Featured pieces from the XRPDX newsletter.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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