Last Sunday, the General Assembly approved Occupy Portland’s Sisters in Strength to provide oversight of all donations collected.  A donate link for the Vigil has also been added to the left sidebar of occupyportland.org.

The 24/7 Vigil on the steps of Portland City Hall calls for the following:

We call on people of conscience and people of all faiths and creeds to join us in a collective prayer that the Portland City Council immediately suspend the ban on camping.

This ban is unconstitutional, and enforcement of it puts our community at risk by criminalizing people’s attempts to find shelter from the cold.

Shelter is a human right!  End the ban Now!

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Help us with printing costs, print and copy this flyer:

http://www.portlandgeneralassembly.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/opdxflyer1.pdf

Brought to you by the Occupy Portland Labor Solidarity Committee:

This year on tax day, as we are reminded of the great inequality and injustice in our society, join us for the fifth exciting Portland Rising event, linking struggles for jobs and against cuts to needed public services. From beating back the corporate tax dodgers to fighting cutbacks to public services, we’ll support four unions who are standing up for the 99% by standing up for their jobs.

12:00-1:00pm, Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 3rd and SW Madison St.
Tax Dodgerball 1% vs. 99%
The 1% have dodged taxes long enough. Watch the 99% level the playing field!
This year on tax day, come see an exhibition dodgeball tournament pitting the 1% against teams of janitors, struggling homeowners, city workers, postal workers and other members of the 99%.

Rally and “Bake Sale” at City Hall with Laborers’ Local 483
4:00pm-5:00pm, City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave
Budget cuts still loom large at the City of Portland. Should our city have to organize bake sales for public bathrooms, garbage collection, pre-school, & street repair? We say NO! Help us remind City Council to put community needs first and to work for real solutions, not cutbacks and layoffs.

March to MAX for free ride to the Post Office
While we ride the MAX, we will support the Amalgamated Transit Union 757 and OPAL who are fighting fare hikes and service cuts at Trimet.

5:30-6:30pm, Portland Main Post Office, 715 NW Hoyt
No Taxes Needed to Save America’s Postal Service.
Informational Picket & Leafleting: Stop the Closures! No Service Cuts!
Help prevent a massive wave of closures of mail sorting plants and post offices. Community actions have postponed the closures until May 15th. We need to push further to protect jobs and our postal service for good.

Good Jobs for All– No Cuts!
Info: Jobs with Justice, 503-236-5573

From the Occupy Labor Solidarity Committee

MEDIA CONTACT: Bruce Scherer, Oregon Education Association
503-351-3181, bruce.scherer@oregoned.org

PRESS RELEASE – April 11, 2012
Parkrose and Gresham-Barlow Educators
Vote to Authorize Strikes

At separate meetings, members of the Parkrose Faculty Association (PFA) and the Gresham-Barlow Education Association (GBEA) voted in overwhelming majorities to authorize their respective bargaining teams to call for a strike in their bargaining crises with their districts.

Both local union bargaining teams will follow the statutory process and give the district a minimum of 10 days notice before striking. GBEA members announced an April 25 strike date. PFA members have not established a strike date yet.

Jerry Landreth, teacher and PFA member: “For months we have been bargaining with our district over a variety of issues. The district has not been constructive in this process. The district seeks to change our workload and to negatively affect our ability to plan quality instruction for our students.” Additional issues include the Parkrose School District demanding to take $700 out of PFA members’ pockets, per month, for the next five months to pay for the district management’s deficit. This comes out of the district acting unilaterally about cuts to the working school year without bargaining these changes with its employees.

Jerry Landreth: “This $700 per month for the next five months will mean many of us losing our mortgages. This would affect our families. Many of us are living paycheck to paycheck as it is. Many of us are parents in this district. Many of us will not be able to afford living here anymore. That goes too far.”

GBEA members face similar bargaining tactics from their district affecting working conditions. Regina Norris, teacher and GBEA member: “For months we have been bargaining with our district over a variety of issues. Meanwhile the district has taken the strong action of implementing most of its onerous proposal on us. The district seeks to change our workload and to negatively affect our ability to plan quality instruction for our students. The district needs to bring its available resources to the classroom. The district needs to provide for planning time and a reasonable workload to ensure we have the ability to create quality lessons for our students.

