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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fight endures; these Oregonians are making sure of it

RBG was a champion for reproductive freedom, equal pay and pregnancy accommodations, and her work carries on through these advocates T he late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has long been acclaimed for carrying the weight of progressive issues in the Supreme ...

7 Oct 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
The progressive side of the Catholic Church

National Catholic Reporter correspondent Heidi Schlumpf is coming to Portland to talk about resistance both inside and outside the church Heidi Schlumpf has reported on issues of religion, spirituality and social justice for three decades, most recently a ...

27 Sep 2019 - Casey Miller
It was feminism that led her to witchcraft

‘Waking the Witch’ author Pam Grossman says her activism and her magic are intertwined Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, practicing witch, and teacher of magical practice and history. Her new book, “Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Powe ...

20 Sep 2019 - Casey Miller
More sexual-assault reports at Coffee Creek prison raise questions

Despite consistent allegations by several women who said they were abused as inmates, doubts about other accusers’ claims meant charges weren’t filed This report contains potentially triggering details of an alleged sexual assault and may not be suitable ...

5 Apr 2019 - Emily Green
A salute to the women of the IWW

BOOK REVIEW | ‘Beyond the Rebel Girl’ by Heather Mayer chronicles the contributions of women in organized labor in the Pacific Northwest A hundred years ago, Washington and Oregon were hotbeds of labor radicalism. The most radical union of the time, the I ...

29 Mar 2019 - Mike Wold
How Roma is inspiring fairer treatment of domestic workers in Mexico

COMMENTARY | Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning movie highlights the struggle of the profession Mexico City, 1970. Cleo’s alarm sounds very early in the morning. She gets up and climbs down the stairs from her rooftop room in the upper-middle-class house wher ...

1 Mar 2019 - Karina Patricio... and Arely Cruz-Santiago
Oregon sexual assault survivor is setting the expectation for college athletes

Brenda Tracy is working to combat rape culture in sports The president. The Supreme Court. Hollywood. Journalism. Restaurants. Comedy. No aspect of American life has been untouched by sexual assault, sexual harassment and #MeToo, including the world of co ...

2 Nov 2018 - Jason Cohen
Keep abortion safe, legal and affordable for all

COMMENTARY | Rights don’t matter if you can’t access them and afford them “There’s a sorry situation in the United States, which is essentially that poor women don’t have choice. Women of means do. They will, always.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg made thes ...

21 Sep 2018 - Emily McLain
We must overcome tokenism to achieve real equity

COMMENTARY | If we don't begin with an understanding while taking it seriously, we undermine the prospects for real and lasting change Tokenism seems to be a topic that folks want to avoid, but the argument against addressing it usually looks somethi ...

3 Aug 2018 - Darleen Ortega
Family planning is a basic human right

COMMENTARY | This is also 'central to women’s empowerment, reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development' It has been five decades since the international community affirmed the right to family planning, but many women still remain unab ...

27 Jul 2018 - Tharanga Yakupi...