Occupy Portland

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 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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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

Help with Logistics and Communications

Forum Navigation

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?

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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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
Communications Equipment - What on-site communications equipment do we need to keep info flowing?

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
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
Video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
Wifi Hotspots - build occupation hotspots and wifi hubs

Please help organize, streamline and consolidate this list!

Encampment

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.

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.

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.

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.^[2]

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

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

Other Groups and Events

Occupiers OFOR Free Retreat this Weekend-Nonviolent Statewide Strategies Occupy Oregon Statewide Strategy Work Group

Occupy Oregon Statewide Strategy Work Group Sign Up

Emerging national strategy calls for state Occupation groups nationwide to occupy their capitols to begin dialogues with legislators. Occupation movements from each of the states will be responsible for initiating that process.

FOR has partnered with the Wall Street Occupation since its beginning. The Oregon chapter of FOR (OFOR) is opening the Annual Retreat this weekend with free registration to Occupy Oregon participants from Portland, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Ashland and all Oregon Occupations to convene a work group to develop a statewide strategy and proposals for their respective Occupation groups. OFOR is also interested in the Occupy consensus-based process.[[1]]

Next Steps: An Occupy Oregon Work Group to Plan a Statewide Strategy

Participants are invited to REGISTER FREE , but Please see the "FLIER INFO" below for items you need to bring, such as Food, Bedrolls, Transportation, etc.

If you are coming to the Occupy Oregon Statewide Strategy meeting at Camp Adams, October 14-16, fill out the REGISTER FORM to let us know you are with us! No information on this form will ever be shared.

The Fall Retreat this coming weekend begins Friday, October 14 at 5pm until Sunday, October 16 at 12 noon at Camp Adams in Molalla, OR

The theme is "Beyond Demonstrations and Action: Planning Nonviolent Strategy", with Tom Hastings, PSU faculty member and a specialist in nonviolent confrontation strategy, as the key presenter.

Portland to Vancouver March for Good Jobs, No Cuts

Portland and Vancouver Rising, October 22, 11 a.m.

**Portland Rising and Vancouver Rising connects struggle on both sides of the river**

About

Jobs with Justice is a national campaign for workers’ rights. Working through coalitions of labor, community, religious and constituency organizations, Jobs with Justice is fighting for workers’ rights and economic justice.

Many have participated in powerful Portland Rising events on April 16th and June 30th. This time it will be Portland Rising AND Vancouver Rising as we connect struggles on the two sides of the river.

In addition to supporting union campaigns, we will also be sending a message to Senator Patty Murray, co-chair of the Congressional "Super-Committee," which is poised to make cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, that these programs should not be cut one cent!

Call Senator Patty Murray co-chair of this committee to say "No cuts to the safety net!" 360-696-7797

For more info call JWJ at 503-236-5573

JwJpdx.org About JWJ

Directions

Meet at the field just off I-5 Exit 308 to Jantzen Beach* to march across the I-5 bridge for the Noon Rally at Esther Short Park* in Vancouver.

Portland meeting place: We will meet at the field just off of Northbound I-5 Exit 308. The field is on the East side of I-5, between the highway and Taco Bell. Parking is available on N. Jantzen Street. and other side streets. The #6 Tri-Met bus stops at N. Jantzen St.

Esther Short Park is at West 6th and Esther Streets in Downtown Vancouver.

Right 2 Survive has set up a camp advocating for houseless people, R2D2 at the corner of Northwest Fourth Avenue and West Burnside Street on the vacant lot next to the Chinatown gate. The site will be officially opened on Monday, October 10th, which is National Homeless Day. The organizers are extending an open invitation to the community to come down and celebrate National Homeless Day at their new camp. http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2011/10/411123.shtml

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
Occupy Together Field Manual - General info and resources for the entire Occupy Movement, including...

- Hand Gestures

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

OccupyTogether Field Guide
Please help improve the Wikipedia:Occupy Portland article - start by reading the discussion page.
DailyKos List and map of over 200 locations
Portland IndyMediaPDX
B Media Collective

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