Doug Brown I’ve been hearing a lot about the Portland chapter of the Women’s March on Washington lately—first, because the event’s original organizers weren’t addressing concerns from queer participants and participants of color, and later, when a change in leadership brought folks of color on board to organize the whole thing, resulting in some tough, […]
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Let Portland’s Art Community Save Your Sanity
Amy Bernstein/Nationale In the wake of the presidential election, I heard a common refrain: It’s okay because art is going to be so much better under Trump! Part of my job is to write about art. It matters to me a great deal. But this did not make me feel better, because it isn’t true. […]
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Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Portland Police escorted “scabs” through picket lines outside a building where workers were hired, during the longshormen strike of 1934. OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ORHI81704 Make no mistake: Inauguration Day on January 20 will bring protests. There will also be marches, rallies, and other acts of solidarity before and after the inauguration (see the Mercury’s Resistance […]
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Days of Protest Past
Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Portland’s rich history of marches, protests, and political action.
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Intel Chiefs to President-Elect: Um, Dude, the Russians Have a Compromising Video of You Being Pissed On And/Or Near By Russian Sex Workers
What was that, CNN? Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN. The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a […]
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The Hollywood Theatre’s Month of Insurgent Cinema
Where’s the line? When a reality TV villain wins the presidency, and news reads like dystopian science fiction, the line between fiction and reality gets blurry. And when—and if—we manage to unplug, entertainment gets dicey: Is it okay to enjoy HBO’s soap operas while the world goes to shit? Where’s the line between letting ourselves […]
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Here’s How To Support the DC Women’s March Without Leaving Portland
As the days wistfully slip away from us, and a nacho cheese Dorito-dusted shadow begins to loom over 2017, we at the Mercury want to remind you not to lose hope. There are tons of ways to stand up, monetarily, or physically to the incoming racist, sexist, idiot of a president. A Donald Trump protest […]
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Flag Burning Event to Protest Trump… Maybe Not the Best Use of Our Time?
iStock/craiguglinica Along with other, probably more useful protests that will go down on Inauguration Day this coming January 20, there’s also this flag burning event at noon in Pioneer Courthouse Square. From Facebook: On January 20th, 2017, the American Empire will greatly accelerate into the pit of fascism it has been sinking into from the […]
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They Ain’t Gonna Play Trump City
Donald Trump is having a hard time finding bigly name performers to play at his inauguration… Just when you thought it was time to break your Andrea Bocelli CDs in two, the opera singer is reportedly not performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, despite earlier reports. Whether Bocelli was ever officially slated to perform is […]
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The Hamilton Elector Movement Seems to Have Failed to Stop Trump
Despite numerous letters and vigils, electors don’t appear to be rallying around the ghost of Alexander Hamilton. FrameAngel / shutterstock.com Following the events of 11/9, Washington elector Bret Chiafalo and Colorado elector Micheal Baca founded the Hamilton Electors movement. Citing Federalist No. 68, the two believe Hamilton and the founding fathers established the electoral college […]
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Photos & Video: Protesters Shut Down Pearl District Block and Pass Out Food and Clothes to Houseless
Portland cops tried unsuccessfully to get people to move from the intersection. Protesters handed out food and clothes to the houseless Doug Brown Dozens of Portlanders shut down a block in the Pearl District this afternoon to feed and give clothes to the houseless while protesting the police in the area where James Chasse was […]
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Upcoming Portland Resistance & Rallies
GABRIEL GREEN We’ve written about resisting Trump by donating to crucial organizations, and things you can do now to not feel powerless in these tough times, but if you want to get to work, in person, and make your voice heard, check out the following protests, rallies, and community discussions happening around Portland in the […]