Democratic Socialists of America of Portland, OR. We reject all forms of exploitation & oppression and organize with the goal of ending capitalism.
Sep 6, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Last night, on the 100 day anniversary of the uprising against police violence, several Portland DSA members, including members of the steering committee, were arrested on fabricated felony charges.
This comes as the real violent forces of repression, the federally-deputized Oregon State Police and the Portland Police Bureau, continue to beat, brutalize, and gas peaceful protesters.
Protesters have entered into @tedwheeler’s condo building and say they won’t leave until he comes down to read their demands
They have now locked themselves together. Here are the demands.
Aug 22, 2020 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
Fascists on the march at SW Clay and 4th
here is the alt right rally down in front of the Justice Center.
Jan 15, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Oregonians just voted in a Democratic supermajority. So naturally, what's first on their agenda? Letting fossil fuel lobbyists write our climate legislation 🙄
We need REAL action on climate change—not useless neoliberal "solutions" like cap-and-trade. medium.com/@dsaportlandor…
We have only 11 years to stop emissions altogether, or we will face human extinction in our lifetimes. This monumental task cannot be done without forcing corporate polluters to comply with an aggressive policy and banning new fossil fuel infrastructure. theguardian.com/environment/20…
