Comments on: An Open Letter to Mayor Adams and Portland City Officials Concerning Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo) https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/ New website changes underway! Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: JMiller https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-732 JMiller Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:31:21 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-732 October 24, 2011
“Throw Them Out With the Trash: Homeless in America”
by BARBARA EHRENREICH

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/24/homeless-in-america/

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]]> By: Crash https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-731 Crash Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:22:34 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-731 “‎In Portland, Austin, and Philadelphia, the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking up the cause of the homeless as its own, which of course it is. Homelessness is not a side issue unconnected to plutocracy and greed. It’s where we’re all eventually headed — the 99%, or at least the 70%, of us, every debt-loaded college grad, out-of-work school teacher, and impoverished senior — unless this revolution succeeds.” –Barbara Ehrenreich

http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175457/tomgram%3A_barbara_ehrenreich%2C_homeless_in_america

]]> By: Kenric Ashe https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-730 Kenric Ashe Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:22:32 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-730 Erich, how do you think the homeless people in Portland feel about some of their resting spaces being taken up by Occupy? Surely they must wonder why the mayor doesn’t give THEM their own park to camp in. If you’re worried about critics, keep in mind they’re on both sides.

]]> By: Bill Michtom https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-729 Bill Michtom Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:47:23 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-729 It seems that you don’t know the difference between civil discourse and groveling.

]]> By: Hannah https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-728 Hannah Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:41:42 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-728 I definitely agree that the Occupy movement needs to focus on its key, core issues to stay powerful. However, in Portland the opening of the R2DToo camp happened (quite incidentally) with the opening of the Occupy Portland camp and to two very different reactions by the city’s leaders. This was unfair and exposed a level of class inequality that I’m glad Occupy Portland has addressed publicly. I don’t believe that drawing attention to the issue with this open letter to the mayor will cause an overall lack of focus or credibility.

]]> By: Joe https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-727 Joe Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:26:02 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-727 Free Speech? Yes! It’s a right.
Pitching tents and camping out in the parks? No! Parks close at 10 or 11PM

Feel free to stand and say your piece, then move along so I can live & sleep in peace and quiet.

You’ve made your point.

]]> By: jclayart https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-726 jclayart Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:58:34 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-726 What about it? You can still use the park, you just have to share it with other Portland citizens. There are a ton of parks if you have an inherent fear of sharing and community.

]]> By: Trista https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-725 Trista Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:08:54 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-725 Beautiful letter – well done! I stand with you.

]]> By: Radical https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-724 Radical Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:00:26 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-724 The tone of this letter is one of grovelling. We need to demand, not ask!

]]> By: PJ https://occupyportland.org/2011/10/18/open-letter-mayor-adams-portland-city-officials-2-dream-r2dtoo/#comment-723 PJ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:02:34 +0000 http://occupypdx.org/?p=1087#comment-723 Right on! Glad to see basic human rights stood up for.

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