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The Portland Police recently released a statement concerning efforts to prepare for a confrontation Saturday night. The following is a response to that statement. Occupy Portland is a non-violent movement. It has always been a non-violent movement. It will continue to be a non-violent movement. Claims that we are organizing massive numbers of people...
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*****UPDATE: Musical Guests today are as follows: DJ support from Chris & Jesiah (occupy) pdx trance/songs of freedom and liberation 2pm – 3pm Little Sue Www.myspace.com/littlesuemusic 345-445 Melinda Pitterman 6-7pm David Rovics Www.davidrovics.com ***** PORTLAND, ORE.– Occupy Portland is responding to the Mayor’s threat of eviction on Saturday night, November 12 and 13, by throwing...
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The following is a message from the media committee: Hey, Occupy. Our camp is going to be going through some interesting times in the next few days. If you’re a point of contact with a committee at Occupy Portland, we would like to stay in touch. Please fill out the following for internal communications....
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Occupy Cal, the University of California, Berkeley Occupy Movement began yesterday to protest unreasonable tuition hikes among other injustices. According to UC Berkeley’s website, the average undergraduate student, living with their parents and attending university is still expected to pay $15,562 for tuition, fees and books yearly. A figure that increased 83% in the least...
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by the Occupy Portland Media Committee Concerns have been raised about conditions in the political encampments of Occupy Portland. We appreciate that Mayor Adams has been proactive in conducting a public dialogue with us. Occupations across the world have drawn attention to the fact that the current state of the U.S. economy is not...
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The following is a press release from the media committee, as requested by an emergency meeting open to the public. PORTLAND, ORE. — Late Saturday night and early into Sunday morning, an emergency Occupy Portland meeting composed of concerned individuals, including people from several committees, was held to discuss what many volunteers felt was...
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PORTLAND, ORE. — Early Tuesday morning, after reportedly consulting with decision makers in other parts of the country, Federal officials enlisted the help of Portland Police to remove Occupy Portland protesters from federally owned Terry D. Schrunk Plaza. The move came around 3:45 AM after most supporters had gone to sleep and news crews...
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PORTLAND, ORE. – Early Sunday morning, after warnings from the Mayor’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau, 25 protesters associated with Occupy Portland were arrested for breaking a park curfew at Jamison Square during the course of a peaceful protest. Hundreds of supporters watched as their friends and fellow protesters were arrested, one by...
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For as long as there have been politics and wealth, there has been corruption and disparity. The fight against oppression and inequity is a never ending battle, but it is in this most opportune time that we the people have set out again to raise our voice in the name of justice, not to...
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An Open Letter from Occupy Portland to City Workers: Occupy Portland recognizes that there are city workers responsible for the health of our parks, the health of the people at the camp and city infrastructure. Occupy Portland stands in solidarity with those workers and thank them for their support. Commissioner Nick Fish’s letter to...
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