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Emilly Prado is an award-winning journalist, writer, and photographer calling Portland, Oregon home since 2009. When not working or writing, she makes zines, travels as much as possible, and performs as DJ Mami Miami with Noche Libre, the Latinx DJ collective she co-founded in 2017. See more of her work at emillyprado.com.
Resistance events for the week of February 28-March 6.
Resistance events for the week of February 21-27.
PRINESS NOKIA Tues 2/20 Wonder Ballroom Courtesy of the artist Princess Nokia’s debut LP 1992 Deluxe is a love letter to New York City. Eight years after dropping her breakthrough single “Destiny” on SoundCloud (released under the moniker Wavy Spice), Destiny Frasqueri is at the forefront of a musical revolution fueled by political consciousness, unabashed […]
Luann Algoso is a professional do-gooder with a master’s degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. Since moving to Portland nearly a decade ago, she’s busied herself with making the world a better place. After landing a job at one of Oregon’s largest nonprofits, she was thrilled—but soon saw that while the organization’s mission was […]
Spoiler alert: It’s way less white.
Resistance events for the week of February 14-20.
Resistance events for the week of February 7-13.
Resistance events for the week of January 31-February 6.
Carolyn Main [Don’t be a hot mess in 2018! Get your shit together with this week’s special feature, the “Get Your Shit Together Issue!” We think this story will help….—eds.] I’m no Martha Stewart. I’m not an all-American homemaker, I don’t make my bed every day, and, most unfortunately, I haven’t been blessed (yet!) with […]
Saying goodbye to the Magic of Tidying Up and hello to Death Cleaning in 2018.
Did 45’s election send shock waves through your circles and leave you shook? There’s no better way to stick it to the administration than by supporting your community. Though picking a volunteer opportunity is daunting, we’re here to help. If you haven’t checked out “From Slacktivism to Activism” yet, it’s the Mercury’s weekly column that […]
Resistance events for the week of January 24-30.
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