What Happened Below The St. Johns Bridge

By John Sepulvado (OPB)
Portland, Oregon Aug. 2, 2015 6:46 p.m.

Georgia Faye Hirsty grew up in Indiana. She lives in Oakland.

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But Hirsty became part of Portland history when she joined twelve other Greenpeace activists and suspended herself from the St. Johns bridge this past Wednesday.

Onlookers cheer on Greenpeace protesters following their efforts to block a Shell icebreaker from leaving Portland.

Onlookers cheer on Greenpeace protesters following their efforts to block a Shell icebreaker from leaving Portland.

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Hirsty spoke with OPB’s John Sepulvado about what happened and why she protested.

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