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Disclaimer
PLEASE NOTE: Not all events listed originate with Occupy Portland.
Events may be attended by Occupiers, or endorsed by the Occupy movement, or they may be simply sponsored by people who share the goals of the Occupy movement. Please refer to each event for specifics, and use the discussion pages to ask questions.

Today

Occupy the Holidays Buy Local Click here for details

Dogcupy Portland

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  • Date: Saturday, November 26, 2011
  • Time: 11:00am until 2:00pm
  • Location: Bank of America Hawthorne Branch 3757 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR
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Purpose

MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS NOT THE BIG BANKS!

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DOG, BORROW A DOG.

We are showing that the Occupation is more than just downtown.

This event is held in solidarity with the Occupy Portland movement.

We will be meeting at the corner of 37th and Hawthorne, and protesting in front of all 3 banks in the immediate area...

Although you are welcome to protest wherever is convenient and oppressive.

PLEASE BRING YOUR DOGS ON A LEASH

This is a creative way to involve all of our friends who still want to participate in the Occupy movement but don't necessarily want to go downtown.

This is a creative and PEACEFUL protest to draw positive media attention to our cause.

Who could talk badly about a bunch of God's most loyal creatures?

We also hope that this kind of event will inspire creativity within the ranks of the Occupiers.

So please join us. I'll bring the dog treats and you guys bring the creative dog signs...



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Bikes For Humanity PDX Volunteer Repair Clinics - Saturdays

  • Date: Every Saturday
  • Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • Location: Community Exchange Bike School, 4038 SE Brooklyn St, Portland 
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Purpose

Bikes For Humanity PDX (B4HPDX) is a community service project aimed at providing the public affordable refurbished bikes, repair classes & workshop space.

They have 100+ donated used bikes & need volunteers to catalog, clean and refurbish the bikes for bike adoption events.

Shop space has been donated for volunteer training and bike repair. Weekly volunteer clinics starting on Tuesday & Saturday.

Other details
For full details see http://B4HPDX.org


Pretty-Much-Annual Craft Day

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  • Date: Saturday, November 26, 2011
  • Time: 1:00pm until 6:00pm
  • Location: Bridgeport United Church of Christ 621 NE 76th Ave, Portland, OR 97213
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Purpose

Help complete one of BUCC's famous banners, make holiday cards, work on your own craft project in the company of friends. We have cider and X-mas CDs and it's also a great way to unload some T-day leftovers.

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Sunday

Sunday OccuPeace Meeting

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  • Date: Sundays
  • Time: 12:00pm until 3:00pm
  • Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
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Purpose

Join the Occupy Portland movement as we gather every Sunday at noon.

We will discuss and plan upcoming events and actions, hold trainings, support OWS nationwide, support each other and our community.

This will be an ongoing nonviolent effort to maintain focus and attention to the issues of inequality that 99% of America face as the result of corporate greed and corruption.

Families and all walks of life welcome. Let us come together in unity and use our voices in unison to bring about the changes needed in our economic system.

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Media Response Team Meeting

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  • Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011
  • Time: 6:00pm until 9:00pm
  • Location: Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-3545
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Purpose

Occupy Portland Media Response Team First Meeting

To explore ways of using media to educate the public and proliferate the Occupation's various messages. Mission statement: http://shorttext.com/NaMeAO

email: mediaresponseteam@groups.facebook.com

Other details
http://shorttext.com/NaMeAO

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Spokes Council

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  • Date: Sundays - Tuesdays - Fridays
  • Time: 7pm - 10pm
  • Location: Director Park, SW Park and Yamhill
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Purpose

Please spread the word through committee/caucus list servs and also ATTEND!

It is especially important to become involved with the the spokes council meetings and other meetings where actions are decided on! This will be a great chance to voice your ideas, to re-group as committees, assess, and plan for moving forward.


Monday

Tuesday

We Know Our Rights Protest

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  • Date: Tuesday 11/29/2011
  • Time: 12:00pm
  • Location: Justice Center, 1120 SW 3rd ave Portland, OR
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Purpose

Corporate media and the Police have taken drastic measures to suppress our first amendment right to peaceably assemble.

They have spent millions of tax payers dollars to interfere with peaceful protests, marches and actions that bring light to corporate corruption, corporate collusion with our government and politicians and the inequities between the very wealthy and the rest of us.

The brutal tactics they have used to bring fear and suppress our message has harmed students, veterans and peaceful protesters nationwide and include pepper spray, tear gas, baton beatings, oppressive riot gear and aiming their loaded weapons at innocent citizens.

In Zuccoti park, New York they prevented the press from witnessing the removal of peaceful protesters and restricted airspace over the park to prevent the press from practicing their right of freedom of the press and free speech.

On November 29th at noon we will hold a peaceful protest/picket to show Corporate media and the Corporate owned Police that WE KNOW OUR RIGHTS.

This action coincides with the 1:00 pm court appearance of the Jamison Square Protestors.