MORE INFO:
PFA: On Facebook, search for “Parkrose Faculty Association”
GBEA: www.gbeaonline.org

SPOKESPEOPLE:
Parkrose Faculty Association: Jerry Landreth, teacher
Gresham-Barlow Education Association: Regina Norris, teacher
Gresham-Barlow Education Association: Tom Urbanowicz, teacher

Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 Alberta Ave, Portland OR 97214
Doors at 6:30pm – Show at 7:30pm

ALL AGES

This is a family friendly event, but alcohol will be served

All are welcome! In celebration of MLK Day, and in solidarity with people’s movements the world over – come, dance and celebrate Dr. King’s birthday and his legacy of fighting for the rights of all.

FUNDRAISER

There is no set entrance fee, but donations are encouraged because the event is in part a fundraiser for two Occupy Portland protesters;
David Burgess and Justin James Bridges.

David Burgess is an activist for peace and justice who was marching
peacefully with other Occupy Portland marchers in early November when he was attacked by police and wrongly accused of pushing a Portland police officer into an oncoming Trimet bus. Since that time, David has incurred mounting legal expenses along with medical bills as a result of injuries he sustained when attacked by police officers.

Justin James Bridges is a local musician who participated in the
Occupy Portland encampment. On the last Saturday night at the
encampment he performed at Terry Shrunk Plaza, but by the next night he was hospitalized from injuries sustained when police attacked remaining protesters who were attempting to peacefully hold the encampment after the mayor’s orders to vacate. Since that time, Justin has accumulated thousands of dollars in medical bills and legal expenses.

FEATURING

* THE WANDERLUST CIRCUS (performance) - http://wanderlustcircus.com/
“The ways of the Circus are older than the nightclubs, older than the banks, older than the cities. These most ancient of performative traditions have always existed just slightly to the left of the Mundane World. Now, at the first flickering of the 21st Century, our piebald clan is once again shedding its skin and remaking itself in the funhouse mirror image of The Second Great Depression.”

* THE SPROCKETTES (performance) - http://sprockettes.org/
“The Sprockettes are an all-female-identified mini-bike dance troupe that specializes in fun, community, positive body image, and sisterhood. They were founded in 2004, and have been rockin’ the hot pink and black ever since. They function as a collective, making decisions by consensus, and support DIY and value all voices in their day-to-day operations. They stand with the Occupy movement to make positive change to our environment, culture, and society.”

* WESICKBOSS (live soul funk band) - http://wesickboss.com/
“We play Soul Music.”

* Justin James Bridges & Friends -www.reverbnation.com/justinjamesbridges
“Born deep in the heart of the great state of Texas, he started playing guitar in Dec 2003 and has been addicted ever since. With his band Leprechaun Theory he played South by Southwest in 2008 as well as 2010. Now, JJB is a member of The Houston Blues Society and has had the pleasure of working with Local Live Media, an online raido station.” - http://locallivehouston.com/

* MIC CRENSHAW - http://www.miccrenshaw.com/
“Born on the south side of Chicago, and raised in both Chicago and Minneapolis, Mic is a world class MC and poet now emerging on the national – and international stage. After significant music and social work in Minneapolis Mic moved to Portland where he quickly became one of the most respected artists in the Northwest. In 2001, Crenshaw won The Portland Poetry Slam Championship and went on to finish as a national finalist. In the coming years he became the driving force for some of most popular hip hop artists in the region, including Hungry Mob, Suckapunch and Cleveland Steamers, releasing numerous albums.”

* DAVID ROVICS (folk) - http://davidrovics.com/
“David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90′s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90′s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives with his family in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable of who’s who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. Most importantly, he’s really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.”

* ARLO STONE (comedy) - http://www.myspace.com/arlostone
“Comedian, Occupier, anarchist, and demonstrator. Arlo has been around the block once or twice and will be sure to tickle your funny bone in some of the oddest places imaginable!”

With DJ Support:
* HOYA (world fusion electroswing crunk) - http://soundcloud.com/hoya
Fascinating world fusion crunk electro swing flavored goodness!

