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Fourth Year Forward
Celebrating three years of Occupy Portland’s legacies this fall!
On October 6, 2011, Portlanders of all walks came together to downtown parks and streets for a phenomenal, unprecedented season of community-building and grassroots actions in modern history. We continue to write the history, built upon the connections we made and raised awareness of the world around us.
Fourth Year Forward is a series of coordinated events to commemorate our three-year history and to celebrate our diverse and multifaceted community, and to rekindle the connections and to strengthen the links of collaboration between various groups.
Fourth Year Forward Schedule of Events
Wednesday, October 15, 7-8:45 p.m. 99 Unite Civic Forum 2014-15 Premiere: Beyond Measure 88 — Identification documents as vehicle for human rights
While the Measure 88 campaign is promoted as a “safe roads initiative,” much of the functions of our driver licensing system is for identification purposes. The Measure 88, when passed, would create a “driver card” which would specifically be marked as “not valid for identification.” Regardless of the outcome of the ballot measure, much of the reasons why this is an important public affairs interest has to do everything with the fact that our DMVs issue IDs that can be used to positively confirm a bearer’s identity. This month we will be exploring why civil liberties and human rights often depend on “papers,” and how other jurisdictions are addressing the problems of “ID-challenged” population, including elderly people, survivors of domestic violence, survivors of natural or human-made disasters, and those who are experiencing homelessness, in addition to immigrants and refugees.
1131 SE Oak St., Portland, Oregon
Registration required. Free. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/99-unite-civic-forum-2014-15-season-premiere-beyond-measure-88-tickets-13333812793
Friday, October 17, 7-9:30 p.m. Anniversary Special Voices of the People
Take a trip back in time… October 2011. Yes, three years ago, in Chapman Square and Lownsdale Square in downtown Portland.
The energies and sounds of the people. Drums and singing late into the night. 24/7 field kitchen. Uptwinkles and downtwinkles. Seemingly endless conversations and collaborations.
This month, we bring back a little bit of that as we celebrate together three years of Occupy Story.
Open mic to share your creativity, as well as your story.
Potluck dinner – bring something to serve 5 to 8 persons (if you are able please bring your own plates and such, so we can reduce waste).
Contribution $1-$infinity to benefit the Friends of Occupy Portland general fund and St. Francis Dining Hall programs.
Grateful acknowledgment for sponsorship by St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
330 SE 11th Ave. (enter via 1131 SE Oak St. through parking lot), Portland, Oregon
No registration required.
Saturday, October 25, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Occupy At Three, a Townhall: Successes, Mistakes, Fond Memories, and Lessons Learned
Friends of Occupy Portland (FOOP) will hold a townhall event featuring panel discussions on the three-year history of the Occupy Wall Street movement in the Greater Portland region.
Entitled “Occupy at Three: Successes, Mistakes, Fond Memories and Lessons Learned,” the event will feature panelists representing different aspects of the local popular movement’s history and its multifaceted activities.
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room (801 S.W. 10th Ave., Portland, Ore.)
Free. No registration required or accepted.
Wednesday, November 5, 6-7:30 p.m. Community Networking Meet and Greet
1131 SE Oak St., Portland, Oregon
Registration is encouraged.
Saturday, November 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. 99 Unite Civic Forum Autumn Harvest Gala
99 Unite Civic Forum will be holding an autumn harvest gala featuring an invited guest speaker, sumptuous dinner and a great time, for the benefit of the Friends of Occupy Portland. This event also needs 10 to 12 volunteers before, during, and after this gala in order to make it happen (volunteers receive complimentary admission to the event).
A private residence in Irvington, Northeast Portland (location given with ticket).
$50 pre-sold ticket, $60 will-call (advance reservation will be still required). Ticket and registration open on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Wednesday, November 19, 7-8:45 p.m. 99 Unite Civic Forum:
Rethinking Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
An increasing consensus is emerging between the progressives and conservatives, among which is that our police and prison systems must be reformed. The era of “tough-on-crimes”, “war on drugs” and “war on terror” brought us an over-armed paramilitary police force and excessive prison sentences to a nation once known as the home of liberty. Even as law enforcement and correctional budgets skyrocket, legislators increased their funding on the police and jails so as not to look “soft on crimes” — at the expense of programs that proactively contribute to social wellness: education, public health, social services and economic development. This forum will base discussion primarily on Ralph Nader’s new book, Unstoppable, as well as articles from sources as diverse as the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Democracy Now!, and American Civil Liberties Union. We cannot arrest and jail social problems away, and this trend of police militarization and prison industry complex come with steep economic and social costs.
1131 SE Oak St.
Friday, November 21, 7-9:30 p.m. Voices of the People
Open mic to share your creativity, as well as your story.
Potluck dinner – bring something to serve 5 to 8 persons (if you are able please bring your own plates and such, so we can reduce waste).
Contribution $1-$infinity to benefit the Friends of Occupy Portland general fund and St. Francis Dining Hall programs.
Grateful acknowledgment for sponsorship by St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
330 SE 11th Ave. (enter via 1131 SE Oak St. through parking lot), Portland, Oregon
No registration required.
December 2014. Commons and a Nation (a juried, open-call fine arts show)
Opening on First Friday, December 5, 2014.
Both commons and nation are terms that are loaded with multiplicity of meanings. Sometimes everyone has a very different idea of what a nation or commons might be. Yet, they are both words that describe something that unites individuals into a peoplehood.
Three years of the Occupy Wall Street movement (2011-) saw many efforts at defining and redefining both what it means to be a nation, and what a common good means. From the hundreds of Occupy encampments around the world, to efforts such as Occupy Sandy Relief and the Eugene Occupy Medical, and novel initiatives such as the Occupy Money Cooperative and the Occupy Madison Build, the movement and its manifold manifestations united previously disparate and detached groups of people into an unprecedented coalition.
This is a juried, open-call show in commemoration of the third anniversary of Occupy Wall Street movement and a fundraiser for the Friends of Occupy Portland (FOOP), an Oregon non-profit corporation.
- Call for art — for artists : Entry deadline November 10
- Volunteers needed