The port of Portland has been shut down. Now old news if you have been following the live blog or any of the local news stations. Once again the Occupy movement has been successful in achieving the goals it has set out to achieve. Resistance is not futile. The primary opposition that I have heard…
Month: December 2011
D12: Occupying in the Land of Ports
By: illona trogub Portland, OR Dec. 12, 2011 The global revolution continues today as Occupations across the the world coordinate efforts to clog a vein of the 1%, if even a day. In Portland, several weeks of organization and three meetings with attendance hovering around one hundred planners led up to today’s actions. While the…
D12 Begins
Dateline Portland Oregon 6:00 am assembly at Kelley Point park adjacent to the port of Portland. Police were waiting at various points along the adjacent roads. Even before I reached the port area two motorcycle police pulled out in front of me providing me with an unintended escort . As we passed the T5 terminal…
Answer the Call! Shut Down the Port!
Occupy Portland has called for a community picket to commence at 6 a.m. on Monday December 12th to shut down the Port of Portland. The action stems from a November 22nd call from Occupy Oakland to shut down all West coast ports as a mean to stand in solidarity. As the initial call stated, “Together…
(Video) Why A Big Bank Fired Me – A Whistleblower’s Account of Predatory Lending
A whistleblower from Portland Oregon tells her story of being fired for speaking up against the predatory lending practices.
An Occupy Portland Video Collective collaboration in Peaceful Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.
People of Color Pay the Price While Bankers Make Big Bucks on Loans
Everyone knows that the huge forclosure problems in communities all across America are due to the unscrupulous policies of the major banks. While fat cats get rich our neighbors lose their homes, but did you know some of our neighbors bear the brunt of this criminal corporate banking activity more than others? While Rampant predatory…
Elsewhere in Occupy for December 8th through December 10th
Here’s what The Occupier thinks you should be reading: Daily Occupations Report Dec. 9, 2011 | Free Speech TV – Occupy vs. Big Labor – Occupy Wall Street – Salon.com – The Foot Cavalry of the 99 Percent » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names – VIDEO: OWS Occupies Movie-Set Replica Of Itself, for…
Which Side Are You On Boys (and Girls)?
by: illona trogub Companies like Goldman Sachs and Georgia-Pacific, owned by the union-busting Koch brothers, have been eroding Union member’s benefits and salaries along with the environment for long enough. For decades, these workers have been waiting for the right moment to rise up, to unite and say “ENOUGH!” once and for all, beginning on…
Today in Occupy: December 9, 2011
Organizers, veterans, and union rank and file participating in the December 12 Shut Down The Port demonstration held a press conference at 11 am in front of Downtown Portland’s World Trade Center. More information: http://shutdowntheport.com/, media@shutdowntheport.com More than 500 flyers were handed out for the December 12 ports demonstration, today, to workers of the ports.…
