More Breaking News:  http://www.theportlandalliance.org/persian
and you can also checkout: William Beeman

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• • • • Come help us Stop
        Drone Attacks on Children
        Friday May 24th
        
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    • http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/communitycalendar PLEASE JOIN US FRIDAY May 24 in Pioneer Square to protest drones, hear about current progress with drone activism, and begin continuing conversations about drones in "Portland's living room." This meeting will continue our weekly vigil in the Square. Learn about illegal "double strikes" killing rescue workers http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/drones Come to discuss with us and others the truth about drone casualties in Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan; to honor the victims of drones, and help us raise awareness about drones.  Learn why these drone strikes are illegal and unconstitutional http://activismresource.blogspot.com/2013/05/drone-warfare-is-illegal-immoral-and.html For more information, send a message here or to teyunaSe@hotmail.com Checkout why US drone warfare makes new enemies http://activismnewsletterat.blogspot.com/2013/05/drone-warfare-is-illegal-immoral-and.html

    

    Pioneer Courthouse Square

    701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97204

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• When: Sunday, May 26th thru Thursday, May 30th 11-5pm And Sunday, June 2nd - Doors of Opportunity Painting Party, 11-4pm Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo), NW 4th and Burnside ***We are in need of exterior paint - any color is good. You can drop it off or bring it with you. Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo) is an inspiring community on the corner of NW 4th and Burnside. On October 10th, 2011, a vacant lot was transformed into a place where people without housing could find shelter in tents and sleep safely. Over the past year and a half, Dreamers have used their skills and talents to create a self governing rest area, where people can stay for one night or as long as it takes to find housing. They have volunteered their time to keep each other safe, wash sleeping bags, redistribute extra food and clothing, provide help navigating the social service maze, testify in front of city governments, organize fundraisers, and celebrate the successes that come from supporting one another and being supported.  A fence of doors zig zag along Burnside, creating a barrier for privacy and safety. Many who walk by wonder if it is purely art. But these doors are much more than that. They symbolize home, they help sustain the rest area as sponsors donate to paint them, and they provide a shield from the rain and wind.  During the VBC, Right 2 Dream Too invites you to dream with us. We will use reclaimed materials to revamp the fence of doors, and create tiny gardens which will support the fence structure and provide fresh food for the Dreamers. We also are rebuilding our office, where Dreamers can use computers to look for work, write grants, take online classes, communicate with loved ones, etc. *Work parties* Sunday, May 26th thru Thursday, May 30th 11-5pm *Open Workshops* We invite you to share skills and cross pollinate with our community. We will set up a space during each work day for formal or informal workshops at Right 2 Dream Too. Come and learn from us and we will learn from you. Special needs we have: greywater management, container gardening, mobile shelters. Workshops will be announced onsite and at: www.right2dreamtoo.wordpre ss.com Sunday, June 2nd - Doors of Opportunity Painting Party, 11-4pm Sponsor and paint a door to support R2Dtoo. We will also be giving tours and celebrating our hard work during the VBC. We will be joined at 2pm by a class of 3rd graders from Creative Science School, painting their own door.

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Thursday May 23rd, 5.30pm  – 7.30pm.  This Is Our Movement.  Hilton Hotel, 301 W 6th St, Vancouver WA.  A panel event organized by the AFGE on the history and current crucial importance of the labor movement.  Aimed at students and young workers but all are welcome!  Social event from 8pm.

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Thursday, May 23rd, 6pm, JWJ Immigrant Rights Committee 6025 E Burnside

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Peace Park Garden Restoration, Sunday May 26, 9-3 pm.
Sponsored by Veterans for Peace

You are invited to join  Veterans For Peace, Chapter 72 on Sunday, May 26th, at the garden(ing) party.  This is a big effort as we will be doing a major restoration of the park and planting a variety of drought-resistant and flowering shrubs. We plan to put in over 100 plants that day.  ---And we will need a lot of person-power to get the job done.  There will be refreshments provided.  Hours are 9-3 pm.   Please bring garden tools if you can, especially shovels.
 
Peace Memorial Park is at the east end of the Steel St Bridge, just west of the Convention Center, at the intersection of NE Oregon St and NE Lloyd Blvd. MAX Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green lines stop at the Rose Quarter, about a block away.

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Wednesday May 29th, 1pm to 4pm.  Info picket at PeaceHouse HQ.  1115 SE 164th Avenue, Vancouver, WA.  Nursed represented by WSNA at St Joseph Hospital in Bellingham have been in contract negotiations since October 2012.  Management is demanding huge take-aways on health care.

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Wednesday, May 29th, 12 noon, JWJ Faith Labor Committee
AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32nd Ave (just south of Powell Blvd)

• • Thursday May 30th - May 31st.  Fast to stop deportations. Starts following press conference at 10am.  St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St.  A rolling fast to stop deportations during the immigration reform debate.  In Portland for two days.  Take part in the fast or come to the press conference to show your support.
    Contact romeo@portlandvoz.org for more information.

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    The ILWU Local 8 is hosting a rally June 1st in Portland for the to support the locked out Locals, Local 4 and Local 8.
    
    Kelley Point Park at noon Saturday June 1st.
    
    They are reaching out to the other locals, unions, labor councils and supporters of the ILWU. Once a flier is presented or a fb event with meet up info we will share the link.
    
    Therefor the event OSJ was planning will be canceled since Local 4 will be able to join their brothers and sisters in Portland to rally in mutual protection and aid. We want supporters of this event to be able to attend and hear about this disgusting lockout from the workers.
    Please help spread the word.
    LET'S RALLY!!
    
    “The right to act together is the right on which all other workers’ rights depend. It is the enforcer, the working person’s First Amendment.”

    

    Kelley Point Park

    Portland, Oregon

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    Saturday June 1st, 10am.  Rally at the Port of Vancouver.  Meet at Liberty Park, West Mill Plain Blvd & W 20th St, Vancouver, WA.  Join the community rally in solidarity with locked out longshore workers and striking Hong Kong dockworkers.
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• Liberty Park West Mill Plain Blvd and West 20th Street Vancouver Wa. http:// maps.google .com/ maps?q=West +...

• Let's celebrate the courage of striking Hong Kong Dock Workers and show support for local locked out Longshore workers! June 1st Rally at the Port of Vancouver Meet at Liberty Park on the corner of W Mill Plain Blvd and W 20th St. Vancouver, WA at 10am Saturday June 1st Parking on Simpson Street Dockworkers in Hong Kong have led an effective strike against horrible working conditions. Here is an inspirational video which shows these workers are fighting the same global struggle against corporate greed. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=fx-lCMZNZq0 The lockout has spread to terminal 5 in Portland which is being leased from us the tax payers by Columbia Grain. Please keep an eye out for updates. “The right to act together is the right on which all other workers’ rights depend. It is the enforcer, the working person’s First Amendment.”