Occupying the Port of Olympia 12-12-11

Sammy Speaks Out

Sammy, a welding student with a dream, organizes a boycott in solidarity with the greater Occupy movement and organized labor working at the nation’s ports. His articulate pronouncements and observations regarding modern labor as well as the state of our economy belie his age.

Mary Brings Holiday Cheer

Mary Hath Spokane hands out Christmas carols to rally supporters of Occupy the Ports…some with a different spin. Mary is a peace activist who was married to a cop. She implores others to be tolerant and leave their prejudices behind. She is also one of the Heritage Park Occupy encampment’s more influential participants.

An in depth investigatory report on the tensions within that camp, the public demeanor of, the cheeky sense of entitlement of the homeless residing there, and questions about boundaries/ownership in a community park will soon appear on this site for a unique perspective on prevailing lawlessness there.

Words of Encouragement from Cooper Point

Michelle Morris (and her husband) live in a home on Cooper Point. She was active in spearheading the drive to stop TESC from installing a biomassacre plant on campus. Whether she’s part of the 99% financially, however, is open to question. When asked at one point early on to meet, she demurred by claiming she was busy washing her yacht.  Her husband was ruder still when contacted by phone. Conclusion: Politics makes for strange bedfellows and even the rich would like a little clean air left to breathe.

No Paparazzi, please!

Michelle attempts to instruct the photographer not to take pictures, but when informed she had no right to privacy in a public street, she rolled up her window and drove off in a huff! Still, her arrogance in assuming rights to quash the 1st Amendment isn’t isolated to the 1%…far from it. Homeless squatters in Heritage Park were violently aggressive and threatening while trying to make the same argument that has been denied by our State Supreme Court to peace officers and to which Michelle felt entitled. The squatters went so far as to argue visitors to the park had to comply with their wishes because it was their ‘back yard’.