The Portland State Women’s Resource Center hosted Catholics for Choice, an event exploring misconceptions about abortion and Catholicism and its role in reproductive rights on June 29 at 3:30 p.m….
WRC hosts Catholics for Choice discussion of reproductive rights
It’s all good in the hood
Portland’s annual Good in the Hood Festival celebrated its 25th year as a northeast community staple at Lillie Albina Park June 23–25 despite recent threats against event organizer Shawn Penney….
Foster Talks event raises awareness for Oregon foster children
Boys and Girls Aid hosted its monthly event called Foster Talks on Tuesday, June 27 to discuss the journeys of three former foster children who are now adults. Lagunitas, who…
Pride by PDX
Marching with my ancestors Alex-Jon Earl Pride events for Two-Spirit Indigenous Portlanders have always been a struggle with invisibility. Even with last year’s turn as grand marshals, it is hard…
Juneteenth and lemonade
Don’t Shoot Portland celebrated Juneteenth by making “Freedom Lemonade” in front of the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on June 19, 2017. Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates when,…
Houseless no more
The Portland State Center for Public Interest Design collaborated with the Village Coalition and the City of Portland to explore a new possibility for houseless women. After a year of…
Annual World Naked Bike Ride: hot as balls
Thousands of naked cyclists from all over the Pacific Northwest gathered at Fernhill Park in Northeast Portland for the 13th annual PDX World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, June 24…
Monthly Harvest Share returns to Park Blocks with bounty
Over a hundred people turned out at the Portland State Park Blocks for the monthly Harvest Share on Monday, June 12. The Harvest Share is organized by the Committee for…
On-campus events: June 27–July 3
FEATURED EVENT THEATER Cabaret June 27—July 2 Keller Auditorium $25—80, all ages Roundabout Theatre Company hosts the camp classic about a pre-WWII German cabaret, the Kit Kat Klub, and their…
Alternatives to the ‘Melting Pot’
The final speaker of the University Studies Dialogue Series came to Portland State from Oregon State University on May 25. Dr. José-Antonio Orosco presented concepts from his recent book Toppling…