by mycelium Local businesses exist not as isolated independent entities but as a constantly shifting balance of supply and demand, with mutual benefits. When one business does well, businesses around it tend to do well if they’re not competing for the same market. There’s a coffee shop named Speedboat Coffee down in the Foster-Powell neighborhood,…
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Multnomah County to Chill ICE
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The Portland Mercury is reporting that Multnomah County is working to regain independence from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency in federal efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. According to their story, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on March 1st “unanimously approved a first-in-Oregon resolution that calls for negotiations with the feds and lays…
Charges Against Siddharta Fisher Dropped
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By K. Kendall At a rally on his 34th birthday on February 28, in front of the Clark County Courthouse, Cindi Fisher announced that all criminal charges against her son Siddharta Fisher were dropped. He had been charged with spitting on a policeman and trespassing (see the earlier Occupier story for background). “We had your…
Occupy’s Battles in Court
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By Jackie Miller Out of the Courthouse, Into the Streets Most Monday afternoons since early this year have been “Occupy Monday” at Judge Cheryl Albrecht’s courtroom. In Multnomah County Circuit Court, room 428, Judge Albrecht has had dozens and dozens of Occupy defendants on her Monday docket—all those charged with violations at protests, who plead…
Tibetan Solidarity March Marks 53rd Anniversary of Resistance to Chinese Occupation
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By Big Jon On March 10, 2012 the Portland Tibetan community, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street which endorsed the action, marked the 53rd anniversary of Tibetan resistance to brutal Chinese occupation with a march in downtown Portland. In the past 12 months 26 Tibetans have committed self immolation in protest to China’s unwanted rule.…
March Forth with Occupy Portland
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by Wendy Lincoln The March Forth event represented the perfect opportunity to experience a march in person. March Forth’s call to action asked for every participant to make a sign about the cause that moved them most, then all causes would march in solidarity with one another. The event was scheduled on March “Fourth”, the…
Smart ALEC: A Video from B Media Collective
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video by B Media Collective. If you have not met them previously, you will soon be very acquainted, as they are The Occupier’s new officemates!
The Unmet Demand for Subsidized Housing
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By Joel Handley This morning at 6 a.m., Mercy Housing Lakefront, a subsidized housing provider, opened up “wait lists” to two of its apartment buildings: the Belray apartments at Belmont and Racine, and the Major Jenkins Apartments at Winthrop and Argyle. In total, Mercy Housing will accept 325 new applicants to its waiting lists. Between…
Breaking the Blue Code of Silence
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By Christina Schüll Police brutality — something I never thought of when I was a kid. Something I never really thought of as an adult, that is until protesters of the Occupy movement collided with police in Portland and throughout the rest of the country. As news from other cities poured in, I kept asking…
On Chase Bank CEO’s Birthday, Five Face Trial for Occupying Bank
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by Blake The trial of five Occupy Seattle participants, known locally as the Chase 5, will begin on March 13th in Seattle Municipal Court. The date coincides with a National Day of Action against Chase Bank with planned protests taking place in cities across the country. The CEO of JPMorgan CHASE, Jamie Dimon, will be…
