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The October 2015 Portland Alliance Vol. XXXIV, Number 10 October   2015 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/ October | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer    ThePortlandAlliance.org/afewwords   Letters to the editor    ThePortlandAlliance.org/ communitycalendar    ThePortlandAlliance.org/ olderletterstoeditor PDX Police Updates   ThePortlandAlliance.org/police   ThePortlandAlliance.org/ PDXArtMuseum   Jobs!  http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/jobs Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 This issue includes critical information about  what happened at Oaks Park on Labor Day, Doctors Without Borders, A Peace Rally coming up, Homeless Action Day, commentary on the Twin Towers, Keaton Otis Vigil and much more...     October Vigil for Keaton Otis Date/Time Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM Location NE 6th and Halsey  Portland, Oregon more info:  at Keaton Otis Portal http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/keatonotis

The July 2015 Portland Alliance! Join us to honor Keaton Otis July 12! July 12, 2015 by thewordsmithcollection | Edit Vol. XXXIV, Number 7 July 2015 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/July | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer                   ThePortlandAlliance.org/police    PDX Police Updates          Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 July Vigil for Keaton Otis Date/Time:  Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM Location:   NE 6th and Halsey Portland, Oregon  more info:  at Keaton Otis Portal http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/keatonotis Black Churches Are Burning Again in America There were fires in at least six predominantly African American churches.  Arson at religious institutions has decreased significantly over the past two decades, but this remains haunting. Here Are the Navy’s Plans to Bomb the Arctic by Dahr Jamail on May 21, 2015 – 10:54AM ET [This essay is a joint TomDispatch / Truthout repor

Vol. XXXV, Number 5     May 2015        http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/May Speaking Truth to Power and Distressing the PDX Elite Since 1981  /  Of, by and for the People!    Obama want's to be  your Big Brother "After denouncing his predecessor's warrantless wiretapping, Obama presided over the construction of a surveillance state more expansive than any democracy has ever known.  What he hid includes... REST OF STORY: thepeaceresource.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/obama-wants-to-be-your-big-brother/ People continue to die in Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, LIbya, Somalia, Pakistan and Yemen. These are not accidents. And they will not end until we insist. http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/engelhardt Tomgram: Nick Turse, How Washington Creates Global Instability | TomDispatch .com is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of how our imperial globe actually works.     The Portland Al

http://www. theportlandalliance.org/mayday    Celebrate International Worker's Day  Friday, May 1st at  1:00pm  -  5:30 pm  in PDT South Parks Blocks! Human Rights are Civil Rights!  Rally at  3:00 PM    /   March from  4:00-5:30 PM and here is the  May Issue of The Portland Alliance ! http://www. ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/ May

The April 2015 Portland Alliance Of, By and For the People Calling For a New Result Who should analyze police misconduct? It’s time we take oversight out of cops’ hands....  http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/April Nothin but the Blues! SAVE THE DATE! The 4th Annual Inner City Blues In a new location this year. The 4th annual “Healing the Healthcare Blues Festival” is happening on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at North Portland Eagles Lodge 7611 N. Exeter & Lombard St. Once again Norman Sylvester has asked some of his talented friends to join him in this cause; Andy Stokes, King Louie & Friends w/ LaRhonda Steele, Tevis Hodge Jr., Strangetones w/ Volcano Vixons, Bloco Allegria, Steve Cheseborough, Bill Rhoades,Bi ll Rhoades, Newell Briggs, Jay Koder, Richard Arnold, Dave Kahl & Sarah Billings.  more info:   http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/blues THE REAL NEWS NETWORK PRESENTS THE FORD REPORT A fter the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Glen

  Vol. XXXV, Number 3  March 2015       http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/March The Fight for $15 Finally Comes to Portland » | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police PDX Police Updates        Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 Feb 2015 ,  Jan 2015 ,  Dec 2014 ,  Nov 2014 ,  Oct 2014 Featuring: Healthcare , War & Peace , Earth Day-Mayday , Wal-mart , Postal , News Bytes , Immigration , a fossil free future for Portland: ThePortlandAlliance.org/anybody __________________________________________________________________________________ The fate of the socialist left is tied to that of the working class movement —and the last four decades of one-sided class war have had dire consequences for both. The thread linking today’s generation of young workers to U.S. labor’s proud history of class struggle has been effectively broken and must be developed anew. This is a daunting but necessary task for rebui

«  Freedom Vol. XXXV, # 3: March 2015 www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/March February 21, 2015 by  thewordsmithcollection  |  Edit Checkout the March Portland Alliance!ll Real News…   http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/March The fate of the socialist left is tied to that of the working class movement —and the last four decades of one-sided class war have had dire consequences for both. The thread linking today’s generation of young workers to U.S. labor’s proud history of class struggle has been effectively broken and must be developed anew. This is a daunting but necessary task for rebuilding the working-class movement.  Get the whole story : http://www.theportlandalliance.org/iso       An ISO View of the Future of the Left by Jennifer Roesch and Sharon Smith A community forum of leaders and activists discussing vision and strategy for liberation on Sunday, March 1 from 1pm – 4pm at 3536 SE 26th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97202 more info:   http://www.ThePort