* VIDEO MONTAGE ON DR. KING’S LEGACY
* SPOKEN WORD FROM OCCUPY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
* FACE PAINTING

Despite diminished press coverage as our physical encampments have been evicted, Occupy Portland continues, stronger and more focused than ever. If you have 30 minutes to spare, take a tour around the Occupy Portland wiki and read about it for yourself:
http://portlandwiki.org/Occupy_Portland

Alberta Rose Theatre
http://albertarosetheatre.com/

In Solidary, Love, Unity and Respect:

~Occupy the Dream PDX, TUPAC, Arts & Culture Comittee
contact: dreamingopdx@gmail.com

SCHEDULE:

07:30 – 07:40 B-Media Collective
07:40 – 08:25 Wesickboss (live hip hop group)
08:25 – 09:00 David Rovics
09:00 – 09:30 INTERMISSION
09:30 – 09:40 MLK Montage from Leo Mayberry (Seattle, WA)
09:40 – 10:00 Arlo Stone (comedy)
10:00 – 10:40 Justin James Bridges & Friends (down home southern blues)
10:40 – 10:50 Alex the Librarian
10:50 – 11:05 Sprockettes (performance)
11:05 – 12:00 Wanderlust Circus (performance)
12:00 – 12:00 Mic Crenshaw (Hip Hop)
12:30 – 01:00 Hoya (electronic world fusion electro-swing crunk)

This is an announcement from the Outreach Committee:

Students – Get College Credits for Organizing with Occupy Portland!

Occupy Portland Intern Fair
Wednesday, January 11th  AND
Thursday, January 12th
Psu’s Food for Thought Cafe
in the basement of Smith Building, rm 26
Starts: 5:30 till 7:30 or 8pm if needed

There has been a considerable amount of work and toil accomplished in our organization. Many have expressed the need of getting more help and support in this work. I have never before engaged in this type of detailed organization nor activism in my life and i have feel the burden of responsibility quite often, but i somehow continue to agree to take on more tasks because of the dire need for our movement to work for the good of all. I’m sure others are very familiar with this tendency to fill in the spots that require extra attention. Our volunteering system, frankly, is lacking and underdeveloped. And there is a quaint flow of new people eager to help. But we can do a lot better, and accomplish our multitude of tasks, and feel less burdened if our responsibility were smartly shared.

Well, we have thought of a way to to get more assistance through volunteering, AND, handsomely rewarding those who happen to be a student of colleges and universities. We have decided to accept inquiring students to become interns for Occupy Portland. Students who volunteer with us can get college credit for helping us organize and perform needful tasks. This is a wonderful way to bring the fire of Occupy to the education system and infiltrate the curriculum. Students will learn our values with first hand experience and turn around and teach and influence their peers, co workers and those careers. This is a beautiful outreach method. After we accept a team of these interns to help organize and facilitate our affairs we will be more productive, more unified, less stressed and advancing this revolution in countless ways.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Contact: Shiva with the Outreach Cmmttee opdxshiva@gmail.com 503 477 3512

The following is a message as we received it—verbatim—from Portland Public School (PPS) faculty in response to a panel from Occupy Portland being removed from Astor School.

I’ve circulated a statement drafted by Portland teachers today during my lunch hour. The more I think of it, the more ridiculous this is and I’m using PPS email now to send out this statement.

Time Magazine has selected the Protestor as the person of the year. I am reading through the profiles and planning on teaching more about it. I can’t believe the district admin is trying to restrict teachers from inviting the education panel from Occupy Portland, when even Time Magazine has selected Occupy protestors as part of the person of the year. What side are we on? If this were the 1960s, would we be restricting teachers from inviting MLK to speak to our students, because they practice nonviolent civil disobedience?

Please read the profiles of protestors and then learn about the profiles of our local protestors who have formed an education committee to volunteer their time to talk to students about the real issues that our society faces.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102138,00.html

Here is our letter. I have hard copies that I’ve already gather over 20 signatures on and other teachers are gathering signatures at other schools in and outside of PPS. Please continue to sign on by email and on my hard copies. It is time that teacher occupy our professions and not allow unelected billionaire philanthropes dominate education policy!
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We, the undersigned educators, are dismayed by the recent incident at Astor School where members of the Occupy Portland Panel, an educational branch of the Occupy Portland movement, were thrown out of a classroom of sixth and seventh graders after they began talking to students about U.S. foreign wars and house foreclosures. After a school employee interrupted the discussion, the Occupy Portland guests were told by the teacher that, “the school district is not comfortable with us having this conversation,” and then escorted out of the building. The decision to end the panel came from Astor Principal Karl Newsome. Portland Public Schools spokesman Matt Shelby is quoted in the Portland Mercury backing the principal’s decision citing a district procedure that calls for principals to sign off when outside groups are brought in and asserting that the teacher should have let parents know before inviting the Occupy Portland Panel to Astor.

