by Pete Shaw, K. Kendall, and Elona Trogub The US government considers Army private first class Bradley Manning a threat. Such a threat, in fact, that he was held in military prison for over one and a half years–including 10 months in virtual solitary confinement–before being arraigned. Chanting “Free Bradley Manning!” and urging potential enlistees…
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How Rose Found Her Roar
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by Angella Davis Today it was my privilege to sit down with Rose and Pam Hogeweide at Anna Bananas in North Portland to discuss Rose’s arrest on the morning of Occupy Portland’s eviction. They are a dynamic and strong mother and daughter that I first met after seeing proud mother Pam’s twitter posts announcing Rose’s…
UPDATED: East County Teachers Back to Work
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UPDATED at 10:10 a.m. According to a report from Occupy Portland Labor Solidarity committee, teachers and the school district have reached a tentative agreement and are going back to work at 10 a.m. this morning. By Emily Crum and Adam Sanchez After months at the negotiating table with intransigent school boards, 550 teachers from the…
Liveblog: A24 Bradley Manning Day
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The Downside of Spontaneity When the Police Plan to Act Up
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by Adam Rothstein On the night of Saturday, April 21, a group of Occupy Portland activists briefly “re-occupied” Chapman Square, spurred by a Facebook post sent that very evening. The media, the city, and the Police have, as usual, engaged in their own misguided interpretation of events, attempting to spin it as a trash-talking, beer-drinking…
Open Letter to Mayor Adams
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by Kip Silverman Mayor Adams, In response to your recent tweet referencing Occupy Portland being in Chapman Square stating: “I gave it a try. Not safe,” I would just like to say that this comment is ridiculous. The “safety” issues raised by yourself and your chief of staff Jennifer Yocum and others were addressed when…
No War on Iran: Occupy AIPAC
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by Jamie Partridge A coalition of peace, human rights, and Palestine solidarity organizations will hold a demonstration outside the annual Oregon fund-raising dinner of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Sunday, April 29. The demonstration will protest AIPAC’s role in promoting a military attack on Iran’s nuclear energy facilities. The protest is also…
Everything for Everyone
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by Blake Pendergrass Organizers in Seattle have announced a free political and cultural gathering scheduled for August 11-12. The Everything for Everyone Festival (e4e) will be an outdoor event featuring music, arts, workshops, debates and actions to “continue the spirit of resistance of 2011, and to develop it in new and meaningful ways,” according to…
Video: Anti-Nuclear Advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott At Occupy Hanford, Part 2 of 2
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Occupy Portland held a rally against the Hanford Nuclear Site on April 15, at John Dam Park in downtown Richland, Washington. This video is the second of two parts and features the keynote speech by well-known anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott, as well as an interview Occupy Portland Media did with Dr. Caldicott right after the speech. The first part ran yesterday.
Nine Questions about Hanford And Nuclear Waste; Does Anyone Have Answers?
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by Lauren Paulson 1. Are the nuclear reactors from decommissioned U.S. submarines still being barged up the Columbia River to be deposited at Hanford? 2. Is there a nuclear waste-contaminated water plume leaching its way to the Columbia River? If so, when is it expected to infect the Columbia River water table? Is other low…
