Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night? …
Blue Skies and Endless Horizons
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May Day
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Story by Pete Shaw Approaching Shemanski Park, once again the sight of Portland’s May Day rally, I had the feeling there would be trouble with the police. I ran into a Friend across the street from the park. It was not yet noon, but a large crowd had already gathered for the 2 PM rally…
Clutter, Cobweb, Love, and Oranges
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Every conversation in a perfect end Would finish with the touch of two lips Time is perfect, and it never slips away Underneath Big Blue Sky Story and photos by Pete Shaw Seven April 18s ago I was in Seattle when, after a cascade of phone messages left on a cell phone that I barely…
City Council Votes to Divest From All Corporate Bonds; Years of Organizing, Public Pressure Bears Fruit
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Story by Pete Shaw Leaving Wednesday’s City Council afternoon session, Enlace’s Interim Director Amanda Shank seemed beside herself, still not sure she believed what she had just heard. Only a few minutes earlier City Commissioners Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish, and Dan Saltzman approved Saltzman’s amendment that would require the City to divest from all of…
Immigrants and Immigrant Justice Groups Fight Back Against Persecution; Work to Provide True Sanctuary
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Story and photos by Pete Shaw In the days following Republican Donald Trump’s inauguration, many US cities and states–including Portland and Oregon–declared themselves to be sanctuaries. The term was meant to imply safety for people without documentation. However, it is one thing to make a declaration and something else entirely to enforce it. This…
Immigrants Come Out of the Shadows to Rally at ICE in Show of Courage, Solidarity
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Story and photos by Pete Shaw When a politician says he is going to do awful things, it is worth believing him. And when that politician is a bully like Donald Trump who seemingly possesses no moral compass, it is reasonable to be afraid. Therefore, it should have come as no surprise when his administration…
Faith and Justice Groups Expand New Sanctuary Movement; Resist Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Decrees
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Story and photos by Pete Shaw After Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to take him into custody in 2014, Francisco Aguirre made a desperate phone call. Thirty minutes later a car arrived at his home, and soon Aguirre found himself taking sanctuary in Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland. He would remain there for…
75 Years On, Story of Japanese American Incarceration Disturbing Mirror for Current Immigrant and Refugee Policies
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Story and photos by Pete Shaw It’s been 75 years since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the forced incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry. The order, which in an immediate sense was a response to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, resulted in a…
Community Holds Vigil for Quanice Hayes as City Examines Circumstances Around His Killing
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Story and photos by Pete Shaw Over 100 people attended a Sunday night vigil for Quanice Hayes, the 17 year old Black man who was murdered by Portland Police officer Andrew Hearst. The vigil, which included people holding hands during a prayer led by Hayes’s aunt, Patricia Ruffin, occurred three days after Hayes was murdered.…
A Shining Light Rolls On
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“Days up and down they come Like rain on a conga drum Forget most, remember some But don’t turn none away” –Townes Van Zandt Story by Pete Shaw At the end of this month Portland will be losing organizer…
