Watch the Video: Zombie Attack on Bank of America Date Monday October 31st, 2011 Time 11:30am – 5pm Location Chapman Square @ SW Main/4th Downtown Portland Sponsor Rising Tide Purpose The Anti-Coal Zombie March is organized by Rising Tide to highlight the banks that fund coal mining (Bank of America, Wells Fargo…) Rising Tide is an international,...
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The following information was announced as part of the All Committees Meeting that merged with the Finance/Spending Committee meeting at the same time. The next meeting to help form the Spending Committee is at 6:00 pm on Monday October 31 at Terry Schrunk Plaza At the time of this posting, we do not have...
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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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The Alberta Tar Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline: “Game Over for the Planet” (Dr. James Hansen, top U.S. climatologist). The Keystone XL would take the dirtiest fossil fuel on the planet from northern Alberta 1,700 miles to the Texas Gulf Coast, for export to China and worldwide. President Obama has EXCLUSIVE authority to...
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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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Congressmen DeFazio and Blumenauer Announce Transaction Tax at Occupy Portland Event TitleCongressmen DeFazio and Blumenauer Announce Transaction Tax at Occupy Portland Event Runtime3:23 View count2,888 TitleOccupy Portland-Pink Martini-Storm Large Concert/Rally-Pioneer Square Runtime27:43 View count10,962 This is not an official statement by the General Assembly of Occupy Portland.
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A clarifying statement from the front desk at the Information booth of Occupy Portland: We are not (and never have been) associated with Occupy Portland, Inc. This entity was established outside of the General Assembly without our knowledge. Furthermore, we have resolved to create no legal entities to represent us without the expressed direction...
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To all of our supporters, we would like to extend an enormous thank you. We wouldn’t be able to Occupy without your help. Holding this space, in solidarity with Occupy movements around the globe means that we, together, are loudly demanding change. Looking for ways to help? Please share our needs page with your...
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Update from Occupy Portland’s Information Desk: Portland Mayor Sam Adams has issued a statement saying that he will not permit the expansion of Occupy Portland into other public areas. Occupy Portland stands in Solidarity with the 99% who were victim to police brutality in Oakland, Atlanta, and all other raided cities. The demonstration at...
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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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