“Are We” A poem by Shawn Sorensen written about his visits to Occupy Portland and the Night the Evil Mayor Evicted the Main Encampment

Are We to occupy this park below corpulent clouds, drum beats and falling leaves eviction notice a cold night for democracy thousands bundle and chatter and wait for ghosts in uniforms and riot gear helicopter thunder she tells me the movement needs large, wool blankets needs warm tea for shaky hands this young woman said [...]

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Patriots of Occupy Portland Oregon and Others Shut Down the Port of Portland

By John Hively Hundreds of American patriots swarmed over terminal 5 and 6 of the Port of Portland and successfully shut the port down. They came in all ages, but most were young, probably in their twenties. They came in cars, pedaling bicycles, walking and even wheelchairs. They came carrying their signs saying to restore [...]

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Get Set for Occupying the Ports–Shut Down the West Coast Ports

Today workers, occupiers, vets, and organizers spoke out about shutting down Wall Street on the Waterfront. Watch the videos below, and check out the accompanying press release. Occupy Portland ready for historic West Coast Port Shutdown Community picket targets Wall Street on the waterfront PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, rank and file union members, non-union workers, [...]

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The Occupy Movement and a Call for Non-Violent Action Worldwide on November 17.

Occupy Portland has endorsed a call for decentralized-yet-coordinated nonviolent civil disobedience against big banks on Thursday Nov. 17. Let’s shut them down! *Please send invites to everyone you know in the Portland-area for this event!* www.n17pdx.org … On Thursday November 17th the Occupy movement worldwide calls for a day of mass action to reject big [...]

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Video of the Battle of the Parks Defended by Occupy Portland on Sunday Morning

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Police Oust Occupy Portland in Pyrrhic victory

A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with such a devastating cost to the victor that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat. We just witnessed a minor Pyrrhic victory for the One Percent this morning when the Portland police ousted Occupy Portland from its base at two adjacent parks [...]

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Thousands of Patriotic Citizens Turn Out to Fight For Occupy Portland

Perhaps as many as seven thousand patriotic citizens of the United States converged at the last hour to lend their support in defense of Occupy Portland. A few days ago, Mayor Sam Adams had given Occupy Portland until 12.01 am Sunday morning to leave the two parks they occupy in downtown Portland, just across from [...]

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Occupy Portland Gets Notice of Eviction Under Pressure

Portland Mayor Samuel Adams has announced a deadline of 12:01 am Sunday to leave their encampment or be forcibly evicted. The mayor seems to have been sympathetic to the Occupy Portland, but he is under pressure from powerful members and supporters of the one percent. The most publicly vocal of these seems to be the [...]

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Video of 7,000 people rallying Pink Martini for Occupy Portland

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One dead in Occupy Oklahoma, Nine Arrested in Occupy Portland

In what was an otherwise calm night across the country, one Occupy Oklahoma City protester was found dead and nine Occupy Portland protesters were arrested. In a press advisory Monday, Occupy Oklahoma City organizers expressed their sadness at the passing of a homeless protester who went by the name “Street Poet.” “The Poet was found [...]

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