Oregon: the toughest heat protection law in the US (tags)
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and longer. Farm workers, people on construction sites, and even firefighters have been largely dependent on the goodwill of their employers during a heat wave. How long Oregon's heat protection law will remain in effect is unknown.
“Animaniacs in Concert!” Starring Voice Legend Rob Paulsen Heads to Portland, Oregon (tags)
“Animaniacs in Concert!” Starring Voice Legend Rob Paulsen Heads to Portland, Oregon on Saturday, January 12th at Portland’5 Newmark Theatre
Economists for $15 minimum wage (tags)
Wages in the US have been stagnant for 35 years. Milton Friedman and conservative trickle-down neoliberal economists have long dominated mainstream economics. Productivity and profits have soared while investments and wages have been stagnant.
See The Picture Of Calf Torture In Oregon (tags)
calf crate crimes... a concentration camp of confinement
Protest Underscores Continuing Privatization of Oregon Schools (tags)
The Oregon Business Association (OBA) held its annual Statesman Dinner on October 17 to honor the Statesman of the Year. The event was fraught with anomalies, not least of which was the fact that the award went to Sue Levin, the Executive Director of Stand for Children Oregon.
A Big Victory For Oregon’s Biggest Union (tags)
After years of painful backsliding, the state workers of Oregon’s largest union, SEIU 503, recently stood firm and scored a big win in their contract negotiations against the state’s anti-union Democratic governor, John Kitzhaber.
End Corporate Domination - HJM 6-3 passed Oregon House Rules Committee unanimously (tags)
Grandmothers, pensioners, workers and the unemployed shouldn't be paying for the greed of Wall Street speculators. (cf.Sahra Wagenknecht) El Salvador shouldn't be paying $300 million to the Pacific Rim mining Global Rim for "lost profits." (www.rabble.ca)
Union Loss in Bend, Oregon (tags)
The game is rigged, but not the fight.
Portland Anti-Austerity Protest Draws 1,000 Despite Police Violence (tags)
It’s difficult to build a pre-election protest with so many labor and community groups busy campaigning for Democrats. Nevertheless, over 1,000 people marched the streets in Portland, Oregon against austerity cuts to education and other public services and the consequent debt accumulated by students.
ALF Frees Dozens of Pheasants from Oregon Game Farm (tags)
Animal Liberation Front frees birds from farm outside Portland.
TEARS OF THE LITTLE MUSTANG PRINEVILLE OREGON BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WORKER CAUGHT RED (tags)
In the spring of 2011 a Bureau Of Land Management rangeland supervisor working for the Prineville Oregon BLM was caught red-handed subleasing his own cattle grazing permits issued for federal land allotments on Rudio Mountain. This BLM employee was breaking the law and BLM is keeping this confidential to protect themselves. The guilty BLM employee lives nearby. He is well known as an avid mustang hater. In his opinion cattle should not have to compete with mustangs on federal grazing allotments. He would like to see all mustangs hauled to slaughterhouses. This guy provided input and was one of the preparers for BLM's new management guidelines for Central Oregon federal lands titled "John Day Basin Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement". The record of decision for this new management plan is due out in the near future. Then one late summer morning a band of mustangs were resting on a high plateau in a remote place on Rudio Mountain overlooking the John Day River. Suddenly the sound of rifle shots exploded across the high mountain meadow. The proud black stallion ran frantically to get his herd onto their feet and they ran for their lives across the plateau some falling to the ground and thrashing with death throws as the bullets ripped into them taking them down one by one. The first mustang to topple was only a baby not more than 6 weeks old. During the following days the smell of blood and rotting flesh attracted scavengers and birds of prey that fed upon the bodies of the murdered mustangs. It was during this time that hikers visiting this remote part of Rudio Mountain came across what has been dubbed (THE RUDIO MOUNTAIN MUSTANG MASSACRE.) The band of mustangs were killed smack dab in the middle of a remote section of federal land managed by the BLM as a cattle grazing allotment and to add insult to injury the cattle grazing allotment where the mustangs were murdered was being utilized by none other than our notorious untrustworthy BLM employee.
