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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.

Learn more about the Action Committee and how to help.

Occupy the Holidays Buy Local Click here for details

Stay connected! - Link to Occupy Salem Calendar and Link to Occupy Eugene ~also~ LA Invite

Did you have an OccuBlock Party, attend a march or sing Occu-Carols this week? We'd love your photos or stories of recent events for the Portland Occupier blog!

Please feel welcome to send pictures, stories, and story ideas to: portland.occupier@gmail.com. Also, here's the link to the blog: http://www.portlandoccupier.org/

Today

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.


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


Wednesday

Lets Clean The Park with Occupy Salem!

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 10:00am until 4:00pm
  • Location: Wilson Park - Capitol Park Mall 900 Court St. Salem, Oregon 97301
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Purpose

Come join us on November 30th we will be gathering at the Wilson park around 10am to start the clean up of our park.

Please bring rakes,trash bags, we will need trucks to haul off garbage and wet stuff.

A load of barkdust has been donated and approved for use as well. Please come lend a hand.

This will be an all day event.



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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

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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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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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Occupy PSU General Assembly

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30
  • Time: 4-5pm
  • Location: Portland State University, Smith Building Room 101 (Large Room next to Cafeteria)
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Purpose

In pursuit of a democratic process, general assembly format allows for discussion after announcements or proposals are introduced.

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"Know Your Rights" workshop

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  • Date: Wed, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 6pm - 7pm
  • Location: SMYRC at 3024 North East MLK Junior Boulevard, Portland, OR 97211
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Purpose

"Know Your Rights" workshop by an attorney with the National Lawyers Guild

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Occupella's Seasonal Christmas Caroling Meeting

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm until 8:30pm
  • Location: Rimsky-Korsakoffee House 707 SE 12th, Portland, OR 97214
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Purpose

Occupella's Seasonal Christmas Caroling Meeting for Future Events!

Meeting at Rimsky-Korsakoffee House at 7:00pm - 9:30pm.

Agenda includes:

  • Idea proposal
  • Refining and polishing the songbook
  • Discussing plans of rehearsed flash mob and other large scale events

This venue accepts CASH ONLY, prices range from $2 - 6 per item! Friendly and cozy atmosphere. I am willing to share tea, etc for those who do not want to spend.

Rimsky's Hours

Mon-Thu, Sun 7pm - 12am, Fri-Sat 7pm - 1am

Their phone in case: (503) 232-2640

Other details
See Also: Occupy Santarchy! 12 17 11

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Social Justice Workshops by Ariel Howland

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  • Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Location: Reed College - see below

My transphobia/cissexism workshop will be at Reed College in the Feminist Student Union at 7:00pm on Nov 30th.

My sexual assault/consent/supporting survivors workshop will be at Reed College in Vollum Lounge at 7:00pm on Dec 1st.

Here are the workshop descriptions. The workshops are sponsored by the Feminist Student Union and the Queer Alliance

-Ariel

An Introduction to Transphobia and Cissexism

This workshop will attempt to incorporate basic and intermediate information about transphobia and cissexism as a system of oppression. This workshop will be part presentation and part group discussion. Workshop attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and contribute their knowledge. This workshop is designed for people wishing to be allies but anyone is welcome to attend. This workshop will include a few handouts for workshop attendees. Transgender 101 workshops often prioritize topics and questions like terminology, what is a trans person anyway?, how do hormones and surgery affect trans people physically?, and the difficulty non-trans people have with using the correct pronouns for trans people. Terminology and other basic info will be covered but this workshop will utilize an intersectional analysis of systems of oppression to focus on how gender-variant people are oppressed in America. Some of the topics covered include: common prison/jail/police policy, job, healthcare, and housing discrimination, colonization, poverty, sex work, fetishizing of trans people, bathroom access, immigration, airport harassment, gender identity disorder and coercive therapy, etc. Due to time constraints some of these topics might not get covered. Come with your questions, your input, and your ears. The presenter will try to meet the audience where they are.

Introduction to Sexual assault, consent, and supporting survivors - a sex-positive approach.

