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We Must Be Louder than the Roar of Fighter Jets

September 11, 2024 by annie

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

Tags airshow, military

Demanding the End of Military Aid to the Philippines

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 by XRPDX

Over 65 activists confronted U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley at his town hall event on Friday, August 2, 2024 including members of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), BAYAN Oregon,  Malaya Portland, … Read more

Tags Human Rights, military, Philippines

annie’s Speech at Fleet Week

June 14, 2024 by annie

 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

Tags Blue Angels, Fleet Week, military, Portland, Reject Militarization, RIMPAC

Climate & Militarism Protest at Blue Angels Film

May 22, 2024 by Pat Kaczmarek

On May 17, 2024, XRPDX targeted the initial (matinee) showing of the Blue Angels propaganda film at the Regal Lloyd Center IMAX theatre in Portland, Oregon. The film’s release in Portland was coordinated with the annual Hillsboro … Read more

Tags military

Climate and Militarism Protest @ Blue Angels Documentary

May 9, 2024 by Diana Meisenhelter

Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30 pmRegal Theatre Lloyd Center1510 NE Multnomah Street The Blue Angels, a flight demonstration squadron of the US Navy, is coming to Hillsboro on Saturday,  May 18, 2024. The day before … Read more

Tags military, Portland Protests

Should the U.S. Military be Educating our Public High School Students?

April 10, 2024 by Pat Kaczmarek

Portland Public Schools are actively considering a contract with the US Military to provide classroom instruction, direct practice in military skills like marching in uniform with guns, air rifle target practice, and guiding individuals’ career … Read more

Tags military, Portland Public Schools

XRPDX Opposes Duterte’s attacks on Climate Justice and Human Rights Activists

December 1, 2020August 17, 2020 by XRPDX

We stand in support of Portland’s Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines. President Duterte is attempting to pass an Anti-Terror Bill that would criminalize and threaten environmental defenders and anyone who criticizes his oppressive … Read more

Tags military

Earth Day to Tax Day Rally: Telling the Truth on Tax Day

November 20, 2020July 20, 2020 by XRPDX
Protester sign: Taxes for education, not war.

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

Tags COVID-19, military

XRPDX is a non-profit organization with a mission of direct action, public education and truth-telling about the climate emergency.
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