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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…
Occupy the Police
By Chris Petchonka, Photos by Ben Latterell Portland’s encampment was evicted Sunday, Wall Street’s encampment Monday, and other big camps were broken up this past weekend in Oakland and other cities. The show of force by police on November 17 was massive. The mayors are conspiring with each other in a coordinated effort to put…
Elders Have Spoken With Their Bodies
By an Old Woman Who Votes The average age of the 25 people arrested this morning for demonstrating Civil Disobedience on the Steel Bridge is fifty. Eight (corrected, not nine) were over sixty years old. It’s time for the spin masters at Portland’s City Hall to stop characterizing Occupy Portland as young and unrealistic. Some…
Recap of Protest at Wells Fargo In Downtown Portland (photos & videos)
Once the protest arrived at Wells Fargo demonstrators outline the main criminal issues Wells Fargo is guilty of. Watch the video of Occupiers reading aloud these crimes against people inside the bank. Wells Fargo n17 Protest, Portland, OR and here some photos what was going on outside of the downtown Portland Wells Fargo branch while demonstrators…
Courageous Protestors Have Occupied Wells Fargo
Courageous #n17 protestors Have Occupied Wells Fargo, effectively shutting it down! Police are arresting people en masse who have decided to enter the bank! The crowd is alive and passionate and peaceful!!1! On the news they say we are “a bunch of anarchists, losers, and scum” Does this old man and…
