Author: Portland DSA
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A Call to Action to Prepare for the 2026 Elections
Portland DSA ran and won races for the Portland City Council in 2024. This was a historic capture of city infrastructure by the socialist movement. Now we must prepare our organization for their re-election to make sure Socialists stay on council! read more
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Statement on Trump Administration Violence in Los Angeles
by Portland DSA’s Immigrant Justice Working Group Portland DSA stands in solidarity with immigrants and all the people of Los Angeles as they face the oppression of militarized federal ICE forces and the National Guard. We condemn the Trump administration’s use of violence—including tear gas and rubber bullets—to suppress protests against its illegitimate deportation regime. … read more
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Statement on the Political Retaliation Against Dr. Tammy Carpenter
From the Portland DSA Steering Committee: At the Beaverton School Board meeting this Thursday, after an hour-long closed-door session, a motion was made to engage a “third-party investigator” to look into the actions and comments of Dr. Tammy Carpenter, an elected school board member and a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).… read more
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Ecosocialist Working Group Releases Transit Rider Survey Report
Transit isn’t just a nice-to-have; someone in your community relies on it, and they deserve better service. Portland DSA’s Ecosocialist Working Group aims to influence Salem policymakers to do better for under-served frequent riders. read more
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Portland Democratic Socialists support Councilor Novick’s Park Plan
Increasing the existing CEO surcharge Novick championed in 2016 equitable move to fund parks The Portland Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America supports Councilor Novick’s move to increase the surcharge on companies with highly skewed ratios of CEO to worker pay. Portland DSA recently launched a new campaign for a Family Agenda for Portland, to… read more
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Portland’s police union is trying to use the labor movement to avoid budget cuts
By Erica T. and Gabriel E. Efforts by the executive board of Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC) to affiliate the Portland Police Association (PPA) leave us no choice but to speak out as rank-and-file members of unions (AFT and Teamsters) affiliated to the NOLC. The Labor Council is the largest federation of local unions, which… read more