OCCUPY'S WEST COAST BLOCKADE Meeting 12 1 11

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OCCUPY'S WEST COAST BLOCKADE Meeting

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  • Date: Thursday, Dec. 1st
  • Time: 7 pm
  • Location: St. Francis Church - dining hall. 1131 SE Oak St.
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Purpose

OCCUPY'S WEST COAST BLOCKADE

Hello Occupy Movement,

We are madly preparing for Portland's part of the coordinated West Coast port blockade on Dec. 12th.

NEWS
  1. Our first big planning meeting is confirmed: Thursday Dec. 1st, 7 pm, tonight! St. Francis Church dining hall, 1131 SE Oak Street in Portland. Come and get plugged in to a working group. We need you!
  2. The president of the Longshore Union in Longview (ILWU local 21), Dan Coffman, has said he personally supports the West Coast shutdown on the 12th!
  3. Our website is up and fresh updates are on the way: shutdowntheport.com.
  4. We now have a phone number for press and outreach: 503-567-8213.
  5. You can sign up to receive text updates about 12/12. Send the following text to 23559: @december12



Other details
ACTIONS:

  1. Come to the meeting this Thursday, and get plugged in to a working group. We need you.
  2. Help with outreach to port workers. If you are interested, please contact Chris at chrisagenda@gmail.com.
  3. Help get flyers and posters printed. If you can print stuff, give money to have stuff printed, or contribute in some other way, please contact Jess at kincaidjess@gmail.com.
  4. Put out the word on social media (facebook, twitter, appropriate listserves, etc.).
- Pass on this video, along with the link to our website: Dec. 12 West Coast Port Shut Down.
- Link to our FaceBook page: WEST COAST PORT BLOCKADES- PORTLAND
- Post the website for the whole West Coast blockade: West Coast Port Shut Down.