Please bring signs that send the message that it is our first amendment right of the people peaceably to assemble and to address the government for redress of grievances.

The First Amendment:

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS; OR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.


Bikes For Humanity Volunteer Repair Clinics - Tuesdays

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  • Date: Every Tuesday
  • Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Location: Community Exchange Bike School, 4038 SE Brooklyn St, Portland
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Purpose

Bikes For Humanity PDX(B4HPDX) is a community service project aimed at providing the public affordable refurbished bikes, repair classes & workshop space.

They have 100+ donated used bikes & need volunteers to catalog, clean and refurbish the bikes for bike adoption events.

Shop space has been donated for volunteer training and bike repair. Weekly volunteer clinics starting on Tuesday & Saturday.

Other details
For full details see http://www.b4hpdx.org


Spokes Council

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  • Date: Sundays - Tuesdays - Fridays
  • Time: 7pm - 10pm
  • Location: Director Park, SW Park and Yamhill
  • Jump to this event's wiki page, edit it, discuss it or return to the events page.

Purpose

Please spread the word through committee/caucus list servs and also ATTEND!

It is especially important to become involved with the the spokes council meetings and other meetings where actions are decided on! This will be a great chance to voice your ideas, to re-group as committees, assess, and plan for moving forward.


Wednesday

ALERT! SECOND City Council Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System

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  • Date: Wed, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 2pm – 3pm
  • Location: Portland City Council Chambers, SW 4th and Madison
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Purpose

ALERT! SECOND City Council Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System and Bureau Policies

Portland's "Independent" Police Review Division (IPR) was established in 2001 and given authority to conduct investigations separately from the Portland Police Bureau's Internal Affairs (IA) unit ... yet NO SUCH INVESTIGATION HAS EVER HAPPENED.

In March, 2010, the IPR was given broader authority to review IA investigations, but The People's 9-member Citizen Review Committee was told to wait before they receive more power. A group of citizens, police, and city officials met for four months and, in Dec 2010, presented 41 recommendations for change to City Council.

On November 16, the City Auditor (who oversees IPR) proposed a meager SIX changes to the ordinance, only three of which in any way reflect community concerns. The Mayor and Chief put out a document essentially agreeing that the CRC should not have any more power than what the Auditor proposes, claiming the CRC's role is simply to review the quality of police-led investigations.

CRC's tagline is "community oversight of the Portland Police Bureau." It is not "oversight of the IPR and Internal Affairs."

We need to demand more change. Ask for ALL 41 Stakeholder Report recommendations to be adopted. We need true civilian oversight, and if we don't get more meaningful change now, we may have to wait another 10 years for a chance.

On the 16th, 17 members of the public testified in favor of more changes and/or against police brutality. A second hearing on November 30 will allow more public input.

More info - Changes to Portland's Civilian Oversight System, here: http://www.portlandcopwatch.org

  • Who: Portland City Council (call to action from Portland Copwatch)
  • What: Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System and Bureau Policies
  • When: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 2:00 PM
  • Where: Portland City Council Chambers, SW 4th and Madison
  • How: Just show up for support, or sign up and testify to Council

Flyer for event: http://portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_allout_flyer1111c.pdf

Other details
Over 150 recommendations were made from several different groups. The council is implementing 7.

From Portland Copwatch

Police Oversight Stakeholder Report: 41 recommendations (mostly IPR/CRC)

Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform: 49 recommendations (7 about IPR/CRC)

Citizen Review Committee: 10 recommendations (about shootings), 58 recommendations (about IPR/CRC system), 9 priority recommendations (about IPR/CRC)

So including overlap and duplicates, we found, as noted below, over 150 recommendations covered in Mayor/Chief (103) and Auditor's (115) documents.

The Auditor's proposal to change the IPR/CRC ordinance address just three (3) of those proposed changes, though it now also includes four (4) other changes that are cosmetic or clarifying in nature, so a total of 7.

Note also this excessive force information: Portland Police plan to switch to Red Sabre Pepper Spray soon. It is 7 times hotter than current Def-Tec. Feel free to testify about this.

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Occupy Panel presentation at Pacific University

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
  • Location: Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
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Purpose

A team of four panelists will present and discuss Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland in the context of other social movements in the past and how we are building a foundation for a new civilization.

More info to come.

Other details
For more info email: occupyportlandstreetteam@gmail.com

WTF! Why Tuition Fees? WALKOUT

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 12:00pm until 7:00pm
  • Location: University of Oregon EMU Amphitheater
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Purpose

For the teachers who provide our education and for the students who pay for it: we will march in solidarity to raise awareness of the injustices existent in the education system.

  • University of Oregon faculty face wage cuts and administrators receive salary raises...
  • Already in-debt students face tuition increases...
  • Academics get put on the back-burner for the sake of athletics...
We stand together in solidarity for equitable education.

The walkout begins at 12:15 pm at the EMU Amphitheater, where there will be speakers, an open forum, and participatory actions.

