Aug. 21: Senator calls for Wheeler’s resignation over Occupy ICE PDX Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Tuesday introduced a resolution in response to the Occupy ICE protests that broke out…
Events Aug 28-Sept 3
Tuesday 8/28 Food Seed to Plate Brunch Cooking Class The Side Yard Farm 10 a.m. $85 Learn to prepare a complete farm-y brunch, including bloody mary pickles and the…
Portlanders rally in support of national prison strike
Prison inmates across the United States began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, Aug. 21, demanding improvements to living conditions, greater access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform and the abolition of penal…
Holgate Manor tenants wage rent strike in face of looming no-cause evictions
On Aug. 1, 14 tenants of Holgate Manor—an apartment community that housed many people on low and fixed incomes, refugees and immigrants for nearly 40 years—voted for a rent strike,…
Hill to Hall Aug 13 – Aug 21
Aug 20 – Video reveals Antifa attacked American flag-wielding counterprotester In a video recorded and released by Mike Bivins, a freelance journalist and Portland local, members of the anti-fascist group…
Policy and personality loom over City Council candidate forum
Race Talks, Opportunities for Dialogue, a monthly series discussing topics associated with race and ethnicity in Oregon, held a forum for city council candidates Loretta Smith and JoAnn Hardesty on…
Hill to Hall: July 30 – Aug 5
July 30 – Virginia congressional candidate’s campaign gets off on the wrong foot Denver Riggleman—a Republican congressional candidate for the state of Virginia—had his campaign called into question by his…
Portland rally leads to several injuries, four arrests
A rally held in Portland by alt-right groups Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys ended in a brief bout of mayhem on Saturday, Aug. 4 as the Portland Police Bureau turned…
PSU violates public school students’ privacy
A Portland State Graduate School of Education project brought unexpected controversy after graduate student Ezra Whitman complained that the project was illegal and likely violated the Family Educational Rights and…
Southeast Portland residents discuss proposed Foster houseless shelter
On July 31, a crowd of approximately 50 people packed into the concert space at the Hallowed Halls recording studio in Southeast Portland to attend a public forum and panel…
Events July 31-Aug 6
Tuesday 7/31 Art Diverse Voices of Vancouver B.C. Elizabeth Leach Gallery 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free The Pearl District art gallery continues its exhibition of visual artists from the Pacific…