A Peoples’ Hearing for Families, Youth and YOU: this Saturday, March 8, 2014 Are you a parent? Aunt or Uncle? Grandma or Grandpa? Young person? Are you concerned about the toxic legacy that coal export will leave on future generations? Is dirty coal export a part of the Oregon you…
Read MorePlease VOTE NO on City Measure 34-210 On March 11, 2014 What is at Stake: Measure 34-210 would make it very difficult for Tigard to manage traffic on Hwy 99, the main transportation corridor into Portland. What does 34-210 say: It would make it a Tigard policy to oppose construction of any…
Read MoreTime is of the essence – The legislature will vote within the next week. Lets tell our legislators that Oregon, without Washington, can’t risk our financial future on the Columbia River Crossing. The financing of the CRC will affect transportation funding throughout Oregon. Oregon shouldn’t bet our state’s finances on a risky, rushed,…
Read MoreTell your legislator that climate matters NOW. The 2014 legislative session starts THIS WEEK. Oregon has plans in the works to replace dirty fuel and energy with cleaner, more efficient systems and to protect vulnerable communities from climate threats. The longer we delay enacting these plans, however, the greater the…
Read MoreThanks to in part to YOUR efforts, Oregonians will now have the opportunity to explore a new vision for West Hayden Island–one that enhances, not diminishes, its ecological importance. The Port of Portland announced earlier this month that it is withdrawing its application to the City of Portland to annex West Hayden…
Read MoreThe XRAY.fm Kickstarter ends on Friday. This is your last chance to help build a new independent station from the ground up. With media consolidation rampant and KPOJ (Portland’s former progressive radio station) turned into a sports station, Portland (and Oregon) needs a station like XRAY.fm now more than ever. Being…
Read MoreHow about a new community radio station for Portland? For the New Year, here’s a tangible way to impact the growing consolidation of the media right now: XRAY.fm. Media has never been more consolidated. A handful of media giants control over 90% of everything we read, watch, or listen to. Of…
Read MoreLet’s tell our legislators that Oregon, without Washington, can’t risk our financial future on the Columbia River Crossing. The financing of the CRC will affect transportation funding throughout Oregon. Oregon shouldn’t bet our state’s finances on a risky, rushed, and poorly designed proposal that is truly a regional project. Any I-5 replacement…
Read MoreIn the wake of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation, 350 PDX and Onward Oregon are hosting a BRUNCH FUNDRAISER as our community comes together around this climate calamity. Please join us this Saturday to aid in the ongoing relief efforts for our brothers and sisters in the Philippines: Please join us this…
Read MoreFriends, Tackling climate change is a moral imperative. With 16 fossil fuel export facilities planned for the Pacific NW we are a major climate battleground and each and every one of us must learn more and consider taking part in collective climate action. Upcoming Events Kathleen Dean Moore: “If Your…
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