Regarding posts about social justice movements.
Indigenous leaders fighting the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota have put out a call asking folks to come in support of their work on the frontlines trying to stop Enbridge’s construction of this tar sands … 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
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
This is a critical time to try to stop Enbridge from moving forward on Line 3, the destructive Minnesota tar sands pipeline. Indigenous women have been leading the struggle against the pipeline for years and … 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.
As part of our commitment to supporting XR’s Fourth Demand, many of us have been supporting the efforts to prevent an Afro-Indigenous family from losing their ancestral home of six decades: the Red House. It’s … Read more
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
On Friday, November 27th, members of XR answered the call of Indigenous leaders, standing in solidarity with water and land protectors to call for Indigenous Sovereignty in the fight against fossil fuel pipelines. A small … 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
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