The Labor Movement in Portland, Oregon, Takes a Step Forward (tags)
On only the second sunny weekend of the year in Portland, Oregon, 60 plus labor activists decided to spend their Saturday at the Electricians union hall (IBEW Local 48), at the United Labor Strategy Meeting ? an event unlike any other happening in the country. What made the meeting unique was both its perspective and the diversity of unions that participated.
BTL:Report Finds National Women's Health Status Unsatisfactory (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES - A four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.
El Paso Corp. Bribes Environmentalists for Ruby Pipeline (tags)
In order to appear more environmentally friendly, proponents of the 680 mile long Ruby Pipeline Project have reached a conservation agreement with two prominant environmental groups (WWP & ONDA) in exchange for the environmental groups dropping any opposition to the proposed pipeline route through pristine sagebrush wilderness, mating ground for endangered sage grouses.
Hello! The Beyond Patriarchy Convergence/Conference will be May 14-16th in Eugene Oregon (tags)
Workshop presenters, artists, interpreters, etc. requested for free sex-positive radical feminist gathering.
Taxing the Rich Wins in Oregon (tags)
Victory! Thousands of Oregon workers fought valiantly over the past weeks to ensure that corporations and the rich will see their taxes raised, so that social services, health care, and education could be saved. Massive phone banking operations, door-to-door canvassing, and rallies were used by union and community members to educate the public about a progressive tax measure used to offset the state’s dire budget situation.
Warning Scientology's NarCONon (tags)
Most people are aware that the fake "drug treatment" scam called "NarCONon" is actually the notorious Scientology criminal enterprise trying to rook and swindle unsuspecting victims in to handing over their money.
Cascadia Summer Action Camp (tags)
We here in Cascadia (the Pacific NW) are inviting activists of all shades to our Action Camp May 23-25. This will be our kick-off event for Cascadia Summer, a season of action in defense of native forests left standing on Oregon’s public lands.
How New York Fought the Budget Defecit and Won (tags)
While nearly every state is facing severe budget deficits, New York State showed how to balance the budget without completely destroying the social safety net. New York took a few progressive steps forward in balancing the budget and painted a more sensible picture of “shared sacrifice” than what the average politician has proposed. Instead of sacrificing social programs and increasing taxes that affect primarily workers, two new tax brackets were created for New York’s wealthier citizens, generating 4 billion dollars in state revenue. Prior to the new budget, New York’s highest tax rate was 6.85 percent, for anyone making $20,000 or more. The additional tax brackets are 7.85% and 8.97% for those whose income is more than $300,000 and $500,000. These new rates are temporary and set to expire in 3 years. According to the Times-Union, "In broad strokes, the agreement closes the state's estimated $16.2 billion budget deficit through $6 billion in federal stimulus dollars, $6 billion in cuts to an array of programs, and $4 billion in new revenue through an increase in the personal income tax on affluent New Yorkers." The grassroots movement that pushed this “wealthy tax” forward not only asked that new tax brackets remain permanent but also asked for a third tax bracket on New Yorkers earning $1 million or more annually, which would have raised an additional billion dollars.
A Simple Solution to the States' Budget Crises (tags)
On February 16, in Salem, Oregon a rally of more than 5,000 students, teachers, parents, and social service workers assembled in front of the state capitol, demanding a solution to the state’s financial crisis. This was but one of many similar protests nationwide; and Oregon is par for the course when it comes to U.S. states neck deep in a budget crisis. It is estimated that, unless other sources of revenue are raised immediately, the state will make $800 million in cuts…by June. The projected deficit for the next two years is $2.5 billion.
