Decades Ahead of His Time By John O. Andersen Occupy Portland was born in meetings held in late September, 2011 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The actual Occupation began with a rally at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on October 6, followed by a march that eventually ended at Chapman and Lownsdale Parks, where the Occupation stayed till November…
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Occupy Black Friday Photo-essay
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Working Draft of Occupy Portland Statement of Indigenous Solidarity
(Note: This statement will be read to the G.A. on Saturday, Nov 26th for approval, please comment below to further workshop it before then.) Occupy Portland recognizes that the land now referred to as the Willamette Valley is already occupied. It was stolen from the people who speak the many dialects of the Molallan, the…
Music for a Movement
Story and pictures by K. Kendall Music has been integral to Occupy since it began, but so far–and maybe this is a function of the diversity of tastes within the movement–we haven’t chosen an “anthem,” and we don’t have songs we sing together. This is probably a function of our time. This is not the…
Let Our Silence Be Heard
A letter from Ireland By Blake Sohacki Portland is a city I have learned to love and call home, but I have been following the movement for the last month from Ireland. Shortly after I heard of Occupy Portland setting up, I noticed a collection of Occupy Encampments over here: Cork, Galway, and Dublin just…
Occupy Black Friday
Ian Carmany’s photograph captures the consumerist energy-suck of the nightmare that this day has become. Having nothing to do with either giving thanks or celebrating any culture’s holy days, the annual frenzy of shopping has become a day to celebrate corporatism. Big lot sellers hype their dawn sales and people pitch tents and camp out–without…
Elders for Occupy
6-minute video on the Council of Elders
This Week in Occupy
13-minute video
Pepper Spray: the Health Risks
The effect of pepper spray is beyond my imagination. A young, healthy police cadet in the prime of health calls it “the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life.” Portland’s Liz Nichols says, “It felt like my face, my hands, my ears were on fire.” Unimaginable pain. But beyond the pain, what exactly are…
Un-Spinning the Costs of Occupy
By David Newhouse The City of Portland claims that Occupy Portland has cost the City $1.29 Million in police overtime and $100,000 to repair Chapman and Lownsdale Squares. Umpqua Bank has pledged $25,000 as their donation to the cleanup, and other donations bring that up to $32,000, so if the parks’ estimate of $100,000 is…
