#RefugeRally Event News - Rallies in Eugene, Bend, Seattle, Portland,... Noon Jan 19th

[L. Coyote]

Oregon Wild ‏@OregonWild
Eugene #RefugeRally event is now up on Facebook. http://ow.ly/X4yTU

#PDX #RefugeRally sign-making event Jan 18th hosted by @BarkforMtHood http://ow.ly/X4wLS #OregonUnderAttack

Rallies across Oregon announced to #SupportMalheur and stand up for #publiclands #RefugeRally #OregonStandoff
http://ow.ly/X4iUo

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#RefugeRally Tweets LIVE feed.



Center for Bio Div ‏@CenterForBioDiv
Rally to #SupportMalheur and America's #publiclands in Portland on Tuesday: http://ow.ly/X8o3M #RefugeRally

T S Talbott ‏@TS_Talbott 9 minutes ago
See you there? Let's stand together for Malheur! #refugerally #oregonstandoff Thanks @OregonWild for organizing!


Take Back Malheur ‏@takebackmalheur Jan 16
Sign up for the #RefugeRally nearest you!
http://www.oregonwild.org/events/refugerally-support-malheur-and-public-lands …

Center for Bio Div ‏@CenterForBioDiv Jan 16
Rally to #SupportMalheur and America's #publiclands in Portland on Tuesday: http://ow.ly/X8o3M #RefugeRally


Conservation NW ‏@ConservationNW Jan 15
Stand up to Bundy! Rally for America's public lands in Seattle at noon on 1/19:
http://bit.ly/PublicLandsForAllRally … #KeepitPublic #RefugeRally

LiberalLoner ‏@LiberalLoner Jan 15
#RefugeRally Tuesday, Jan. 19 .... Rallies Across Oregon to #SupportMalheur Wildlife Refuge
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027532876

Kieran Suckling ‏@KieranSuckling Jan 13
#RefugeRally for public land, against Bundy takeover: Portland, noon, Jan 19th. RSVP on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/909977552433687/ … PLEASE RT



Oregon brothers launch anti-Bundy fundraising campaign #OregonStandoff

Happening now: Bundy breaking down fence on refuge #BundyTeaParty

[flamingdem]

1. I'd like to see Teddy R. deal with these dudes

[KingCharlemagne]

2. Seems almost impossible to believe that TR and Abe were

Republicans, it does.

[flamingdem]

3. I'd contest that. The Republican party at the time were really the Democrats essentially

The Liberal Republicans were progressives and Teddy had ties to them. Someone else may know a lot more than this but for sure the parties were very, very different back then.

[KingCharlemagne]

4. True. I think the switch began in 1928 with the nomination

of Roman Catholic urbanite Al Smith for President on the Dem ticket. Reached its zenith in 1965 with passage of landmark Civil Rights legislation, thereby setting the stage for Nixon's "Southern Strategy," Lee Atwater and now Trump&Cruz.

[Eleanors38]

5. TR was allegedly a crappy shot, but he made up for it with volume of fire...

...hence his preference for lever actions.

[L. Coyote]

7. Boise Rally Announced.

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Golden Eagle Audubon ‏@GoldenEagleAud 2 hours ago
@OregonWild Your #Idaho neighbors are with you! Birders are planning a #RefugeRally in #Boise at capitol building
https://www.facebook.com/events/768422913261553/

Take Back Malheur @takebackmalheur
Show your support by attending a #RefugeRally! #takebackmalheur #oregonstandoff
http://www.oregonwild.org/events/refugerally-support-malheur-and-public-lands

[jwirr]

6. This is great. The idiots who are following bundy and their

mormon ideas need to see that we DO NOT support them. This is our country and the laws that allowed us to create these public lands are our laws. They are criminals.

[L. Coyote]

8. Add LaGrande, Santa Fe, Medford/Ashland, so far? Who's doing a meet-up elsewhere?

KGW News @KGWNews
Rallies in #Portland, #Eugene, #Bend, #LaGrande will protest #Oregonstandoff Tuesday

Portland
Holladay Park
NE 11th Ave, Portland

Bend
Riverfront Plaza
Brooks St, Bend

Eugene
Old Federal Building
211 E. 7th Ave, Eugene
Jan 18th sign-making party hosted by Cascadia Wildlands

Medford/Ashland
Rally to be held on public lands, February 1st, more information available on kswild.org
To learn how you can take immediate action, contact: [e-mail] or call 541 488-5789

La Grande
Pro-Public Lands Potluck
105 Fir St Suite #327

Boise, Idaho
Idaho State Capitol Building
700 W Jefferson St

Seattle, Washington
Henry M Jackson Federal Building
915 2nd Ave

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Thursday, Jan 21st at 2 PM
New Mexico State Capitol Building

[L. Coyote]

9. Sign making party, check these out:

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Michelle Nijhuis ‏@nijhuism
#RefugeRally to support #Malheur tomorrow: http://oregonwild.org/events/refugerally-support-malheur-and-public-lands …


Portland Audubon ‏@PortlandAudubon
And more signs for the #refugerally for #Malheur tomorrow at 12 at Holladay Park!


