Occupy

Update 11/18:The official tally of arrests is 15 from the Chase Bank protest. Police booked six people in Multnomah County jail and cited the rest for criminal trespass or disorderly conduct. Update 5:30PM: Everything’s cool now, guys! The police made several arrests inside the Chase Bank ATM lobby, then, essentially, immediately disappeared. There are still […]

photgraphs by sarah mirk Bank action update! After arrests inside the Wells Fargo over on Fifth and Taylor (with cops aiming tear gas guns at protesters down on Fourth while the arrested were shunted into police vans), downtown’s assault on big papa banks turned its gaze to the Bank of America over on SW Second […]

In preparation for the anti-big bank march through downtown Portland, one bank shut itself down: Chase Bank on Pioneer Square posted a sign in their front door reading, “Due to Occupy Portland, this building will be on lockdown until further notice.” But protesters shut down a second—Wells Fargo on SW 5th. As the crowd of […]

Sarah Mirk About 200 people are hollering and cheering under the big canopy outside Ankeny Plaza, starting to march toward downtown banks, the next phase in today’s N17 day of action. According to the Oregonian‘s Twitter feed, the Chase branch on SW Yamhill has already done the protesters a favor, and locked itself down. “That’s […]

UPDATE 9:40AM—A crowd of about 200 people organized by We Are Oregon, local labor unions, and Jobs With Justice planned to take over the Steel Bridge this morning as a statement against city job cuts—but never got further than the bridge’s east bank. Dozens of police in riot gear sealed off the upper deck of […]

The union representing Portland Bureau of Transportation workers, Local 483, is taking a page from the Occupy playbook tomorrow morning: Along with We Are Oregon, Jobs with Justice and Occupy Portland, they aim to take over the Steel Bridge at 8am to protest planned job cuts at the city. This will be the first big […]

“Whose school? Our school!” Occupy Portland, meet your younger, debt-ridden cousin, Occupy Portland State University. PSU students and allies gathered on campus this afternoon to march in solidarity with Occupy Portland/Wall Street. Bonus! It was also a exciting excuse to walk out of class. Led by PSU students, but dotted by recognizable Occupy Portland staple […]

Excellent cartoonist, reporter, and funny person Matt Bors was on the scene at Occupy Portland all weekend, snapping photos, tweeting updates, and surviving on VooDoo Doughnuts and watery coffee. His sketches from the protest and eviction illustrate this week’s Mercury news section. The paper has yet to hit the streets so, Internet world, you’re getting […]