Author: Portland DSA
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Portland DSA May Day 2020 Statement
May Day, 2020 — Portland DSA calls on the working people of Portland to use the COVID-19 crisis to organize in their workplaces and in their neighborhoods against capitalism. Before COVID-19, this country was in a crisis. Supposedly low unemployment numbers and a record stock market disguised the harsh conditions of the working class in the United… read more
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Portland DSA Calls on Mayor and Governor to Act on Coronavirus
Portland DSA calls on Mayor Ted Wheeler and Governor Kate Brown to put an immediate freeze on all rent and mortgage payments and evictions; a freeze on all utility payments; an immediate end to all displacement and sweeps of houseless camps; and the opening of additional shelters throughout the city of Portland and the state… read more
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Statement on Police Chief Danielle Outlaw’s Departure
In her time as Portland Police Chief, Danielle Outlaw oversaw a brutal police force which murdered civilians in crisis, violently repressed protests, provided protection to fascists, and enforced the increasing criminalization of poverty. While we are glad to see Outlaw’s departure, Portlanders know that change will not come to the Portland police through a new… read more
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Let’s Make Oregon ICE-Free
On October 14th, we celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, which honors the history and culture of Native Americans. On this day, it’s also fitting that we protest the violation of Indigenous communities caused by colonial borders. More than 20 tribal reservations are on U.S. borders, where indigenous peoples suffer the oppression of surveillance and racist border… read more
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Call to boycott Maccabi Haifa vs Portland Trail Blazers October 10th
On October 10th the Portland Trailblazers will host Israeli Basketball League team Maccabi Haifa. Portland DSA are calling on the Blazers to respect the boycott of Israeli sports, called for by Palestinian civil society, and cancel the game. We are also asking that community groups, pro-Palestinian organizations, trade unions, supporters of the Blazers, and concerned… read more
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Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney Must Resign
On February 9th, 2018, Senator Jeff Kruse announced his resignation from the Oregon State Senate, following formal complaints filed against him by Senator Sara Gelser and Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward. Senator Gelser first reported this issue in March 2016, yet for almost two years afterwards Kruse felt free to totally disregard the personal boundaries of… read more