ATTORNEYS SOLLMWAX JOIN SALISBURY IN IRS ORDERED ANDERSON EMBEZZLEMENT AUDIT (tags)
ALL CORRUPT COURTS AND ATTORNEYS 1985-2008 JOIN ROBERT SALISBURY IN IRS ORDERED AUDIT OF ANDERSON ZEIGLER DISHAROON EMBEZZLEMENT $3.4 TRILLION USD
Is The Oregon Truth Alliance "grassroots" or "astroturf"? (tags)
When I first wrote this, I had no idea how close my suspicions might be. Since, I've been told by friends that none other than Nico Haupt has been posting his hysterial guesses about my identity, less than a day later, at his blog: http://www.bloglines.com/blog/ewing2001?id=4026 Mind, not too long ago, they were all certain I was a fat, cigar chomping, FBI agent, so go figure. From a bloke who believes no planes hit the towers on 9/11, this wackiness is to be expected. The "Judy Wood-space beam" crowd will swallow it of course, but the rest of us know better. The desparate attempt to scare me--pathetic that it is- does confirm my research below is not far off the mark, chums...
Researchers Believe Wastewater Analysis Tool Could Improve Drug Surveillance (tags)
“It’s like a very diluted urine sample collected from an entire community,” Field said....A team of researchers has developed an automated monitoring method that makes it possible to detect traces of drugs – from cocaine to caffeine – in municipal wastewater.
Noble Resolve and the Portland Presstitutes (tags)
Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, delivers a scathing review of the media/military misinformation in Portland's nuke exercises, Noble Resolve (just finished) and TOPOFF (coming soon). He concludes with details of the Oregon guerrilla media that did the job that mainstreamers shirked.
Noble Resolve: Established Pattern for Such Drills to go Live (tags)
"Probability of London 7/7 Bombing drill and terror attack happening simultaneously (10yr mean): One chance in 3,715,592,613,265,750,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Staging the Portland Nuke (A Comedy of Terrors) (tags)
Captain Eric H. May, the Internet military intelligence writer, has written his most detailed article to date on the highly suspicious Portland Nuke exercise, Noble Resolve. He names the names of the key players in the operation, and of the military and media figures who have joined the growing outcry about what may turn out to be a false flag version of the White Houses much- predicted terror nuke.
ALF Issues Warning to Oregon Health Sciences Vivisector (tags)
Warning Issued to Oregon Health Sciences Vivisector
Stop Killing Infant Primates and Wasting Millions on Useless Smoking Research
Peter DeFazio and the Portland Nuke (tags)
Captain Eric H. May, a former Army military intelligence and public affairs officer, offers an update to his "Next 9/11, Summer 2007?" Since that publication last week, the Pacific Northwest has begun to mobilize a citizens movement against "Operation Noble Resolve," which includes a nuclear attack on Portland.
Signs of Massive Oceanic Disruption - New Research (tags)
From Science Daily, 2/28/07
Need a drivers licese and don't have the required "papers"? go to Oregon (tags)
If you don't have a drivers license because you don't have a birth certificate or other papers you should go to Oregon and get one while you still can. They may change the law next year. Currently Oregon is one of a handful of states that does not require proof of citizenship or legal residency for a license.
February Protests - Calls for Impeachment Rising (tags)
State Senator Alan Bates of Oregon and the San Francisco Rules Committee are recommending impeachment of the Bush Administration.
February Protests - Calls for Impeachment Increase (tags)
State Senator Alan Bates of Oregon and the San Francisco Rules Committee are recommending impeachment of the Bush Administration.
Two Oregon activists accused of arson (tags)
Investigators of sabotage by radical environmental groups have named two more suspects, both from Southern Oregon, in criminal complaints filed in federal court in Eugene.
Two Oregon activists accused of arson (tags)
Investigators of sabotage by radical environmental groups have named two more suspects, both from Southern Oregon, in criminal complaints filed in federal court in Eugene.
