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<<< Return to [[Occupy Portland]] | <<< Return to [[Occupy Portland]] | ||
= Labor Solidarity March - March Together with Occupy Portland!! = | |||
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LABOR won't stand for corporatization of our communities - not on Wall Street and not in the City of Portland! GOOD jobs, NOT CUTS! | LABOR won't stand for corporatization of our communities - not on Wall Street and not in the City of Portland! GOOD jobs, NOT CUTS! | ||
= International Occupy March = | |||
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This is the night before the G20 leaders Summit. This will be one of our regular Saturday marches, but in solidarity with other marches happening that day worldwide. This is a march against the greed of wall street, and in support of values of the 99% | This is the night before the G20 leaders Summit. This will be one of our regular Saturday marches, but in solidarity with other marches happening that day worldwide. This is a march against the greed of wall street, and in support of values of the 99% | ||
= Zombie March = | |||
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The Anti-Coal Zombie March is organized by Rising Tide to highlight the banks that fund coal mining (Bank of America, Wells Fargo...). This easily meshes with OP intentions. | The Anti-Coal Zombie March is organized by Rising Tide to highlight the banks that fund coal mining (Bank of America, Wells Fargo...). This easily meshes with OP intentions. | ||
= National Break up with your Bank Day = | |||
* Date '''Saturday November 5, 2011''' | * Date '''Saturday November 5, 2011''' | ||
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<<< Return to Occupy Portland
Labor Solidarity March - March Together with Occupy Portland!!
- Date Wednesday October 26, 2011
- Time 5:00pm - 8:00pm
- Location Director Park, 815 SW Park, between SW Yamhill & Taylor on Park Ave, downtown Portland.
- Invite Page: LABOR COMMUNITY MARCH - Solidarity with Occupy Portland!
Directions/Instructions
Assemble at Director Park at 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m we will march downtown in a show of solidarity.
We will march past the Occupation at Chapman Square and end at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Organized labor is coming together to support the Occupy Portland movement. Oregon AFSCME leadership encourages your participation as we partner with the Oregon AFL-CIO, Jobs with Justice and others.
Occupy Portland is made up of real Americans pulling together to hold big banks and multinational corporations accountable for the financial crisis we all face.
Looking for more background information to better understand the ‘Occupy’ movement?
- Please visit their webpage
Occupy Portland in peaceful solidarity with OWS
Remind everyone that the 99% are not just the representatives standing our ground in parks and empty lots across Oregon and the nation. Join the Oregon AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Laborers', and more unions for sure to come. The WE ARE OREGON drum core will also be there to put a beat to our steps!
LABOR won't stand for corporatization of our communities - not on Wall Street and not in the City of Portland! GOOD jobs, NOT CUTS!
International Occupy March
- Date Saturday October 29, 2011
Purpose
This is the night before the G20 leaders Summit. This will be one of our regular Saturday marches, but in solidarity with other marches happening that day worldwide. This is a march against the greed of wall street, and in support of values of the 99%
Zombie March
- Date Monday October 31, 2011
Purpose
The Anti-Coal Zombie March is organized by Rising Tide to highlight the banks that fund coal mining (Bank of America, Wells Fargo...). This easily meshes with OP intentions.
National Break up with your Bank Day
- Date Saturday November 5, 2011
Purpose
Vote with your dollar. Get your money out of wall street banks and back in your community by moving your money to a credit union. Save money by avoiding the debit card fees that banks are beginning to force on consumers even though they continue to rake in record profits.