Willamette Week

Writer of “Walking Dead” Torture Song Used to Torment ICE Protesters Demands Feds Stop Playing It

Now, although the Occupy ICE camp was formally swept by the city on July 25, Bianco wants restitution. He says he’s sending a cease and desist to the federal government “to demand that they immediately and permanently cease using his song in this matter.”

Portland Protesters Blockading ICE Risk a Showdown With the Feds. A Document Displays the Potential Legal Consequences.

The possible charges protesters risk are more severe than has been reported.

Filipino Activists Demand a Stop to U.S. Funding of the Duterte Regime

“Enough Is Enough”: Thousands of Teenagers March Through Downtown Portland, Demanding Gun Control and an End To School Shootings

Tens of thousands of Portlanders showed up downtown today for the March For Our Lives—a national protest against gun violence following last month’s Parkland, Fla. high school shooting.

A Woman Claimed She Was Confronting Nazi Sympathizers at a Portland Restaurant, and Now It’s a Whole Thing

Portland woman Deavon Snoke ignited a social media fire this week over a confrontation with a restaurant diner she says was wearing a shirt with Nazi symbol, Raw Story first reported.

A Woman Claimed She Was Confronting Nazi Sympathizers at a Portland Restaurant, and Now It’s a Whole Thing

Portland woman Deavon Snoke ignited a social media fire this week over a confrontation with a restaurant diner she says was wearing a shirt with Nazi symbol, Raw Story first reported.

Portland Man Sentenced for Aiming a Laser at a News Helicopter During a November 2016 Anti-Trump Protest

Portlander Fernando Garces, 25, was sentenced in federal court today for aiming a laser pointer at KGW news helicopter during a November 9, 2016 protest.

We Asked A Longtime Bike Activist And Politician: What Actually Gets Laws Changed?

In advance of Burkholder’s appearance at Powell’s Books on Thursday, January 25, we interrupted our political efforts—which consist mostly of hitting “love” when somebody says white dudes are bad on Facebook, plus signing change.org petitions against Trump—to ask what actions actually help get laws changed.

We Asked A Longtime Bike Activist And Politician: What Actually Gets Laws Changed?

In advance of Burkholder’s appearance at Powell’s Books on Thursday, January 25, we interrupted our political efforts—which consist mostly of hitting “love” when somebody says white dudes are bad on Facebook, plus signing change.org petitions against Trump—to ask what actions actually help get laws changed.

The Decline In Anti-Trump Protesters At This Year’s Women’s March On Portland Was Steeper Than That In Any Other Large U.S. City

Last January, the streets of Portland teemed with the footsteps and voices of women. The Women’s March on Portland drew an estimated 100,000 people—one of the largest turnouts per capita nationwide to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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