We reject the idea that teachers would need to notify parents or obtain principal approval before bringing Occupy speakers to their classrooms. This is a violation of the professional discretion and academic freedom of teachers. Obviously, the permission of parents and the school principal is not always required when guest speakers come to class. So why in this instance? Can the school district cite any occasion when a principal required a teacher to notify parents prior to a presentation from a representative of a Portland area business, a government agency, or the U.S. military? Are parents notified when teachers use Junior Achievement curriculum materials, funded by large corporations like UPS, ExxonMobil, and Goldman Sachs? Is it school district policy that only individuals who are engaged in social justice activism are so profoundly controversial and threatening that their presence in schools requires parental permission? And what message does this send to students, when one group is singled out as so potentially problematic? As educators, we object to this attack on academic freedom and the discriminatory enforcement of school district policies.

We believe that too often the standardized curriculum teaches a particular point of view and that it is important for educators to bring in groups like Occupy to offer our students greater curricular balance. For example, the Contemporary Economics textbook, adopted by PPS, teaches that income inequality is caused by differences in household sizes, that the best predictor of poverty is whether family members are employed, that welfare tends to create cycles of poverty, and that military spending has been decreasing while “income redistribution” has vastly increased. The global studies adoption, Modern World History, includes a single “critical writing” activity in its treatment of the war in Iraq: “Imagine you are a speechwriter for President Bush. Write the introductory paragraph of a speech to coalition forces after their victory in Iraq.” The text includes no critical perspectives from groups or individuals opposed to U.S. involvement in Iraq.The district should not place restrictions on teachers’ efforts to offer their students a rich and varied — and socially relevant — curriculum.

Lastly, the school district must live up to its commitment to equity. When one-fifth of PPS students live in poverty, one third in David Douglas and Parkrose live in poverty, and 55 percent of all American children live in families that are near poverty, we should be encouraging all teachers to invite Occupy activists into their classroom to discuss issues of inequality and social justice.

Signed,

1. Roy Amling, Portland Public Schools Substitute
2. Bill Bigelow, Portland Public Schools, retired; Curriculum Editor, Rethinking Schools magazine
3. George Bishop, Roosevelt High School
4. Gregory M. Burrill, Portland Public Schools Substitute
5. Andrew Butterfield, Davinci Middle School
6. Aaron G. Byer, Roosevelt High School
7. Margaret Byrne, Vestal Elementary School
8. Linda Campillo, Wilson High School
9. John Carolan, Wilson High School
10. Alice Chadd, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
11. Kerri L Cheney, Duniway Elementary School
12. David Child, Woodlawn School
13. Michael Cullerton, Jefferson High School
14. Diane Dean, Rosa Parks Elementary School
15. Jeremy Dickerson, Roosevelt High School
16. Heather Dolberg, Wilson High School
17. Sandy Donnely, Mary Rieke Elementary School
18. Kasuna Duffey, Astor School
19. Gail Duffy, Wilson High School
20. Margot Faegre, Scott School
21. Paula Fahey, Stephenson Elementary School
22. Amy Feller, Wilson High School
23. Hannah Flinn, Lee School
24. Lise Flores, Wilson High School
25. David Frankunas, Grout Elementary School
26. Del Gerber, Wilson High School
27. Tracy Groom, Wilson High School
28. Terri Harrington, Portland Association of Teachers Vice President, Maplewood School
29. Theresa Hawkins, Franklin High School
30. Keith Higbee, Wilson High School
31. Melia Hinatsu, Irvington School
32. Annete Holbrook, Marysville School
33. Michael Horrigan, James John Elementary School
34. Aurora M. Jimenez, King School
35. Kimberly Johnson, Markham Elementary School
36. Lisa Orcutt Kane, Abernethy Elementary School
37. Suzanna M. Keller, Cesar Chavez School
38. Jeff Kipilman, Portland Public Schools Substitute
39. Linea King, English as a Second Language, Teacher On Special Assignment
40. Joana Kirchhoff, Rigler School
41. Kathi Koeing, Portland Association of Teachers
42. Dan Kropp, James John Elementary School
43. Barbara Kutasz, Mt. Tabor School
44. Kali Landis, Lee School
45. Dianne Leahy, Jefferson High School
46. Dominic LeFave, Wilson High School
47. Danielle Liscia, Wilson High School
48. Tim Loveless, Wilson High School
49. Derek MacDicken, Wilson High School
50. Manuel Mateo, Wilson High School
51. Geri Ellen Matyiko, Pioneer Program at Holladay
52. Elizabeth Mayer, Roseway Heights School
53. Andrea J. McCarter, Creative Science School
54. Karen McEwan, Woodmere Elementary School
55. Tom McKenna, Portland Public Schools, retired
56. Rose Michels, Woodlawn School
57. Merrie Miller, Kelly Elementary School
58. Alex Montfort, King School
59. Molly Mullins, Harrison Park School
60. Hyung Nam, Wilson High School
61. Mike Nolan, Wilson High School
62. Jeanne O’Brien, Ainsworth Elementary School
63. Mary R.J. O’Hara, Creative Science School
64. Ric Oleksak, Sellwood School
65. Matthew Oleson, Beach School
66. Steve O’Neil, Wilson High School
67. Juliana O’Neill, Lincoln High School
68. Susan Parker, Wilson High School
69. Patty Patterson, Maplewood School
70. Katherine A. Paxton-Williams, Rigler School
71. George Penk, Wilson High School
72. Shyla Piper, Irvington School
73. Michelle Potesteo, Wilson High School
74. Leslie Quenell, Rigler School
75. Al Rabchuk, Wilson High School
76. Casey Rodhe, Chapman School
77. Robert Rodney, Stephenson Elementary School
78. Stephen B. Rosenfeld, Portland Public Schools Substitute
79. Adam Sanchez, Jefferson High School
80. Jeremy Shelter, Wilson High School
81. Debra Simmons, Portland Association of Teachers
82. Cathy Skach, Benson High School
83. Greg Smith, Lewis & Clark College, Teacher Education
84. Sarah Spella, Jefferson High School Motor Development Team
85. Patty Stanich, Maplewood School
86. Geoff Stonecipher, Woodmere Elementary School
87. Eric Alan Swehla, Mary Rieke Elementary School
88. Sherree Tatum, Bridger School
89. Marcia E. Thomason, Astor School
90. RaeAnn Thompson, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
91. Ailien Tran, Winterhaven School
92. Rose Wilde, George Middle School
93. Lisa Walker, Wilson High School
94. Margaret Ann Walter, Wilson High School
95. Anny Wood, Ockley Green School

