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Heads up to everyone – tomorrow, Monday, July 9th will be a day of action to rally against the planned cuts facing 129 Oregon post offices this summer, with a rally planned at St. Johns Post Office (8420 N. Ivanhoe). The details, from the Rural Organizing Project: Postmaster General’s Plan – RETURN TO SENDER!...
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Sisters of the Road passed on the following information: Sisters of the Road, in coalition with Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP), members of Street Roots and Right to Survive (R2S), as well as Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo) and Dignity Village have begun work to create an Oregon Homeless Bill of Rights (HBR) inspired by the recent...
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Right now Occupiers across Southern California are protesting the 13th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks taking place in San Diego. They are also holding a week-long conference with roundtables on what is wrong with the TPP Pact and what are the people’s alternatives. An individual involved with the Stop the TPP actions asked...
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Occupy Portland activist Cameron Whitten has reached day 30 of his hunger strike. Today a Slumber Party will take place outside of City Hall at Occupy Portland’s 24/7 Vigil. The weather is looking fine for an overnight stay! Even if you can’t spend the night, please come on down this evening to the Vigil...
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An upcoming panel is being planned focused on the ideas of Michelle Alexander’s best-selling book, The New Jim Crow. Here’s one of the organizer’s description of what will take place at the event: It is an in-depth analysis of how our prison population has become the largest in the world and also why there...
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Proud activist of Occupy Portland, and former mayoral candidate, Cameron Whitten is now entering his 25th day of a hunger strike to bring attention to housing justice issues. On the 30th day anniversary of his hunger strike, Sunday July 1st, community members from all around Portland will join Whitten for a Slumber Party at...
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The General Assembly endorsed the National Gathering that’s occurring in Philadelphia this summer. Remi has been trying to arrange transportation for over a week now, and just heard back from the caravan that they are operating over budget. To address this, he created a wepay account that would go towards getting people across the US to Philadelphia.
Here’s the link to the wepay account: https://www.wepay.com/donations/occupy-pdx-natgat-transportation
Here’s the link to the Nat Gat: http://www.occupynationalgathering.com/
Please join us for a PERMITTED Anti-Police Brutality march this Sunday @ Terry Schrunk Plaza in response to the May Day police violence all around the globe. Schedule: 11am Rally 12:30 march/protest 1:30 Pig Roast in the park This event will be followed by Occupy Portland vs Park Rangers softball game at Overlook...
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Forum and Fundraiser TROUBLEMAKERS GATHER, STRONGER THAN EVER Reportback from the Labor Notes Conference (15 went from Portland) Sunday, June 17, 6 – 8 pm Letter Carriers Union Hall, 5265 NE 42nd (s. of Killingsworth) Panel discussion Jamie Partridge, Letter Carriers 82 Jordan McIntyre, Painters 10 Chris Beck, OSEA 40 Amy Sprenglemeyer, UA 290...
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In response to a protest announced by the Westboro Baptist Church (sic) the Olympia Washington School District has announced the following: “As you may have heard, representatives of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas are planning to demonstrate in front of Olympia High School on North Street on Thursday, June 7 from 7:15...
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