Occupy Portland - Timeline: Difference between revisions

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Portland Mayor Sam Adams anticipates a “peaceful” occupation.

Friday, October 1, 2011 - 7pm: Second General Assembly held, SW Waterfront Park (see minutes). About 250-300 people attended and self-organized into multiple committees.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 7pm: Third General Assembly planned, SW Waterfront Park (see minutes). Organizers hold last-minute debates on whether or not to seek permits from the city, and decide that permits would only restrict the times and places of protest. Target for post-march camping site was held as a secret. The secret target was Terry Schrunk Plaza, based on legal precedent that First Amendment rights would be better protected on federal property.

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - MARCH ROUTE (On day of protest.) http://bit.ly/OccupyPortlandRoute. Organizers, hoping for a showing of perhaps 2000 people, are greeted by approximately four thousand gathered at Riverfront Park, a crowd that swelled through the early afternoon to an estimated 10,000 or more at Pioneer Square. Elaborate preparations for police action (tear gas, arrests) were completely unnecessary.

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.^[1]

16:10, 8 October 2011 (PDT): Chapman Square is crowded with occupiers, their tents and other supplies. Lots of activities happening all over the occupied square: classes (or maybe teach-ins), sign making, play activities for children, singing, organizing, etc. A loud generator is providing much-needed power. Would be great to replace with solar panels that could provide equivalent power supply. The library is has a bigger stock of books that was observed yesterday. So much food available that you'd have to try to go hungry. In fact, an observer was handed fresh fruit by a Food Not Bombs volunteer while also accepting new donations to the Occupy Portland library at the same time. Many impromptu, spontaneous and intelligent discussions happening everywhere, often made up of participants who otherwise have little in common with each other. An observer heard first hand from people quit their jobs to join the occupation, and know of others who did the same. Lots of awareness about the necessity of creating our own media and our own economy. Lots of spontaneous organization happening continuously. This is a movement.

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 7pm to 8pm (prime time) live on Portland Comcast channel 11.

19:27, 9 October 2011 (PDT): News from occupied Chapman Square: Occupy Portland Camp update from inside marathon enclosure - Sunday 09 Oct 2011 | Report by Sylvia O.

22:02, 10 October 2011 (PDT): A Columbus Day Convergence took place on Monday, noon to 6 p.m. starting at the Oregon State Office Building (800 N.E. Oregon St.) and continued to Holladay Park. At 2 p.m. organizers offered a free chili lunch and open mic (BYOB = Bring-Your-Own-Bowl). At 6 p.m. a procession began from the Holladay Park through the Steel Bridge, finishing at the #OccupyPortland headquarters at Chapman Square. Twitter hashtag #OccupyEastPDX.

23:33, 14 October 2011 (PDT): Walking through the camp to get a sense of the mood earlier this chilly, drizzly evening, an observer found the camp mostly in calm spirits. Encountered a young man and young woman who had each just arrived; the young man from Montana, the young woman from South Carolina. The camp library, momentarily devoid of patrons, soon drew a small gathering of people, swapping stories, anecdotes, updates and so on. Mark, the librarian, read aloud a letter to the editor published in the Oregonian penned by someone who described how impressed she was with the camp library.

on 11/3 at 11:00 Occupy protesters marched against the appearance of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, at the Hilton.

on 11/5 Bank Transfer Day was observed to great national success - reportedly over a million bank customers switched to credit unions across the country

on 11/6 the Tar Sands Pipeline march started at Terry Schrunk Plaza and marched on the Pioneer Courthouse, where protesters held hands and encircled it

on 11/9 the "spokescouncil" proposal passed the GA; the Oregonian reports that a man associated with Occupy was arrested for throwing a "Molotov cocktail" at Portland's World Trade Center

on 11/10, reported in the Oregonian, Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis and Police Chief Craig Junginger delivered an invoice for $1,546.52 for damage sustained to Gresham police vehicles near the Occupy site.

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 * on 11/5 [[Bank Transfer Day 11 05 2011|Bank Transfer Day]] was observed to great national success - reportedly over a million bank customers switched to credit unions across the country
+* on 11/6 the [[Stop The Tar Sands Pipeline 11 06 2011|Tar Sands Pipeline march]] started at [[Terry Schrunk Plaza]] and marched on the [[Pioneer Courthouse]], where protesters held hands and encircled it
 * on 11/9 the "spokescouncil" proposal passed the GA; the Oregonian reports that a man associated with Occupy was arrested for throwing a "Molotov cocktail" at Portland's World Trade Center