Tag: Occupy Movement

Change in Police Strategy?

This two-and-a-half-minute video from Occupy Portland Media Coalition explores the question, Why have the police changed their strategy since N17? Your own opinions welcome in comments.    

Marla’s Food Tent at Occupy Portland

By John O. Andersen It was my good fortune to have had a work schedule that allowed me to be a daily visitor at Occupy Portland for a string of 31 straight days. Each visit brought new insights and inspiration.  It was an experience I will never forget. A couple of days before the encampment ended,…

Occupy Evictions and our Government’s Misguided Priorities

Photo by tysonwilliams.com By Sharon Pio This morning I woke and heard the news on the radio. The US military is worried that Iran will send militants into Iraq as soon as US forces leave to destabilize the country and undo all the work of the last decade.  I think of the lives lost, the…

Police Brutality: Send Evidence Here

Urgent request to the public: to end the police coverup of violence, we need your photos and videos that show police brutality in progress. Upload your photos and videos to any service you like (Facebook, Flickr, Youtube, Vimeo, etc.) and send links to your evidence, labeled Police Brutality, to the following addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]

Sunday Was Our Beat-Down

By Judas James Around 7 a.m. Sunday morning I was sleeping in my tent when my whole tent shook, and it was a Portland Police Officer telling me I had five minutes to leave. As I crawled out of my tent, I saw everybody else coming out of theirs. The cops were actually nice about…

Short-Lived Victory

Occupy Portland’s Cavalry Defeats the Cops’ By Daniel Forbes      As the typical grey dawn broke Sunday morning, several hundred Portland Occupiers and their thousands of supporters reveled in victory, having held what had become their home. For some campers it was a home away from home; for others, everything they had, including their torments, could…