The goal of this workshop is to give workshop attendees a better understanding of sexual violence, practical information about consent and providing emotional support to survivors of sexual violence. This workshop will go over sexual violence myths, common dynamics around sexual violence, problems with the legal system, tips on providing emotional support, self-care and other topics. Note: The consent section will include a little info about negotiating consent in BDSM scenes. (BDSM stands for (bondage, domination, and sado-masochism). This workshop will be part presentation and part discussion including some small group activities. Attendees are encouraged to take care of themselves and are encouraged to opt out of any activity they don’t feel comfortable with. Ariel has been involved in, feminist, sex-positivity, and anti-sexual violence activism as well as survivor support but still has a lot to learn from people who come to this workshop.

Note: I have been told that people will be available to provide emotional support to workshop attendees. I have more experience with providing emotional support to survivors and doing anti-sexual violence activism then most people but I am not an expert or a survivor. The longest training I have completed around this was a 40 hour training from Sexual Assault Support Services in Eugene.

Purpose

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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.

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For more info email: occupyportlandstreetteam@gmail.com

Thursday

AC meeting today at 5:30pm PSU Smith Center cafeteria

Neighborhood Assembly Facilitator Training

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  • Date: Thu, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
  • Location: Lucky Labrador 915 SE Hawthorne
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Purpose

In our mission to kick-start some Neighborhood Assemblies so that all our communities can feel better represented in the movement.

Outreach Committee brings to you a Facilitator Training that will be very useful in having well trained participants helping the flow of communication.

All are welcome!

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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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Holiday Bazaar at Beaverton's Shilo Inn!!

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  • Date: Thursday at 3:00pm until Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

Purpose

Join us for Shilo Inn's first ever Holiday Bazaar.

Dozens of vendors from the metro area will showcase their handmade clothing items, crafts, high end jewelry, Hat makers, photography, and more!

It's a great way to get a jump start on you Christmas list, while supporting local artisans and local soloprenuers.

Thursday and Friday are our Happy Hour Bazaar. from 3-7pm Come on in, have a cocktail and shop at the same time!!

Saturday and Sunday are 11am-3pm....Join us for Brunch and peruse the tables for that unique item.

This season more than ever it's important to shop local, and proceeds go to the Beaverton Education Foundation!

Come enjoy the spirit of the season at The SW Shilo Inn first ever Holiday Bazaar!!

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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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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!)


Inaugurate A New Society

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Purpose

THEY TRY TO SELL YOU FEAR

The 1% who control our government, media and economy threaten us with death and imprisonment if we don’t respect their corporate property. They threaten us with homelessness and starvation if we refuse to produce for their earth-destryoing, soul-degrading consumerist economy. They tell us if we don’t submit to the coercive, violent tactics of their military police state or we will be exterminated by communists, Islamic terrorists, or some other phantom menace.

WE BRING A MESSAGE OF JOY AND LOVE

The world we want to build is one where local, autonomous communities use fully inclusive decision making to meet everyone’s needs in an ecologically sustainable manner. It’s a world without the hierarchical relationships of rich and poor, ruled and rulers, police and policed, that characterize our lives today. And it’s a world that we are already building through the ways we share space and make decisions in the Occupy encampments.

OCCUPY THE EARTH

We don’t want reforms, we don’t even want a revolution, or at least not a political one where the current 1% are replaced with another set of leaders — we simply want to occupy the planet in a way that allows our lives to be full of joy instead fear. In the past political philosophers alligned with socialism, communism, or anarchism have talked about creating this sort of society, but for us it transcends all ideological schisms. We simply want sustainable, inclusive, autonomous local communities where we can make decisions together face to face and work side by side to meet our needs.

THEY SAY JOIN THEM OR DIE, WE SAY JOIN US AND LIVE
STOP PAYING BACK THE BANKS AND CREDIT CARD COMPANIES ON 12-1-2011 AND JOIN THE DEBT REBELLION

For more information: http://www.debtrebellion.wordpress.com

Social Justice Workshops by Ariel Howland

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  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Location: Reed College - see below
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Purpose

My transphobia/cissexism workshop will be at Reed College in the Feminist Student Union at 7:00pm on Nov 30th.

My sexual assault/consent/supporting survivors workshop will be at Reed College in Vollum Lounge at 7:00pm on Dec 1st.