The author of this statement encourages interested parties to sign their petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/portland-public-schools-change-policy-restricting-teachers-inviting-speakers-into-their-classrooms

Editor’s addition of signatures from petition – Dec 18th:

1. Hyung Nam,Portland,OR,97215-3127,United States,12/15/2011
2. Dominic Le Fave,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/15/2011
3. Bill Bigelow,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/15/2011
4. Hayley Nasman,Portland,OR,97215,United States,12/16/2011
5. Kris Alman,Portland,OR,97225,United States,12/16/2011
6. Jennifer Schuberth,Portland,OR,97206,United States,12/16/2011
7. Anthony Cody,Oakland,CA,94619,United States,12/16/2011
8. Antonio Angel Barragan,Glen Allen,VA,23059,United States,12/16/2011
9. Karie Mize,Monmouth,OR,97361,United States,12/16/2011
10. Michael Charney,North Kingsville,OH,44068,United States,12/16/2011
11. Kevin Donahoe,Miamisburg,OH,45342,United States,12/16/2011
12. Deborah Menkart,”Washington, DC”,DC,20056,United States,12/16/2011
13. Jon Spinac,New York,NY,10010,United States,12/16/2011
14. Sara LaPlante,Olympia,WA,98502,United States,12/16/2011
15. yirusha Isreal,wheaton,MD,20902,United States,12/16/2011
16. Donna Mace,Green Cove Springs,FL,32043,United States,12/16/2011
17. Benjamin Burson,Gresham,OR,97030,United States,12/16/2011
18. Sandy Polishuk,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
19. Christine White,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/16/2011
20. Nona Glazer,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
21. liam Doherty,Portland,OR,97213-3867,United States,12/16/2011
22. Mark Nerys,Brooklyn,NY,11204,United States,12/16/2011
23. Eric Gregory,Portland,OR,97201,United States,12/16/2011
24. Frann Michel,Portland,OR,97209,United States,12/16/2011
25. Michelle Newsum,Coos Bay,OR,97420,United States,12/16/2011
26. Terry Anderson,Portland,OR,97210,United States,12/16/2011
27. David Lifton,Portland,OR,97232,United States,12/16/2011
28. chris peterson,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
29. Devin Post,Portland,OR,97219,United States,12/16/2011
30. Bob Peterson,Milwaukee,WI,53212,United States,12/16/2011
31. Joshua Weiner,Portland,OR,97232,United States,12/16/2011
32. Hugo du Coudray,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
33. CJ Mitchell,South Pasadena,CA,91030,United States,12/16/2011
34. Kurt Kessler,Ashland,OR,97520,United States,12/16/2011
35. Josh Barstow,Troutdale,OR,97060,United States,12/16/2011
36. E A,Lake Oswego,OR,97035,United States,12/16/2011
37. Joel Morgan,Portland,OR,97217,United States,12/16/2011
38. Laurie Sonnenfeld,Portland,OR,97209,United States,12/16/2011
39. Rob Melton,Portland,OR,97239-1986,United States,12/16/2011
40. Alan Moore,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/16/2011
41. Forrest Loder,Portland,OR,97214,United States,12/16/2011
42. Alon Raab,Portland,OR,97210,United States,12/16/2011
43. Melissa Crenshaw,Portland,OR,97206,United States,12/16/2011
44. Sarah Morrigan,Portland,OR,97239,United States,12/16/2011
45. Sam Aley,Coos Bay,OR,97420,United States,12/16/2011
46. Sonja Somerville,Salem,OR,97304,United States,12/16/2011
47. Danielle Sanders,Portland,OR,97215,United States,12/16/2011
48. laurie&dave king,Portland,OR,97203,United States,12/16/2011
49. Amy Warren,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/16/2011
50. Chadderton Taggard,Portland,OR,97230,United States,12/16/2011
51. Gail Pearlman,Grants Pass,OR,97526,United States,12/16/2011
