Informal Meet-Up: FRI., Dec. 12th // 05:00 PM ~ 06:30 PM WHERE: Red & Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th Ave. A fine arts show featuring works of Alexandia Oesch, Alan Skally, and Sarah A. Morrigan, benefiting Friends of Occupy Portland. Both commons and nation are terms that are loaded with multiplicity of meanings. Sometimes...
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On Wednesday, December 17, 99 Unite Civic Forum unveiled the 2015 visions and activity plans. The slideshow is now available online for viewing by those who missed the event.
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WHEN: THU., Dec. 4th // 06:00 PM WHERE: Portland Police Station, North Portland A grand jury voted not to file any charges against David Pantaleo, the NYPD cop who took the life of Eric Garner after putting him in a choke hold — a maneuver banned by the police department 21 years ago. Gather at the...
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WHEN: Tue., Nov. 25th // 04:00 PM WHERE: SW 3rd & Madison While impromptu, autonomous actions are happening throughout the night (including a call for 09:00 PM tonight), the main rally is expected tomorrow at 04:00 PM, one day after the announcement. Watch the Livestream of the announcement released today 06:00 PM PST here....
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Watch the trailer here! Community Showing & Fundraiser Coming Soon in 2015! OCCUPY THE FARM tells the story of a community’s fight to save public land for urban farming. When 200 farmers march to the gates of the last farmland in the urban East Bay near Oakland, they don’t carry signs protesting University of California’s...
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WHEN: THU., Oct. 30th // 07:00 PM ~ 09:00 PM WHERE: Center for Intercultural Organizing, 700 N Killingsworth St. Right Across PCC Cascade At Strike Debt Portland, we believe that many forms of debt — medical, student, consumer — promote poverty. We believe that all debt is connected and affects everybody. We believe that debt...
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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...
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Friends of Occupy Portland will be tabling at the Pacific NW Social Forum this weekend, FRI., Sept. 26th ~ SUN., Sept. 28th! Press release below! The Pacific NW Social Forum (PNWSF)is not a conference, it is a convergence of people’s movements who’s primary work & struggles take place in No Cal, OR, WA, British Columbia,...
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WHEN: SUN., Sept. 21st // 03:00 PM ~ 06:00 PM WHERE: The Bowl @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park, downtown Sign up to Volunteer or Endorse This is an invitation to change everything. To change everything we need everybody. A better world is within our reach: a world with an economy that works for people...
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Friends of Occupy Portland is gearing up for their LAST two outreach events of the summer! An exhibitor booth will be set up for the Belmont Street Fair this Saturday, Sept. 13th from 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM and at the last Sunday Parkways of the year on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 11:00 AM to...
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