Jamycheal Mitchell: American Prison System Horrors
Something is wrong when a mentally ill man dies in jail – after being charged with stealing the princely sum of $5 worth of junk food – while awaiting space in a state treatment center.
Peace Festival in PDX this Sunday!
When: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
2015 Peace Festival
Time: 3:00 PM
Where: Benson Polytechnic High School
The Proof is in the Puddin’
“Bernie has baggage. He supports a trillion dollar boondoggle, the F-35 fighter/bomber, which cannot even match the performance of the previous bomber costing 80% less. (The definition of profiteering.) He is also supportive of drone strikes which are known to kill an average of fifty innocents per strike. He condones illegal settlement-building and attacks on Gaza by the IDF.”
The Portland Alliance: August 2015… Speaking Truth to Power
Much More in the August 2015 Portland Alliance:
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/August
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Black Lives Matter…
“Race doesn’t really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don’t have that choice.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah
We CAN make a difference.
“The Republicans have spent billions to convince you not to vote. And the Democrats have spent billions trying to convince you they are different from the Republicans. But this IS NOT A TWO PARTY SYSTEM! Do not drink the Kool-Aid. We can shine with Stein!”
The July 2015 Portland Alliance!
Vol. XXXV, Number 7 July 2015
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/July Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981
Revolutionary Moments…
Bill Clinton, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Bernie Sanders, Don Trump, Elizabeth Warren and dim Donald Trump the racist and sexist chump… are ALL on the same page when it comes to Gaza, wars of choice, capitalism and the military-industrial complex.
Hillary and Bernie support Gaza murders and avoidable American wars
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and a dozen other pro-war cons won’t work.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
“In other words, if people knew what was going on, they would stop it. This argument is exactly backwards. If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States.”
RevolutionResource.org 