Here are the workshop descriptions. The workshops are sponsored by the Feminist Student Union and the Queer Alliance

-Ariel

An Introduction to Transphobia and Cissexism

This workshop will attempt to incorporate basic and intermediate information about transphobia and cissexism as a system of oppression. This workshop will be part presentation and part group discussion. Workshop attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and contribute their knowledge. This workshop is designed for people wishing to be allies but anyone is welcome to attend. This workshop will include a few handouts for workshop attendees. Transgender 101 workshops often prioritize topics and questions like terminology, what is a trans person anyway?, how do hormones and surgery affect trans people physically?, and the difficulty non-trans people have with using the correct pronouns for trans people. Terminology and other basic info will be covered but this workshop will utilize an intersectional analysis of systems of oppression to focus on how gender-variant people are oppressed in America. Some of the topics covered include: common prison/jail/police policy, job, healthcare, and housing discrimination, colonization, poverty, sex work, fetishizing of trans people, bathroom access, immigration, airport harassment, gender identity disorder and coercive therapy, etc. Due to time constraints some of these topics might not get covered. Come with your questions, your input, and your ears. The presenter will try to meet the audience where they are.

Introduction to Sexual assault, consent, and supporting survivors - a sex-positive approach.

The goal of this workshop is to give workshop attendees a better understanding of sexual violence, practical information about consent and providing emotional support to survivors of sexual violence. This workshop will go over sexual violence myths, common dynamics around sexual violence, problems with the legal system, tips on providing emotional support, self-care and other topics. Note: The consent section will include a little info about negotiating consent in BDSM scenes. (BDSM stands for (bondage, domination, and sado-masochism). This workshop will be part presentation and part discussion including some small group activities. Attendees are encouraged to take care of themselves and are encouraged to opt out of any activity they don’t feel comfortable with. Ariel has been involved in, feminist, sex-positivity, and anti-sexual violence activism as well as survivor support but still has a lot to learn from people who come to this workshop. 

Note: 
I have been told that people will be available to provide emotional support to workshop attendees. 
I have more experience with providing emotional support to survivors and doing anti-sexual violence activism then most people but I am not an expert or a survivor. 
The longest training I have completed around this was a 40 hour training from Sexual Assault Support Services in Eugene.



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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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Friday

Holiday Bazaar at Beaverton's Shilo Inn!!

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  • Date: Thursday at 3:00pm until Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

Purpose

Join us for Shilo Inn's first ever Holiday Bazaar.

Dozens of vendors from the metro area will showcase their handmade clothing items, crafts, high end jewelry, Hat makers, photography, and more!

It's a great way to get a jump start on you Christmas list, while supporting local artisans and local soloprenuers.

Thursday and Friday are our Happy Hour Bazaar. from 3-7pm Come on in, have a cocktail and shop at the same time!!

Saturday and Sunday are 11am-3pm....Join us for Brunch and peruse the tables for that unique item.

This season more than ever it's important to shop local, and proceeds go to the Beaverton Education Foundation!

Come enjoy the spirit of the season at The SW Shilo Inn first ever Holiday Bazaar!!

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Welcome To My World Artists Reception

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  • Date: Friday, December 2, 2011
  • Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Location: 23 Sandy Gallery
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Purpose

A stellar list of area artists were invited to consider a similar, unusual, three-dimensional object as canvas—a vintage world globe. This invitational exhibition was conceived and co-curated by new-to-Portland artist, Robert Tomlinson and is co-curated and hosted by 23 Sandy Gallery. The artists were asked to transform, build, infuse, reduce or reinvent the globe using the expressive power of cartography, exploring the form of the globe to create a compelling new work of art.

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Several of the artists focused on global politics and world affairs. Global warming was tackled by Jim Neidhardt with a resin coated glove that seems to be melting. Kerry Davis used his globe, titled Under the Wire,“to represent the damaging grip of the military, industrial and corporate paradigm that has encircled and enclosed our planet and the recognition that we have little time left to challenge and change the plight of our planet Earth.” Allison Bruns painted her globe with infamous dictators to remind us that “nothing causes greater change in the world than the slaughter of a population.”

