Late-Night Meeting at Occupy Portland Addresses Safety Concerns

PORTLAND, ORE.–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2011.  Late Saturday night and early into Sunday morning, an emergency Occupy Portland meeting composed of concerned individuals, including people from several committees, was held to discuss what many volunteers felt was becoming a growing problem. They discussed, at length, the issues surrounding illicit drug use, violent behavior, and otherwise disruptive conduct that was being exhibited by some of the people camping at Chapman and Lownsdale Squares.