Occupy CD2 on Monday!
On Monday Dec. 5th rural and small town Oregonians will be occupying Congressional District 2 – the first congressional district occupation in the country (as far as we can tell)! Actions will be...
View ArticleDec 2011 KTA: Occupy Our Post Offices
Occupy Our Post Offices Rural and small town communities are some of the hardest hit by the economic recession. More and more of our Main Street businesses are shutting down. As our economy has...
View ArticleOccupy Walden Report!
On Monday simultaneous actions occurred in towns where Rep. Walden has offices (Medford, Bend & La Grande), his hometown (Hood River) and Klamath Falls. Hundreds turned out to Occupy Walden! The...
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Post Offices Occupied Across Oregon
As we head into our holidays, here is an inspiring update from rural Oregon! Monday, December 19 was a remarkable day. Over 23 communities across Oregon came together to fight back against Congress’...
View ArticleFeb 2012 KTA: A Chance to Reflect – Occupy “Think Tanks”
“Strategy is the road resistance walks to freedom.” – David Swanson, How the People Got Their Groove Back: What a Bunch of Farmers Can Teach a Bunch of Occupiers About How to Keep on Going Over the...
View ArticlePetitions for Rural Post Offices Delivered
Earlier this month, I visited with Diana, a 71 year old great-grandmother of 13 and retired Postmaster for the Tiller Post Office. I first talked with Diana in December when ROP was coordinating Occupy...
View ArticleOccupy Rural Oregon Prepares for Spring
Despite the cold and often snowy weather keeping folks indoors, Occupy Rural Oregon has been reflecting, analyzing, strategizing, and preparing for the spring! The Rural Organizing Project has been...
View ArticleConnecting the Dots
What a year it has been! We have seen an explosion of community organizing from Occupy to post offices to the election. We have been busy on the road connecting with and supporting ROP leaders who...
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Join us for the Rural Caucus & Strategy Session! June 8 in Woodburn
May 2, 2013 Dear Friends of ROP in Multnomah County, Join us for the Rural Caucus & Strategy Session! Saturday, June 8th in Woodburn. Register here! 20 Years of the ROP Caucus! Each Spring, the...
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Help Occupy Roseburg keep the heat on!
Last May we sent out a ROPnet describing Occupy Roseburg’s incredible success fighting a proposed “exclusion zone” that would unfairly target folks who appear to be low-income in downtown Roseburg, all...
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