by Mungen Cakes Two occupiers arrested during the events on May Day had a winning day in court on July 9, 2012. The trials for Mr. 60 and Tommy “tboypdx” Murray, a well known streamer and member of the opdxlive, were held in Room 124 of the Multnomah County Courthouse and presided over by a…
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Community Responds to May Day Police Brutality
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by Mungen Cakes Members of the May Day Coalition and Portland Liberation Organizing Council held a press conference May 4th on the steps of the Justice Center in downtown Portland to denounce the police brutality perpetrated by the Portland Police Bureau during the May Day protests. Led by PLOC spokeswoman Kari Koch, representatives of six…
Portlanders Continue the Call for Justice in Trayvon Martin Killing
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By Mungen Cakes Continuing the nationwide outrage over the killing of Trayvon Martin, an estimated 200 Portlanders took to the streets from Peninsula Park on Saturday. The Trayvon’s Mothers March for Community Unity met for a rally and march at the rose garden gazebo. The organizers and other speakers made it clear during the rally…
Portland General Assembly Returns to Terry Schrunk Plaza
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By Mungen Cakes On Sunday March 25, for the first time since eviction, Occupy Portland General Assembly was held in Terry Schrunk Plaza. For the past four months the GA has been held under cover at Director Park, eight blocks away. It was moved back to the open air venue, for one night, in solidarity…
DA and Portland Police Lack Continuity
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by Mungen Cakes and Big Jon The Oregonian article “Occupy Portland Cases Crowding Court System” by Kate Mather, (March 15, 2012) illuminates a disturbing lack of continuity between actions of the District Attorney and the Portland Police Bureau. Occupy Portland defendants are being charged with misdemeanor offenses, such as interfering with a police officer, criminal…
Peace and Justice Works Protests Continued US Presence in Iraq
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By Mungen Cakes On Tuesday March 20, a Visibility Action was organized by Peace and Justice Works’ Iraq Affinity Group to mark the nine year anniversary of the US occupation of Iraq. Titled “Casualties of Iraq Nine Years Later: US Out!”, the object of the action was to remind people that there are still 16,000…
Portland Charter Review Commission Hears More Public Testimony About Police Accountability Amendments
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by Mungen Cakes The final public meeting to hear testimony on proposed amendments to the Portland City Charter was held Wednesday, February 22, in the Auditorium of the Portland Building. On Wednesday, February 29, from 6-9 pm in City Hall, the commission will vote to determine whether amendments to the city charter, outlawing the herding…
Portland Charter Review Commission to Take Up Police Brutality Issues
by Mungen Cakes Regardless which way your pleasure tends on the question of police accountability (FTP vs Peace and Love, man) if you had the chance to take weapons out of po-po hands would you take it? If you had the chance to ensure your friends, your brothers, your sisters, were never sprayed with chemical…
The Bat Signal Visits the Oregon State House
Mungen Cakes’ Bat Signal goes to Salem for Occupy the Legislature.
Bat Signal DIY
by Mungen Cakes So you want to do a Bat Signal. You want to project big ideas or fun images on the sides of homes, businesses, banks, bridges and highways (and never project on a church of any kind at any time unless you have permission). This DIY will give you the info you need…
