Adam Rothstein here, in DC for Occupy Congress, and reporting on our live blog. No media van this trip, but we’ve got hotspots! Also be sure to check @PDXoccupier for live updates, and check in with our Livestream team. Also, DC media is running their own livestream page, at www.j17live.org. Their main Twitter account is…
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MLK Day March
By Sarah Gallegos An estimated 500 people marched through downtown Portland today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several unions, non-profits, civil right’s movements and organizations joined forces to voice their grievances against poverty. Those present included: Sisters of the Road, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, The International Socialist Organization of Oregon,…
Occupy Congress: The Journey Begins
by Adam Rothstein There’s a familiar feeling of doom as one leaves the Northwest behind when departing on a road trip. As you strap yourself in to an eighty mile-per-hour meteor of alloyed aluminum and high-impact plastic, securing tanks of liquid fuel both hydrocarbon derived and caffeinated, there is a feeling not unlike that of…
Occupy As the Name – What’s the Big Deal?
By Ahjamu Umi I’m an Occupy Portland organizer and I’m an African (Black) man. Some people would call that a paradox. It is a fact that the numbers of African people, and other people of color, are very small in the Portland Occupy movement. It is also truth that the numbers of people of color…
Solutions Forum: Post-Event Report
by Alex Pio Occupy Portland held its first Legislative Action Forum on Sunday, January 8th. 67 Portlanders joined with Occupy members to identify government policies adversely affecting people and ways the movement can change them. The Forum was organized by the Solutions Committee of Occupy Portland, one of the many action groups formed to continue…
Occupy Open House
On Friday the 13th, it was a lucky day for Occupy Portland as old friends, long-time neighbors, and the newly curious flooded the St. Francis working space for the Occupy Open House. The Portland Occupation has been indoors in the space for several weeks now, but this event was specifically designed for throwing open the…
Theory and Practice in Occupy
by Shamus Cooke For a movement that started with one strategy and a couple of slogans, Occupy has preformed brilliantly. Having based itself on the examples of Egypt and Wisconsin, the Occupy Movement has raised the political consciousness of millions and created a large layer of new activists. But the uninterrupted string of successes of…
Bat Signal DIY
by Mungen Cakes So you want to do a Bat Signal. You want to project big ideas or fun images on the sides of homes, businesses, banks, bridges and highways (and never project on a church of any kind at any time unless you have permission). This DIY will give you the info you need…
We Are the 99 Percent – Music Video
by Joe Anybody
Occupy 2012!
by Janice Leber Occupy 2012: We can and we must! We need to occupy 2012. This is our year, people. It’s a political year and we are a political movement. Let’s make ourselves known. We need to track all major candidates and show up at all campaign events. We need to be ready with important…
