Author: Portland DSA

The Shared Mission of Socialists and Unionists

Mar 1, 2023

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Portland DSA

in Labor, Socialism & DSA

by Portland DSA Labor Working Group Once in 2021 and again 2022, Portland DSA received political donations of $10,000 from the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals. We want to express our deepest gratitude to OFNHP for trusting us to carry out our shared political goals, and we are honored to have worked in… read more
Community Supporters to Join Striking City Workers in Light of Mayor’s Falsehoods and Strike-Breaking

Feb 3, 2023

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Labor

Portland Democratic Socialists of America stands in full solidarity with the heroic struggle of Portland city workers on strike with LIUNA 483. We condemn Mayor Wheeler and Portland City Council for their refusal to address city workers’ economic plight in the face of our community’s affordability crisis. Even more disturbing is the Mayor’s bald-faced effort… read more
Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols

Feb 1, 2023

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Police

The Portland Democratic Socialists of America expresses our outrage at the murder of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis Police Department. This murder is part of the systemic violence of police everywhere against people of color and the working class. We offer our condolences to the Nichols family, and we stand in solidarity with the black… read more
Portland DSA’s Statement Against Collaboration with Police

May 18, 2022

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Police

Portland DSA reaffirms our chapter’s commitment against collaborating with police. In 2017, when our chapter was less than a year old, Portland DSA participated in the Portland United Against Hate coalition to counter-protest rising far-right activity in our region. The coalition asked Portland DSA to act as police liaison; two members of our chapter joined… read more
The Portland DSA calls on the DSA National Political Committee to censure or expel Representative Jamaal Bowman from the Democratic Socialists of America

Nov 14, 2021

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Electoral Politics, International

In the past weeks, Rep. Bowman has: DSA passed its first political platform outlining the principles of the organization at our 2021 convention. The platform, passed overwhelmingly by our national organization’s highest decision making body, makes our position on Palestinian liberation quite clear. In the section titled International Solidarity, Anti-Imperialism, and Anti-Militarism, the platform states:… read more
A Practical Guide to Strike Solidarity for DSA Members

Oct 14, 2021

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Portland DSA

in Labor, Strategy

by Laura Wadlin Over the 40-day strike against Nabisco this summer, DSA chapters from five cities – Portland, OR; Richmond, VA; Denver; Atlanta; and Chicago – collaborated in a national solidarity campaign with local actions that bolstered the army of union bakers. In Portland, it was game-changing – for both DSA and the bakers. On… read more
Mayor Wheeler is a Danger to Our Community

Apr 25, 2021

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Police, Portland

A statement from the Portland DSA Safety Working Group With his latest statement, Ted Wheeler actively threatens the safety of Portland residents. By directing unknown people to track, record, and report so-called “black bloc” protesters, he is jeopardizing the safety and security of any number of Portland residents. These residents may or may not be… read more
Statement on Police Murder in Lents Park

Apr 17, 2021

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Police, Portland

Portland DSA condemns the police murder of our community member, Robert Douglas Delgado, yesterday in Lents Park. The brutality of policing is an everyday horror perpetrated against the most marginalized people in our society — and it is a tool of capitalism to maintain inequality. Last year, Portlanders mobilized alongside millions of others around the country to… read more
Texas and Oregon Outages: The Case for Public Power

Mar 7, 2021

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Ecosocialism

By Emily Castle and Serena Howell, Portland DSA Ecosocialist Working Group A crisis of power Oregon is currently recovering from an historic winter storm that, at its peak, left more than 420,000 people without power in freezing temperatures. Though regulators had warned the two largest electric companies (PGE and Pacific Power) to maintain the vegetation near… read more
Yemen is the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis in the World.

Jan 21, 2021

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Portland DSA

in International

The conflict in Yemen is the greatest humanitarian conflict in the world. For the next 5 days, we will be sharing information about this conflict, and attempting to explain how US imperialism has made it far worse. We hope you will join us on the Yemen Day of Action on Jan 25th for a global… read more