Four undocumented activists were arrested in the streets of Portland on May Day, in order to bring attention to the status of undocumented people all across the United States. Video, pre-recorded to explain their cause, is embedded below and documents their bitter plight as only they can. Diana Banda Ricardo Varela Lilliana Luna
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M1: Fire a Cop, Hire Two Teachers
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This story is part of our feature about the many protest events on May 1, 2012. Visit the feature page to see more. by Nick Caleb Dear Occupy Portland, local activist community, and broader Portland, On May Day, we witnessed the lengths to which the Portland Police Bureau, and by extension the City of Portland…
M1: Police-Free Zone: What Peace Looks Like
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This story is part of our feature about the many protest events on May 1, 2012. Visit the feature page to see more. by K. Kendall Alicia Jackson has come home. Banksters stole her home and intimidated her into leaving it voluntarily, but she’s fighting the process. With the support of her community, she has…
M1: An Open Letter to Lt. King, Chief Reese and Mayor Adams
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This story is part of our feature about the many protest events on May 1, 2012. Visit the feature page to see more. by Kip Silverman I am getting tired of hearing Lt. King and others from the PPB speak about “the tone of occupy has shifted” (OPB’s Think Out Loud May 1) which is…
M1: A Letter Regarding the May Day March
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This story is part of our feature about the many protest events on May 1, 2012. Visit the feature page to see more. by Victory Woodhull Hello there, My name is Victory and I participated in the unpermitted march on May Day. I wanted to offer a critical perspective on the effectiveness of the day…
The Fight for Constitutional Rights at Trial, Continued
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By Jackie Miller On Monday, Occupy defendants, including 81-year-old Jack Mungeon, arrested as a bystander to an Occupy protest, again appeared in court while Judge Albrecht heard motions related to the more than 70 Occupy “violations” cases (cases dropped from misdemeanor to violation status and/or to traffic violations). Since the last hearing, Albrecht issued a…
A War on Homelessness, or a War on the Homeless?
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by Nick Cooper On March 2, Hank Rush, the CEO of Houston’s Star of Hope Mission—who makes a quarter-million dollar salary for his work with the poor—joined several other homeless service leaders in signing a commentary in the Houston Chronicle. They gave their support to a new law that would impose a $2,000 fine on unpaid volunteers for sharing…
M1: Video: Portland Police Beat Protesters, Pull Their Hair, Drag them in the Street, Attack Media
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M1 Liveblog: May Day
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This story is part of our feature about the many protest events on May 1, 2012. Visit the feature page to see more. [View the story “May Day: Live Blog” on Storify] May Day: Live Blog Live reporting of events for May Day actions in Portland, Oregon, and beyond. Storified by Adam Rothstein · Mon,…
Canada’s Economic Collapse and Social Crisis: Class War and the College Crisis
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This article was originally published on the author’s website. by Andrew Gavin Marshall What are the Spending Priorities of the Government? In the debate raging over increased costs of tuition in Quebec, increased debt loads of the federal and provincial governments, the need to reduce costs – impose “fiscal austerity” – and find “solutions” to…
