Tagged: occupation

September 17, 2021

by David Galbreath, Mary Bell and John Adair

“Forest Defense is Climate Defense:” Activists Occupy Trees to Protest Old-Growth Logging in McKenzie Watershed (PHOTOS)

Since Sept. 11, the Cascadia Forest Defenders, an autonomous group of environmental activists, have been occupying a part of the Willamette National Forest in advance of a proposed timber sale by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

three people sit in front of wood doors framed by banners that read disarm and divest

October 6, 2020

by Janusz Malo

The Occupation of Johnson Hall, Day 2

By using direct action, activists achieved more in less than 24 hours than others have in 100 days of marches.

Banners that were unfurled in front of Johnson Hall that read Disarm, Divest and Democratize around a larger banner that reads Reclaim UO

October 5, 2020

by Nadya Markowska

The Occupation of Johnson Hall, Day 1

As the crowd dwindled and Against Me!’s “Baby, I’m an Anarchist” played through a blown-out amplifier, the chained-up activists offered up a promise to those who wanted to participate in the occupation.