"People need good things done for them. They need Love."
Houseless advocate Mimi German discusses Sanctuary Camp, a new shelter & safe space built by the community yesterday in Downtown Portland.
Full interview: https://t.co/D0WIlgkWsV
Trans youth are under attack in Texas and around the country. Join us at Shemanski Park this Thursday 3/31 at 5pm for a rally and glow stick march to celebrate trans joy and demand an end to transphobia in schools and the workplace!
RSVP: https://t.co/YKYkJCmXW9
Opinion: "Are body-worn cameras a remedy to police use of force or a really expensive way to record police assaults?" @RavArielStone and Amanda Marshall write about a lack of evidence supporting body-worn cameras' effectiveness in reducing police violence.
https://t.co/RYiTT6G87D
Atrocities start with words and dehumanization.
Atrocities unleashed upon millions in the ME, fueled by dictators labeled as reformists in the west.
The racist subtext: Afghans, Iraqi & Syrian lives don’t matter, for they are deemed inferior—“uncivilized.”https://t.co/hC1JAkIHym
Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldiers in Henychesk, Kherson region. Asks them why they came to our land and urges to put sunflower seeds in their pockets [so that flowers would grow when they die on the Ukrainian land]
Portland's police association officially has a new contract. The union ratified the contract with overwhelming support last week. Yesterday’s City Council vote was the final hurdle and the contract took effect immediately upon passage. By @_jlevinson: https://t.co/Ja2UF1fmaN
I can no longer function, just breaking down in tears. My city, my country, my people are so beautiful, friendly, peaceful. We're fighting, and we'll keep fighting, but my beautiful country will never be the same. Nothing will ever be the same
It's going to be very cold tonight in Portland. We are opening severe weather shelters beginning at 8 pm - please help spread the word to houseless neighbors. The severe weather shelters are also a place they can access cold weather gear.
More info:
https://t.co/ChrgXca3j9
Friends & comrades! If you’re participating in street actions, can you do a couple of things to help those of us not on the ground to support you in the event of arrests? Even if you don’t plan on being on the front lines, taking these steps are good precautions: 1/