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Vol. XXXIV, No. 12 December 2014 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/December Speaking Truth to Power A cop just got away with killing another unarmed citizen... http://thepeaceresource.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/heartless-the-mike-brown-murder/ Portland Activists taking it to the streets! It goes without saying that mainstream media coverage of the Portland Ferguson solidarity protest tonight (which was separate from the planned AMA demonstration earlier today that drew thousands of folks) is completely inaccurate. Far from a few dozen folks "wandering" the streets throwing bottles at cops, there were hundreds of folks purposefully blocking streets and bridges as civil disobedience/direct action, led by multiple Black youth, who were incredibly passionate, thoughtful and inspiring. ~Walidah Imarisha (Nov. 26, 2014) This is an important reality to consider. The reaction to the grand jury in 170 cities included people blocking major roadways, highwa

Vol. XXXIV, Number 9           September 2014  www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/September | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police     PDX Police Updates Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 “Triple Divide” The filmmakers use cold hard facts : http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/alliancefordemocrac y Fall Conversion from War to Peace: Tuesday, Sept, 2, 12 noon - 2 PM, Grace Presbyterian Church, 6025  NE Prescott St Eastside democratic Club meeting (Monthly) Public is invited ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 PM,  First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park Ave Echoes of the Vietnam Wa r Featuring  Christian Appy , University of Massachusetts Amherst; Daniel Ellsberg , who released The Pentagon Papers; and  Lt. Colonel Thuy Tran , Oregon Air National Guard. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Saturday, Sept. 6, 12 PM,, Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm 296/8   In T

                                                                 Illustration by Clyde List July 21 at 10:00pm to July 22 at 11:00pm KBOO 90.7 FM Portland, Oregon 97214 KBOO Spoken Word radio show will host former poetry editor for the Portland Alliance Mary Otte and former mayor of Sherwood Clyde Ray List this Monday night at 10 pm. Mary's Poetry Portal   http://www.theportlandalliance.org/maryoughtsix Patrick Bocarde will host. Clyde Ray List holds a Degree in English Literature (1967) and a Degree in General Art (1968) from the University of Washington. He is a former Mayor if Sherwood (1980-1982). He is an actor currently involved with Mask and Mirror productions and with the Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council and the Sherwood Historical Society. He is also a piano player, banjo picker, and classical music composer. He is an amateur historian who enjoys interviewing local people. Clyde Lis

Vol. XXXIV, Number 5    May 2014       http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/May The Fight for $15 Finally Comes to Portland » | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police PDX Police Updates Wars: Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Pakistan & Yemen. Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981   Music Scroll Down: CLG , Healthcare , War & Peace , Mayday , Wal-mart , Postal , News Bytes , Truthout , Immigration , Scientology , Street Roots ,  Tom Engelhardt    Dangers of Music GMO foods   Marijuana: What's the Story?, by Don Dupay    Mayday Day!  

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Today, a top US military official candidly admitted what we have known for years... The  war in Iraq was about oil. www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/March LABOR RADIO SHOW ThePortlandAlliance.org/laborradio  KBOO Community Radio   90.7 FM presents: Labor Radio Show   6:00-6:30 pm Every Monday Night! CALL-IN & join the conversation ! 503-231-8187   March 31 st , 2014 Host: Michael Morrow -- 5 th Monday Guests Juan Carlos Ordonez and Scott Moore http://laborradiocollective.blogspot.com/2014/03/taxfairnessandincomedisparity.html _______________________________________________________________________________ A New P ostal A l l i a n c e ! A new postal unity Retired letter carrier  Jamie Partridge  reports on a new alliance that aims to combine the rank-and-file power of all four postal workers' unions. March 25, 2014 Gathered in Chicago for the APWU national day of action in 2012 (Carole Ramsden | SW) "THE U.S. Postal Service is under unp

Vol. XXXIV, Number 2   February 2014   http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/February | About Us |   Subscribe |   Contact Submission info |   Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police    PDX Police Updates Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 Mic Crenshaw & Monica Beemer Hired to Run KBOO Radio http://thewordsmithcollection.wordpress.com/about/