You might call it the world’s shortest march. You might call it a real-life trolling of the police state. Both the police and the corporate media had learned of this event via social media… just as we had intended. Unfortunately, we weren’t there to sate their desire for tragedy, but rather, to have a...
Read more →What Happened This past weekend, Veloprovo had its inaugural ride. It was quite an awesome experience — a long, educational ride throughout the city, culminating with a radically positive direct action. Afterwards, we gathered for a celebratory beer, before heading our own respective ways. It was a positive, uplifting experience. Some of the people...
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This week’s undisputed winner of the Hadden Shame Award goes to the driver who threatened the rear of the One Billion Rising march with his SUV, on Thursday. In an act of road rage, this person showed how much he just didn’t “get it.” Fortunately, Portland activists are not easily intimidated. Instead of fearful...
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Earlier today, a group of hearty activists — spurred by the propaganda being espoused on behalf of ecological criminal Esco Corp at the Oregon Historical Society — decided to create an exhibit of our own. Awesomely, the staff loved us, and even cheered us on. Security, on the other hand, was less than amused....
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Jess Hadden will be streaming the day’s events right around 3 PM, so check it out: Part 1: Part 2: Background info from the One Billion Rising event page: “One Billion Rising is a Global Call to Action to end violence against women and girls by coming together, taking a stand, and dancing...
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