52. David Dugo,Portland,OR,97217,United States,12/16/2011
53. Isaac Ellis,Portland,OR,97216,United States,12/16/2011
54. Susan Barrett,Portland,OR,97232,United States,12/16/2011
55. Joel Sjerven,portland,OR,97205,United States,12/16/2011
56. Katrina Wilson,Salem,OR,97301,United States,12/16/2011
57. Juliet Ballard,Portland,OR,97233,United States,12/16/2011
58. Laura Guimond,Portland,OR,97217,United States,12/16/2011
59. liberty straney,portland,OR,97211,United States,12/16/2011
60. Kirk Caudle,Portland,OR,97236,United States,12/16/2011
61. Doug Sherman,Portland,OR,97293,United States,12/16/2011
62. Laura Lovett,97023,OR,97023,United States,12/16/2011
63. james m nordlund,Fargo,ND,58102,United States,12/16/2011
64. Audrey Dentith,San Antonio,TX,78229,United States,12/16/2011
65. Thelma Stone,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/16/2011
66. Amani Al-holail,Carbondale,IL,62901,United States,12/16/2011
67. Harrison Delfin,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
68. Jess Brooks,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/16/2011
69. Kevin Finney,Portland,OR,97215,United States,12/16/2011
70. Clayton Morgareidge,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/16/2011
71. Roy Perez,Portland,OR,97217,United States,12/16/2011
72. Tina Burdsall,Vancouver,WA,98684,United States,12/16/2011
73. kim boylan,portland,OR,97202,United States,12/16/2011
74. Gaetano DeLeonibus,Portland,OR,97213,United States,12/16/2011
75. Joseph Carr,Portland,OR,97220,United States,12/16/2011
76. chuck reinhart,highland lakes,NJ,07422,United States,12/16/2011
77. mikeal slama,cornelius,OR,97113,United States,12/16/2011
78. Deborah Norton,Portland,OR,97219,United States,12/16/2011
79. Becky Lambert,Victoria,,v8n 3l3,Canada,12/16/2011
80. George Bishop,Ridgefield,WA,98642,United States,12/16/2011
81. bill resnick,Portland,OR,97214,United States,12/16/2011
82. David Osborn,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/16/2011
83. Upgeya Pew,Vancouver,WA,98683,United States,12/16/2011
84. Alejandra Favela,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/16/2011
85. Barbara Henson,La Mesa,CA,91942,United States,12/16/2011
86. Theresa Fagin,Portland,OR,97206,United States,12/16/2011
87. Lance Garland,Portland,OR,97219,United States,12/16/2011
88. Christopher Z White,Portland,OR,97225,United States,12/16/2011
89. Helen Clarke,Portland,OR,97217,United States,12/16/2011
90. Patrick Pinkerton,Monmouth,OR,97361-0012,United States,12/16/2011
91. Jeffrey Evans,Tucson,AZ,85716,United States,12/16/2011
92. Heather Macdonald,Jacksonville,OR,97530,United States,12/16/2011
93. Tom Kane,Hubbard,OR,97032,United States,12/17/2011
94. Laura Stirewalt,Portland,OR,97209,United States,12/17/2011
95. Elizabeth Lehr,Portland,OR,97206,United States,12/17/2011
96. Ryan Olson,Portland,OR,97266,United States,12/17/2011
97. Karen Bishop,Portland,OR,97219,United States,12/17/2011
98. b Hoppe,portland,OR,97203,United States,12/17/2011
99. phyllis weih,portland,OR,97215,United States,12/17/2011
100. angella davis,Portland,OR,97231,United States,12/17/2011
101. Theodora Tsongas,Portland,OR,97215,United States,12/17/2011
102. Natasha Beck,Portland,OR,97214,United States,12/17/2011
103. Emily Crum,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/17/2011
104. Matthew Reeder,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/17/2011
105. Pam Hogeweide,Portland,OR,97203,United States,12/17/2011
106. Rose Hogeweide,Portland,OR,97203,United States,12/17/2011
