Sunday, February 19, 2017

McKay Students Honor Black History, Black Lives & Rosa Parks

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We are gifted in Salem to have so many young people who honor us with their talents and bravery and questions and their willingness to put t...

"Movements cannot be left just to the streets. I am very critical of the idea of politics as fomenting a moment of total rupture with the existing status quo. This is not how revolutions work. At some point, mobilizations will lose steam. You cannot change things only on the horizontal level of social movements. You have to develop what Podemos calls 'an electoral war machine.' You need to try to come to real power in the institutions and government. That is the line of Syriza as well....Left-wing populism should see a relationship between the horizontal in the streets and vertical in the institutions. Some people say that the state and parties are corrupt so we only need social movements. Other people think that we only need to win elections and take seats in parliament. Both modes of thinking are wrong. We need an articulation of a 'movement party' with a critical electoral dimension that is linked with the movements but also distinct and independent. But there is always tension between movements and parties."---Chantal Mouffe

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Today's Immigrant Rights Rally In Salem

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Hundreds of people turned out in Salem today to support immigrants and refugees and to protest Trump's anti-immigrant and anti-refuge...
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Fourth Sundays, 10am - Noon: Oregon Socialist Renewal “Coffee With the Commies” in Salem's Ike Box Cafe, in the Red Room. We will continue talking about projects and strategies for building a strong and united anti-capitalist, anti-racist left.

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TOMORROW (MONDAY): We the People Marching United in Resistance in Salem---Resistance to attacks on members of our community requires a strong, steady and collective voice! March for immigrant rights AND against Trump's agenda!

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Monday, Feb. 20, Noon :  We the People Marching United in Resistance (Salem) State Capitol Bldg, 900 Court St NE, Salem We are all st...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

TOMORROW (SUNDAY): Rosa Parks Youth Presentation At McKay High School At 6:00 PM. We need a strong presence from the community!

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A united front effort to pass the Reproductive Health Equity Act in Oregon---Turn out on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to help!

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We will all be at the Reproductive Health Rights Rally on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at noon at the State Capitol in Salem. This is part of a ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Urban League Lobby Day Is Friday, February 24.

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A Lobby Day On Houselessness Sponsored By Tenants, APANO And Labor On Thursday, March 2

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Ron Jones And The Movement At Chemeketa Community College

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I was fortunate to catch Ron Jones' performance of The Movement:50 Years of Love and Struggle   yesterday at Chemeketa Community Colleg...

"Today there is no shortcut. If social conflict is not reignited around material interests and rights, we will go nowhere."---Rossana Rosssanda, one of the leading figures of the postwar Italian Left and a co-founder of Il Manifesto.

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Support CWA Members Fighting Back At AT&T Mobility!

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Do the right thing: hit  http://goodjobsatt.org/  and support the workers!

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Music To March, Boycott And Strike With!

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A teacher in Woodburn says, "Immigrants across the nation are boycotting schools, not buying gas, shopping, or going to work. Businesses are closed across the nation all in an effort to show our new administration the power of the immigrant presence. Whether legal or illegal, they matter AND they contribute to our country. They are not just a drain on society 'taking all the jobs.' They are makers, workers, business owners, school children, farm and factory and burger and other place employees. Go to your child's school and see how many empty seats there are. Without all the immigrants there would be no free lunch."

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Carl Paladino's racism is challenged by the people---Another prominent Trump supporter needs to go!

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I have blogged previously about the racist Carl Paladino and how he is doing so much harm. It is gratifying to read the following from The ...

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Can socialists, liberals and libertarians have meaningful discussions and debates?---Part 2

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Some Troubling Conversations A union representative I know recently posted a “pray for our president” message on Facebook. I questioned...

Portland Democratic Socialists of America Feminist Branch Meeting To Be Held On Saturday, Feb. 18

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

TOMORROW (THURSDAY): A Day Without Immigrants---Do not conform./ No te conformes.

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A Day Without Immigrants (and immigration supporters). [traduccion en Español abajo] As the title of the event suggests, we, the Nation...