Tag: Shutdown The Port
Liveblog: D12
Welcome to the liveblog for D12, the coordinated Port Shutdown on the West Coast. I’m Adam Rothstein, and I’ll be chairing the liveblog today, along with all of our lovely correspondents and camera-people out there. For the latest, you can follow @occupy_thyself, @occupyoregon, or #D12PDX on Twitter. 8:00 PM – Here’s what’s happening. We are…
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…
Today in Occupy: December 7, 2011
Update: 9:30 pm The End the Camping Ban! 24/7 Daily Vigil at City Hall marked its 145th hour. Today: Outreach volunteers for the December 12 port demonstration report productive interactions with ILWU rank and file, this morning. They will continue to hold these conversations twice a day and are planning community outreach in the urban core.…
Today in Occupy: December 6, 2011
Occupy Portland demonstrators conducted outreach to workers associated with Port of Portland operations. The demonstrators heard the concerns of workers and planned to minimize impacts to them. More information: http://shutdowntheport.com/ Unsettle Portland demonstrators act in solidarity with a national campaign against foreclosure. More information: http://unsettleportland.org/ Occupy Portland demonstrators rally outside of the Justice Center, noon to…
Today in Occupy: December 5, 2011
Seven demonstrators aligned with Occupy Portland protested bank redlining practices this morning at SE 39th and Hawthorne. The autonomous group called for attention to predatory lending practices that negatively affect minorities and contributed to the housing crisis. Contact: press@occupyportland.org Re-Occupation continues at Shemanski Park in Downtown Portland. After multiple late night visits, the Portland Police…
Today in Occupy: December 2, 2011
Occupy Portland announces plans for a new, two-week cycle of reoccupation that starts Saturday, December 3. Jordan LeDoux, point of contact for Occupy Portland’s public relations committee, addressed local media in a 10 am press conference at the Salmon Springs Fountain. The location remains undecided and undisclosed for tactical reasons, but organizers say they’ve planned…
