Evicted from the parks that acted as a focal point for their movement, the bulk of Occupy Portland members and supporters melted back into the community Monday.

But some say they are planning to coalesce this week and come back even stronger.

"We may have lost the parks, but from our standpoint the events of the weekend were a victory," said Kari Koch, a charismatic member of the movement. "The turnout by the community was amazing. We are in a strong position to keep the movement going forward."

Koch said two events this week -- a walkout at Portland State University on Wednesday, and an Occupy the Banks event Thursday -- "will be huge" for the movement's momentum: "We are out the parks, and into the banks," she said.

On Monday, at Portland City Hall, about a dozen supporters of the movement gathered for an event that was on the calendar before the eviction of campers from Chapman and Lownsdale squares Sunday. The group, outnumbered by reporters, included a solitary drummer, a man selling Occupy Portland buttons for $1, and a man carrying an upside down United States flag -- a symbol of distress first used by the military but also known as a symbol of civic distress.

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Blair Stuwe, 30, was one of 51 people arrested Sunday for interfering with and police officer and spent eight hours in jail. He thinks the group's comeback could look a lot like it did Oct. 6, when it first took over the two parks in downtown Portland.

"It sounds like a large majority who are talking about taking over another park in this area," Stuwe said. "There's going to be tons of splinter groups that are going to be forming out of this."

Possible campsites include local parks, but leaders of the movement have talked more of moving indoors as the weather gets colder.

"Winter. Plain and simple," said 35-year-old Sarah Morrigan, a local artist, in response to questions about why she and other protesters are thinking of taking over a building.

She said that the movement might try to inhabit the old Washington High School building in Southeast Portland. Tony Zilka, 20, of Northeast Portland suggested the First Unitarian Church in Southwest, where many protesters spent the night after police moved campers from the parks.

Also Monday, city officials said their latest estimate of damage to the two parks is $50,000.

Occupy eviction

Police presence:

More than 300 officers, including those from more than a dozen outside agencies, worked at the eviction or answered calls elsewhere in the city during the eviction.

Arrests:

51 people ages 16 to 81 on counts including interfering with a peace officer, trespassing and disorderly conduct. Most were cited and released.

Police hit:

Officer Curtis Brown was hit by projectile early Sunday. He was treated and released from the hospital. About the same time, a second officer was hit in the helmet by an open pocketknife with a 3-inch blade, but wasn't hurt.

Protester hurt:

Justin J. Bridges, 28, said he fell as police pushed the last demonstrators out of Chapman Square. An officer picked him from the crowd and put his knee into his back, Bridges said. Police said officers dragged Bridges from the front lines of the protest for his own safety and called medical workers to help him. Bridges was in fair condition Monday at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, but expected to be released.

Other problems:

Police responded early Monday to reports of three broken windows at the Umpqua Bank at Northeast 18th Avenue and Alberta Street; a white plastic bag tied to the front doors of the Chase Bank at Southwest Fifth Avenue and Washington Street; and glued doors at two banks on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and another on Southeast Cesar Chavez Boulevard.

Bob Downing, maintenance supervisor for the city Parks and Recreation Department, said the figure is based on his preliminary assessment and may fluctuate as a more thorough review is conducted.

"It'll take quite a bit of effort to get it back to its previous state," said Downing.

He said the effort will require structural repairs, graffiti removal and landscaping. Also, soil will need to be removed in the area used as a kitchen because grease spills have rendered that soil unusable. The majority of both parks will need to be re-sodded and plant damage is extensive.

As for structural repairs, the current list includes bathroom fixtures, benches and drains.

Downing said about "half a dozen" park benches need to be replaced and a few need to be repaired. The powder-coated benches cost $2,500 each.

Meanwhile, many of the protesters talked about the Occupy the Banks march planned for Thursday as the rebirth of the movement. The event begins at 8 a.m. when protesters plan to meet with labor groups at the east end of the Steel Bridge before moving to a 10 a.m. rally at Waterfront Park just south of the Burnside Bridge. That was the starting point for the Oct. 6 march that marked the beginning of the Occupy Portland movement. A march and "mass mobilization" is planned for 11 a.m.

In a news release, Koch said the mission on Thursday will be to "shut down major, corporate banks in Portland and reclaim our democracy from these financial institutions."

"Nov. 17 is going to be a deciding factor in whether to re-occupy," Zilka said.

"The way Occupy pays its rent is feet on the ground," he said. "The way we got Chapman and Lownsdale was by getting lots of people to come out and say 'we want this square.'" Zilka, who's been helping plan Occupy events since the start and was "recharging" at home today, added that the location of another campsite would be spontaneous.

"We are so not over," he said. "This is just the beginning."

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-- Alison Barnwell, Ray Whitehouse and Kate Mather contributed to this report.