By Occupy Seattle Media On Thursday, March 15th, five Occupiers who shut down a Chase Bank in the city of Seattle on November 2nd of 2011 heard their verdict: not guilty. When the unanimous decision by the jury of six was announced today the shock and elation, of the five occupiers and their supporters swept…
A Full House Greets Author Kristian Williams By Lauren Paulson Just how dangerous it is in Portland for citizen protesters and the police was squarely addressed by author Kristian Williams at the Unitarian Church this past Saturday. We learned that Mr. Williams isn’t just any author; it turns out he has ‘Street Cred(ability)’. While participating…
This story is from the Occupied News Wire. It was originally published in the Boston Occupier. By Dan Schneider On March 3rd, 2012, the General Assembly of Occupy Boston passed a resolution which calls on Occupy groups in the United States to stage protests in support of public transportation services. The national day of action…
by mycelium Local businesses exist not as isolated independent entities but as a constantly shifting balance of supply and demand, with mutual benefits. When one business does well, businesses around it tend to do well if they’re not competing for the same market. There’s a coffee shop named Speedboat Coffee down in the Foster-Powell neighborhood,…
The Portland Mercury is reporting that Multnomah County is working to regain independence from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency in federal efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. According to their story, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on March 1st “unanimously approved a first-in-Oregon resolution that calls for negotiations with the feds and lays…
By K. Kendall At a rally on his 34th birthday on February 28, in front of the Clark County Courthouse, Cindi Fisher announced that all criminal charges against her son Siddharta Fisher were dropped. He had been charged with spitting on a policeman and trespassing (see the earlier Occupier story for background). “We had your…
By Jackie Miller Out of the Courthouse, Into the Streets Most Monday afternoons since early this year have been “Occupy Monday” at Judge Cheryl Albrecht’s courtroom. In Multnomah County Circuit Court, room 428, Judge Albrecht has had dozens and dozens of Occupy defendants on her Monday docket—all those charged with violations at protests, who plead…
By Big Jon On March 10, 2012 the Portland Tibetan community, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street which endorsed the action, marked the 53rd anniversary of Tibetan resistance to brutal Chinese occupation with a march in downtown Portland. In the past 12 months 26 Tibetans have committed self immolation in protest to China’s unwanted rule.…
by Wendy Lincoln The March Forth event represented the perfect opportunity to experience a march in person. March Forth’s call to action asked for every participant to make a sign about the cause that moved them most, then all causes would march in solidarity with one another. The event was scheduled on March “Fourth”, the…
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