Speeches planned outside World Affairs Council of Oregon As the U.S. ambassador to Brunei speaks at a Nike-sponsored event in Portland, demonstrators will gather outside to protest Nike’s recent trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation. Brunei’s dictato ...
17 Mar 2016 - Street Roots Staff
Trans activists use performance art to express their views about gender, race, sexuality Trans performance art duo DarkMatter had quite the 2015. Composed of former Stanford schoolmates Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian, the group’s unique brand ...
10 Mar 2016 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
As co-directors transform Basic Rights Oregon, they remain committed to putting LGBTQ issues ‘front and center’ Advocacy group Basic Rights Oregon sees this as a “transformational moment” in the fight for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender a ...
7 May 2015 - Jared Paben