Occupy Portland demonstrators strike compromise with Portland marathon


Occupy Portland demonstrators struck a compromise with Portland Marathon organizers this weekend, resulting in the biggest public demonstration since Thursday’s debut march.

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Occupy Portland demonstrators struck a compromise with Portland Marathon organizers this weekend, resulting in the biggest public demonstration since Thursday’s debut march.

 

Hundreds of demonstrators met in the Rose Quarter and followed the route of the marathon across the Broadway Bridge and into downtown, where they returned to their camp in Lownsdale and Chapman squares. 

Portland Marathon officials, too, declared the day a success. Event director Les Smith said the protests drew a great deal of attention to the race. 

“The Occupy Portland people have been a godsend for us,” he said. 

Smith said the demonstrators had been very supportive, and about 40 had volunteered to help clean up near the finish line after the marathon.

Read more at OregonLive.com.

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