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PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

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January 13, 2015, 7:00 PM
Terry Schrunk Plaza
1200 SW 3rd Ave, @ SW Madison
Portland, Info: 503-705-1943

On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court threw out the case against the KeystoneXL pipeline—This is NOT the final decision on KXL; it just places President Obama in the forefront of the decision-making.

350.org, the Sierra Club and Rainforest Action Network, are calling for public assemblies throughout the U.S.

This is not a civil disobedient event, but a national-wide expression of pipeline opposition.

Please join us to tell President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline NOW.
This event is endorsed by the Climate Action Coalition: 350PDX, Portland Rising Tide, The Raging Grannies, NoKXL/Portland, Ist Unitarian Universalist/Community for Earth, and the PDX Bike Swarm.

Keystone XL Status Update!

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kxlWith the Keystone XL up for Fast Track approval in the senate, we’ve been sitting on the edge of our seats waiting on the verdict. Here are recent updates from 350.org national organizers:

We just won the Keystone XL vote in the Senate. Thank you all for your hard work making calls, organizing actions, and generally growing this beautiful, huge, and increasingly powerful movement. This is a huge win against Big Oil. And now, we’ll continue to fight until a rejection.

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Slowing the “Fast Track”

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The Raging Grannies listen to Elizabeth Swager of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign (not pictured). Photo: Oregon Fair Trade Campaign 2014.

Portlanders braved the chilly winter weather on Friday, November 14th, to bring a message to Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Senator Ron Wyden: Oppose Fast Track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact.

‘Fast Track’ is an expired, Nixon-era policy-making process that allows legislation to circumvent ordinary Congressional review, amendment and debate procedures.

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‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie

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[by Jeremy Brecher, original posted at the Nation.com]

In an era in which our political system is dominated by plutocracy, grassroots social movements are essential for progressive change. But too often our movements find themselves at loggerheads over the seemingly conflicting need to preserve our environment and the need for jobs and economic development. How can we find common ground?

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