Tag: Portland

The Power of Empathy: A Transformative Social Experiment in Portland

The social experiment began with the creation of four powerful cardboard signs, each bearing a message aimed at challenging preconceived notions and fostering a sense of interconnectedness. The first sign carried the words “We are them,” reminding passersby of our shared humanity and enc...

Rapaport Disrupted; Hides Behind Portland Police

On the 12th of January, as the temperatures began to drop, activists gathered outside of the Helium Comedy Club. Action had been called from multiple groups, against the shows scheduled by Michael Rapaport to perform. A community member had driven by earlier, just as Michael had pulled up to the ...

The Hypocrisy of White Liberal “Wokeness”

I live in a middle-class neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, ostensibly one of the most progressive cities in the country (if you’re willing to overlook our breathtakingly racist history of redlining, exclusion, and gentrification). It seems as though every third house I pass on my daily walks h...