Category: DSA Positions
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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
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In Cutting PERS, Oregon Democrats Strike Harsh Blow Against Working People
The Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America strongly condemns the cuts to Oregon’s public employees’ retirement, which were made last week by a legislature with a supermajority of Democrats. Portland DSA has many members who are teachers and other public employees directly impacted by this attack, and many more members who volunteered their… read more
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Rights, Not Rescue! Socialist Solidarity with Sex Workers
Today, April 11, is the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump signing into law two bills that further marginalized and endangered the lives of sex workers. The “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) and the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA) enjoyed wide bipartisan support and have for the past year… read more