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ON SATURDAY THE DOOR BETWEEN THE PAST AND PRESENT CREAKS OPEN JUST A LITTLE BIT: After months of coronavirus shutdown and a couple of bouts of vandalism during protests in the South Park Blocks, the Oregon Historical Society reopens its downtown Portland center to visitors on a limited basis, joining such other Oregon museums and historical sites as Salem’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Bend’s High Desert Museum, the Grants Pass Museum of Art, and Portland’s Pittock Mansion, which has also just reopened on a limited basis. The historical society will be open noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays until further notice: Know the rules before you go.
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How the Community Helps Sustain Portland’s Ongoing Black Lives Matter Protests
Portlanders have been protesting everyday since May. Community mutual aid ‘blocs’ support BIPOC activists with everything from groceries to haircuts to tattoos.
By April M. Short
At any given Black Lives Matter (BLM) event in Portland, you might encounter what looks like a farmers market stand, with woven baskets full of fresh veggies, fruits and flower cuttings. Look a little closer and you might come across an “Abolish the Police Lettuce Mix” or a fruit basket with a hand-painted sign that reads “billionaires are not essential.” This is the PlantBloc booth, where everything is freely donated and given away by Portland’s gardeners and plant lovers to support the movement a
How the Community Helps Sustain Portland’s Ongoing Black Lives Matter Protests (Image by laprogressive.com)
Portlanders have been protesting everyday since May. Community mutual aid ‘blocs’ support BIPOC activists with everything from groceries to haircuts to tattoos.
By April M. Short
At any given Black Lives Matter (BLM) event in Portland, you might encounter what looks like a farmers market stand, with woven baskets full of fresh veggies, fruits and flower cuttings. Look a little closer and you might come across an “Abolish the Police Lettuce Mix” or a fruit basket with a hand-painted sign that reads “billionaires are not essential.” This is the PlantBloc booth, where everything is freely donated and given away by Portland’s gardeners and plant lovers to support the movement against racism, and justice for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) people.
We must be proactive to avoid another catastrophic flood January 20 2021
My view: We must reduce flood risk and create communities that are more resilient in the face of natural disasters, starting with and centering those communities at greatest risk.
Oregon s story can t be told without talking about floods. The cataclysmic Missoula floods that flowed down the Columbia River Gorge formed the northern Willamette Valley s fertile landscape.
The tragic Vanport flood of 1948 inundated a slapdash public housing project where much of Portland s Black population lived, displacing 18,500 residents. The Heppner Flood of 1903, the Christmas Flood of 1964 these and many other floods are part of our disaster lore.
/PRNewswire/ In the midst of a school year like no other, Pennsylvania families and educators are gearing up to safely spotlight education options during.