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BitchReads: Anita Hill in Conversation with Renee Bracey Sherman

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Friends! For this month's BitchReads Book Club, we are thrilled to be hosting a conversation between Renee Bracey Sherman and the illustrious Anita Hill about her latest book, Believing: Our Thirty Year Journey to End Gender Violence. Join us for the must-watch BitchReads interview next Thursday, September 30 at 2pm PST/5pm EST. Just RSVP today to get a reminder for the live stream next week. RSVP for the BitchReads Interview>> Anita Hill is University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's and Gender Studies at Brandeis University. After the 1991 Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Hill became a leading figure in the fight for women's rights and against gender-based violence. She has written for the New York Times and Newsweek, and is a sought-after speaker. Renee Bracey Sherman is a…

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Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter Virtual Discussion

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

When you think “call and response,” you may think of protest chants like “Whose streets?” “Our streets!”— groups of voices joining together to form a powerful rallying cry. Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, published by Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on August 17, is an essential history of Black Lives Matter centered on those voices, beginning with the movement's founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Author Veronica Chambers of The New York Times documents the pivotal moments that galvanized Black Lives Matter, featuring stories and quotes from the activists that built upon a vision to stand up for racial justice. Nearly 100 striking New York Times photographs accompany the text, setting Call and Response apart as a visual narrative of the…

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Dan Lambe

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Timed to the organization's 150th anniversary, Dan Lambe’s Now Is the Time for Trees (Timber Press), written with Lorene Edwards Forkner, celebrates the Arbor Day Foundation’s important role in conservation and energizes readers to plant trees as a means of individual climate activism. Trees and forests are the number one nature-based solution for revers­ing the negative effects of a changing climate. If ever there was a time to be planting trees, that time is now. Inspired by a collective sense of urgency, a global movement to plant trees is gaining momentum. To move the needle, we need to act on a massive scale and plant millions of trees today to have a measurable and lasting impact on billions of lives tomorrow. In Now Is the…

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Bans off Portland with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon Protest/Rally

Salmon Street Springs 695 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR, United States

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon and Pro Choice Oregon invite you to take to the streets with us when the Supreme Court makes its official decision to not only to demonstrate that people still support abortion access, but to show that we won’t back down. Our movement will continue to help people access care, no matter what. We encourage event participants to wear masks and practice social distancing. For details see here (note the location change in the tweet provided in the following link) and here. Stay tuned to their Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PPAdvocatesOR or their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfMiW9UJPU5/ More info about rallies at other locations here: https://wewontgoback.com

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Vancouver, WA: We Won’t Go Back

Clark County District Courthouse 1200 Franklin St., Vancouver, WA, United States

We will meet at the courthouse in Vancouver, WA and march to Esther Short Park and back. 5pm: Meet in front of the courthouse 5:30pm: begin marching to Esther Short Park 6:20pm: arrive back at the Courthouse for closing remarks

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Democratic Socialists of America: Abortion is Healthcare, Healthcare is a Human Right Protest/Rally

Lownsdale Square SW 4th Avenue and Main Street, Portland, OR, United States

‼️TODAY‼️ Roe v. Wade has been officially overturned by SCOTUS. Join us TODAY at 5:30pm in Lownsdale Square to rally against the decision.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We’ve got a guest speaker lineup to talk about reproductive justice, its intersection with queer and trans healthcare, and the fight for labor solidarity!⁣ #AbortionIsHealthcare⁣ ⁣⁣ Read our full Portland DSA chapter statement here: bit.ly/3HOHHbw⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ——⁣ ⁣ Image descriptions: ⁣⁣ ⁣ Slide 1 in red, black, and white shows Portland DSA logo and reads, “Abortion is Healthcare, Healthcare is a human right! Join us today in protest at Lownsdale Square at 5:30pm. ⁣⁣ ⁣ Slide 2 in red, black, and white reads, “Portland DSA condemns the Supreme Court’s decision. Join us at 5:30pm today in Lownsdale Square! We’ve invited a…

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Decision Day Action in Portland: We Won’t Go Back

Colonel Summers Park SE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street, Portland, OR, United States

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade thus putting a final nail in the coffin of legal abortion rights on the national level. The only reason abortion rights were achieved was because of the struggle of tens of millions of women demanding justice in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. The people’s struggle will be the path to win and secure abortion rights and all other rights once again. Now more than ever we cannot sit back and despair. We must take to the streets across the country and make it clear that we will not accept this. We won’t go back. We WILL fight back!

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Medicare for All Rally

Shemanski Park SW Park Ave. and SW Salmon St., Portland, OR, United States

We're back! Portland’s Medicare for All Rally returns July 30th, 12 noon, at Shemanski Park. Join us in celebrating Medicare’s 57th birthday! Get ready for speakers, music, tabling, and organizing. Our hope for this day is to inspire and help you form connections as you learn and take action in the name of healthcare justice and Medicare for All. Local artists will be screen printing, so be sure to bring a t-shirt! ASL interpreting provided. Masking is encouraged. Stay posted for a full list of rally speakers & performers! This is an important political moment. Reproductive rights and gender-affirming care are under attack, and the COVID-19 crisis has further exposed the broken state of healthcare in our country. Medicare for All is the first and…

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The Art of the Protest Song

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Join us to celebrate the art of the protest song with four activist musicians. This event is in anticipation of Election Day, and it is a fundraiser to support people in Ukraine.

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Alison Mariella Désir in Conversation With Peter Bromka

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Running saved Alison Désir’s life. At rock bottom and searching for meaning and structure, Désir started marathon training, finding that it vastly improved both her physical and mental health. Yet as she became involved in the community and learned its history, she realized that the sport was largely built with white people in mind. Running While Black (Portfolio) draws on Désir’s experience as an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people. Weaving historical context — from the first recreational running boom to the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery — together with her own story of growth in the sport, Désir unpacks…

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