Relating to voting and elections.
The movie Don’t Look Up is an obvious metaphor for any situation in which a population carries on with business as usual as doom rapidly approaches. Obviously, that could be climate disruption or the COVID-19 … Read more
On Inauguration Day, January 20th, 2021, J.U.I.C.E., Defend Democracy Coalition, DSA, Jobs with Justice, XRPDX and more will Inaugurate Justice with a march and rally from 4pm to 7pm starting at Irving Park (707 NE … Read more
Even though the inauguration on January 20th is less than a week away, six days is still an eternity. Here are things you can do now: IMPEACHThe House of Representatives passed new articles of impeachment … 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
On Wednesday, November 4th, the Defend Democracy Coalition marched for Black Lives and Counting Every Vote. As hundreds gathered at Revolution Hall, the sun peeked out and lit up signs and banners. I woke up … Read more
The tsunami of money, stunts, bluster and coup threats known as the 2020 Elections is over. Finally! The climate crisis continues, along with other crises of ecological and human devastation, including a sharp uptick in … Read more
If we are to take Donald Trump at his word, it seems that he has no intention of letting mail-in ballots be fully counted…or perhaps ceding power at all. He is doing everything possible at … 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