PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An anti-war march drew 3,000 to 4,000 people to the streets in downtown Portland on Saturday to make the argument that the nation’s economic problems are linked to its military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The march organized by Portland Peace and Justice Works included numbers of the protesters who have camped downtown in two city park blocks for more than a week under the name Occupy Portland, inspired by a similar protest in New York.
KGW-TV (http://bit.ly/qU1mcA ) reported that police had been briefed on plans for the march and helped to manage traffic.
In Eugene, police estimated as many as 2,000 people were marching peacefully in support of the Occupy movement.
