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The Portland Alliance: Vol. XXXIV, Number 2 February 2014
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/February
Writing, Activism, Alternative Media, & Ceative Arts:
The Cutting Edge for Social Change & Civic-Engagement
A Message from Martin
“I’d like for somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to love somebody.”
Vol. XXXIV / # 1 / January 2014 / PDX Alliance
We will mark the twenty-year anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a pact that has had devastating consequencesfor people
and the environment in all three countries and beyond. The pendingTrans-
Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been described as “NAFTA on Steroids…” http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/tpp
PDX Mayor and City Council:The Usual Suspects
“Any sincere desire to reform PPB can only begin with the replacement of Chief Michael Reese. This hierarchical organization must be led though transition by a ‘culture change agent’ whose pay incentives are tied to performance improvements. Hales has retained the role of Police Commissioner in his portfolio. This audience of learned, fortunate people represented serious political clout, organized and prepared to address the denial of civil liberties. The failure to close the loop, to press the Mayor to abandon his position as PC if he will not dismiss the Chief who ran the bureau during tragic civil rights violations, missed the ‘teachable moment.’
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/consulthardesty
Stop TPP, Fast Tract, and Unfair Trade!
This is a call to action for communities throughout Mexico, Canada and the United States to join together and say “ENOUGH!” to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other corporate “trade” deals. Actions elsewhere throughout the globe are also welcome.
What would Martin say about Gay Rights?
“But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’” “I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people,” she said. – Reuters, March 31, 1998.
Why we must seek peace
“When the car continued to advance the troops fired warning shots. They then raised their M249 squad automatic weapons, a light machine gun that sprays bullets at colossal speed. Each man fired as many as 100 rounds at the car.”
Word up…
“The relationship between words and meaning is tenuous at best.”
The Newest Edition of The Portland Alliance!
“Fast food workers are striking today, December 5th, 2013 for higher pay in more than 100 U.S. cities.”
Find this and much more in this Special Edition: The November Portland Alliance!
No such thing as an “Illegal Alien.”
There is no such thing as an “Illegal Alien.” The Wordsmith Collection: Writing, Activism, & Creative Arts.
RevolutionResource.org 