Resistance events for the week of June 28-July 4.
Resistance and Solidarity
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“Burn the Town Down”: The Albina Riots of 1967
Portland police chase a Black protester during the 1967 Irving Park riot. OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO. BB005805 Tensions had been building for weeks. Portland Police, emboldened by the newly established Intelligence Division, had become a regular presence in North/Northeast’s Albina neighborhood, monitoring civil rights activity and “agitators.” Police relations with Portland’s African American community had […]
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“Burn the Town Down”
The Striking Similarities Between Portland’s 1967 Race Riot and Our City’s Current Relationship with People of Color
The striking similarities between Portland’s 1967 race riot and our city’s current relationship with people of color.
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of June 21-27
Resistance events for the week of June 21-27
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of June 14-20
Resistance events for the week of June 14-20
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of June 7-13
Resistance events for the week of June 7-13.
Posted inPolitics
More People Now Want Trump Impeached Than Support His Job Performance
Ratings down, rantings up. Win McNamee / Getty Images Newsweek reports that “support for Donald Trump’s impeachment is now higher than his approval rating.” Virtually every single poll tracking President Donald Trump’s approval rating showed the figure plummeting Monday morning, well below the margin of error compared to the rising level of support for impeachment. […]
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Trump Administration: Ignore the President’s Tweets
Both Kellyanne “Lying Liar” Conway and Sebastian “Closet Nazi” Gorka went on television yesterday and slammed the media for covering Trump’s tweets: Two advisers to President Donald Trump attacked morning show hosts for covering the president’s tweets after he issued a series of statements pushing his “travel ban,” an executive order banning U.S. entry for […]
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Scenes from Sunday’s Downtown Protests
Along with our reporters, the Mercury photographers covered yesterday’s downtown rallies which included pro-Trump supporters, anti-fascists, peace keepers, and cops. Here’s just a taste of what they saw. Aaron Lee Kenton Waltz Aaron Lee Aaron Lee Keton Waltz Aaron Lee Aaron Lee Kenton Waltz Kenton Waltz Roscoe Myrick Roscoe Myrick Roscoe Myrick Roscoe Myrick
Posted inMovies & TV
Watching House of Cards in the Trump Era
I’ve enjoyed the dark, borderline campy House of Cards since the beginning, but I have to be honest: this new season is just a little too over the top. Frank Underwood is improbably elected President of the United States, despite losing the popular vote to a more experienced and temperamental candidate, in an angry and […]
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A Joy Reid Tweetstorm You Should Read
Gathered together here for your convenience… Let’s stop and review for a moment what the president of the United States has done regarding Russia in his first 4 months in office…— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017 Thus far, Donald Trump has:– Invited the Russian foreign minister and a probable Russian spy/recruiter into the Oval […]
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This Week’s Resistance & Solidarity Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 1 Our City, Our VoiceWith the help of artist and PSU professor Sabina Haque, Madison High students from have explored how the city’s East/West divide and investment decisions have affected our communities. Scope their huge silkscreen posters, get a copy of their zine, and get to know the artists 1:1 at this open […]