Sunday, October 27, 2013

The October 2013 Portland Alliance: The Halloween Issue!




October 2013 Portland Alliance!

Sunday, October 27, 2013 6:31:43 AM

Freedom, peace, revolution, Justice, journalism, creative art, writng
NW Alliance for Alternative Media, Education & Human Services
October 2013 Portland Alliance!
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2013/October
Of, by and for the 99%


News, Cartoons, Art, Music, Progressive Directory, Jobs & more.
Get Published! We are accepting PDX submissions, letters, articles, photographs, etc. for the November Issue. send submissions to: editor@theportlandalliance.org

Also The Wordsmith Collection (Missoula, MT) is accepting submissions for a Writing and Creative Arts Magazine to publish in the first quarter of 2014. send to: editor@writingresource.org

Sunday, July 14, 2013

No Justice, No Peace: Trayvon is dead and George Zimmerman walks.

http://theissueslist.blogspot.com/2013/07/no-justice-no-peace-march-to-remember.html

Zimmerman Walks!

It's open season on young black men in America. 
Walking while black is illegal. 
No Justice, No Peace. 
Time to March. Sunday, July 14, 2013
4:00pm in PDT
Penninsula Park, N. Ainsworth and Albina
The Portland Campaign to End the New Jim Crow is calling for a  RALLY, SPEAKOUT & MARCH
 Sunday, July 14, 4pm, Penninsula Park (N. Ainsworth and Albina)
 Justice for Trayvon!
 End Racist Killings!
 No Justice, No Peace!
 End the New Jim Crow!
 Noon - sign making, phoning lists (bring lists and phones), plan the action!
 at Penninsula Park, band shell
George Zimmerman ignored the dispatcher's instruction to leave Trayvon alone. He then tracked down the 17 year-old kid because he was black. Trayvon was unarmed and just walking home. George accosted the young man and after a scuffle pulled a gun on him. Instead of ending the fight, he decided to shoot the young man, because he knew he could get away with it.

George was not found not guilty of any crime, but a 17 year old kid is dead. He was guilty of walking while black. We are all Trayvon and cannot let this injustice stand. No Justice, No Peace. Time to stand up, March, Speak Out, and Demand Justice. 

http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Petition the Supreme Court to Restore Civil Rights

http://www.change.org/petitions/reverse-the-us-supreme-court-decision-to-set-aside-the-right-to-remain-silent#

Reverse the US Supreme Court decision
to set aside 
the right to remain silent

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices held that a person no longer has the right to remain silent as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. In relevant part, the Fifth Amendment mandates that no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” 

Our Founding Fathers understood how vital the right against self-incrimination was to the pursuit of justice. This protection from self-incrimination has had long and expansive historical development and is the essential mainstay of our adversary system. 

The court has time to correct this error. Please do so to preserve the integrity of US jurisprudence. Our Bill of Rights and the US Constitution hang in the balance.

Sign the petiton!
http://www.change.org/petitions/reverse-the-us-supreme-court-decision-to-set-aside-the-right-to-remain-silent#
Stand up and fight back!
http://www.writingresource.info/criticalissues/

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

No Cover, No Closures, No Cuts: Preserve our Scenic and Safe Reservoirs

Lets Talk about PDX Reservoirs:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/peaceresource/messages?msg=31.1&dbg=5

We can still get a waiver, tell the city council to take action!
globalwarmingresource.blogspot.com/2013/06/bull-run-waiverorg-save-pdx-reservoirs.html

We can preserve our reservoirs!
http://www.theissueslist.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-portland-city-council-should.html

Visit the Community Calendar and take action!
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/communitycalendar

The Portland City Council should request an EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Waiver
and Not cover or close reservoirs:  

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

We need real reform in Portland, Oregon. Our Police Department is out of control.

A Multnomah County jury ruled Monday that the city of Portland must pay a 27-year-old man nearly $306,000 after police used a stun gun and pepper spray on him, punched him and dog-piled on top of him before they unlawfully arrested him for "criminally trespassing on a downtown sidewalk."

The money represents one of the bigger jury awards in recent excessive force cases against police.

Jurors found that police falsely arrested, battered and maliciously prosecuted Gallagher Smith after he quarreled with a doorman on Nov. 13, 2010, at the Aura nightclub on West Burnside Street.

(the above from mentalhealthportland.org site)

~If the city council wants to appeal this, they should use their own personal funds instead of our tax money. The police screwed up, again. The reason they screwed up again is because the mayor, chief, and council continue to give them a free pass to break the law. Now that this policy has cost citizens millions of dollars, perhaps the council should revisit this issue or they may be subject to the same federal investigation which has determined that our police department is out of control.