Portland Audubon ‏@PortlandAudubon
In preparation for the #refugerally for #Malheur tomorrow, we've been making signs with volunteers!


#VoteWilderness ‏@VoteWilderness
OREGON*****Let's STAND for OUR Public Lands
Tuesday, 12:00 Noon, January 19th
#RefugeRally to Support Malheur and... http://fb.me/72RIEZYV2

Judith Kohler ‏@JudithKohler
The #AssociationofNorthwestSteelheaders will join #publiclands rally Tuesday in Portland, #OR. #refugerally #Malheur

[L. Coyote]

10. Morning Tweets

Twitter was down for a while, just after #TwitterDown trended #1.

ONDA ‏@TheOregonDesert 6 minutes ago
It's time for a #RefugeRally! Join #ONDA & others today 12-1 at Crows Feet Commons #inBend to support the Malheur Refuge.

Doc ‏@xxdr_zombiexx 60 minutes ago
The Cowliphate gets a counter-protest! #refugerally
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/19/1471620/-The-Cowliphate-gets-a-counter-protest

Rachael Rafanelli Verified account ‏@RachaelKGW 2 hours ago
#RefugeRally happening NOON in #Portland and across #Oregon
pics of signs from "Restore #Malheur" Facebook page


kalikrome ‏@Kalikrome
@SpecialK_808 exactly....this all began with ammon saying he received a message from God.....blah, blah, blah...
#OregonMilitia
#FLDS

joe k. ‏@joeybladb
More on the Malheur occupation from the Native perspective: http://fb.me/4XcOHc82W

Andrea Gabriel ‏@AGabrielArt 5 minutes ago
I made a pledge countering ignorance & hate @ http://gohomemalheur.org
Pledge 2day! #gohomemalheur #occupyathon #standup 2 #oregonstandoff

Bubba ‏@WolfmanLives 11 minutes ago
The Cowliphate gets another counter-protest
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/19/1471620/-The-Cowliphate-gets-a-counter-protest … #Oregonstandoff #UniteBlue #tcot

[L. Coyote]

11. There is now a #RefugeRally in Salem too,

Oregon Wild ‏@OregonWild 12 minutes ago
There is now a #RefugeRally in Salem at noon today! http://ow.ly/XhegI

SALEM: Support Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge and our public lands. Public Rally.

ONDA ‏@TheOregonDesert 5 minutes ago
12 MST: #RefugeRally in Boise on Capitol steps!

Snake River Alliance ‏@SnkRvrAlliance 31 minutes ago
FYI: Boise Rally for #Malheur noon today. Show your support for public lands
http://ow.ly/XhaBM #RefugeRally #PublicLands #VanillaISIS

Barry Johnson ‏@barryjohnson 44 minutes ago
The PDX Malheur Wildlife #refugerally is noon today at Holladay Park, just south of Lloyd Center near the Max stop.
http://oregonwild.org/events/refugerally-support-malheur-and-public-lands

[HuckleB]

12. Recommended!

[L. Coyote]

13. I've been asked to talk at today's noon Rally at Holliday Park in NE Portland. Here's what I'm going

This is from Linda Neal, www.earthandspirit.org

Friends and Family,

I've been asked to talk at today's noon Rally at Holliday Park in NE Portland. Here's what I'm going to say:

I am the great-grandaughter of Harney County homesteaders and the stepdaughter of David Marshall, who was the wildlife biologist at Malheur Refuge under John Scharff. The pond in front of the refuge is named after my stepfather. My grandmother was a violinist in the Sagebrush Orchestra that began in Burns in 1912 and eventually became the Portland Youth Philharmonic. We still own the original homestead cabin and 1200 acres of land near Princeton, about 20 miles from refuge headquarters. We pay our taxes there. My family’s company makes optical equipment for hunters and birders. I hunt. We lease our land for cattle grazing. I have a life bird list. My husband is a Native American elder and former saddle bronc rider, and we love Harney County.

We love the people of Harney County – the Paiutes, the Basque people, the ranchers, the government employees, the musicians, birders, contractors, doctors, the tai chi and yoga instructors, writers, farmers, shopkeepers, and the artists. There is so much talent and creativity among the people, and because there only 7000 people in the whole county, and they’re spread out so far, they really help each other out. Here in Portland we like to think we emphasize community, but out there the whole county of over 10,000 square miles is one big community. I want you to know that the people of Harney County are good people, just as you are. They love the land and believe in taking care of it. They simply like living in a place where you can see forever, and there are no traffic jams.

