Occupy Portland

Yesterday was the official start to the Occupy Portland protest. Starting off at Waterfront Park, the group then marched to Pioneer Square, and then to the official occupation cite at Chapman and Lownsdale squares on SW 3rd and Main.

Security guards at the Wells Fargo building in SW Portland watch as protesters march by.

Protesters in Pioneer Square

Attendees gathered in Chapman Square after the march and set up a microphone and PA system, open to all who wished to speak.

A news helicopter is visible in the distance as protesters gather in Pioneer Square.

Protesters march toward Chapman Square.

A construction worker shoots video from a platform as the Occupy Portland crowd marches by.

Traffic backed up in SW Portland when the protesters took to the streets

The reflection of protesters is seen in the windows of an unoccupied storefront.

A man who explained he was a practicing physician spoke about what he saw as the failings of the current medical system in America.

A photographer looks through his lens at the Pioneer Square crowd as a news helicopter flies by overhead.

[/media-credit]Spectators watch from the staircase of a nearby parking garage as protesters march by.

Protesters sit atop the Elk statue on SW 3rd and Main near the occupation site.

PSU Finance Major Del Passwaters (left) and Nick Fowler watch speakers at Waterfront Park.

An attendee takes a video on his phone at the occupation

Residents watch the march from fire-escape balconies.

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