Comments on: 10/13 G.A. Agreement Regarding Recent Arrests, Solidarity and Future Actions

By: forehead

forehead — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:04:16 +0000

Civil obedience is the status quo.

If there is egg on any faces, look to the chickens and their status quo beaks.

By: shoop3D

shoop3D — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:19:22 +0000

Here, here. Well said PDXMomma. In fact Occupy Portland only represents the 99% and they are doing it poorly .. Peaceful Responsible Direction is needed.

By: shoop3D

shoop3D — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:15:30 +0000

Yes, a few Anarchists have ruined it for all. It is very sad indeed. Now we have Anarchists Preaching Anarchy before the G.A.? Anarchy is not the answer and if you read the Anarchists handbook it is even stated that this world is not ready for Anarchy. This Anarchy movement has an agenda that is not in line with the 99% nor is it in alinement with Peace. Anarchy is alined with service to self in this instance, not in service to others. Proud of Sam Adams however for giving this a chance, doubtful he will consider that again, now that Occupy Portland has spit in his face.

By: Libby

Libby — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:05:32 +0000

I was a kid in the 60′s and I lived in communes and other communal living arrangements. Many of the “grown ups” sounded like what I’m hearing here. There were many people willing to work hard, idealistic goals with respect for others. But some “leaders” got in the way. Sounds like the GA doesn’t represent the people in it’s very own midst, let alone the 99%. (I’m not down there right now, so I don’t know, but that’s what it sounds like). You notice most of the communes don’t exist anymore? People walked away. I hope we have evolved enough to work through this. Dig deep. Please check if your ego is interfering with your goal of representing the 99%. I will be marching with you tomorrow with hope, love, gratitude,and respect for all of you in my heart.

By: Another Disappointed Anon

Another Disappointed Anon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:47:58 +0000

I have to wonder how a protest, which we have seen and should expect to come to violence from the powers, can be said to be concerned about the safety of its members when it blatantly fails to address the fact that the action they are choosing to take to “protect their safety” will result in their arrest.

I also have to wonder where the 90% of the camp was when 9 people got arrested for holding down the street. If you made that decision, why weren’t *you* in the street being arrested? Where were all the parents of the children whose safety is was so imperative to protect?

And lastly, I have to wonder how it suddenly became unnecessary that children should know how to cross a street at crosswalks with marked lights? Can we throw out city infrastructure simply because we set up camp? Are we trying to abolish the everyday operations of a city or are we fighting the corporations and banks?

By: Chuck H.

Chuck H. — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:41:38 +0000

Well I find it amusing that so many people who are supposedly supporters are up in arms that a movement aiming to occupy something occupied something. Just can’t stop laughing about that. Anyhow I am one who is glad that you all are down there, if I didn’t have to make ends meet myself I’d be down there hoping to help occupy a street, a park, a bank, a jail cell, whatever space people want to take is theirs to have.

So big thanks, and I hope that you retake main and take 3rd and 4th while you’re at it!

And to all the, or is it just a couple reposting in support of themselves? supposed supporters that have been mysteriously loosing support over miniscule things all I can say is all those good people down there DON’T NEED YOU! There is a saying that goes “with friends like these who needs enemies”, well I think that they were all enemies to begin with an just came out to the internet to bother you all, but either way KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!.

Also 100% Support from one of the many middle-class 99%ers who just came to say thanks after I heard about the arrests! There’s more of us out there than the internet would have you believe.

By: PDXMomma

PDXMomma — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:38:28 +0000

You are totally right, I still feel OP needs to get better organized though and find a different approach. I was just voicing my opinion and feelings in regards to camping in the park since I am part of the 99%. Single mother of two working full-time, paying for her children’s schooling, yet makes too much in salary I don’t qualify for any assisted medical so I have to pay out of pocket for my children’s vaccines and the insurance through my work is too expensive.Not to mention the school loans I still have due to stupid interest rates so I can do what I am passionate about for a living. To take out my frustrations I do online activism for endangered animals. Writing to leaders. It is just a favorite park of mine when I take my children to Preschool. It was a hang out for us. That’s all.Sorry if I offended anybody.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:14:17 +0000

I totally agree that continued disruption to the bus lines used by Portland workers and others of the 99% is simply wrong. Blocking the street does nothing to further “the cause” and, as PJ says, distances the less-active supporters of the occupation.

I have not had PJ’s experience of hearing that people want the occupation to end but this severely dampens the pride I have had in the Portland movement (which I have proclaimed “loudly” and consistently whenever I’ve seen the opportunity to do so), especially by comparison to the problems experienced by occupiers in other cities.

It is the Portland occupiers’ prior willingness to work with the city (which has certainly worked with the occupiers!) to resolve actual and potential conflicts that has set it apart and provided such an excellent example of how protesters and authority figures can work together. Please don’t blow it now.

I strongly urge the General Assembly — and all the occupiers — to seriously rethink this. Thanks.

By: Paul Cone

Paul Cone — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:49:37 +0000

Waterfront Park gets trashed on a regular and permitted basis by all sorts of festivals, often with beer gardens and the associated drunks, but you’re not complaining about that. Sure, it’s not “historical”, but really, I’m pretty sure everything in Chapman can be replanted and restored just fine.

By: kochkari

kochkari — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:47:09 +0000

Also, there were three things passed last night, to my understanding:
1. This statement of solidarity AND that each proposal that passes must have an implementation component included.
2. That OP supports the Oct 15th Anti-war march for the 10 year anniversary of the Afghanistan occupation, and that we will have a feeder march to go join that march.
3. That each week OP will have a standing march/action on Saturday. The details of that march/action will be discussed at the preceding Tues GA. We will have a standard meeting time and location for the Saturday March.