By K. Kendall I learned about Sacco and Vanzetti when I was in high school, and since then I’ve been trying to figure out what an anarchist is. It’s been more of a sidebar for me than a main story. Political science bored me; I was into art and literature and found poly-sci wonky. But because…
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Occupy Gateway
***Update: 11/29 Police shut down the camp during the early morning hours, taking a bicycle with them, on the grounds that this is private property.*** The failure of the City of Portland to provide shelter space for all the houseless people who need it has led to the development of small groups of houseless people…
Bat Signal’s UP!
Bat Signal is currently beaming at the Fed Ex building, 1407 SW 4th Street, above 24-Hour Fitness. Catch it while it’s there! One local news station took note of it here.
Hot Links
From time to time, I’ll post links to online articles Occupiers might find interesting. Here’s the first installment. K. Kendall (all opinions and summaries mine, not representing the views of Occupy Portland). If you’d like to submit some links you’ve enjoyed, email them to portland.occupier@gmail.com Who is Kalle Lasn…
99%: Send Bat Man!
Portland has our own Bat Signal. Scan the buildings downtown tonight, November 28. Mungen Cakes has a projector, a generator, and the will. He’ll begin projecting between 5:30 and 6 p.m. He doesn’t want to release the location till the projection starts, as he was harassed by police when he tried this on Black Friday.…
Change in Police Strategy?
This two-and-a-half-minute video from Occupy Portland Media Coalition explores the question, Why have the police changed their strategy since N17? Your own opinions welcome in comments.
War on Terror…War on Drugs…War on Occupy
This is a comic I *fixed*. Original credit goes to Andy Singer. Support his work if you can – andysinger.com -illona trogub
Know Your Rights Rally
A rally supporting first amendment rights will be held at the Justice Center, SW 3rd between Main and Madison, at noon on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. This event coincides with the 1 p.m. court date for those arrested at Jamison Square. Bring signs. See Wiki for more information.
What Next for Occupy?
Text and pictures by K. Kendall From South Bend, Indiana to Ottawa, Canada, from Democracy Now, to our own Portland Spokes Council, everyone is asking, Where do we go from here? Do we go inside a warehouse or a building, as Occupymediagroup (in New York) hopes to do? Or should we refuse to leave the parks, as …
Light for Life Vigil
By Mary Nichols, Gina Ronning, and a committee of people honoring the houseless. The Light for Life vigil took place on Friday night (Black Friday). Mary Nichols and Gina Ronning are two of the thirty-five people who participated in an all-night vigil at Pioneer Square, honoring the houseless. Nichols says they lit about a hundred candles…
