow Education Association (GBEA) voted in overwhelming majorities to authorize their respective bargaining...
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OCCUPY THE DREAM ~ A Morale Booster for the Occupy Wall St Movement! In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 Alberta Ave, Portland OR 97214 Doors at 6:30pm – Show at 7:30pm ALL AGES This is a family friendly event, but alcohol will be served All are welcome! In celebration of...
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This is an announcement from the Outreach Committee: Students – Get College Credits for Organizing with Occupy Portland! Occupy Portland Intern Fair Wednesday, January 11th AND Thursday, January 12th Psu’s Food for Thought Cafe in the basement of Smith Building, rm 26 Starts: 5:30 till 7:30 or 8pm if needed
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The following is a message as we received it—verbatim—from Portland Public School (PPS) faculty in response to a panel from Occupy Portland being removed from Astor School. I’ve circulated a statement drafted by Portland teachers today during my lunch hour. The more I think of it, the more ridiculous this is and I’m using...
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The following is a note from the Occupy Portland Front Desk. It is not approved by the General Assembly, but reflects an action (of autonomous units) relevant to Occupy Portland. Dear Occupier of interest… THE 99% ARE INVADING SOUTHEAST! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH ! SEND HELP! Kidding… kind of. Auctions, Comedy, and a Movie The...
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Passed around during the march with labor on Oct. 26, 2011 As occupiers at Occupy Portland, we stand in solidarity with organized and unorganized working people, the underemployed and unemployed masses of Oregon. We object to corporate greed and the systematic destruction of workers rights and living wage jobs; and we call for substantive...
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9th 18th October 2011 Laborers’ Local 483 Municipal Employees: Letter to Occupy Portland. Dear Protestors of Occupy Portland, We are the 900 member public employee union who build and maintain the infrastructure of your City of Portland, including the roads upon which you march today, the wastewater treatment facilities for the public toilets you...
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