Text and photos by K. Kendall For the Vigil at City Hall Saturday night and Sunday morning, a gentle crowd of about fifty people gathered, lit candles, talked with each other softly, and then walked silently around Chapman and Lownsdale Parks. One young man meditated alone, facing City Hall. A few people brought cookies…
Month: November 2011
March for Universal Health Care
“Our problem isn’t Civil Disobedience; it’s Civil Obedience.”–Tommy Murray.
Meanwhile at Occupy UC Davis…
by illona Students bravely evicted police from the protest after police ruthlessly peppersprayed peaceful protesters. Voice: “Mic check!” Crowd: “Mic check!” Voice: “We are willing…” Crowd: “We are willing…” Voice: “To give you a brief moment…” Crowd: “To give you a brief moment…” Voice: “Of peace…” Crowd: “Of peace…” Voice: “In order to take your…
Many Doctors, No Cops
By K. Kendall, with photos by Kendall and Paul Cone. According to Dr. Paul N. Gorman, specialist in geriatric and internal medicine, who was one of the speakers at today’s March for Universal Health Care, “It’s time to get the 1% out of the way so that we can have the health care that every Oregonian…
Tax the Big Dogs Now
Dog-cupy. Photos by Paul Cone. More pictures and information here.
558 in Oregon Die Each Year
…for lack of health care Photos by K. Kendall Doctors, nurses, and medical students rallied this morning to plant 558 crosses by the Salmon Fountain, representing the 558 people in Oregon who die each year for lack of health care. Organizers of the march for health care thank Occupy Portland for…
N19: Occupying All Portland
By K. Kendall If you’re reading this in Portland, the Occupy Calendar is now being kept here. Please check daily. A number of actions are planned for today, Saturday 19 November. Current: New Occupation now forming at Park and Jefferson. People are invited to be present and support the occupation. Noon: Dog-cupy at 6512 SE…
N19 – Day of Action – Liveblog for the new encampment
Surprise! Come to the south park blocks between Jefferson and Columbia, the newly christened People’s Park. I’m Nate Perkins, and I’ll be your liveblogger today. Other sources of information include occupyportland.org, livestream, and @OccupyOregon. 10:32 – underwear party until the cops let people set up tents 10:00 – music on now! come dance 9:49 –…
Occupy Portland: A Bridge, Banks November 17
Occupy the Banks
Text and photos by Ian Carmany Today, I was one of approximately 1,000 protesters in Portland, Oregon who engaged in an act of civil disobedience against multinational banks. We targeted these banks because they made risky business decisions that we the people paid for, because they use their power and influence to fund projects that…
