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Jerry Atkin

Jerry's activism began during the Vietnam war and his fondness for what Rep. John Lewis calls good trouble has continued for more than 50 years. Since moving back to Portland in 1993, his activism has focused on the farmworkers (PCUN), Portland Jobs with Justice, and the Rural Organizing Project. He believes in artfulness, and the most current forms of that are writing and photography.

A Spark, a Seed, a Beginning

January 9, 2023 by Jerry Atkin

On January 5, 2023, a group of climate change activists who share a passion for art, creativity and resistance, gathered in a house to explore the possibility of forming a creativity-based affinity group. Something special happened … Read more

Tags Affinity Group, Climate Change, Creativity

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