©2010 David Bachman, courtesy of Portland Opera In my review of the Portland Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, I neglected to mention anything about the City of Portland’s excellent Art for All program, making productions like Mozart’s farcical opera available to anyone. I’ll let reader Jacob Clary explain it, as he did in […]
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Police Issue Warnings About Occupy Portland “Resistance”
The Portland Police Bureau is worried about Occupy Portland’s efforts to bring in supporters ahead of Sunday morning’s sweep of Chapman and Lownsdale squares and Terry Schrunk Plaza. They don’t much like that occupiers from other cities are coming in (like from Seattle, which is confirmed). And they’re hearing that “anarchists” are preparing to descend […]
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Occupy Portland Firms Up Plans for “Occu-Fest”; AFL-CIO Steps Up With Storage Help
Denis C. Theriault Drumming! After last night’s general assembly. After a boisterous general assembly that really did feel like the grand affairs at the start of the movement (except way more efficient this time), Occupy Portland today has sent out a somewhat formal schedule of events for what’s expected to be its last day in […]
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Street Roots Tells Occupy Portland How It Might Really Help on Housing Issues
In an editorial released today, on the eve Occupy Portland’s last day as a tolerated, if illegal, tent city, Street Roots executive director Israel Bayer comes up with some pretty valuable perspective on the movement’s face-to-face encounter with the harsh truths of homelessness and mental health advocacy. He also offers some solid advice on how […]
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Will Occupy Portland Decide to Stay or Go? (Hint: It Might Be Both)
Denis C. Theriault Occupy Portland’s general assembly will begin deciding tonight how to respond to Mayor Sam Adams’ Sunday morning eviction notice, with occupiers clearly divided over whether some or all occupiers should stay and fortify the camps at Chapman and Lownsdale squares (and Terry Schrunk Plaza) or start—and how to go about putting that […]
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How Many Occupiers Can Police Arrest?
We are preparing for a showdown this Saturday night when the city declares Occupy Portland officially evicted from its two parks at 12:01 am on Sunday morning. via While Occupy Portland hasn’t come out with a consensus decision for whether they’ll stay or go, given past history and this morning’s shouts of “We’re not going […]
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Occupy Portland: We Are Not a Threat to Public Safety
Occupy Portland called a General Assembly this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the mayor and police chiefs’ plan to close the camp sites by Sunday morning. Afterward, the PR team sent out a press release on the upcoming couple days. The whole thing is below the cut, but it doesn’t specify whether the […]
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Occupy Portland Comic: Sexualize Pieland
Suzette Smith CLICK THROUGH FOR BONUS COMIC! BONUS COMIC: Suzette Smith Hypothesis: swisher sweets
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Mayor Adams’ Statement on Occupy Portland
Mayor Adams has released his official statement on the upcoming Sunday morning closure of Chapman and Lownsdale squares (i.e. the Occupy Portland home base). I really encourage everyone to read it in its entirety—especially the Oregonian commenting community… hell, the Oregonian Editorial Board for that matter. Here’s a selection: I want to make it clear […]
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Survey Says: 76% of Occupiers Feel Safe Visiting the Camp
Suji Allen Surprisingly, only 22% of Occupiers say they feel unsafe around the police. A group of Lewis and Clark College volunteers [EDIT: It’s actually Lewis and Clark assisting members of Occupy Portland’s Transitions and Sustainability Working Group] conducted a big survey of Occupy Portland protesters last week about their views on the camp, Portland, […]
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Occupy Portland Forces City Hall Lockdown; City Says No Specific Ban on Chemical Munitions
Sarah Mirk Less than an hour after Mayor Sam Adams and Police Chief Mike Reese said cops would clear Chapman and Lownsdale squares, as well as Terry Schrunk Plaza, a large group of protesters has descended on Portland City Hall’s Fourth Street entrance. And now security is telling everyone currently in the building that once […]
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BREAKING: Mayor Announces that City will Temporarily Close Occupy Parks this Coming Sunday
City Will Begin Enforcing Laws (Including the “No Structures” Rule) Starting at 12:01 am this Sunday.