107. Mary-Jane Freemont,Portland,OR,97202,United States,12/17/2011
108. Adam Sanchez,Portland,OR,97215,United States,12/17/2011
109. Tim King,Portland,OR,97211,United States,12/17/2011
110. Danica Fierman,Portland,OR,97215-2466,United States,12/17/2011
111. John Gouvas,Athens,,11635,Greece,12/17/2011
112. Kathi Boyd,Chicago,IL,60614,United States,12/17/2011
113. S Perrault,Davis,CA,95616,United States,12/17/2011
114. Kathy Garrett,Portland,OR,97219,United States,12/17/2011
115. Mary Twombly,Cook,WA,98605,United States,12/18/2011
116. Rebecca Anshell Song,San Diego,CA,92126,United States,12/18/2011
117. Marsha Rakestraw,Portland,OR,97225,United States,12/18/2011
118. Lise Jones,Portland,OR,97213,United States,12/18/2011
119. Edward Laurson,Denver,CO,80235,United States,12/18/2011
120. Nancy Mueller,Milwaukee,WI,53211-3770,United States,12/18/2011
121. Aida Aranda,FOREST GROVE,OR,97116,United States,12/18/2011
122. Scott Ritchie,Atlanta,GA,30307,United States,12/18/2011
123. scott mahood,portland,OR,97214,United States,12/18/2011
124. Paul Dean,Portland,OR,97212,United States,12/18/2011
125. Andrea townsend,Portland,OR,97208,United States,12/18/2011
126. Carol Miille,Milwaukie,OR,97267,United States,12/18/2011
127. Malaina Guzman,Portland,OR,97220,United States,12/18/2011
128. Adela Aguilar,MONMOUTH,OR,97361,United States,12/18/2011
129. Rita Moore,Portland,OR,97203,United States,12/18/2011
130. Daryl Caggiano Boston, MA 12/18/2011
131. Kym Cooke Portland, OR 12/18/2011
132. Lyra Butler-Denman Portland, OR 12/19/2011
133. Alex Stegner Portland, OR 12/19/2011
134. Courtney Von Drehle Portland, OR 12/19/2011
135. Laurie Mercier portland, OR 12/19/2011
136. Pat Muller Wilsonville, OR 12/19/2011
137. Swapna Mukhopadhyay Portland, OR 12/19/2011
138. Jeff Jansen Portland, OR 12/19/2011
139. Laura Seeton Portland, OR 12/19/2011
140. Tom Conry Portland, OR 12/19/2011
141. Cari Coe Portland, OR 12/19/2011
142. Mark Oldani Portland, OR 12/19/2011
143. Bruce Bennett Pacifica, CA 12/19/2011
144. Sandy GENTILOTTI CHADDS FORD, PA 12/19/2011
145. kelly balderson Portland, OR 12/19/2011
146. Martin Hart-Landsberg Portland, OR 12/19/2011
147. Julia Sanders Portland, OR 12/19/2011
148. Jean Eilers Portland, OR 12/19/2011
149. Sheila Golden Portland, OR 12/19/2011
150. Patricia Conway Portland, OR 12/19/2011
151. bethany dierickx Portland, OR 12/20/2011
152. Nathan Goldbaum Chicago, IL 12/20/2011
153. Alan Haggard San Diego, CA 12/20/2011
154. Cassie Sorensen Portland, OR 12/20/2011
155. Ryan Coons Edinboro, PA 12/20/2011
156. Anne Morin Portland, OR 12/20/2011
157. Eileen Wende Portland, OR 12/20/2011
158. Kelly Allen Portland, OR 12/20/2011
159. Heather Mayer Portland, OR 12/20/2011
160. blair adornato portland, OR 12/20/2011
161. illona trogub Buffalo Grove, IL 12/20/2011
162. Kelly Longley Portland, OR 12/21/2011
163. Brady Bennon Portland, OR 12/21/2011
164. Leah Miller Portland, OR 12/21/2011
165. Amber Lane Corvallis, OR 12/21/2011
166. chevy pham bend, OR 12/21/2011
167. Kate McNulty Portland, OR 12/21/2011
168. Ken Rubin Seattle, WA 12/21/2011
169. Lianne Richland Lake Oswego, OR 12/21/2011
170. Sharon` Crocker San Jose, CA 12/21/2011
171. Ivan Evans La Jolla, CA 12/21/2011
172. ian golash seattle, WA 12/21/2011
173. JK Vickrey Coos Bay, OR 12/21/2011
174. Clemency Wings Albuquerque, NM 12/21/2011
175. Deb Greene Greensboro, NC 12/21/2011
176. Ann Veu Nakagawa Sacramento, CA 12/21/2011
177. Thomas Batley Santa Cruz, CA 12/21/2011
178. Michael Hureaux Seattle, WA 12/22/2011
179. Sandra Childs Portland, OR 12/22/2011

