Author: Portland DSA
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Portland DSA condemns the cruel and unnecessary decision by MultCo commissioners to rescind eviction protections for Multnomah residents
This decision will result in more evictions, more houselessness, and more suffering. Our commissioners should reverse this immediately. Portland has the highest concentration of low income tenants in Oregon. Strong protections were and still are necessary. But MultCo commissioners have decided to retract their prior protections, and defer to the state’s protections, which are weaker.… read more
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Clackamas County Branch of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America Chapter Calls on Congressman Kurt Schrader and County Commissioner Mark Shull to resign from their positions
The Clackamas County branch of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America calls for the resignation of OR-District 5 representative, Kurt Schrader. His comments on Friday, January 8th comparing possible impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump to a “lynching” show his disregard for our country’s history of violence against Black Americans, and are completely unacceptable and… read more
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Portland DSA calls for the immediate impeachment and removal of Trump from office.
Portland DSA calls for the immediate impeachment and removal of Trump from office, the expulsion of all members of Congress who aided this coup attempt, and the beginning of a nationwide commitment to antifascist praxis by socialists of all tendencies. We are witnessing an attempted coup in real time. It is already too late to… read more
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Statement in Response to Governor Kate Brown’s COVID Restrictions
Starting today, Governor Kate Brown has ordered a two-week “freeze” on a wide range of social and commercial activities in order to slow the alarming spike in COVID-19 cases in Oregon. This rapid and deadly spread has hit working class people, communities of color, and immigrants hardest. While the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists… read more
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PORTLAND DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA WIN PRESCHOOL BALLOT MEASURE
PORTLAND DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA WIN PRESCHOOL BALLOT MEASURE Tonight, residents of Multnomah County voted to pass Preschool for All, a ballot measure that will create free preschool for all 3 and 4 year olds in Multnomah County, and implement an increased wage for all preschool teachers and assistants, funded by an income tax on… read more
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End Cooperation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force 2020
On September 8, 2020, 27 organizations (and two individuals) signed a letter urging Portland City Council to end all Portland Police cooperation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Most of the groups were involved in the 2017 campaign which led to the removal of two part-time Portland Police officers from the JTTF in 2019. However,… read more
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Letter from an Occupied City
To all the cities, movements, rebellions, DSA chapters, and individuals who have shown our city solidarity and support, directly or indirectly, we send our love, our gratitude, and our hope for a new future much different from this present world. We will never forget how you have aided us while you yourselves are fighting against… read more
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RALLY TO DEMAND SAFETY AND EQUITY IN OUR SCHOOLS
Contact: Laura Wadlin, 503–332–7236Location: Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Time: Monday August 3, 6:30pm [Beaverton, OR, August 3, 2020] Portland DSA will demonstrate alongside students, parents, educators, and union members across the country on August 3rd, 2020, demanding a safe, scientific, racially just and publicly-funded approach to supporting our schools and… read more
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Resolution for DSA Portland to reaffirm our solidarity with the Filipino people against Duterte by endorsing the Philippine Human Rights Act
DSA National Political Committee Statement, December 2019: “Democratic Socialists of America calls on the U.S. government to immediately cease all funding and related support to the Duterte administration and the Philippine military and police…Finally, DSA calls on its members to support peaceful resistance to the Duterte administration, through their local chapters and in solidarity with… read more
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Liberalism and Fascism in the Streets of Portland
49 days of protesting the police murder of George Floyd as well as countless other Black individuals, including 17-year old Quanice Hayes, Keaton Otis, Terrell Johnson, Andre Gladen, Kendra James, Patrick Kimmons by the Portland Police, has resulted in senseless targeting and violence from the neo-fascist regime in the white house. The world watches as… read more