By Illona Trogub Sitting on a bench in Chapman Square, Maxwell Hunter stuck out at Occupy Portland. In freshly pressed suit and tie with a laptop perching on his lap, he could have been a normal sight in any downtown park. But he chose our park with the ambiance of chaotic revolution to surround him.…
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Elsewhere in Occupy for December 15th through December 18th
Here’s what The Occupier thinks you should be reading: The First Zuccotti Park: Hooverville – Justice Department faults Seattle police use of force – latimes.com – Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich, The Fall of the "Liberal Elite" | TomDispatch – Another Occupy Portland Sitdown with Mayor Sam Adams | Blogtown, PDX – Occupy the…
Occupy Saved Three Lives
By Vargus Pike Sometimes in life it is all in how you look at it. One of the condemnations of the Portland occupation is that there were reportedly three near fatal drug overdoses in the camp. The mayor has used this as one of the reasons to force the shut down of the camps. When…
Day of Action
Welcome to a day of action for Occupy Portland! Here’s what’s going on today. First and foremost, The Occupier will have a live blog going all night long, which you can follow here. Our Twitter account, @PDXoccupier, will also be filtering and reporting the most current, confirmed information from many sources, and you can trust…
Mayor Announced Eviction of Occupation and Closure of Parks
In a press conference at this morning at 10 AM, Mayor Sam Adams announced that 12:01 AM on Sunday, November 13th, both Chapman and Lownsdale parks will be cleared of protesters and materials, and closed for repairs. In the mayor’s statement, he said that growing problems of crime and drug use in the parks has…
Question Time: How Important is the Occupation Camp?
In our “Question Time” series, we ask “persons on the street” questions to various people at the Portland Occupation. As always, feel free to chime in the comments and add your own voice to the dialogue. Is the camp important to the occupation? Why or why not? The camp is not necessarily important, but we…
Occupiers Respond: Open Letters to Sam Adams
On Monday, November 7th, Mayor Sam Adams wrote an open letter to Occupy Portland, highlighting his concerns about the current unsustainability of the camp. Three Occupiers responded to him with their own open letters. We publish the Mayor’s letter, and these three responses to show that within the diversity of opinion here among the Occupiers,…
