Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2016 23:23:01 GMT -6
Rallies in Portland, Eugene, other NW cities implore Malheur occupiers to go home
As hundreds of nature lovers and conservationist gathered Tuesday at Northeast Portland's Holladay Park, a red-tail hawk soared above and gave a loud screech.
The crowd cheered, celebrating the symbolism during a rally calling for Ammon Bundy and his anti-government group to end their armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as it entered its third week.
"We can show the gang that's out there at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge how you really make a public statement in support of something," said Sean Stevens, executive director of Oregon Wild.
"We're going to be positive. We're going to be peaceful and we're going to talk about how much we love public lands."
Continued at www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/01/hundreds_gather_to_protest_mal.html#incart_river_index .
As hundreds of nature lovers and conservationist gathered Tuesday at Northeast Portland's Holladay Park, a red-tail hawk soared above and gave a loud screech.
The crowd cheered, celebrating the symbolism during a rally calling for Ammon Bundy and his anti-government group to end their armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as it entered its third week.
"We can show the gang that's out there at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge how you really make a public statement in support of something," said Sean Stevens, executive director of Oregon Wild.
"We're going to be positive. We're going to be peaceful and we're going to talk about how much we love public lands."
Continued at www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/01/hundreds_gather_to_protest_mal.html#incart_river_index .