Featured pieces from the XRPDX newsletter.
Portland’s Chemical Weapons Research Consortium, led by Dr. Juniper L. Simonis, has been studying the use of chemical weapons on Portlanders by Portland Police and federal agents since early in Portland’s Black Lives Matter uprising, … Read more
September 23, 2020 Governor Kate BrownOffice of the Governor900 Court Street NE, Suite 254Salem, OR 97301-4047 RE: Statement on “Unified Law Enforcement Plan” and Portland Protests We, the undersigned, are writing to you with deep … Read more
Last week, a coalition of groups including XRPDX sent an open letter to Governor Kate Brown regarding violence from the Portland Police Bureau and her response to the Portland protests. Based on what happened this … Read more
Last week we asked everyone to nag Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality and Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services about a request for information regarding the effects of teargas on the environment. A few days ago, … Read more
As the world literally burns and melts around us, it’s very easy to feel discouraged. The concept of “climate grief” is back in the news and I’m sure a lot of you are feeling it. … Read more
This weekend, Portland saw its 100th night of protests against the Portland Police and their brutality. This is worth celebrating. And it’s worth taking stock of what’s been accomplished. On its face, it might seem … Read more
There’s no sugarcoating it. What happened in Portland this weekend was bad.I’d actually been consistently shocked that nobody had yet died during the Portland protests. Despite countless close calls, we made it more than 90 … Read more
The Democratic National Convention wrapped up this week, delivering us a presidential candidate and a well-placed dagger in the back. The Party Platform, a document that states the party’s values, priorities and beliefs, that had … Read more
This is a follow up to Austen’s post, “What has tear gas done to Portland?” I didn’t want to do a follow up on police tear gas poisoning of the Rose City. We rebels in … Read more
It’s rare to see actual, honest-to-god good environmental news these days, but here’s some: Washington State has torn down another dam, restoring miles of salmon habitat. As mentioned in Thursday’s action, starvation is one of … Read more