Cascadian Forest Battles (tags)
Forest defense actions grow in Oregon, Bush delists marbled murrelets, Alaskan Tongass threats, Karen Coulter slandered, Ingmar Lee the Egotist gone from cathedral grove
Free stickers with self addressed ,stamped envelope TROOPS HOME ! BUSH TO JAIL! (tags)
Free high quality vinyl stickers with self-addressed , stamped envelope
Double Duty, Single Salary (tags)
A genius of time management in Oregon has shown America the future: two jobs for one paycheck. ----
forest defence video may 20th 7pm in san diego (tags)
Folks are traveling the west coast to raise awareness of the dire situation in our national forests, with a particular focus on the current Biscuit timber sale in southern Oregon. On Friday May 20th at 7pm in the Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego, 4229 park blvd, Wild Siskiyou Action invites everyone to a video showing of “Protect the Wild Siskiyou” and “Truth and Lies of the Biscuit”. These are two short documentaries that address the issue of salvage logging and showcase the vibrant resistance to a lawless government and the greedy timber industry. Come hear updates, discussion, and info on what you can do. Bring your friends, a few pillows and blankets or a chair, and enjoy refreshments.
June 10-12 weekend of resistance for Jeff "Free" Luers (tags)
June 2005 marks the five-year anniversary of the imprisonment of our friend and comrade: Oregon environmental political prisoner, Jeff “Free” Luers. Jeff was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for burning three Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) at a car dealership in Eugene, Oregon
June 10-12 Weekend of Resistance for Jeff "Free" Luers (tags)
June 2005 marks the five-year anniversary of the imprisonment of our friend and comrade: Oregon environmental political prisoner, Jeff “Free” Luers. Jeff was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for burning three Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) at a car dealership in Eugene, Oregon, and on trumped up attempted arson charges. Jeff set fire to SUVs to call attention to climate change and to protest oil wars and environmental destruction. Jeff was motivated by compassion and a desire to protect life, not to harm it, despite what some might think of his tactics. Prior to his arrest, Jeff was a popular community activist in Eugene. He was well-known to law enforcement because of his involvement with national forest protection (starting an occupation of a controversial old-growth timber sale in 1998), anti-police brutality activism(documenting rampant police abuse in Eugene), free food programs in a local park and his teaching of self-defense to women. Since his imprisonment, Jeff has continued to be extremely active in prison and fight oppression with his words and inspiration.
Martina Gangle Curl: People’s art and the mothering of humanity (tags)
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the eight years since Portland artist Martina Gangle Curl passed away at age 88.
Another election stolen while America sleeps (tags)
We've been robbed again, and yet most voters probably know little about this latest episode of electoral travesty.. Action Speaks asks you to contact your senator.. Too much is at stake to simply drop this issue and move on.
From plains to shining sea — The call is 'Dump Bush!' (tags)
Back to back direct actions for Cascadia's forests! (tags)
This week forest defenders across Cascadia united to expose the link between the politicans and corporations that profit from the destruction of US public lands. On Tuesday, 40 Cascadians occupied US Senator Ron Wyden's office. The following day, a protester dressed as a spotted owl locked to a 250 pound stump while others rallied, shutting down Umpqua Bank's flagship branch for several hours.Both Umpqua Bank and Senator Wyden greenwash their images, depicting themselves as environmentally friendly while supporting and profiting from the destruction of Oregon's native forests. Senator Wyden presents himself as a green politican, and yet of all US politicans he is the fifth highest recipient of campaign contributions from the timber industry. Meanwhile, he sponsors earth-destroying legislation with eco-friendly names like the "Healthy Forest Restoration Act."
Similarly, Umpqua Bank markets itself as a new, hip, eco-conscious bank. In reality "StUmpqua" Bank is run by the dinosaurs of Oregon's ancient forest logging industry. With the past two days of forest actions, local activists are gearing up for the upcoming Earth First! Direct Action Rendezvous in Southwest Oregon the final weekend in August, near the massive Biscuit logging project. The National Earth First! Rendezvous will be held in Oregon in Summer 2005.
