Vol. XXXI, No. 1
The Portland Alliance
January 2011






Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981, This is the Alliance's 30th year of Publication!
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Front Page

A few words
from the associate editor

Cartoons

Community Calendar

Progressive Directory

Poetry

Previous Issues

Locations

Links

Advertising

 

 
The deadline for submissions to the February issue is January 14-19. Send your work!

Now that the Portland Police Bureau fired the cop with the itchy trigger finger who shot an unarmed man in the back, the union wants to negotiate. When did murder become negotiable? It is time for accountability. 


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Monday, January 3, 2011 at 5:30pm, JWJ Steering Committee 6025 E. Burnside
        https://sites.google.com/site/pdxactivismnews/home/whatsgoinon/martin

      End the Occupations!  Secure the Peace we all seek!  Send a message to our leaders.
"In Russia, in China, and here... very mediocre people have the power to end life altogether."

                                                                            ~~Saul Bellow

Cartoon by Clyde list... see the current issue for more

Distribution of the January Issue!

Copies are available at 6935 Merry Lane in Beaverton, by appointment.
And at our regular distribution box. 
We need volunteer distributors to deliver in these areas: 
1- N/NE Killingsworth, 2-NE MLK, 6-N/NE Alberta, 7-E Burnside,
10-SE Hawthorne, 11-SE Belmont, 13-SE Woodstock/Reed College
14-Sellwood, 17-PSU area, 19-NW 21/23, 23-Rock Creek
24-NE MLK/N Russell, 27-Milwaukie, 30-Willamette University
32-Vancouver, 33-ST. Helens, 35-SW 2nd and 3rd, 36- Ne/E Furnside/Everett 

Get the word out!  Please contact Harold: mailto: hrotstein@hotmail.com  (503)288-8684

Thanks to everyone for your support.  Please submit all writing, articles, photographs, art,
ideas, calendar items, events, actions etc. for the February Issue no later than January 14.
Meetings, Events, Organizing!

Portland Alliance Community Meetings:

Standing Editorial Committee Collective

Saturday, January 15. at 7pm
Plan the next Issue, Brainstorm, Network, Consider Themes, Topics, Events, and Issues.
Come Join us at Laughing Horse Books,
12 NE 10th Ave. in SE Portland

Writers Workshop Collective

Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 pm
Learn or Teach Indeisgn, Web Page Creation, Copy-Editing, and more! Help Complete the February Issue for January 21 print Deadline.
Join us at 6935 Merry Lane, in Beaverton (56 Bus to Denny, Merry, & Scholls Ferry).

NAAME/TBA Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, January 24 at 7pm
Discuss budget, funding, advertising, invoicing, fund-raising, foundational support, grants, interns, and more.  at Laughing Horse Books:
12 NE 10th Ave. in SE Portland off Burnside

Editing Party
Thursday, January 27, at 2:30pm
Choose layout and content for March Issue. Update online resources.  6935 SW Merry Lane, Beaverton (Bus line 56)

There will be Food! 

Speaking Truth to Power!
In The January Issue:
 
2 A Few Words
      Letters to the Editor

3-4 Police Accountability
      Both Sides Now
      Bert Combs Interview

5 News Bites & Michael Munk
6 Arts & Culture
7 Progressive Directory
8-9 Community Calendar
10 Progressive Directory
11-13 PDX Poetry
      Viewpoints & Commentary

14 Yugen Farad Rashan
      Obama Visit

15- Norman Solomon-Wickileaks
      Local Activism: Condi Visit
16 Survey Results

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