Check out the Operation Walk Out page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Operation-Walk-Out/261988420507206

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Thursday

AC meeting today at 6pm PSU Smith Center cafeteria

Holiday Open House

  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM
  • Location: Portland Business Alliance 200 SW Market Street in Lobby Conference Room 
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Purpose

mic check! MIC CHECK!! MIC CHECK!!!

The Alliance’s is having an annual Holiday Open House.

We hope to see you there for an OCCUPY THE PBA!

Perhaps we could sing some of the rewritten carols...

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Race, Class and Occupy

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  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 5:30pm until 8:00pm
  • Location: First Unitarian Church of Portland Oregon 1211 SW Main Street, Portland, OR 97205
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Purpose

We know that the communities springing up from the Occupy movement are struggling with race and class in a way that reflects the broader divisions created by racism and class inequality in our country.

At the same time, the response to Occupy by local governments and America's most powerful corporate interests is shaped by racism and the drive to maintain class inequality as the status quo. Let's talk about how to keep our vision for racial and economic justice front and center in the Occupy movement, as well as in all the social justice movements we're a part of.

Our Justice Socials are smaller-scale evening get-togethers to bring people together for socializing and political discussion. We often have a featured speaker and topic, with ample time for meeting new people, catching up with folks you know, and stimulating conversation.

For this Justice Social, we'll start the conversation by hearing from a panel of speakers:

  • Sharon Gary-Smith, MRG Executive Director
  • Shizuko Hashimoto, Occupy Portland participant and MRG Board Member
  • Israel Bayer, Street Roots Executive Director
  • Kate Lore, Social Justice Minister, First Unitarian Church of Portland
Light snacks will be provided. Wheelchair accessible.

For more info or to RSVP: Contact Sheryl Sackman at sheryl@mrgfoundation.org

This Justice Social is co-hosted by the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation and the First Unitarian Church of Portland

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ONE NIGHT STAND

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  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm until 10:00pm
  • Location: ADX Portland 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
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Purpose

Come to our One Night Stand! (You know you want to)

What it is

A super cool night dedicated to keeping your holiday shopping local, easy, and really really fun. We’ll have great music, free food and (alcoholic!) drinks and a holiday photo booth with amazingly cheesy props for you to have the ultimate card for a Season’s Greetings. Plus gift-wrapping, cute girls and did we mention EASY SHOPPING?

Who we are

One Night Stand is sponsored and curated by Student Stylists (founded by Portland Monthly Fashion Editor Eden Dawn and Film/Personal Stylist Kami Gray), because we wanted to throw a party and we like to have fun. Check us out at www.StudentStylists.com

Vendors

We will be offering a ONE NIGHT ONLY four-hour personal shopping package for $89! That’s 25% off our already very low price of $120. Let one of our Student Stylists get you all ready for the holidays by shopping for your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, teenager, toddler, or anyone else on your list!

How much it is

Zip, zero, zilch. Free admission, drinks are on us, snacks are free, no charge for the pictures. Put your money into buying things from rad Portland businesses and just come say hi. Oh and it's all ages so don't use the kiddos as an excuse to stay home.

See you December 1st! ♥



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Femme of Color Gathering

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  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 6:00pm until 9:00pm
  • Location: TBA in Portland
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Purpose

Femmes of color get so isolated in Whitelandia. Let's get together and chat... Location TBA but mark your calendar!

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The Art and Images of Occupy

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Purpose

The Art and Images of Occupy

This opening is a celebration of the art created at or about the camps and dedicated to the camps and the ideas and ideals behind the Occupy Movement, past, present and future.

Including over one hundred photographs from local photographers including Mark Kronquist, poetry, fiber, metal, ceramic and other artisans.

The exhibit will also include signs salvaged from the camp, which, at end of the show, will be donated to the Oregon Historical Society’s permanent collection.

Twenty-five percent of proceeds from the event will be donated to the City of Portland for Park Restoration.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Mark Kronquist • mak@teleport.com • 503 750 8235

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This just in! Rumors Cafe will be there to serve coffee, OP style. (Thanks Ivy Knight!)


Friday

Spokes Council

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  • Date: Sundays - Tuesdays - Fridays
  • Time: 7pm - 10pm
  • Location: Director Park, SW Park and Yamhill
  • Jump to this event's wiki page, edit it, discuss it or return to the events page.

Purpose

Please spread the word through committee/caucus list servs and also ATTEND!

It is especially important to become involved with the the spokes council meetings and other meetings where actions are decided on! This will be a great chance to voice your ideas, to re-group as committees, assess, and plan for moving forward.


Saturday

Weekly Action Committee Meetings

  • Every Monday and Thursday at 5:30PM.

The meetings are at the PSU Smith Center cafeteria in the SW corner behind the ladies restroom. To submit a new event or idea mail to: OccupyPDXAction@groups.facebook.com or to contact action committee email Tommy at tboypunk@gmail.com. Please see the forum for notes on previous meetings, and discussions regarding actions.

Next Week and Beyond

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Past Events

These events have come and gone, please add media links about the results of these events to their pages.

see also
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