By John O. Andersen It was my good fortune to have had a work schedule that allowed me to be a daily visitor at Occupy Portland for a string of 31 straight days. Each visit brought new insights and inspiration. It was an experience I will never forget. A couple of days before the encampment ended,…
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Fur-Free Friday Less Than A Week Away
By Justin Kay Animal Defense League has organized a march in solidarity with those who suffer injustice at the hands of the fur trade and in opposition to those corporations and individuals who benefit from the suffering and the commodification, marketing, and sale of fur products. Fur Free Friday- November 25, 2011 March…
Summing up the Un-sum-upable
To say that the OWS movement is about changing public policy or electing the “right” officials to represent us is completely missing the point. This video does a great job at highlighting the underlying values behind Occupy Wall St and all solidarity Occupations around the world. If we could just get everyone who stands against…
March Today, 3 p.m.
This march is a march of solidarity with the message of Occupy; even if you don’t support all of the tactics occupy employs, this is meant to be a fun, inclusive, community march focused on the message of inequality and the solidarity of sticking together with that message. March route as follows: From Ankeny Plaza,…
Open Letter from Gina Ronning
The Occupier occasionally publishes open letters to the City, the Mayor, and the Police Chief. Open letters are personal statements by their authors and do not speak for Occupy Portland as a whole. We present these letters in the interest of representing the varied voices of people who Occupy. From Gina Ronning To The City…
Join the Nightingale Network
“A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds; his auditors are as men entranced by the melody of an unseen musician, who feel that they are moved and softened, yet know not whence or why.” The Nightingale Network is intended to serve and heal…
This Little Light of Ours
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…
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…