The thing that makes me the saddest about this whole occupation is how it is dividing the community there, turning friends against each other, and how the press emphasizes the problems rather than the constructive efforts that have arisen from community members to solve those problems. The High Desert Partnership http://highdesertpartnership.org/ is one such constructive process that brings together all stakeholders -- Refuge and BLM employees, ranchers, and environmental groups – to do things like come up with a 15 year refuge plan that everyone supports. The plan was put in place by involving everyone, and listening to everyone. As my husband says, we must learn to listen, and listen to learn. Audubon Society was one of the participants in that process. This plan is a model for refuge plans throughout the United States. These are the positive efforts that come out of Harney County, and they need your support as well. They will be in place long after Bundy and his gang has left, which, in my opinion, should have happened long ago. Then good people West of the mountains can continue to come together with good people east of the mountains, ranchers can continue to work with environmentalists and government employees, the Paiutes can return to their sacred sites, the snow geese can safely return to the refuge, and we can all remember that we are part of a much greater community.

Thank you for listening.

[SalviaBlue]

14. Thank you for posting.

[L. Coyote]

15. Facebook users, check these links: RestoreMalheur/photos_stream,

https://www.facebook.com/RestoreMalheur/photos_stream

Malheur Field Station Education Website | Malheur-Field-Station- photos_stream

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge - Wildlife Sanctuary

Restore Malheur - Community | audubonportland.org/

Conservation Voters ‏@CV4ID 11 minutes ago
SHARE if you want to #KeepPublicLandsInPublicHands #TakeAStandForPublicLand #KeepItPublic #RefugeRally


Humboldt Baykeeper @HumBaykeeper
Join us in support of our public lands on Jan. 20! @HumBaykeeper #refugerally http://tinyurl.com/zggcwsr

[L. Coyote]

16. Some day, a reporter will think of a phrase other than "Birders flock to..." Today is not that day.

[center]Nancy DeWitt ‏@IdahoLark
Some day, a reporter will think of a phrase other than "Birders flock to..." Today is not that day.
#FreeMalheur http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2016/jan/19/birders-flock-capitol-protest-malheur-occupation/ …

Reed Andrews ‏@ReedKATU Portland, OR
Rally organizers already declared thousands showed up, that's a bit generous, but the crowd is growing. #LiveOnK2


VIDEO: Refuge supporters changing up the lyrics to "This land is your land." #LiveOnK2
VIDEO: This gives you a pretty good idea of how many people showed up. Lots of umbrellas & possible Garrison Keillor fans.

Jason Wilson ‏@jason_a_w
Bad weather has not stopped 00s showing up for the Audubon soc's #OregonStandoff counter-protest in PDX.


"Throw the bums in jail" was the chant, followed by a chorus of "this land is your land" #OregonStandoff


Reed Andrews ‏@ReedKATU Portland, OR
Some of the more creative signs from a rally happening now. People here want the Bundys out of Oregon. #LiveOnK2






Rally difficult to count accurately but I'd say around 300 at Audubon counter-protest, all ages


Protest moving to federal building near Lloyd Center to "show appreciation" to public servants "who are afraid right now". #Oregonstandoff

In the courtyard of the federal building: the chant is "uphold the law" #OregonStandoff


Lauren Dake ‏@LaurenDake
#RefugeRally chant went from "birds not bullies" to "throw the bums in jail" #Oregonstandoff


"We can't be shouted down with people with guns, we have to stand up for public lands" #RefugeRally #Oregonstandoff


Hundreds show up for #RefugeRally in #pdx to urge occupiers to leave and end the #Oregonstandoff


Chelsea Rutherford ‏@pdxphotoggal
#RefugeRally chanting "we love our public land!" #liveonk2 #Portland #oregon


AG Maxwell ‏@AdamG1984 Seattle, WA
@VetVoiceFound's Rick Hegdahl understands #PublicLands are a great reason 2 be a #patriot #RefugeRally


Even non-wildlife support our #PublicLands b/c they loves to play!


