Occupy Portland

Winning hearts and minds.
The Occupy Portland encampment is located at the Plaza Blocks Park. The Plaza Blocks are separated by SW Main Street, with Lownsdale Square on the north side and Chapman Square to the south. Both Plaza Blocks are bounded by Third and Fourth Avenues and Salmon and Madison Streets.

URGENT NEEDS

Please Come Pick Up Compost ASAP
Also Need 32 Gallon or Larger Garbage Cans for Sanitation

Items Wanted Quick List

Full List Here: Occupy Portland - Donations

• On-site WiFi.
• Tables, chairs.
• On-site power. Preferably solar and/or wind.

Power & Connection Resources Currently On-Site

• One on-site WiFi hotspot.
• Other WiFi open hot spots from nearby restaurants and cafes; out of range of Chapman Square.
• Intermittent WiFi hotspot provided by the court house.
• Power generator available on-site (not solar).
• Recharging station for laptops, mobile phones and other electronic devices on corner of SW Third & Fourth Avenues.

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Occupy Portland! The revolution is here. The revolution is now. The revolution is being wikified.

The purpose of this and other Occupy Portland-related work on PortlandWiki is to provide a central organizing space for all relevant information and work related to this gathering that anyone can access and contribute to. This is a "leaderless movement"; we are all involved in the work details.

Occupy Portland is leaderless, but not structure-less. The central and primary web site for the movement is http://OccupyPortland.org -- so if you want to help organize, you also need to be there. If you want to ask a basic question or get a quick orientation, the best place is probably the Occupy Portland Facebook page.

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Forum Navigation

Encampment

• 21:38, 7 October 2011 (PDT): By mid-evening the mood at Chapman Square looked, felt and sounded celebratory and relaxed. Many families with children were present; most apparently having a great time. Lots of people engaged in activity ranging from light-hearted play to serious discussions. The 7:00 p.m. general assembly appeared to cycle through issues and discussions more productively, and appeared to avoid getting too bogged down--a step forward from the previous evening's GA.
• 08:50, 7 October 2011 (PDT): Reports aired over KBOO Radio's Positively Revolting program have indicated that protesters have come to a decision to consolidate in Chapman Square, located in Portland's Plaza Blocks, the downtown park situated across from Portland City Hall.

Camp residents still remained in Chapman Square as of noon, and held a general assembly to decide what to do next.

Links to Photos, Videos, Documents, and Other Content

• Articles and Interviews
• Artwork - posters, flyers, etc.
• General Assembly - minutes, highlights, resources, etc.
• Goals and Demands - a working draft of the movement's goals, principles, and demands
• Photos
• Press Releases
• Timeline of Events
• Video

MARCH ROUTE (On day of protest.) http://bit.ly/OccupyPortlandRoute

Help with Logistics and Communications

Communications contacts

• Join the Occupy Portland communication discussion forum
• Sign up for the Occupy Portland Communications email group: occupyportlandcommunications AT googlegroups DOT com.
• Email the Occupy Portland Interview subcommittee: occupyportlandinterviews AT googlegroups DOT com

Wanna help with communications and logistics?

Check out the pages below for (1) what needs to be done and (2) what you specifically are able to contribute. To link up with others, contact the point people.

• 99% Interviews or Photos - capture local stories on "We are the 99%"
• Anonymous Communication
• Audio Visual - Recording, editing, sharing
• Bicycles - Getting out the word
• Bitcoin - Public education campaign for digital currency
• Blogs - ask local blogs to write a post on Occupy Portland
• Occupy Portland - Business Solidarity - for lack of a better name

• DONATIONS - we need food, drinks, medical supplies, overnight, sanitation supplies

• Door to Door - distributing flyers, personal invites to get involved

• EMAIL GROUPS - 'point of contacts' for additional info or to get involved

• Flyers/Fliers - AND POSTERS: making, printing, sharing, distributing
• General Assembly (GA) Facilitation
• Group Text Messaging on cell phones
• IndyMedia
• IRC - Internet Relay Chat
• Legal and Safety - what to do if you are detained or arrested
• Live Streaming
• Note Taking
• Radio - AM, FM and podcast shows
• Reading List
• Mainstream Media - Corporate TV, newspapers, magazines, weekly papers
• Onsite Equipment - communication needs to keep info flowing
• Posters and Banners - make them, take them, share them
• PSA (Public Service Announcement) - short, simple messaging for the masses
• Reference info-statistics - Portland and Oregon economy
• School - Teach-ins, learning resources, library, training center, etc.
• Sleeping or camping outside
• Social Media Tutorials - learn about or teach Twitter, Facebook
• Things to Bring
• Software Tutorials - learn about or teach key software programs
• Translation
• TV - Public access, local cable television shows
• YouTube and Vimeo
• Wifi Hotspots - build occupation hotspots and wifi hubs
• (Please help organize, streamline and consolidate this list!)

About Occupy Portland

Occupy Portland is Portland's answer to the Occupy Wall Street movement happening in New York City. The demonstration of solidarity with the Wall Street protesters will begin at noon on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 with a march out of SW Waterfront Park. Following the march, a public space in Portland will be "occupied" and used a a central location for meetings, events, and communications. (For logistical reasons, the exact location of the occupation site has not yet been announced.)

From the official website:

"We will gather in solidarity with the ongoing protest in New York City, Occupy Wall Street, and the growing number of cities whose people will no longer sit back watching corporate and special interests run their government. We are citizens of the United States, and this country is ours. We will take it back."

A note about Occupy Portland on PortlandWiki:

Q: Is the information here on PortlandWiki a redundant replication of data presented on Occupy Portland’s web site, facebook page, twitter feed, etc?

A: Some of it may be but the point is to ensure that everyone has access to information in many forms. Not everyone uses Facebook or Twitter (or knows how to), or can make sense of the different levels of information on the various Occupy sites. The Occupy Portland work here on the wiki adds value by consolidating, digesting, archiving, expanding and organizing material found on various websites, discussion groups, social media feeds, and so on.

Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, We are the 99%

• OccupyWallStreet: Learn about the start of the occupy movement
• OccupyTogether: find a list of U.S. and international occupy locations
• Daily Kos: See a map and list of facebook occupy pages
• We are the 99%: read personal posts about the 99% majority who are not represented by the 1%
• US Days of Rage: learn about the 10/6/11 day of action
• The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States of America - 99% Movement
• FireDogLake.com
• AmpedStatus - Knowledge Is Power
• Petition the White House to recognize the Occupy Wall Street Protesters
• Occupy and Demand site for taking the temperature of people.
• Hashtag real time updates: #OccupyWallSt
• Unified calendar OccupyCalendar.org

Web hubs

• Occupy Portland (Please help improve the article published there.)
• DailyKos
• IndyMediaPDX

Other Resources

• Other Resources

See Also

Make Revolution Not War | Organized Power | Foreclosure | Portland General Strike | Food Not Bombs | City Wiki | Rally For Peace: Time To Break The Spell | Represent The People