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Events & Actions
Mondays, 3:45-5:15pm: Protest Elon Musk in Front of Tesla in PDX
Tesla is the closest thing we have in Portland to Elon, so let us peacefully protest in the right of way/sidewalk in front of the Portland dealership to increase visibility of this issue. Right on Macadam at rush hour! Bring LARGE signs and noise makers. Chairs welcome if you’d like/need to sit.
Meet us at Old Spaghetti Factory at 3:45pm to walk over as a group or meet us at Tesla at 4pm. We’ll be there during rush hour for prime visibility, ending at around 5:15. Parking is $5/hr at the OSP or on street parking for $2.50/hr. Public transportation available. Bring LARGE signs and noise makers. Chairs welcome if you’d like/need to sit.
Location: 4330 S Macadam Ave
Saturday, June 14, 12-4pm: No Kings Rally
Join Portland’s 50501 chapter for a Pride-themed Flag Day event, specifically centering the needs and concerns of our marginalized communities in Oregon, as well as supporting and promoting local organizations who advocate for them. We reject efforts by MAGA to spend tens of millions on Trump’s birthday military procession, while slashing vital food aid and healthcare for the poor in order to fund tax breaks for the rich.
Location: Battleship Oregon Memorial, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 221 SW Naito Pkwy
Tuesday, June 17, Tables at 5:30pm, Panel at 6:30pm: Rumble on The River Comes Home – Environmental Forum on the Willamette River
A Pre-Rumble RiverWalk, “Greet The River”, will be guided by Sarah Taylor. Meet up @ 4:30 pm at the Cathedral Park boat ramp.
The Willamette River is a confluence of social, ecological, economic and historical significance and yet we continue to struggle to protect the very place that sustains us. Join us at the banks of the river to hear from advocates who are committed to finding lasting solutions.
Panel:
- Caleb Shaffer–Portland Harbor Team Lead, U.S. EPA, Region 10
- Elaine Harvey–Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Watershed Dept Manager
- Mary Stites–Staff Attorney with Northwest Environmental Defense Center
- Mike Houck–Urban Greenspaces Institute, Director
- Mitch Green–Portland City Councilor, District 4
Green Anchors is located directly north of Cathedral Park. There will be signs to direct you from the north parking lot into Green Anchors.
Location: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St
Monday, June 23, 7-9pm: Union the Film – Screening
UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers, including Chris Smalls, as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York.
Proceeds from this viewing go directly to Strike For Our Rights’ strike fund, supporting striking workers fighting for living wages and equity, like those in this film.
Location: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street
Saturdays, 11am: HCAO / Universal Health Care 101 – Virtual Event
Learn about universal health care and the largest statewide group working to achieve it, Health Care for All Oregon! Find out what you can do to help win health care for all Oregonians.
If you think you see ICE and/or anyone you know is detained, call the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition hotline: 1-888-622-1510. It’s answered every day until about 8pm!
Sign up here to support immigrants in our community as they attend mandatory hearings, or sign up here to train to be a Legal Observer and join the Rapid Response Team.
March for Bernie Rally, January 23, 2016