Student strike in response to budget cuts and school closures.
Morning: Woodlawn Park, NE 9th Avenue & Dekum Street, 9 a.m.
Liberate May Day with the Portland Liberation Organizing Council (PLOC); “reclaiming” of land and block party to follow a march from the park.
Afternoon: Under east end of the Burnside Bridge, entry via SW Ankeny Street at MLK Blvd,
Unpermitted (with “unfriendly tactics”) General Strike Rally (11:30 a.m.) and March (12:30 p.m.).
Afternoon: Shemansky Park (South Park Blocks), SW Salmon Street & SW Park Avenue, 2 p.m.
Permitted rally and march (4:30-6 p.m.) organized by the May Day Coalition.
Evening: Oregon State Capitol, Salem, 6 p.m.
Causa and PCUN’s “The Light of Hope” march and rally with featured speaker Gov. John Kitzhaber, M.D., with announcements on the drivers’ license restoration. Chartered bus from Portland provided by Causa.
Also: Occupy Gresham has endorsed the May Day General Strike and an action is being planned. See http://www.occupygresham.org for any new development.
Hashtags: #M1GS and #M1PDX, in addition to #OPDX, #OPDXalert, etc.
- Republicans: Let's pass a constitutional amendment to keep gays from marrying the people they love
- Republicans: And let's make it as hard as possible for women (and other people who can get pregnant) to get abortions
- Republicans: And let's make it harder for the poor, the elderly and minorities to vote
- Republicans: And let's make it so that the police can stop brown people randomly to ask for their papers
- Republicans: Because we believe in freedom
Bloomberg Refuses Comment On NYPD’s May Day Training
On Friday a tipster sent Gothamist an email noting that several hundred NYPD officers had been conducting training exercises on Randall’s Island in preparation for May Day’s protests.
While the sources of other journalists confirmed that information, Mayor Bloomberg declined to go into specifics today when asked about the training by the Voice. ”We are prepared for everything we can think of all the time. Our tactics are something that we don’t talk about in advance for obvious reasons.”
Occupy’s wide range of scheduled events, both “official” and covert, promise to spread the department’s resources from Lower Manhattan to Midtown.
The master list of events is huge—there are teach-ins, marches over bridges, a thousand-strong “Guitarmy,” markets, free food, musical performances in Union Square, and a final march into the Financial District.
But the proceedings that will draw the most attention from the police don’t have thoughtful websites or donation options: will people answer the call to shut down bridges into Manhattan? How great is the chance that the MTA will be forced to cut service? Will the anarchist-sponsored Wildcat March be allowed to advance beyond East Houston? And what of the picketing of individual financial institutions in Lower Manhattan?
Occupy All Streets: Google Admits To Helping Craft CISPA
Google acknowledged in its latest lobbying disclosure form that it is working behind the scenes on a controversial cybersecurity bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
The bill’s author, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), told The Hill last…
LEGALIZE FREEDOM
May Day events information
Morning: Portland Public Schools Headquarters, 501 N Dixon St, 7:30 a.m.
If Corporations are people then shouldnt the Corporations be taxed just as much as the people?
NYC: ONLY TWO WEEKS UNTIL MAY DAY 2012 !! / Solo quedan dos semanas hasta el primero de mayo 2012!
A historic unity has been achieved in NYC. Immigrant groups, labor, the Occupy Wall Street and progressive movement have united for one single demonstration at Union Square on Tuesday, May 1st. This broad coalition will gather at 4 p.m. and march to Wall Street at 5:30 p.m.
The May 1st Coalition will be at Union Square from 12 p.m. on. This is a permitted, marshaled event that will include Know Your Rights workshops throughout the day.
Come to the next May 1st organizing meeting on Tuesday,
April 17 at 6:30 pm at the Solidarity Center.Learn how you can get involved. Participate in plans for sound cars, subway and community outreach, fundraising, and more! For leaflets in English, Spanish and French please visit www.may1.info
Tuesday, April 17 ► 6:30 p.m.
S O L I D A R I T Y C E N T E R
55 West 17th St., 5th Floor
Btw 5th & 6th Ave.
Manhattan
212.633.6646
Build May Day 2012 !¡Solo quedan dos semanas hasta
el primero de mayo 2012!Una unidad histórica se ha logrado en NYC. Grupos inmigrantes, el
sector laboral, el movimiento progresista y el Occupy Wall Street se
han unido para una sola manifestación en Union Square el martes,
primero de Mayo. Esta coalición amplia se reunirá a las 4 pm y
marchará hasta Wall Street a las 5:30 pm.
La Coalición Primero de Mayo estará en Union Square desde las 12 pm – mediodía – en adelante. Este es un evento con permiso,y seguridad e incluirá talleres sobre sus derechos durante todo el día.
Venga a la próxima reunión de planificación de la Coalición Primero de Mayo Martes, 17 de abril a las 6:30 pm en
el Solidarity Center.Informese como puede participar. Participe en los planes de salir a informar a la comunidad en coches con sonido y en los trenes. También se hablará sobre recaudasión de fondos y más! Para volantes en inglés, español y francés visite el sitiowww.may1.info
Tuesday, April 17 ► 630 p.m.
Solidarity Center
55 West 17th St. 5th Floor
Btw 5th & 6th Ave.
Manhattan
212.633.6646
Build May Day 2012 !
LIVE: NYPD refusing to let protest sit on sidewalk. Power washer threat, again. NYPD trying to fully evict the Wall Street Occupation. NYPD & Park Service on scene.
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