Tag: Dsa
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Yemen is the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis in the World.
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
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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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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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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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Portland Swings the Austerity Ax at City Workers
The City of Portland is considering yet another round of deep budget cuts to community services. And again city officials are justifying the cuts by repeating the same, tired excuses: “tough decisions need to be made” to balance the budget. This time the budget may be balanced off the backs of city workers: 70 positions… read more