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DRIVEN DEAD C.C. TOY DRIVE

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  • Date: Friday, December 2, 2011
  • Time: 8:00pm until 2:30am
  • Location: Club 21 2035 NE Glisan St., Portland, OR
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Purpose

Driven Dead C.C. annual toy drive at Club 21 this Friday Dec.2nd

  • Johnny Credit & the Cash Machine
  • Johnny Payola's Hayride
  • The Twangshifters
  • Don Quixote & the Windmills

8:00pm free with a toy donation

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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.


Saturday

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


BIKECRAFT 2011

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  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
  • Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm
  • Location: Sandbox Studio, 420 NE 9th Ave Portland
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Purpose

Put the fun into holiday shopping with hand-made, locally-produced gifts, bicycle accessories, jewelry, art, fashion, paper goods, and more at this year’s BikeCraft event.

This year's event will have:

  • FREE ADMISSION!
  • Drawings for amazing gifts
  • Filmed by Bike lounge
  • Food, beer, and spirited entertainment
  • Lots of bike and street parking



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Dogcupy Portland

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  • Date: Saturdays
  • 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 shit 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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Portland March In Solidarity With Defend The Egyptian Revolution

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  • Date: Today at 1:00pm until Sunday at 6:00am

Purpose

Rise up and march in solidarity with Egypt!

AGENDA

We will gather at the Waterfront on SW Salmon and Naito Parkway at 2:00pm. There may be another march concurrently happening.

There will be an open forum and announcements.

Please prepare signs.

Please bring a candle and a container to hold the wax (such as a dixie cup) which can also help as a wind blocker. There will be a candlelight vigil for those who have been affected by the violent attacks, directly and indirectly, but most importantly, to pay respect and tribute to the renegade fighters passed who were murdered by the junta military force.

The candlelight vigil will begin at 7pm at Pioneer Square. Please bring extras to share, if possible.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Defend the Egyptian Revolution

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Defend-the-Egyptian-Revolution/213838755356454

Urgent Message from Egypt

http://mosireen.org/?p=385

A Letter of Solidarity from Tahrir Square

http://zinelibrary.info/files/tahrir_to_OWS_read.pdf

International Day of Solidarity

http://en.nomiltrials.com/p/international-day-of-solidarity.html

Why Occupy in Solidarity

http://en.nomiltrials.com/2011/11/why-occupy-in-solidarity.html

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Foster-Powell/ Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Assembly

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  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
  • Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: SEIU Labor Hall, 6401 SE Foster Rd.
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Purpose

SE Portland Neighborhood Assembly

The Occupy movement has created a moment for energy and activism. This meeting is a way for neighbors in SE Portland to come together to discuss issues in our lives and communities. We will work together as a group to take action on the issues that connect us, local and global. We invite neighborhood association representatives, Occupy activists, and all interested neighbors to join us. At this facilitated meeting, we’ll create proposals and decide on the next steps to draw on the energy of the Occupy movement and move our communities forward.

We welcome brochures and flyers on a wide range of topics for our information table.
Contact the Coordinator

Charles Seaton: aleph.charles@gmail.com (503) 467-8327

Website
http://www.opgo.org
Assembly Goals
  • Bring together people in SE, and provide a space for people to tell their stories.
  • To educate people about the Occupy movement.
  • To ask: What can Occupy take on at a local level?
  • To hear and make progress on proposals.
  • And to connect with people from neighborhood associations
At the assembly, we will
  • Meet with neighbors, Occupy members, and people from your neighborhood associations.
  • Tell your story, and listen to other people’s stories.
  • Learn about the Occupy movement.
  • Discuss what Occupy can do in your neighborhood.
  • Listen to and help make plans.
Assembly Structure

Alternating between small group with large groups, report outs to large groups.

Agenda
  1. (Brief) What is Occupy Pdx, Examples, why it is we are here, what we want to accomplish
  2. Break out groups: hearing our experiences, nhood issues to resolve, identification of topics of action
  3. Large group: Report Out, Identify Shared Areas of interest for next Steps
  4. Small Group with new topics identified by earlier Process
  5. Report out in large Group: Wrap-Up & Next steps
About the convening group

Occupy Portland Grassroots Organizing is an evolving group of individuals working to help build communication, organizing, and interdependence in our local neighborhoods and in the whole 99%, in order to transform the community's needs, concerns, hopes and resilience into locally-based solutions.

