Portland, OR – On Friday October 30, Portland Public Schools students pounded on the school district headquarters doors demanding a halt to the proposed shutdown of 14 public schools in the city.
Backed by a crowd of over 300 people, the children chanted “Let us in!” with sacks full of letters to the school board written by Portland families and students.
The action was part of a protest led by Save PDX Schools, an organization created in the wake of the school boards’ announcement they intended to close schools on October 5. Since the announcement, groups of parents, students and teachers were spontaneously created to fight the closures.
Portland, OR – On Friday October 30, Portland Public Schools students pounded on the school district headquarters doors demanding a halt to the proposed shutdown of 14 public schools in the city.
Backed by a crowd of over 300 people, the children chanted “Let us in!” with sacks full of letters to the school board written by Portland families and students.
The action was part of a protest led by Save PDX Schools, an organization created in the wake of the school boards’ announcement they intended to close schools on October 5. Since the announcement, groups of parents, students and teachers were spontaneously created to fight the closures.
Portland, OR – On Tuesday, October 13, organizers with Portland Contra Las Deportaciones (PDXCD) rallied to oppose the recent surge of ICE detentions in the Portland area and demand justice for Oscar Bergal, shot by ICE in New York just days prior.
Bergal is one of 39 or more people shot by immigration agents during the second Trump administration, including Portlanders Luis David Nino-Moncado and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, who Customs and Border Patrol targeted and shot in January of 2026.
Portland, OR – On September 1, activists demanding the closure of the Portland ICE facility were attacked by right-wing reactionaries.
Protesters held a press conference before a hearing at Multnomah County Court. The landlord of the ICE facility is demanding Multnomah County overturn a land use violation issued against the facility last year. He argues the city is biased against ICE. The violation was for detaining immigrants past a 12-hour limit.
Violent right-wing extremist Thomas Allen showed up with a group to harass the protest. He is known for physically assaulting activists, particularly women. He attempted to push his way into the protest. Activist Holly Brown stepped in front of him, using a plastic lid of a storage bin as a shield.
