Tim Cowley has created NewPortlanders.Net, a platform for promoting immigrant- and refugee-run businesses What’s the best way to help immigrants and refugees? It’s a question Tim Cowley’s heard a lot lately. Before moving to Southeast Portland one year ag ...
23 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
Labor leadership in Portland comes together in defense of targeted communities and immigrant workers Many activist groups may find their members fall into one school of thought or another, but few organizations represent such varying ideologies among thei ...
12 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
Now, they’re speaking out in the hopes that others will too They knew their families were different, and they knew that difference meant they had fewer rights than most Americans. They watched as their parents swallowed their pride and went to work for lo ...
27 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
The musician from West Africa has a unique style of music and storytelling aimed at inspiring a better understanding of others Parfait Bassale is a local singer, songwriter and rap artist who, when he’s not at his day job, produces music out of the baseme ...
17 May 2017 - Emily Green
Kilong Ung survived hell before coming to Portland, where he realized his dream of becoming a Royal Rosarian When Kilong Ung strides past hundreds of thousands of Grand Floral and Starlight parade spectators this June, most onlookers won’t realize he surv ...
2 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
The House passes a bill to extend privacy measures to all public bodies, including local agencies A bill aimed at further protecting undocumented immigrants in Oregon had its first legislative hearing June 8. While its introduction comes late in the legis ...
16 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
The state is investigating canvassers working on an initiative to repeal Oregon’s sanctuary status after reports that they are telling voters it would do the opposite As Robin Fisher walked across Portland State University’s campus, heading to class in th ...
16 Feb 2018 - Emily Green
Many who say they were lied to about a petition to repeal Oregon’s sanctuary status have had trouble getting their names removed For weeks, signature gatherers working for Ballot Access LLC have been reportedly lying to Portland-area voters, telling them ...
2 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
There’s a movement afoot to abolish the federal agency, but how do we get there, and what do we do in the meantime? “Abolish ICE.” It’s the rallying cry and end goal emanating from Occupy ICE demonstrations in Portland, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Yo ...
6 Jul 2018 - Emily Green
Its investigation into complaint alleging voters were misled into signing a petition to get the anti-sanctuary measure on the ballot found insufficient evidence The Oregon Department of Justice said Wednesday it has insufficient evidence to move forward w ...
29 Aug 2018 - Emily Green