Portland Resistance Calendar

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  When President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president to succeed him, the country's attention focussed on Kamala Harris. The notion of this dynamic, Afro-Asian woman (mother emigrated from India,  father  from Jamaica)  has b... Read more

Nakba Day in Portland Sunday, May 15 MARCH TO CITY HALL

"PORTLAND: SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT FOR PALESTINE Join Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER) and solidarity organizations on Sunday, May 15th in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the ongoing Nakba (catastrophe) to demand an end to the zionist settler-colo... Read more

Full Interview: Donna Martin, Sister of Andre Gladen

Airs at: Tue, 07/02/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
On Saturday, July 6, 2019, the family of Andre Gladen is hosting an "Angelversary" celebration of Andre's life outside of Adventist Hospital, at the corner of SE 96th Avenue and Market Street. The event is from 11AM to 1PM. In the family's words: "Andre Gladen, a 36-year-o... Read more

Positive Charge!

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
  We are inundated by news of hate and intolerance in our newsfeeds, on the radio, and on TV on a daily basis. How can we deal with all this bad stuff without feeling helpless, depressed, and outraged? Two years ago, a group of women representing different religions, sexua... Read more

Protest Planned for Ehud Barak Visit to Portland

Airs at: Wed, 10/10/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  COALITION OF ACTIVIST GROUPS PLANS DEMONSTRATION TO CONFRONT FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER   This Sunday, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will be in Portland to speak at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. A coalition of local activist and human rights grou... Read more

Mayor Declines to Hear Public Testimony on OIR Report

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The OIR Group will present its most recent report on Officer Involved Shootings to the Portland City Council tomorrow.  In years past, the report presentation has included an opportunity for the public to comment on its findings, but not this year. KBOO reporter Jasmin M... Read more

February Social Justice Events

updated Monday, February 12. Full disclosure: I'm having to cut way back until I'm fully recovered from an injury. I'm updating but very slowly - not in the obsessive manner that I used to be able to do.   In the meantime, you may want to check: pdxactivist.org (where y... Read more

January Social Justice Events

Updated Sunday January 28. Portland Resistance Calendar is a collection of social justice events in the Portland area (and sometimes, within driving distance). This post is specifically for events that are in the month of January 2018 and later.   Links here go to pdxactiv... Read more

December Social Justice Events

Updated Thursday, December 28. Portland Resistance Calendar is a collection of social justice events in the Portland area  (and sometimes, within driving distance). This post is specifically for events that are in the month of December 2017 and later.   Links here go to pd... Read more

November Social Justice Events

Updated Sunday, November 26. Portland Resistance Calendar is a collection of social justice events in the Portland area, and sometimes, within driving distance. This post is specifically for events that are in the month of November 2017 (and perhaps even later).   Links h... Read more