The murders of Aaron Campbell, Keaton Otis, and James Chasse, Jr. have never been resolved. None of the officers who broke the law and violated Police Department Procedures have been charged, tried,or prosecuted for these crimes.

We, the citizens of Portland, Oregon have paid millions for crimes committed by PDX police officers, the officers have not been disciplined or prosecuted. They continue to serve in spite of their illegal, arrogant, and abusive criminal behavior.

The shootings of James Jahar Perez and Kendra James may have been forgotten by some, but we have yet to see accountability or justice. This must change.

And now the council wants to second-guess our judicial system when they find our out of control Police Bureau at fault in roughing up and arresting Mr. Smith for no good reason. We have a right to walk down the sidewalk without being assaulted by the officers we pay to protect us.

We deserve an explanation from our council and some discipline and more responsible leadership in our Police Bureau. And if not, we need to know why.

in solidarity and with best regards,
Tim Flanagan

http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/policeaccountability

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Health Care Forum! Michael Dembrow, NE PDX state legislator, explains Universal health care!


Community Health Care Forum


Michael Dembrow, NE PDX state legislator,
explains Universal health care!


Tuesday, April 9th, at 7PM at
806 NE Alberta St

St. Andrew Community Center


Tuesday, March 19, 2013

http://activeresource.org/wordpress/archives/258
Tuesday, March 19!!
IRAQ 10 YEARS LATER: Tuesday March 19, 2013
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY, 7 PM: Cathy Breen, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, “Eyewitness 10 Years Later: What Iraqis Are Saying”
First Unitarian Church-Eliot Chapel 1011 SW 12th
More info:  http://www.theportlandalliance.org/anybody










Monday, March 18, 2013

MayDay!


  • Anywhere EXCEPT your place of employment!

  • ONE DAY can change reality! Here's how....

    Too often strikes are considered only in terms of mass action. Perhaps the time has come to envision a change of reality in terms of personal empowerment. Intention is everything, and this call-out is not about convincing others to change the world, it is instead to lead by example...even if no one follows. It is not about attending an event, it is about staking a claim for a different way of life.

    If you do not like this idea, or this is something that deeply offends you...then don't 'like' it and don't do it.

    Top 5 things to do on a personal strike:

    1.) Spend time with your family or friends
    2.) Go outside and get away from it all, reconnect
         with nature
    3.) Do something for someone else, lend a
         helping hand
    4.) Build community, talk to neighbors
    5.) Attend a May Day event or action! 
  • Sunday, March 17, 2013

    Rally and March: Save Our Post Office!

    /Sun.Mar.17 2- 3:30pm PioneerCourthouse Square:NoMoreCuts:RestoreJobs& Service! March & Rally!


    Sunday, March 10, 2013


                      No more Cuts!
    The US  Post Office is not Broke! 

    Sun. Mar. 17, 2013 2pm- 3:30pm / Pioneer Courthouse Square:
    Stop Closures, Delays & Cuts: Restore Jobs & Service!
    March & Rally! http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/postoffice

    Friday, March 8, 2013

    MRG's Justice Social Happy Hour on March 12th!


    more information at The Portland Alliance Portal to MRG
    http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/mrg


    Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 6pm until 8:00pm
    Come to MRG's Justice Social Happy Hour on March 12th!
                                 
    http://portlandalliancenews.blogspot.com/
    at Queen of Sheba Int'l Foods
    2413 NE M L King Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97212-3730
    Enjoy good conversation and a drink with other
    progressive folks!  http://activismnewsletterat.blogspot.com/

    Friday, March 1, 2013

    https://sites.google.com/site/pdxactivismnews/if-you-want-peace-work-for-justice

    Come and hear an inspiring and
      uplifting story by Bill Dienst, M.D.,
    co-editor of “Freedom Sailors:
    The Maiden Voyage of the Free Gaza Movement
    and How We Succeeded in Spite of Ourselves” (2012)
    .
    Endorsed by Peaceresource.org
    Hear how a group of ordinary people came up with a bold idea 
    to bring international attention to the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
    The two boats, the Free Gaza and the Liberty, sailed into port on Aug. 23, 2008.
    This is a public event - so spread the word!
    $5-$10 suggested donation (no one will be turned away for lack of funds); all funds raised will do
    to Gaza's Ark and Palestinian Projects in Gaza

    supported by http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/vfp Chapter 72 and
    Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), Endorsed by 
    The Portland Alliance