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Tipping Points and Greta and the Dalai Lama, oh my!

January 14, 2021 by Janet Weil

tipping point: 1. (mathematics, catastrophe theory) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences. 2. (sociology) A point in time when a group rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting … Read more

Tags Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg, IPCC, tipping point, webinars

Action Report: Defend Democracy Coalition Rallied Despite the Rain

January 7, 2021 by XRPDX

On Wednesday, January 6th, as right wing extremists ransacked the US Capitol in response to the formal Electoral College vote count, the Defend Democracy Coalition (of which XRPDX is a member) held a rapid response … Read more

Tags Defend Democracy Coalition

Editor’s Note on January 6th’s Events

January 7, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Firstly, you may have noticed that we’re now sending out the XRPDX newsletter on Thursday mornings instead of Monday mornings. There are some other cool changes coming soon, but this one arrived early! That said, … Read more

Tags letter from the editor

A Holiday Letter from the Editor

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Allow me a bit of navel gazing. I took over as editor of the XRPDX newsletter in March of this year, only a couple of weeks before the pandemic ruined all of our lives. While … Read more

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Our Favorite Pieces from 2020

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by XRPDX

With commentary from Your Faithful Editor, Austen Lethbridge-Scarl June 1st: George Floyd and the Unheard June 29th: The Fourth Demand July 6th: Reflections on the Climate Emergency Declaration August 17th: What will tear gas do … Read more

Tags Best of XRPDX, Climate Emergency Declaration, Portland Protests, tear gas

XRPDX in 2020: A Rough Year in Review

December 21, 2020 by XRPDX
A group photo of XRPDX standing together outside the Portland Waterfront Marriott, protesting their housing of the federal agents who were battling protesters every night in July of 2020.

by Your XRPDX Coordinating Team If you’re reading this, you know 2020 has been a rough year. A global pandemic that upended our lives in March and is still far from over. A national surge … Read more

Tags Black Lives Matter, City of Portland, Portland Protests

Five Years Later: The Paris Climate Accord

December 14, 2020 by Janet Weil

As the plague-haunted year of 2020 comes to a close, the Paris Climate Accord concludes its first five years…of ever-higher greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts. Greta Thunberg shared a video message about this sad … Read more

Tags Paris Climate Accord

Action Report: Stop Chase-ing Tar Sands Money!

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 by Lynn Spitaleri Handlin
A member of XRPDX giving a thumbs down outside the front entrance of a Chase Bank on December 11th, 2020

On Friday, December 11th, XRPDX joined forces with other local activists as part of the Stop The Money Pipeline coalition to hand deliver a letter to Chase Bank branches all over the Portland area.

Tags Chase Bank, Enbridge, Line 3, Stop the Money Pipeline, Wells Fargo

Insurers Ditch Communities Destroyed by Climate Chaos as They Profit from Fossil Fuels

December 7, 2020 by Diana M.

After two years of unprecedented wildfire seasons, insurers are pulling out of parts of California and southern Oregon—sending “non-renewal” letters to thousands of homeowners, raising rates, or not writing policies at all in some areas … Read more

Tags COVID-19, insurance, Insure our Future, Keystone XL, Line 3, Transnational Pipeline, Wet'suwet'en

Supporting Labor and Equity Standards for Clean Energy Projects

December 7, 2020 by Margaret Butler

Wind and solar energy projects have multiplied across Oregon in recent years—a necessary and  important part of Oregon’s movement away from fossil fuels. However, Oregon building trades union members are often not the ones working in … Read more

Tags green jobs, Jobs with Justice, labor
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