Armed Activists Seized Three Blocks of a North Portland Residential Neighborhood. Here’s What It Was Like Inside the Encampment.

For five nights, Portland’s attention was fixed on this intersection.

In Purge of Extremists, Facebook Removes Page of Portland Protest Organizers

Activists called the ban an attempt to suppress left-leaning voices and said it drew a false equivalence between anarchists and violent right-wingers.

Multnomah County Drops Charges Against Climate Activists Who Blocked Portland Railroad Tracks

An Oregon Trash Pickup is Part of a Conservative Campaign to Make Liberal Cities Look Like Garbage Dumps

Portland Activism Doesn’t Just Come in a Single Shape, Size or Age. At 17, Amira Tripp Folsom Is a Prime Example of That.

Portland is a place that cares, and her residents are no strangers to showing up and getting out to stand up for what they believe in—which can result in national headlines. Our activism doesn’t just come in a single shape, size or age.

Portland Musician Bocha Says, “I Realize How Valuable My Voice Can Actually be in Influencing the Culture of My Community.”

Now that I have somewhat of what some would consider a platform, I realize how valuable my voice can actually be in influencing the culture of my community.

Portland Musician KayelaJ Says She Grows as an Artist by “Being More Brave and Carefree and Speaking on Issues Surrounding Racism and Sexism.”

My status as a musician makes me feel like I need to be more well-versed on what’s happening in the community.

Brown Calculus Creates Music to “Give Our Community a Voice and to Heighten the Spiritual Bond We Have.”

My stance on issues in my community has definitely influenced our music and growth.