Category: News & Current Events

Occupy the Courts: An Occupier’s Excursion

By Robin Ryan It hit me like it always does as I catch my first glimpse of the gathering, that proud smile I can’t help but wear in honor of those couple hundred people who braved the water logged and drippy day to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the deities of judicial governance. Two years ago,…

February 1 – Occupy the Legislature in Salem, OR

by Alex Pio Occupy Portland along with Occupations from across the State of Oregon are planning to converge in Salem for the opening of the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session on February 1, 2012.  The coalition of occupation movements will work together to expose corporate influence, protest the austerity budget and advocate for initiatives favorable to…

Portland City Council Passes Historic Resolution

By Marniepdx On January 12, 2012 the Portland City Council adopted an historic resolution supporting an amendment to the US Constitution affirming that corporations are not people and money is not speech. The resolution was supported by the Occupy Portland Solutions Committee, that organized a major outreach campaign to strengthen the resolution’s language before the…

Occupy Congress: Why Congress?

by Adam Rothstein Why Congress? Why would a movement that has found its strength in direct democracy sudden show up on Congress’ door step? Why would people, finding their voices in their own communities after never having heard it before through the national media and political structure, suddenly come to the United States’ capital city?…

Occupy Congress: Live Blog

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…

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,…

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…

Postal Union Representatives Team up with Occupy

By Howard Peter Former and current Portland-area postal workers turned out for a rally at Pioneer Square this past Sunday, January 8, to get the message out that there are some bad changes are coming to America in the form of House Res. 2309 & Senate Bill 1789. Jamie Partridge, a retired postal worker at…