Auctions, Comedy, and a Movie

The evening of Tuesday, November 8, a fundraiser called “Occupy Bagdad” will be hosted at Hawthorne’s Bagdad Theatre on behalf of Occupy Portland. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the information booth of Occupy Portland or online (at http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1577844&cobrand=cascadetickets).

Silent Auction: 6pm
Silent auction needs help! We need interesting donations to be bid upon by our guests. Specifically, we’re looking to have local businesses stand with us, offering their goods and services in the name of people of Portland. Do you know a local massage therapist who would offer an hour session for our cause? A Ma and Pa bed and breakfast? A brilliant yet out of work oil painter looking for exposure? If so, let us know by email at occupycomedypdx@gmail.com.

Comedy Show: 8pm
Come laugh about the revolution! Nato Green (“Laughter Against the Machine”), Dwight Slade (“Comedy Central”), Augie Smith (“2010 San Francisco Comedy Competition Winner”), Arlo Stone (“Current Occupy Portland Resident”) and special guests will entertain us 99-percenters with their humor and wits.

The People’s Story: 10pm
This Howard Zinn documentary, will be shown on the big screen. If you can make it down to Bagdad after our General Assembly, you’ll be able to join us for this special viewing.

Donations:
We will be accepting all sorts of donations for Occupy Portland. A list of camp needs can be found here).

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 economic and political changes that empower and represent the people!

On October 6th, Occupy Portland kicked off with dozens of local labor unions and thousands of other workers in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. We are the 99% and we demand economic and political systems that work for the 99%! It is objectionable that corporations dominate power, wreck havoc on the lives of ordinary people and desecrate our natural environment.

Together, we insist on living wage jobs, fair labor practices and workers rights across all sectors of production. We insist on economic justice and support for our unemployed, underemployed and unemployable brothers and sisters.

The occupiers of Occupy Portland greatly appreciate the support of organized labor and the people of Portland. You have contributed immensely to the support and operation of the occupied camp, including everything from portable toilets and sanitation, to food and coffee, to shelter from the rain and cold; and many more direct, in-kind and anonymous donations.

You have been loud and outspoken in your support of the occupation and for the national Occupy Movement. As occupiers at Occupy Portland, we understand that we represent only a small fraction of people who are giving visibility to this call for change. And like you, we will not call for an end to Occupy Portland until we see substantive economic and political change in Oregon and the U.S.

Please continue to give your support to the Occupy Portland occupation in whatever way you can. Many resources are needed to support the occupy camp. Passionate people are needed to join working groups and committees. Supporters are needed to give visibility to the movement by their presence in and around the camp.

You can find a list of these needs on needs page the OccupyPDX.org website. You are invited to contact the Media-Press Committee at Press@OccupyPDX.org for ways to connect messaging to a wider audience; and you are also invited to join with the local-national Outreach Committee at Outreach@OccupyPDX.org to link up occupation work with broader communities.

Dear Protestors of Occupy Portland,

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