Bonus Army Began in Portland
The land where some of the Occupy Portland protesters are now living is actually the very same spot where, on May 10, 1932, the last meeting organizing the birth of the Bonus Army was held, just before a few hundred veterans piled into a train car headed for Washington D.C. to occupy our nation’s capitol. The historic significance of the location was not entirely lost on the current residents; we came across this hand-written sign while we were walking around the camp:
I was genuinely moved by the small functioning society that this disparate group of people built from nothing. The mood when I was there was warm, festive and friendly; the entire place seemed to be vibrantly alive with activity and thriving. Perhaps organized movements like Occupy Portland and Occupy Wall Street are the tangible manifestations that we need for inspiration to better restructure our flawed economic systems, and heal our diseased culture.
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About Rhonda Winter
Rhonda,It’s great to hear more news about the occupy movement! It’s exciting to think about how many people are starting to make some change.
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It is really exciting to watch this local activism grow across the globe. The flourishing Occupy movement has already succeeded in reframing our national discourse, and has radically changed the questions that are being asked.