Resistance events for the week of April 26–May 2.
Resistance and Solidarity
Posted inNews
Judge Halts Trump’s Order Blocking Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities
Demonstrators gathered outside of Portland’s ICE headquarters on March 6 to protest recent immigration enforcement. DOUG BROWN A judge has blocked an order from the Trump Administration cutting off funding to sanctuary cities like Portland and Seattle that limit their cooperation with federal immigration officials, the Associated Press reports. The ruling came after two California […]
Posted inScience!
Give a Shit About Science, Progress, and Equality? Then Don’t Miss the March for Science
In a mere three months, Donald Trump—who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes—has fucked up a bunch of shit. But the most terrifying of those fuck-ups have been his administration’s brutally ignorant attacks on science. Take Trump’s cabinet appointments—which included making an ExxonMobil oil profiteer Secretary of State, and giving the Environmental Protection Agency […]
Posted inResistance and Solidarity
Portland is Getting an Abortion Storytelling Show Hosted by Mary Numair
Remember Mary Numair? She’s the local hero who shut down anti-abortion protestors outside Planned Parenthood on NE MLK by hollering about yeast infections back in 2015. Now she’s at it again, this time with a storytelling show, Storytell Your Abortion, featuring abortion stories from comedians Amber Clenaghen, Wendy Weiss, Alayna Becker, Julia Ramos, and Rochelle […]
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of April 19–25
Resistance events for the week of April 19–25.
Posted inSavage Love
ITMFA Donates $100,000 to ACLU, Planned Parenthood and IRAP
I’m mailing out checks today—and not just to the IRS. This morning I had the distinct pleasure of mailing off checks to Planned Parenthood ($33,333.34), the ACLU ($33,333.33) and the International Refugee Assistance Project ($33,333.33)—money we raised selling ITMFA (“Impeach The Mother Fucker Already”) buttons, t-shirts, hats, stickers, coffee cups, and lapel pins at www.ITMFA.org […]
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Man Who Once Loved Rallies Changes Mind When He Discovers Other People Can Have Them Too
NO PUPPET! YOU’RE THE PUPPET! Joe Mahoney / Getty As you’ll recall, the Adult Toddler in Chief LOVED big rallies when he was running for office. But now that he’s president and he’s a target of protest rather than racism-fueled adulation? He’s reversed course in the wake of the very well attended Women’s March, the […]
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A “Hate Group” Affiliate Came to Town to Talk About Refugees. It Went How You’d Expect.
A protester waits outside of a controversial debate at Lewis & Clark College Tuesday night. Cameron Crowell Local activists on Tuesday were barred entry from a debate at Lewis & Clark College featuring a prominent advocate affiliated with an organization known for its hateful, often-false rhetoric. The controversy stemmed from the appearance of Jessica Vaughan, […]
Posted inFeature
Fragile and White
What the Woman Who Invented the Term “White Fragility” Thinks About Trump
What the woman who invented the term “white fragility” thinks about Trump.
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of April 12–18
Resistance events for the week of April 12–18.
Posted inCalendar
From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of April 5-11
Resistance events for the week of April 5–11.
Posted inCops
Pepsi Just Eliminated Police Brutality!
YouTube UPDATE, Wednesday, 12 pm As a result of the enormous backlash, Pepsi has pulled this ad offline and issued a public apology. They address the scores of people they have offended, and star of the shit show, Kendall Jenner. Pepsi admitted that in an attempt to portray “a global message of unity, peace and […]