by Blake Pendergrass Organizers in Seattle have announced a free political and cultural gathering scheduled for August 11-12. The Everything for Everyone Festival (e4e) will be an outdoor event featuring music, arts, workshops, debates and actions to “continue the spirit of resistance of 2011, and to develop it in new and meaningful ways,” according to…
Month: April 2012
Video: Anti-Nuclear Advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott At Occupy Hanford, Part 2 of 2
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Occupy Portland held a rally against the Hanford Nuclear Site on April 15, at John Dam Park in downtown Richland, Washington. This video is the second of two parts and features the keynote speech by well-known anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott, as well as an interview Occupy Portland Media did with Dr. Caldicott right after the speech. The first part ran yesterday.
Nine Questions about Hanford And Nuclear Waste; Does Anyone Have Answers?
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by Lauren Paulson 1. Are the nuclear reactors from decommissioned U.S. submarines still being barged up the Columbia River to be deposited at Hanford? 2. Is there a nuclear waste-contaminated water plume leaching its way to the Columbia River? If so, when is it expected to infect the Columbia River water table? Is other low…
An EPIC Lawsuit to Protect Education Privacy
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by Kris Alman The sub-title of an article in the current issue of the Atlantic Monthly, The Data-Driven Parent, asks, “Will statistical analytics make for healthier, happier babies—or more anxious adults?” I think it’s only a matter of time before the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, the bible for psychiatrists, includes data-driven madness. But before that, the…
Video: Anti-Nuclear Advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott At Occupy Hanford, Part 1 of 2
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Occupy Portland held a rally against the Hanford Nuclear Site on April 15, at John Dam Park in downtown Richland, Washington. This video is the first of two parts and features the keynote speech by well-known anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott. We’ll run the other part tomorrow.
(Only a Few) Candidates Gone Wild
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By Elona Trogub “Candidates Gone Wild”, an event organized by the Bus Project, was not only an exercise in democracy, it was a blatant slap in democracy’s face–a reminder that our democracy only goes as far as the thickness of a candidate’s checkbook. Although poignant questions about racism and equity were raised–for example, why only…
Laborers’ Local 483 Bake Sale Calls Out Cuts to City Jobs and Services
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By Pete Shaw The recipe to combat looming budget cuts aimed at slicing away local jobs? Throw a bake sale. That’s what Laborers Local 483, which represents almost 700 City of Portland employees, did on Tuesday, April 17, outside City Hall. If the cuts go through, the job losses will impact all Portlanders–affecting street and…
Video: May Day
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Teacher Given Jail Time Urges, “Don’t Be Intimidated”
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By K. Kendall Father and middle school teacher Jonathan Zook is not guilty of resisting arrest; not guilty of disorderly conduct; not guilty of assault, according to a jury of six. However the jury concluded on April 19, 2012, after two days and a morning of testimony, that Zook is guilty of “interfering with a…
Immigration: Insecure Communities
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By Pete Shaw Immigrant deportation not only tears families and communities apart, it’s one of the most divisive political issues in the U.S. today. Those expecting the Obama presidency to result in fewer immigrant deportations have been bitterly disappointed. Recently, that figure passed the million mark, a number that exceeds the deportation statistics in both…
