After an afternoon of rallies and movements around downtown Portland, Occupy Portland protesters settle at Lownsdale Square and Chapman Square. They are expected to spend the night at the location, under the watch of Portland police.

5:58 p.m.:

From the Portland Police via Twitter: Portland Marathon holds a long-standing permit for Lownsdale and Chapman parks this weekend. Fencing will begin on Oct 7 at 9 a.m. #occupyportland

5:49 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Alison Barnwell: Portland Police Bureau spokesman Pete Simpson said he's confident about tonight. "We've got plenty of staff, whatever happens. There's been no problems today. I'm sure tonight will be fine."



5:38 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Elliot Njus: Speakers say they'll have to give up Chapman Square at 9 a.m. tomorrow for the Portland Marathon. After, they'll reoccupy. #occupyportland

From The Oregonian's Owen Smith: A speaker announced that he had just talked to the mayor and his aides and they told him the group must dissipate by 9 a.m. Friday for the setup of the Portland Marathon. The others in the crowd were shouting: "Civil disobedience."

5:34 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Owen Smith: Occupy Portland appears to be settling in, with people in the Chapman Park side starting to spread out tarps, pour coffee and play music. But in Lownsdale Square, the rally is still under way with speakers growing more political and veering from the Wall Street theme. Some are criticizing Obama for the recent killing of an American-born terrorist. On the other side of Third Avenue a dozen bike cops are monitoring the situation. City workers have officially closed off Main Street from Third to Fourth avenues. As it continues to lightly sprinkle, the crowd appears to be shrinking.





5:31 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Maxine Bernstein: The crowd is dispersing, and "Food Not Bombs" is serving bread, hummus and carrots by the statute in Chapman Square.

Some marchers are resting on benches, beside trees. Some are relaxing on tarps laid out on the leaf-covered, damp grass while a few are setting up tents.

Jen Q, 28, a volunteer with "Food Not Bombs," is spreading hummus on bread for a growing line of potential marchers planning to occupy Chapman Square.

"I hope this builds solidarity with the 99 percent who have grievances and possibly come up with strategies on how to build a better world," she said.

5:27 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Elliot Njus via Twitter: City is barricading Main between 3rd and 4th, between two occupied parks #occupyportland

5:21 p.m.:

"There's no deadline for how long we're going to stay," said event organizer Andrew Brown, referring to the timeline of the rally today. "We'll stay as long as it takes. Wall Street and Congress doesn't have a deadline on how long they'll take our money."

5:15 p.m.:

From The Oregonian's Alison Barnwell: Event organizer Andrew Brown said the event was planned to move to Terry Shrucker [spelling?] park, but it's federal land, so Mayor Sam Adams gave participants permission to occupy the parks across from the courthouse a block north of Terry Schrunk Plaza.

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5:12 p.m.:

Lieutenant Robert King said the city decided the marchers could stay overnight in Chapman and Lownsdale parks, but all park rules apply - except for the curfew.

King said police had hoped the organizers had obtained a permit, but were glad that at least the group posted the march route by 11 am.

"At least we had something , so we feel like we were able to facilitate their movement with little disruption," King said.

"We're very grateful for everybody who have participated and demonstrated their free speech peacefully."

Downtown traffic is now flowing, as most of the ralliers are asssembled in Chapman Square.

Carsen Harrison-Bower, 19, of Beaverton and one of the organizers said she brought a tarp and sleeping bag and change of clothes to spend the night in Chapman Square or Lownsdale Square.

"I think it's been phenomenal. I'm really proud of how the police protected us, and I'm really proud of Portland."

6:40 p.m.:

Brief tense moment at Southwest Third Avenue and Madison Street, when a man would not get out of the intersection. A flank of bike patrol officers asked him to step back on the sidewalk, and waited several minutes until he did. No arrest was made. Bike patrol officers moved back to the perimeter of the parks.

7:20 p.m.

: Raife Neuman, 32, an attorney who lives in Southeast Portland, became involved in the demonstration's peace and safety committee at 11:30 am today, as evidenced by the blue tape he wore around one arm.

Neuman explained why he got involved in the Occupy Portland movement:

He said the country needs strict regulation of financial institutions, an end to extravagant CEO bonuses and a raising of the upper-income tax bracket.

A 2008 law school graduate, Neuman said he couldn't find a job right away. He just started a firm with two other young lawyers.

"My primary grievance is with the growing inequity in society- with the many hard-working public servants losing their pensions, people stuck in minimum wage jobs or people terrified to give up their job because they'll lose their healthcare."

7:45 p.m.

: Long line forming at the Chapman Square restroom.

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