Occupy Everywhere - Sept 17th - Day of Rage Against Wall Street and what it stands for!

[Peter Lemkin]

Occupy Portland destroyed by Police. Many are sleeping and regrouping after 48 hours awake and battling. Plans are to re-occupy somewhere today. Oakland is next. All this being coordinated, I'm quite sure, on the Federal level by HS. If anyone STILL had any doubt of which side of history Obummer was on.....his silence and lack of support of OWS speaks volumes.

Occupy Oakland Is an Extended Sit-In: We Will Not Be Moved

November 13, 2011
From members of the Media Committee:
Last night, Occupy Portland amassed thousands of people in preparation for an eviction scheduled for 12:01am Sunday morning. Some sources are reporting that as many as 5,000 or more Occupy supporters squared off against police in riot gear to protect Chapman and Lownsdale Squares, where protestors have been camping in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and other Occupy movements across the globe. As of this writing, many of the protestors cleared out and tents are being torn down, but, in light of their victory of last night and this morning, they are regrouping. Portland Mayor Sam Adams really can't expect people to give up so easily.
In the meantime, things at Occupy Oakland last night were quiet and peaceful, with few signs of police presence. A small open mic was followed by music and mingling. Though some have cleared out their tents, many are committed to defending Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza despite eviction notices delivered twice in the past week.
Supporters of Occupy Oakland, let's follow last night's example in Portland! The small contingent of campers at the plaza needs your help! We need bodies ready to be on the ground at a moment's notice in order to protect our camp and keep our movement strong. Mayor Jean Quan and other prominent members of the City Council and Chamber of Commerce, which represents corporate interests in Oakland, want us out. They don't want to have a daily reminder of civil unrest, of homelessness, joblessness, and poverty. If they can sweep us under the rug, they can go back to business as usualworking on a multi-million dollar downtown renewal project that is meant to "revitalize" the city but in reality has pushed out thousands of marginalized Oakland residents and gentrified much of the downtown area. Allowing them to move our encampment is agreeing to turn our roar into a whimper, to "protest" in a way that safely accommodates the interests of those who care nothing about Oakland's 99%. They already control our money, our jobs, our products, our homes, even our public spacesare we going to let them control our protest, too? Last week, Mayor Jean Quan said, "Occupation is a tactic, not a solution." She needs to know that destroying the camp is a tactic, not a solution. We're here to stay until the fight against the government and the corporations is won.
Be ready, Oakland. Keep updated on Twitter and Facebook. Commit to helping. Commit to coming down and linking arms to keep the Occupation in the plaza!