This holiday season community members are organizing a variety of events to support those in need and provide alternatives to corporate greed and demonstrate what people over profit really looks like. On Nov. 30th, Occupy Portland gave away 110 free Christmas trees in less than 3 hours. On Saturday, Dec. 8th, there will be a Holiday Free...
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When: Monday, December 10th at 5pm Where: Sen. Wyden’s office – 911 NE 11th Ave. Portland, OR Facebook Event Page Overpass Light Brigade Event Page Our livelihoods are not bargaining chips, and the ‘Grand Bargain’ is not necessary. Allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest 2% will raise the revenue we...
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Thursday November 29th 6pm Portland State University Smith Student Union, Room 333 Israel’s latest attack on Gaza has brought Palestine back into the spotlight for social justice activists across the U.S. and the world. As in 2008′s Operation Cast Lead, the world was reminded of Israel’s utter brutality against the Palestinian population of Gaza...
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WHERE: Port of Portland Terminal 6 7201 N Marine Drive Portland, OR 97203 WHEN: Sunday, November 25th 6:00am WHAT: Picket line solidarity with public employee security workers under attack at Port of Portland WHY: Portland’s working families can’t afford to lose any good-paying, irreplaceable blue collar jobs because of outsourcing at the Port. Port officials are bending to pressure...
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When: Thursday, November 22nd at 8pm Where: Walmart on 82nd between Powell and Holgate, Portland, OR Non-unionized Walmart workers across the nation are risking everything by striking on Black Friday. Retail revenue is seasonal. Walmart cannot afford to lose the mindless consumer frenzy of Black Friday. We will help the workers hold the line....
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Monday, November 12th, Noon (Federal Veteran’s Holiday) Rally at Pioneer Courthouse Square, March to World Trade Center SAVE AMERICA’S POSTAL SERVICE – Honor Veterans! Hire Veterans! Restore Jobs! (109 letter carrier vacancies in Portland) Promote “temps” to career positions! Restore Service! No Closures! No Cuts! Save Saturday Delivery & Door-to-Door Delivery Save Community Post...
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JOIN US FOR A RALLY AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Friday, November 9th, 2012, 3PM 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR We seek housing justice: keeping people in their homes, filling empty homes with people who need shelter, and putting community housing needs before bank profits. We Are Oregon, The Black Working Group and other organizations in...
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Occupy the Banks, the hosts for the Weekly Bank Actions, have joined forces with Oregon Banks Local and Main Street Alliance to put together a press conference on Bank Transfer Day. At 11am on Monday, November 5th, we will be in front of City Hall with speakers from organizations, small businesses and politicians. The...
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The Overpass Light Brigade PDX will be at the Alberta St Bridge over I-5 on Friday, November 2nd from 6-7pm. Then we will do a flyering bar hop down Mississippi Ave at 7pm. Come out and enjoy the fun!! If you missed out on the first one, let me just tell, it was a...
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Offer Our Community Safe Alternative Treatments to psycho-pharma drugs FREE SIDDHARTA FISHER support his right to heal and recover from trauma Monday, October 29th NOON_1:00 Columbia River Mental Health Services 6926 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Washington 98661-7369 (we need at least 35 friends to hold 35 life size candle props to shine a...
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