Our SE organizing subgroup can be reached or joined at

http://tinyurl.com/se-occupypdx

This event particularly invites folks living in the Foster-Powell and Mt Scott-Arleta neighborhoods (50th to 82nd, Powell to Woodstock) to come out and talk about economic and social issues in their neighborhood, and how collective action and the Occupy Portland movement can work to address those issues. Folks from nearby neighborhoods are also welcome.

Holiday Bazaar at Beaverton's Shilo Inn!!

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  • Date: Thursday at 3:00pm until Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

Purpose

Join us for Shilo Inn's first ever Holiday Bazaar.

Dozens of vendors from the metro area will showcase their handmade clothing items, crafts, high end jewelry, Hat makers, photography, and more!

It's a great way to get a jump start on you Christmas list, while supporting local artisans and local soloprenuers.

Thursday and Friday are our Happy Hour Bazaar. from 3-7pm Come on in, have a cocktail and shop at the same time!!

Saturday and Sunday are 11am-3pm....Join us for Brunch and peruse the tables for that unique item.

This season more than ever it's important to shop local, and proceeds go to the Beaverton Education Foundation!

Come enjoy the spirit of the season at The SW Shilo Inn first ever Holiday Bazaar!!

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Occupier and Non-Occupier Town Hall

  • Date: Saturday, December 3
  • Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: First Unitarian Church 1011 Southwest 13th Avenue Portland, OR 
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Purpose

Invitation to Occupy Portland Town Hall

“Is there life after eviction?”

Occupy Portland’s Vision & Strategy Committee invites you and members of your communities to join us for conversation, food, and networking. We want to provide a friendly setting for dialogue, to explore the varied views people have of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland. As more and more camps are being dismantled, many wonder what might be next. We invite campers, supporters, curious bystanders, skeptics—from a wide range of our communities—arts, education, faith, business, services, advocacy groups, labor, government, etc.--to join us to pause and reflect on what we think OWS and OP have accomplished, and where the movement might be headed.

Our hope is to follow this Town Hall with many more open discussions, to sustain the dialogue that has been started and to help shape of the movement’s future.

5:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Food & Beverages will start the evening

Trudy Cooper, Professional Facilitator specializing in Organizational Development, Mediation, Strategic Planning and Diversity Education will lead the large and small group dialogue and one to one informal conversation.

RSVP
Space is limited, please RSVP by Friday, December 2nd, 2011 to Owen Sanders, Ph. #503.459.6391 or email: owensanders@gmail.com

We look forward to this opportunity to continue the conversation with you and others in our community!

Questions may include:

  • What has worked?
  • What is unique about OWS?
  • What is unique about OP?
  • How will the current displacement of the camp affect OP?

Those in attendance will be occupiers, supporters, and any other interested or curious people who would like to focus on these questions to continue our work, build on our strengths, and include more people from more of Portland.

Free, with the time divided between:

  • facilitated large group discussion
  • small group discussions,
  • one to one informal conversation with food and drink available, and with
  • access to information from various actions and projects now underway.



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Sunday

Occu-Mart: Part of Boycott Black Friday

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  • Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011
  • Time: 12:30pm until 3:30pm
  • Location: Walmart 4200 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97266
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Purpose

BUY LOCAL!!

Every year, the day after Thanksgiving turns into one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year.

With most of that money being spent in big corporate stores with poor benefits and ethics for their employees.
This year, let's change that.
Walmart is one of the main contributors in the incredibly negative impact on the American economy and we should all start buying LOCAL!

Every year, the day after Thanksgiving turns into one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year.

WalMart is one of the worse culprits of poor employee standards and ethics.

Sunday, December 4, 2011 we are going to enter WalMart.

No chants, no signs. Just enter like you are there to shop.

Then at 12:30p, listen up because there will be a mic-check.

We'll do a MIC CHECK (I'll be happy to do it).

If we can have people through out the store so our message is heard it would be more effective.

In solidarity ♥

Ejiria Walker

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Faciltation Workshop to improve group process!

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  • Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011
  • Time: 2:00pm until 6:00pm
  • Location: Laughing Horse Book and Film Collective 12 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
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Purpose

Interested in creating a rockin' group process?
Need some tools and strategies to make meetings more fulfilling?

Come to the *Facilitation Workshop* by FACILITRON -- part of the Rising Tide monthly workshop series -- Sunday, December 4th, 2-6pm Laughing Horse Books, 12 NE 10th Ave.

