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…
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.…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
This story is from the Occupied Media news wire. It was originally published over at the Occupied Chicago Tribune. By Joe M. In what WBEZ describes as “a move that surprised City Hall and organizers,” the White House has announced that the G8 summit scheduled to take place in Chicago will now be held at Camp David in…
This article is from the Occupied Media news wire. It was originally published over at the Occupied Washington Times. By Michael Goldman Braving torrential rain, police violence, and a sea of red paint used for street theater, around 50 Occupy DC occupiers and their allies blockaded Monsanto’s downtown D.C. office for almost two hours. The protest…
By Paul Cone Continuing a string of meetings focused on police accountability, candidates responded to community questions regarding police accountability last Thursday night, at the June Key Community Center in North Portland. Sponsored by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice & Police Reform, the forum was split into three sections, with Portland City Council…
