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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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***Update*** The following press release has some corrections required. Please note that this is an updated and edited version from the original posting. The press release is from a quorum of the arrestees from the action and occupation of Jamison Square on 10/29/2011. For Immediate Release October 30, 2011, 4:00AM Contacts: Kendall: 503-804-6470, kendallishere@gmail.com Cameron:...
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Scott Olsen, a young veteran from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines who served two terms of duty in Iraq, was hit with an explosive tear-gas canister yesterday morning in the raid on Occupy Oakland. He has suffered a fractured skull and brain swelling. From The Guardian‘s article on the event: Olsen was taken to...
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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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This article is presented by the Occupy Portland News Team in association with the Action Committee. This is the first of several articles leading up to “Greed Week” and Bank Transfer Day on November 5th. Last month, the Bank of America Corporation received the latest in a series of credit downgrades. Those who...
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