Snacks provided!

This will be a hands-on, participatory workshop on how to facilitate a good group process. There are too many meetings in the world that are draining, unfocused and disempowering. Bad meeting dynamics are not conducive to inspired collective action -- and inspired collective action is what we want! There are lots of things you can do before, during, and after meetings to help your group process run smoothly, be effective, use time well, and build solid relationships.

In this workshop we will discuss the role of the facilitator, talk about what this role is and what it's not, and share some facilitation tools that can help foster effective, efficient and energizing meetings. We'll be putting facilitation strategies into practice, so come ready to participate! All experience levels welcome.

Invite friends!

FACILITRON is a small group of facilitators participating in a year-long program called Portland Facilitation Lab, an intensive training and practice in group facilitation. Members of FACILITRON are involved in community disaster preparedness, healing arts, media, design, grassroots organizing, direct action and movement-building. Through this training, they hope to share their skills as well as draw from the knowledge of the group

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Holiday Bazaar at Beaverton's Shilo Inn!!

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  • Date: Thursday at 3:00pm until Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00pm

Purpose

Join us for Shilo Inn's first ever Holiday Bazaar.

Dozens of vendors from the metro area will showcase their handmade clothing items, crafts, high end jewelry, Hat makers, photography, and more!

It's a great way to get a jump start on you Christmas list, while supporting local artisans and local soloprenuers.

Thursday and Friday are our Happy Hour Bazaar. from 3-7pm Come on in, have a cocktail and shop at the same time!!

Saturday and Sunday are 11am-3pm....Join us for Brunch and peruse the tables for that unique item.

This season more than ever it's important to shop local, and proceeds go to the Beaverton Education Foundation!

Come enjoy the spirit of the season at The SW Shilo Inn first ever Holiday Bazaar!!

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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

AC meeting today at 5:30pm PSU Smith Center cafeteria

Neighborhood Assembly Facilitator Training

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  • Date: Mon, December 5, 2011
  • Time: 9:30am – 11am
  • Location: Afscme Building on 60th and E Burnside in the library
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Purpose

In our mission to kick-start some Neighborhood Assemblies so that all our communities can feel better represented in the movement.

Outreach Committee brings to you a Facilitator Training that will be very useful in having well trained participants helping the flow of communication.

All are welcome!

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See Also: Neighborhood Assembly

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Occupy Eugene Community Conversation

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  • Date: Monday, December 5, 2011
  • Time: 7:00pm until 9:00pm
  • Location: Harris Hall 125 East 8th Ave , Eugene, OR
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Purpose

You are warmly invited to an Occupy Eugene community conversation about these questions:

  • How can we use Occupy Eugene as a springboard for community solutions?
  • What do the Occupiers have to teach us about resilience, survival, and developing supportive relationship networks?
  • What is a possible win-win outcome for Occupy Eugene and the city?
  • What needs to happen before the Dec. 15 deadline for extending the exception to the camping ordinance?

We want to include a diversity of perspectives on these questions, especially yours. The first facilitated discussion that Occupy Eugene had with the City Manager and Chief of Police brought out 100% agreement on the goal of win-win solutions. Let's build on that. This conversation will be facilitated by Chip Coker of Community Mediation Services.

If you can't be there in person, it will be streamed live over PeaceDay.tv

We now have a splendid opportunity to bring our citizens' best wisdom forth, and to build a democratic consensus for living together in harmony. Many of us have shared that we hope Eugene will be a role model for our nation. I am very confident that if we do this we will light up the world.

A second community conversation is tentatively scheduled for Monday, December 12, at the same time and place. That conversation may be rescheduled if public comment would be more fruitful at the city council meeting on the same evening. If held, the conversation will focus on the internal strengths and weaknesses of Occupy Eugene, as well as the external opportunities for change and threats to the movement.

OE Community Conversations Committee (soon to be morphed into an existing or new committee) is currently a team of people representing Occupy Eugene, Eugene City of Peace, CALC, Beyond War, WAND, and Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network/Jobs with Justice.

We meet every Tuesday at 3:30 PM in the dome.

Contact person
David Hazen, innercom [at] peak.org, 541-520-6621



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Tuesday

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.


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.

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


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