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A 2016 Don't Shoot PDX rally. (Photo by Diego Diaz)

Get involved: Inauguration events in and around Portland

Street Roots
Where to protest social injustices, Trump agenda
by Emily Green | 12 Jan 2017

There are plenty of opportunities for progressive Oregonians to vent their frustration in the coming weeks. To date, more than 24,000 Facebook users have RSVP’d that they will be going to the Women’s March on Portland on Jan. 21, 2017, and 9,300 indicated they will be going to the Inauguration Day Protest at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Jan. 20.


RELATED: Local groups, individuals tell Street Roots why they march


January 14

United for Immigrant Rights March

National day of action to build community, celebrate immigrant heritage and pledge to protect immigrants from hateful attacks and policies

11:30 a.m. 

Oregon State Capitol steps

900 Court St. NE, Salem

 

January 15

Our First Stand – Save Health Care

Bernie Sanders and other congressional Democrats called for this national day of action against proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act

Noon

Oregon State Capitol steps

900 Court St. NE, Salem

 

January 20

Inauguration Day Protest

4 p.m.

Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland

 

Don’t let your President get you f@cked up

Organized by Don’t Shoot Portland

Rally and march against racism and hate crimes

1 p.m.

Begins at: MAX Station

SE 162nd Ave. and Burnside St., Gresham

 

Concert: DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid

Celebrate the power of collective spirit and connect with organizations braving against the Trump agenda. Sponsored by Portland Jobs with Justice, Basic Rights Oregon, Oregon Working Families Party, Unite Oregon, (formerly Center for Intercultural Organizing), Oregon Action, Greenpeace PNW, and others.

6 p.m.

$5 to $25 sliding scale 

No one will be turned away for inability to pay

The Melody Ballroom

615 SE Alder St., Portland

 

January 21

United Front Against Trump 

Labor community rally and march

10 a.m.

Begins at Shemanski Park 

1010 SW Park Ave., Portland

This march will meet up with Women’s March

 

Women’s March family-friendly pre-rally 

Native women’s opening ceremony, Love 4 Urban Art (hip hop), Blank Like a Girl (empowerment piece) activist songs and chants for children and more

11 a.m. 

Tom McCall Waterfront Park, at SW Pine Street, Portland

At 11:45, the group will walk to the Morrison Bridge for the Women's March pre-rally.*

 

Women’s March on Portland

Speakers include U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), Gupreet Singh (Sikh Center of Oregon), Erin Ellis (Sexual Assault Resource Center), Rebekah Brewis (PDX Trans Pride) and Kat Salas (Latinx sex worker)

Noon

Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland

Meet under Morrison Bridge at noon; procession begins at 1:15, with a post-march rally at SW Pine Street (a map of the route is posted on Facebook)*

*Locations for Women's March events have been updated.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

If protesters believe their rights were violated, they can contact the ACLU at 503-227-3186 or visit aclu-or.org/help.

A training video on the rights of protesters in Oregon is posted on the ACLU of Oregon’s Facebook page.

Mobile Justice Oregon, the ACLU app to record police encounters, is free on the App Store or Google Play. User videos and incident reports are automatically uploaded to the ACLU of Oregon for review.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

If protesters believe their rights were violated, they can contact the ACLU at 503-227-3186 or visit aclu-or.org/help.

A training video on the rights of protesters in Oregon is posted on the ACLU of Oregon’s Facebook page.

Mobile Justice Oregon, the ACLU app to record police encounters, is free on the App Store or Google Play. User videos and incident reports are automatically uploaded to the ACLU of Oregon for review.

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