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Occupy Your Home: Race, Class, and the Housing Crisis, 7-9PM, Sat. Apr. 7

April 6, 2012
Occupy Your Home: Race, Class, and the Housing Crisis, 7-9PM, Sat. Apr. 7

OccupyYour Home! Race,Class, and the Housing Crisis A Community Forum Saturday, April 7th, 7-9pm Reflections Coffee  /Talking Drum Bookstore, 446 NE Killingsworth Panelists* – ·         Angelah Hill – Occupy North East– the Black Working Group & We Are Oregon ·        Ahjamu Umi — All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party & O.N.E — the BlackWorking Group ·...
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First May Day Spokes Council Meeting this Saturday 4/7 @ 11AM

April 5, 2012
First May Day Spokes Council Meeting this Saturday 4/7 @ 11AM

This is a meeting for those that are planning actions, events, affinity group NVDA or any other thing for May 1st, 2012 that want to coordinate their activities with each other for maximum effectiveness. This is a public meeting, no sensitive information should be discussed in the meeting. Feel free to invite others that...
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL DEBATE CANCELLED: CLOWNS CLAIM VICTORY

March 19, 2012

The Occupy Portland General Assembly endorsed Parasol Climate Collective’s “Clown the Debates” action. As of Friday the 15th, the debate was canceled. Below is Parasol Climate Collective’s press release. For Immediate Release: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL DEBATE CANCELLED: CLOWNS CLAIM VICTORY Parasol Climate Collective, which initiated a clown picket for the scheduled March 19th Republican Debate...
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#F29 RALLY AND MARCH – Feb. 29 11:30AM AT WATERFRONT AND ANKENY

February 29, 2012
#F29 RALLY AND MARCH – Feb. 29 11:30AM AT WATERFRONT AND ANKENY

  Occupy Portland announces mass mobilization & direct actions against the American Legislative Exchange Council   WHAT: Rally and march in downtown Portland to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conglomerate of corporations and legislators that writes and passes legislation to advance corporate interests. The march will visit some of the over 15...
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The new F29 page is up: occupyportland.org/f29/

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Stop The Keystone XL!

February 14, 2012
Stop The Keystone XL!

Over half a million people have signed today alone. Make your voice heard now! Tell Your Senators: Reject the Pipeline! Right now, the Senate is considering legislation to resurrect Keystone XL, overriding President Obama’s rejection of the pipeline, and greenlighting construction of this disastrous project. We have a matter of hours to put together...
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Stop By and Say Hello at Occupy Portland Headquarters

January 24, 2012
Stop By and Say Hello at Occupy Portland Headquarters

The Che Room at St. Francis is currently the headquarters of Occupy Portland. Meetings and workshops are held there regularly and it’s a great place to stop by at for picking information about the history behind this movement as well as current events. Stop by and say hello! Office hours are from 10AM to...
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New Needs Page

January 22, 2012
New Needs Page

Thanks for bearing with the website while we go through some growing pains. For all those interested in supporting Occupy Portland, we have a new needs page that is community-maintained. Please visit if you can lend a hand.
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Press Release: Occupy Portland Stands with Longview to Stop Grain Shipment

January 18, 2012

* Note: This is the first in a series of releases over the next two weeks explaining the role of the Occupy Movement in the struggle against EGT Development and their parent company Bunge Ltd that is developing into a large-scale action in Longview, Washington. All releases will be posted at www.OccupyTheEGT.org * For immediate...
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Press Release: Occupy St. John’s Rallies Community to Protect Local, Independent Businesses

January 13, 2012

***UPDATE: Join in the rally today at 3PM at 8157 N Lombard Street in North Portland to protect local, independent business from being swallowed up by corporate, job-killing behemoths like 7-Eleven. Print these flyers and hand them out - 7against711 7 REASONS TO STOP 7-ELEVEN occupystjohnscards OCCUPY ST JOHNS INVITE CARDS *** 1/11/2012 For Immediate Release St....
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