By Mungen Cakes On Tuesday March 20, a Visibility Action was organized by Peace and Justice Works’ Iraq Affinity Group to mark the nine year anniversary of the US occupation of Iraq. Titled “Casualties of Iraq Nine Years Later: US Out!”, the object of the action was to remind people that there are still 16,000…
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Small Meetings, Germinating the Seeds of Democracy
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Jury Finds Occupy Seattle Protesters Not Guilty of Locking Down Chase Bank
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By Occupy Seattle Media On Thursday, March 15th, five Occupiers who shut down a Chase Bank in the city of Seattle on November 2nd of 2011 heard their verdict: not guilty. When the unanimous decision by the jury of six was announced today the shock and elation, of the five occupiers and their supporters swept…
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.…
Occupiers Set Up Living Room in Bank of America Lobby
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Occupy Claims Victory as Obama Relocates G8 Summit
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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…
Occupy DC Closes Monsanto for Shut Down the Corporations
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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…
Getting from A to B
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By David Glenn Cox It was just a few hours of one day, February 29th. It was leap day in downtown Portland and we were gathering under the Burnside Bridge and being Portland, it was raining. I’m learning a little about this town now: Portland is unique it is a quiet city, quiet and unhurried.…
Shut Down The Corporations, February 29th
by Shawn Fleek and Adam Rothstein Feb 29th: Shut Down ALEC from Kontra on Vimeo. On February 29th, Shut Down The Corporations plans a nationwide day of action to draw attention to the American Legislative Exchange Council, (ALEC) a group which uses the money of large corporations to pass favorable legislation in all 50 states.…
No War Against Iran! Anti-War March, February 12
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The Portland Occupier will be reporting live from this event tomorrow, Sunday, February 12th, starting at 3 PM.