My name is annie, I am with Extinction Rebellion Portland, a climate justice group. I am here today [August 31, 2024] because our national obsession with war and violence is endangering all of us. Our … Read more
I am Cuban American. My parents came to the US seeking freedom. Like all the courageous immigrants who cross imaginary lines between countries, my family made the US a better place. But sixty years later, fossil … Read more
Renowned Climate Activist, Author, and Journalist Friday, July 5, 2024, 6;30 – 8:30 PMFirst Unitarian Church 1211 SW Main St., PortlandFree Admission, In Person or Online Livestream Third Act Oregon presents an intimate conversation with renowned … Read more
This isn’t just the work of activists – every member of the community has skills and interests that can advance the effort, if only they choose to share them. Folksinger Joan Baez said that “Action is the antidote to despair,” and that has been true for me.
It feels pretty insane to be standing here today advocating for our leaders to take the existential threat of global climate change seriously, and I know you’ve all felt that too. I know this is a huge burden to bear, and it’s one that you never asked for. It’s important to remember that we are playing the long game here, and your stamina will be the most important piece. So friends, keep fighting.
This is the memorial commitment we must make when lives are senselessly lost especially where there could have been prevention. Mere remembrance is not enough. We must do something — we must act!
So which is it, Stoel Rives? Do you defend the blooming of our earth or the dooming of it?
We are here to remind the Portland Business Alliance that we will not let them operate a campaign of climate destruction, to undermine climate justice.