VIDEO: Office takeover; Bank lockdown
PHOTOS: Office takeover; Bank lockdownBACKGROUND AND NEWS: Cascadia RiSiNG! Eco-Defense Infosite | Native Forest Council | Portland Indymedia Forest Page | Cascadia Forest Defenders |
NEW IRAQ TORTURE SCANDAL! (tags)
OregonLive.com has published 23 photographs taken by the US Army that documents Iraqi civilians being tortured by the police of the "new democratic Iraq." The entire photo series can be seen at: www.oregonlive.com/galleries/news/index.ssf?iraq
Come to Oregon! Save the Siskiyous at the Forest Rescue Station (tags)
Greenpeace's First United States Forest Rescue Station Located in Southern Oregon. This month marks the creation of our first "Forest Rescue Station" in the United States. This rescue station, in the heart of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area of Southern Oregon, is a hub for our efforts to protect and restore not only the forests of the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, but all of our public lands. We are calling for an immediate moratorium on commercial logging.
Freelance Reporter arrested for documenting story about DR Horton (tags)
As a freelance reporter for the INDIMEDIA -I was arrested twice; once for taking pictures of DR Horton Representatives moving fences and changing property lines and then for gardening in my front yard. Charges dropped.
Earlier this year: (Oregon) Can it be pure coincidence, locals are asking, that two wildfires sprang up in view of the spot where President Bush planned to promote his plan to thin forests for wildfire prevention?
Warning: Police After Oregon AR Activists (tags)
Police are after two Oregonians for the investigation of the ALF bombing of Chiron.
He lost Afghansitan. He is losing Iraq. Even in America Bush can't get the people on his side.
May 23-26: Earth First! Western Rendezvous in So. Oregon (tags)
Memorial Day Weekend, Western eco-activists will host an Earth First! Rendezvous in Southern Oregon with location to be announced. The event kicks off Cascadia Summer, a coordinated call to action to protect Casacadia’s ecosystems.
oregon equates protesters with terrorists (tags)
oregon wants to jail protesters as terrorists under proposed law
I Got Spammed By Warmongers From LA- 2000 Miles Away! (tags)
2000 miles away from LA, I got spammed by the prowar crowd. This is indicative of desperation. Please Go down there and mock them for me.
mp3: Native American traditions, healing spirit, environment: Nanish Shontie (tags)
Mala Spotted Eagle talks about the Nanish Shontie community in Oregon and their work to bring healing of mother earth. MP3 file, 8.5 megs
Class warfare in Colorado: Steelworkers mark fifth anniversary of strike (tags)
PUEBLO, Colo. – The locked-out steelworkers from United Steel Workers of America Locals 2102 and 3267 gathered here at the state fairgrounds in October to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the strike at the CF&I steel mill in Pueblo. Over 700 union members and supporters turned out to renew their pledge to last one day longer than Oregon Steel in its continuing war on its workers.
against patriarchy conference (tags)
January 24 - 26, 2003 Eugene, Oregon * Free and open to everyone! *
DEFENSE FUND FOR OREGON TARGETS OF JTTF (tags)
In the wake of charges brought against four young Oregonians, The Speaking Truth to Power Defense Fund has been established to defray legal expenses incured by targets of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
LA, Oregon did thier part.. (tags)
LA, Oregon activists did our part...now it's up to you. STOP BUSH!!!
Walk for Farmworker Justice: round-up of portland indymedia coverage (tags)
Collected portland indymedia coverage of the 2002 Walk for Farmworker Justice in Woodburn, Oregon, on July 13.
Portland Oregon Tells Resident Bush to Go Home (tags)
1000 Protesters from all over the Northwest converge in Portland, Oregon to protest Dubya's foreign and economic policies.
A NEW POLITICAL PARTY CALLS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CALLS FOR INDEPENDENCE (tags)
A new political party has been established in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington. It calls for these states to breakaway from the U.S. to create an independent country.
Headwaters and Cascadia Forests Still Struggling Against Clear Cut Logging (tags)
Mountainriver.org continues to supply the latest information in the struggle to preserve the last remaining old growth redwoods in California as well as the fight to save old growth douglas fir in Oregon
FREE POLITICAL PRISONER ROBERT THAXTON (tags)
Robert Thaxton was unjustifiably given a harsh 5 or 6 year sentence when he was a part of the whole beginning of this movement in Eugene Oregon on June 18th 1999.