The newly formed Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing (PCCEP) met for their first public meeting on Wednesday, November 28th. The mayor-appointed committee met to establish their bylaws, elect officers of the committee, share information about a city wide survey,
We Stand with Survivors
On September 27th, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the time when, now Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh (*barf*), sexual assaulted her when they were teenagers. I don’t know if you watched or listened to
Album Reviews, KYLE / Beach House
KYLE, Light of Mine California rapper, KYLE, debuted his album Light of Mine on May 18. You may have heard of him by his stage name, SUPERDUPERKYLE. The fun-loving kid from Ventura is showing how hip-hop has evolved from its
The Real Story Behind Pride
Pride: it’s almost here. With June fast approaching, it’s time to dig the rainbow regalia, glittery eyeshadows, and festival wear out of our closets and take to the streets for the queerest celebration of the year: the Pride Festival. June
How Do Students Spur Change? Pt 2
So you found a worthy organization, community group, or problem in your neighborhood in need of your time and energy. You know what PHB, NA, EPAP, and other messes of capital letters mean. You spent countless hours griping with others
Institutional Slut Shaming
With the passing of recent federal legislation – [Allow States and Victims to] Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA) – a once lucrative profession that was steadily becoming safer and more legitimized through
The Portland Marathon
If you didn’t know, the Portland marathon has ended after 47 years. After an investigation by the Oregon Justice Department found that now ex board member and race director, Lester Smith, was fined $856,000 for receiving hundreds of thousands of
The Clothesline Project
*WARNING: * The Clothesline Project is a display of shirts with messages and illustrations designed by survivors of sexual, domestic, and/or gender based violence, or by a loved one of someone who has been victimized. Last April, in acknowledgement
Uncle Tom’s Senator
According to the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, John Verbeek believes that the Declaration of Independence along with the Constitution was “decisive progress on the fair way of individual political rights under limited government.” He isn’t wrong about that notion, though his
Oregon Primaries Provide Hope
The relationship between people and politics in the US continues to warp as public figures expose their own corruption and depravity. At the same time, survivors, like the Parkland students and the women of Tarana Burke’s #metoo movement, organize against
How Do Students Spur Change? PT 1
“What am I going to do with my life?” Students of all ages and credit levels often ask this while they pursue a degree. The process of secondary education, in a perfect world, would definitively answer this question and
Volunteer! (With the Red Cross)
“The Red Cross is, in technical terms, a quasi-governmental agency. In people terms, the government funds us, we allocate the money where we need it, within certain guidelines, and volunteers make us function.” Hope said when I asked for some
City Council announces new ‘tiny gardens’ program to address the food insecurity crisis
Lots of people are Hungry all the time, we must Give them: micro-greens Poor folks struggle to Feed themselves well. SNAP that’s a bummer. Want some kale? Income is a fuck Eating is expensive. Guess I’ll sell my
Local activists successfully capture funding for world’s the smallest park [SUCK IT MILLS ENDS PARK!!]
Portland, OR is a city known for many things. Good beer, lots of rain, an internationally renowned rose garden within one of the largest city parks in the nation, as well as its many bridges. Portland’s Naito Parkway has also
New, [Blood-]Transfers finish free program for low income PCC students
Portland Community College, in partnership with Biomat USA and Portland State University, have announced a new scholarship program for underserved human students. The [Blood] Transfers Finish Free program is reserved for students earning less than 80% of the federal poverty