0 ▁members ▁of ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁attended ▁the ▁Med ford ▁protest ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁Ash land ▁protest ers ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Port land ▁protest s . ▁A ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Author ization ▁Act ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁involving ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land , ▁Occ up y ▁Med ford , ▁Occ up y ▁Gr ants ▁Pass , ▁and ▁W ake ▁Up ▁America ▁Southern ▁Oregon . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁" c and le light ▁vig il " ▁titled ▁" M arch ▁For th ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 th " ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁by ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁and ▁OS PI R G , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁" de ath ▁of ▁free ▁and ▁fair ▁elections ▁due ▁to ▁money ' s ▁influence ▁in ▁politics ", ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁problems ▁that ▁the ▁in - statement ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁person hood ▁has ▁caused . ▁ ▁As ▁stated ▁by ▁Em ery ▁Way , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land , ▁the ▁protest ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁specific ▁issues , ▁such ▁as ▁" opp osing ▁the ▁M t . ▁Ash land ▁Ski ▁Area ▁expansion , ▁bringing ▁a ▁hom eless ▁shelter ▁to ▁Ash land ▁and ▁re working ▁the ▁city '