PDX FANATIC
I LOVE PORTLAND!
Exactly. Thank God for Public Enemy!
Tomorrow! 12/12/11! Shutdown The Ports!!! Be there for our future in solidarity with the interests of most of the world!!! 
Home Info about times, transportation and rally: http://westcoastportshutdown.org/
Info about BikeSwarm routes, times and locations: http://www.pdxbikeswarm.org/
Some photos of Mayor Sam Adam’s Portland Police Department’s disrespect for the 1st amendment rights of Portland’s citizens and who they truly protect and serve…
It has become brutally obvious that the Portland Police Department, Mayor and Portland City Council are putting the interests of “others”(PBA? Feds? Banks?) above the citizens of Portland who are exercising their right as American citizens to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Photos of girl being pepper sprayed by Randy Rasmussen(Oregonian), the others by Ray Whitehouse(Oregonian). I don’t know who took the photo of riot police protecting Chase bank, but it is a very telling photo. Much thanks to all of these photographers for their excellent work.
Swarm the Banks!
When: Fri December 2nd from 2PM-6PM
Where: Meet at the SW corner of Woodstock City Park, Portland, Oregon 97206
Description: At 1:30PM meet to rally and get current with the latest Bike Swarm happenings, swarm leaves at 2. We’ll then take a quick jaunt around the local megabanks with some nice side-streets in between. Route will be determined on an as needed basis.
All our encouraged to ride. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to take our message out to the streets and straight to the banks. Flyers will be provided but all are encouraged to bring their own sign, messages, flyers, or stickers! Let Portland know there are alternatives to these giant decaying institutions!
Swarm the Banks! 12-02-11 Flyer Halfsize Double Sided PDF
Swarm the Banks! 12-02-11 Flyer Halfsize Double Sided DOCX
Swarm the Banks! 12-02-11 Flyer Legal Size PDF
Swarm the Banks! 12-02-11 Flyer Legal Size DOCX
Respecting the 1st amendment and not interfering with nonviolent protest. What a novel idea.
November 19, 2011 19:04
In interviews with KGW and KPTV on Thursday afternoon, I stated that a call involving a rape victim had not been handled by officers for three hours due to police resources being tied up with Occupy Portland. The reality was more complex. I subsequently learned that the call I referred to occurred on November 6, and there were a variety of factors impacting police resources that day, including Occupy Portland. On Friday, the Portland Police Bureau released full details surrounding this incident and our response, which you can read here. (LINK TO: http://www.portlandonline.com/police/pbnotify.cfm?action=ViewContent&content_id=2618)
It was not my intention to mislead people, especially around an incident as serious and sensitive as a reported sexual assault. I spoke about the incident without knowing all of the details and made assumptions that were not correct. I apologize; I should have gathered all of the information before discussing it publicly.
The past six weeks have strained police resources. During this time many officers, sergeants, detectives, and command staff have worked long hours with little time off. We are working hard to provide the quality service the public has come to expect, but it is sometimes a struggle. I also know from talking personally to many of the protestors, that they too are tired from the unique challenges of this unprecedented movement.
This may be an opportunity for us to collectively take a pause and reassess the way the police and protestors have been approaching this situation, to find a uniquely Portland solution. Today, we tried something new. Our Incident Commander Mike Leloff met with protestors before a march and asked if they wanted a police escort. When they told him no, he asked that they self-police their event and obey the law; police would only respond if there were complaints. The march participants agreed, and the event proceeded without any problems, or a police presence.
This is a model of cooperation that we could build upon for future events, and I want to thank today’s marchers for making this possible. We all share a responsibility for public safety and respecting the rights of everyone in our community. I look forward to further dialogue with Mayor Sam Adams and Occupy Portland protestors about how we can maintain a safe and welcoming
community, while respecting the right to free speech.
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Public Information Officer:
Lt. Robert King
Robert.King@portlandoregon.gov
Desk: 503-823-0010
Pager: 503-790-1779
Alternate PIO:
Sgt. Pete Simpson
Peter.Simpson@portlandoregon.gov
Desk: 503-823-0830
Pager: 503-790-1779
Portland Police Bureau
1111 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 1526
Portland, Oregon 97204
PLEASE TAKE THIS POLL ON THE PPD’S USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTORS SO WE CAN COMPARE IT TO THE LOCAL MEDIA KOIN LOCAL 6’S POLL IN PORTLAND, OREGON. KOIN Local 6 news Poll: http://bit.ly/v86cWi
In Lower Manhattan a spotlight projects the words:
“99% / MIC CHECK! / LOOK AROUND / YOU ARE A PART / OF A GLOBAL UPRISING / WE ARE A CRY / FROM THE HEART / OF THE WORLD / WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE / ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE / HAPPY BIRTHDAY / #OCCUPY MOVEMENT / OCCUPY WALL,” then a long list of cities, states and countries, then “OCCUPY EARTH / WE ARE WINNING / IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING / DO NOT BE AFRAID / LOVE.”
11/17/2011
PORTLAND POLICE ATTACK NONVIOLENT FEMALE PROTESTOR WITH PEPPER SPRAY
#N17 #OPDX #OCCUPYPDX #OCCUPYPORTLAND #OWS #PDX
After a day of nonviolent protest, bank occupations(nonviolent), union organized bridge occupation(nonviolent), orderly arrests(nonviolent) the Portland Police Department caps it off by pepper spraying a nonviolent woman in the face.
More information in this excerpt from “The Moment When the Police Lost the Occupy Portland Narrative” http://ow.ly/7xuk2 By Denis C. Theriault - Portland Mercury:
<One woman, Elmira, said she was also flashing peace signs and telling cops “I’m a peaceful protester,” when officers started poking her with the butt of their very large batons. Twice she fell down, and twice she got up to flash the signs again, until a mounted cop (in an account I heard from two other witnesses who didn’t know her, but saw it happen) tugged her to the ground by her hair. She got up again, and “that’s when they pepper-sprayed me.” She was pulled in by the crowd before she could be arrested and handed off to medics who were on hand for the protest.>
Photo from the Oregonian by Randy L. Rasmussen
Start: November 17, 2011 8:00 am
End: November 17, 2011 11:00 pm
Venue: Steel Bridge
Phone: 503 674 2207
Address: Portland, OR, United States, 97232
On Nov. 17th, we will declare an economic emergency for the 99%:
The Steel Bridge is structurally deficient and in need of repair. This is work that needs doing, even while thousands in Portland are unemployed!
Bridges like this one are symbols of politicians failure to pass a jobs bill or do anything to help the 99%, while the richest 1% keep getting richer.
On Nov. 17th, we say enough is enough we cant wait any longer.
MORE INFORMATION ON PLANS FOR THE DAY: http://n17pdx.org/get-involved/
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