Tuesday, November 8, the prestigious Bagdad Theater (3712 SE Hawthorne) is opening it’s doors on behalf of Occupy Portland, presenting a silent auction & winter contribution drive, a world-class occupy-themed political comedy show, and movie to end the night with all proceeds going directly to Occupy Portland. Here’s what is going on. Silent Auction –…
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Occupy Portlanders Open Credit Union Accounts for Bank Transfer Day
by our very own Media Coalition
The Childrens Hour
On a golden autumn morning last week, I was dropping off a spare comforter to an Overnight Occupier’s tent. The clear skies meant chilly nights for the 500 souls who occupy in Portland. As I picked my way between the tents to the sidewalk, a group of middle school-aged children passed as ducklings with a…
Bank Transfer Day: Live
Welcome to our first experiment liveblogging! Im Adam Rothstein, Thr PoC, and Ill be the main voice today, as I follow the other voices voting with their wallet as they pull their money out of big banks and deposit it in local credit unions. Bare with us as we test our technology; and please excuse…
Letter from Lana Buchanan
Occupy Portland Protest on Wall Street When I headed down to the protest I had no idea what to expect. What I found had a profound effect on me in that I learned I wasn’t alone, there were people there from all walks of life thinking and feeling the same things as I have been…
Responding to the Media – 1
I just sent this to Joel Iwanaga of Koin fame after he interviewed some people calling themselves “the REAL Occupiers” that said we’d “lost our way.” No one person can claim to be the real ANYTHING in this movement. We have no leaders, no official spokespersons, no one face that represents us. The varied issues…
Elsewhere in Occupied Media: 11/04/11
General Strike – Oakland from brandonhill on Vimeo. – Brandonhill’s video from the Oakland General Strike on November 2nd. Featured on The Atlantic. http://vimeo.com/31571701 – Occupy’s Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie, by Sara Robinson. Got people at your occupation that you don’t like? Well, consensus can deal with that. http://radioornot.com/site/?p=5181 – Another vet…
Occupy Portland Protests JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Video by our very own Media Coalition
Why to Move Your Money, and Where
Where you bank matters in Portland. You–that’s right, you personally–can create sustainable economic and community well being. This sort of empowerment has so impressed your friends and neighbors here at Occupy Portland that we are going to do something about it. Just last Saturday, October 29, hundreds marched under the Occupy Portland banner to the…
Question Time: What’s Next?
In a new series, we’re going to ask “persons on the street” questions to various people at the Portland Occupation. “Recently, there’s been a lot of debate about what the Portland Occupation should do next. If it were up to you to decide alone, what should the Occupation do next?” “The city should open up…
