Relating to Extinction Rebellion US 4 Demands.
I strongly urge you to meet with people from the climate justice activist community and especially from the youth activists. There are many very well informed, strong climate activists who are still in High School. Meet with them, and really, really listen to them. Your predecessor failed in this area…
“…to the blasts of recorded “breaking news” about transforming the CEI Hub to a place of beauty, we showed first the “Doom” sides, then the “Bloom” sides. A visually powerful moment of transformation. As Patti called out details of Zenith’s ugly history of deception and expansion, we chanted our demand at each point on the timeline: “Why are they still here?!”
We implore the City of Portland to not only meet the IPCC requirements, but to exceed them, through concrete policy laid out here and implemented by a future director…
XRPDX supports PCEF and will pressure the City not to concede to the demands of the business community.
“Like so many Native communities on the frontlines of environmental racism, those near Thacker Pass have been railroaded in the name of Big Extraction.”
By Mark Darienzo I’ve often thought that staying in one place for long periods of time and being part of a community of friends creates stability and is therefore very important. Although living in Portland … Read more
A planet without social justice is not worth having. I made this statement to someone, almost reflexively, in response to something they said to me. What they said and why requires a little background. I … Read more
This speech was delivered at the Theodore Roosevelt Statue, South Park Blocks, Portland, Oregon I’m Janet Weil, representing the Portland local chapter of Extinction Rebellion.The first demand of the international Extinction Rebellion movement is: Tell … Read more
That the Government must tell the truth about the climate and wider ecological emergency, it must reverse all policies not in alignment with that position and must work alongside the media to communicate the urgency … Read more
This is the fourth in a series about the 4 Demands of the Extinction Rebellion movement. We demand a just transition that prioritizes the most vulnerable people and indigenous sovereignty; establishes reparations and remediation led … Read more