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…
Portland art gallery under fire for violent Trump depiction
One Grand Gallery—a not-for-profit art gallery located on East Burnside in Portland—came under fire in the wake of an art exhibition, “Fuck You Mr. President.” The show featured contributions by…
Occupy ICE evicted
After five weeks of occupying federal land surrounding Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, the Occupy ICE PDX protest came to an end early on the morning of Wednesday, July…
ASPSU Senate holds special session on CPSO shooting
At 6 p.m. on July 23, Associated Students of Portland State University President Luis Balderas-Villagrana held a special senate meeting to discuss the recent Campus Public Safety officer-involved shooting of…
Arrests made at Occupy ICE PDX protest camp
Federal officers arrested eight people on the morning of Wednesday, July 11 near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on SW Macadam Ave. during an altercation between officers and Occupy…
Local ICE occupation hosts dance party, decapitates Trump effigy
Occupy ICE PDX held a “Day of Action Against ICE” rally outside of the Southwest Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday, July 17. The rally’s Facebook event page…