Mark Hofheins Jr. is founder of the United Coalition Against Repression for Equality (UCARE), a new coalition devoted to create a more unified, cohesive voice against Portland’s historic problem of chronic homelessness. A staunch Occupier and father, he is a recent advent to the activist scene and hopes to share his unique background, perspective...
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On the first week of December, Portland Rising Tide and Wild Idaho Rising Tide campaigned a week of direct actions to stop Omega Morgan and its plans to ship machine parts (“megaloads”) for the controversial Alberta Tar Sands through Umatilla, OR. The successful shutdown led a wave of 99% resistance against the Portland-based corporation,...
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Protesters arrested during the Oct. 2011′s attempted occupation of Jamison Square and Dec. 2011′s attempted relaunch occupation of Shemanski Park are facing their mandatory court appearances this day, thanks to the review by the Oregon Supreme Court this July. WHEN: THU., Dec. 12th // 01:30 PM WHERE: Multnomah County Courthouse, RM 311 The City has been arresting...
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Occupy Portland Elder Caucus presents a provocative documentary GrowthBusters, where one man takes on City Hall, Wall Street, and The Pope as he questions society’s most fundamental beliefs about prosperity, and a sustainable existence. The film explores America’s worship of growth everlasting – economic, population, consumption, and urban – and the present and future dangers it poses on...
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Community Assembly Every 1st WED. of Month From Announcement of 1st CA — December 2013 The OPDX Info Team and the Friends of Occupy Portland (FOOP) have been in discussion over the decline in General Assembly (GA) attendance and whether it is serving the community needs anymore. In a special GA next week , they propose...
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