Over 65 activists confronted U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley at his town hall event on Friday, August 2, 2024 including members of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), BAYAN Oregon, Malaya Portland, … Read more
I am Cuban American. My parents came to the US seeking freedom. Like all the courageous immigrants who cross imaginary lines between countries, my family made the US a better place. But sixty years later, fossil … Read more
On May 17, 2024, XRPDX targeted the initial (matinee) showing of the Blue Angels propaganda film at the Regal Lloyd Center IMAX theatre in Portland, Oregon. The film’s release in Portland was coordinated with the annual Hillsboro … Read more
On Saturday, May 11, 2024 the “World on Fire Truck” and the “Tank of Doom” made their way through the streets of St. Johns at the annual St. Johns Parade. Check out the video.
Scientists have become increasingly dismayed and frustrated with the annual global Conference of the Parties (COP) climate talks. This past fall, Scientist Rebellion staged a series of globally coordinated campaigns related to the 28th COP … Read more
Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan 2023 should be setting us up for a safer, habitable future. Instead, it doubles down on cars by doubling our new roadway spending and cutting transit investment to a third of our … Read more
Media Release Portland, OR – Extinction Rebellion PDX celebrates and appreciates the activists who took their protest against Zenith Energy to the Willamette River this morning, risking arrest and seasickness. Extinction Rebellion PDX (XR PDX) … Read more
Led by PNW-People over Profit, nearly 500 folks (including a large contingent organized by Kalikisan from Portland with a cohort of XRPDX members) attended a day long series of educational workshops on 7/29 and then … Read more
Armed with secondhand chalk, kneeling pads, and handcut flame stencils, we set the XArt affinity group loose on Cathedral Park and the surrounding neighborhoods to raise awareness about Zenith’s blast zone. We chalked upwards of 30 … Read more
“The Scrub the Hub coalition is here today to make sure Portlanders’ worries concerning Zenith’s dangers get the attention they deserve. We are here because we refuse to be ignored. We are here to tell City Council that it doesn’t matter who holds the gavel… listen to the people”