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Portland Protests

Reader Responses: What should XRPDX be doing?

November 19, 2020June 22, 2020 by XRPDX

Last week, we put out a call asking for people’s thoughts about what XRPDX should be doing during the George Floyd Uprising, a movement that’s in line with XR’s values and methods but appears to … Read more

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Request for Comment: What should XR’s role in the George Floyd Uprising be?

November 20, 2020June 15, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Hey, it’s your faithful editor here. We’re currently in the middle of a transformative moment in history. What we’re seeing is not a series of protests, but an uprising, possibly a sea change, about systemic … Read more

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The Just Transition has Begun

December 6, 2020June 8, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

The IPCC says we have 10 years to stop climate change. They’re wrong. We have six months. In the decades since we’ve known climate catastrophe is coming, why have we activists accomplished so little? It’s … Read more

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Portland Says No to Police Killings, Yes to Justice

November 19, 2020June 1, 2020 by XRPDX

On Friday, May 29, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, I attended the moving “Eulogy for Black America” rally organized by the NAACP at Shrunk Plaza with about 150 masked-up sisters and … Read more

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George Floyd and the Unheard

November 19, 2020June 1, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl
Chase Bank at Pioneer Courthouse Square is set ablaze on Friday night.

Why is Extinction Rebellion writing about George Floyd? Because the fate of the world depends on it. XR is considered to be a relatively radical environmental group, but we are committed to nonviolent civil disobedience. … Read more

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