Over 100 gather in downtown Seattle 2 say #KeepOurLandsPublic #TheseLandsAreOurLands @ConservationNW @WildlifeRec


Center for Bio Div ‏@CenterForBioDiv
Happening now: #RefugeRally for #Malheur & YOUR #PublicLands. These are the real patriots. #SupportMalheur #Ourlands






Rally at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to Call for Keeping Public Lands Public http://bit.ly/1PeYpCO

Via @TierraMussel - It's time to save our #publiclands from invasive species. #SupportMalheur #refugerally #ourlands


Nathan Donley ‏@Nathan_Donley
Signs not guns! Great turnout in the rain #Malheur #Oregonstandoff @CenterForBioDiv


Tony Hernandez ‏@tonyhreports
Hundreds gather for #refugerally to support wildlife refuge


ONDA @TheOregonDesert
Let's hear it for our public lands! #refugerally #inBend


Malheur Refuge belongs to all of us! #refugerally #inbend


#refugerally kicking off #inBend!


US Fish and Wildlife ‏@USFWSSoutheast
These rules apply to humans only. http://on.fb.me/1njfVdd


Reed Andrews ‏@ReedKATU
The camouflage jacket really sells the sign for me.


Laura Rillos Verified account ‏@LauraRillos
Some of the creative signs at the Portland #RefugeRally


Nancy DeWitt ‏@IdahoLark
"I just spotted a flock of invasive micropeckers hiding behind their guns & children at Malheur NWR." #RefugeRally


Great turnout by birders at the #FreeMalheur anti-#bundymilitia protest in #Boise today, open carrying binoculars.


Rachael Rafanelli Verified account ‏@RachaelKGW
#RefugeRally happening now in #Portland asking armed protesters at #Malheur to go home #kgwnews @KGWNews






#refugerally in #Portland Holladay Park, saying #Malheur is "for the birds" #kgwnews @KGWNews


#RefugeRally led by @PortlandAudubon saying armed protesters need to leave #MalheurRefuge #kgwnews


Jill Kellogg ‏@GoKlahanie
#RefugeRally in Bend! Bundy gang, #VanillaISIS #LeaveNow


Chelsea Rutherford ‏@pdxphotoggal
#RefugeRally in #Portland. People want "Birds not Bundy!" #liveonk2 #oregon


Lauren Dake ‏@LaurenDake
Sage against the obscene #RefugeRally #Oregonstandoff


Pyrrhus4Bernie ‏@King_Pyrrhus 11 minutes ago
some more images from Audubon Rally for the Refuge in Portland #OregonUnderAttack #Oregonstandoff #StandByOurLand







Taylor McKinnon ‏@publiccarbon 1 minute ago
@publiccarbon #Malheur Nat. Wildlife Rally now #oregonstandoff #publiclands


Wanda Moore ‏@WandaKTVZ 49 minutes ago
Protesters: #bundymilitia is spearhead of larger effort to take public land away from people #oregonstandoff

[ananda]

17. Great pics!

Invasive species -- love it!

[L. Coyote]

18. Novelist Obliterates The Bundy Militia — And Oregon’s Largest Newspaper — In 194 Words

Novelist Obliterates The Bundy Militia — And Oregon’s Largest Newspaper — In 194 Words

Award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin has lived in Oregon for more than half a century, and has regularly visited the region surrounding the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for 45 years. Ever since armed militants took over the refuge in a dispute over ranching fees on public lands, Le Guin has “been following the situation very closely,” she said in an email to ThinkProgress.

So when she saw an article titled “Effort to free federal lands” in the Sunday Oregonian, (she) did what any self-respecting, world-renowned author would do. [center]

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She wrote an epic Letter to the Editor that was a spirited defense of American public lands:

The Oregonian’s A1 headline on Sunday, Jan. 17, “Effort to free federal lands,” is inaccurate and irresponsible. The article that follows it is a mere mouthpiece for the scofflaws illegally occupying public buildings and land, repeating their lies and distortions of history and law.

Ammon Bundy and his bullyboys aren’t trying to free federal lands, but to hold them hostage. I can’t go to the Malheur refuge now, though as a citizen of the United States, I own it and have the freedom of it. That’s what public land is: land that belongs to the public — me, you, every law-abiding American. The people it doesn’t belong to and who don’t belong there are those who grabbed it by force of arms, flaunting their contempt for the local citizens.

Those citizens of Harney County have carefully hammered out agreements to manage the refuge in the best interest of landowners, scientists, visitors, tourists, livestock and wildlife. They’re suffering more every day, economically and otherwise, from this invasion by outsiders.

Instead of parroting the meaningless rants of a flock of Right-Winged Loonybirds infesting the refuge, why doesn’t The Oregonian talk to the people who live there?

Ursula K. Le Guin

Northwest Portland

Le Guin told ThinkProgress that the letter was printed unchanged, and she “got a pleasant note informing me it was to be published,” but nothing more from the paper or the author. A request for comment to the Oregonian’s public editor went unanswered as of publication.

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[hopemountain]

19. thank you for your op's

el coyote!