Name: Leah Miller---Age: 22 Occupation: Student, medical biller and self-employed pet sitter Tenure at Occupy Portland: Since day one Otherwise lives in: Northeast Portland Favorite Theologian: Paulo Freire Why she’s Occupying Portland: “[Freire’s] views on education and the banking system are really what brought me here.” Her contribution to the camp:  Miller set up a desk made out ...   More

News Name: Chris Bartz, pictured with Kelly (his friend's dog) ---Age: 36 Occupation: Baker; unemployed since January when he was laid off from Beaverton Bakery, where he worked for three years Lives: Northwest Portland Status at Occupy Portland: He's been there 5 days and staying indefinitely Favorite political thinker: Barack Obama, although he feels let down because “he made a lot of promises that ...   More

News Name: Ty Campbell Age: 19 Occupation: He fished in Alaska on a salmon boat last summer Tenure at Occupy Portland: Began camping at Occupy Portland Oct. 19 after marching with Occupy Seattle Otherwise he is: Traveling. Campbell moved out of the house he shared with other University of Washington students in Seattle’s U district, packed his belongings into storage and began to ride his bike south ...   More