Though Memorial Day is most commonly associated with picnics, NASCAR, and day drinking, it is traditionally a somber day of remembrance. I have no evidence to support it, but I assume more than a few soldiers have taken the opportunity to recall the loss of a gay lover since 1868, and in that most abstract […]
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The 13 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: June 13-19
Juneteenth Parade and Bike Ride, the Trans Pride March, and Prisoner Correspondence Night with Critical Resistance PDX
Resistance events for the week of June 13-19.
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The 11 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: June 6-12
’80s Glam Arm Wrestling for SMYRC, Pitch a Tent 2018, and a Wisdom of the Elders Screening
Resistance events for the week of June 6-12.
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The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: May 30-June 5
Kick off Pride with Sugar Town, Oregon’s GA Sues Trump Ten Times, and a Patriot Prayer/Counter Protest Anniversary
Resistance events for the week of May 30-June 5.
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The 11 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: May 23-29
Attend the Vanport Mosaic Festival, Protest the NRA, and Mingle with Abeer Najjar
Resistance events for the week of May 23-29.
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The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: May 16-22
Sign up for Free Mental Health Training, Nosh on Israeli Food for Palestine Children’s Relief, and Celebrate One Year of Pueblo Unido PDX
Resistance events for the week of May 16-22.
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The 10 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: May 9-12
Scope the Arts at Gamanfest, Hear from Alok Vaid-Menon’s “Femme in Public,” and Remember Keaton Otis
Resistance events for the week of May 9-15.
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The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: May 2-8
Rally for Philippine Democracy, Shop for Good Causes, and Celebrate Black Mamas
Resistance events for the week of May 2-8.
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A Tale of Vasectomies and Valor
I attended a vasectomy celebration.
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The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: April 25-May 1
Plant a Fruit Tree with Mudbone Grown, Save PICA, and Celebrate International Workers’ Day
Resistance events for the week of April 25-May 1.