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New Jim Crow - Conservatives Try to "Disappear" Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall From History Books

btx3 wrote 7 hours ago: More racism from conservatives, this time in an effort which could result in the removal of mention … more →

Tags: The Post-Racial Life, racism, Jim Crow, conservative racism, Republican Racism, Education, The New Jim Crow, conservative stupidity, White Supremacy

News roundup

melissa wrote 2 days ago: Conservatives say Texas social studies classes give too much credit to civil rights leaders “ … more →

Tags: Animal Rights, Discrimination, general assholery, Human Rights, World, Benjamin Franklin, Bolivia, Chris Glowacki, chrissie brodigan

Cesar Chavez on Organizing

dcampbell1 wrote 4 days ago: Cesar Chavez –  The Master Teacher Cesar Chavez – in 1973 a master teacher at the height of his powe … more →

Tags: Immigrant Workers, Labor History, organizing

Cesar Chavez... A brilliant quote.

viavirginiablog wrote 1 week ago: “When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong t … more →

Tags: Quotes

Portland Local Media Roundup: Nicey Wicey!1 comment

willradik wrote 1 week ago: PDXSucks Returns, Likes Matt Davis. Matt Davis may support MLS? As we said a couple days earlier, t … more →

Tags: a little something for my homos, City Politics, pdx, Podcasting, Portland, the internet blows my fucking MIND, 39th ave., Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, caesar

Campos & Company vs CPMC on St. Luke's - Tonight at 6 PM3 comments

burritojustice wrote 1 week ago: 1) I want windows if not storefronts on whatever building is on Cesar Chavez – 2 story blank w … more →

Tags: Valencia, St Luke's

Council votes to change 39th.

outlookportland wrote 1 week ago: Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian Maybe I’m bitter because I cannot get any of the City Cou … more →

Tags: Current Events, outlook portland, Politics, Oregonian, Portland City Council, Randy Leonard, Renaming 39th

Whitewashing History12 comments

The Local Crank wrote 1 week ago: White people on the Texas State Board of Education are concerned that non-white people are mentioned … more →

Tags: Education, History, racism, David Barton, Don McLeroy, State Board of Education, Texas Freedom Network, Thurgood Marshall

Portland Local Media Roundup: Streets of Rage!3 comments

willradik wrote 1 week ago: I’m in Ur Councilz, Renamin’ Ur Avez Matt Davis reported this morning on the Portland M … more →

Tags: twitter, style and culture, the internet blows my fucking MIND, Art and Stuff, Portland, pdx, City Politics, i see what you're up to, no longer relevant

San Francisco

jessicachavez wrote 2 weeks ago: Mission District I took these pictures with my iphone, when I was in San Francisco.  I just found th … more →

Tags: Travel, San Francisco, Mission District, mexican mural, iphone pictures

History, etc

antigerman wrote 3 weeks ago: News from the frontline of the workers’ struggle: Beat the heat in California: solidarity wit … more →

Tags: anarchists, From the archive of struggle, Third Camp, Trotskyists, Albert Goldman, albert meltzer, California, dave douglass, Dwight McDonald

Are We Living In A Post-Racial America?1 comment

chris.jeske wrote 1 month ago: Photo from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/472281 The election of Barack Obama signals the beginning of the … more →

Tags: In The News, Hate Groups, Racists, nonviolence, post-racial era, Newsweek, Hate, Violence, Systemic Racism

'State of Shame' – Bob Herbert

seattle99 wrote 1 month ago: {snip} When I asked one of the owners, Izzy Yanay, about the lack of a day of rest, he said of the … more →

Tags: American History, Robert F. Kennedy, Herbert, New York, worker rights

Another Reason for the California Employee Free Choice Act

rogerhollander wrote 1 month ago: Supposedly we have the water available, we have the shade available, we have bathrooms available bu … more →

Tags: California, Labor, Agriculture, roger hollander, schwarzenegger, UFW, United Farm Workers, california agriculture, california labor

Form Letters! Form Commemoration!1 comment

willradik wrote 1 month ago: I received a form letter from Nick Fish’s office today, in response to my email to city counci … more →

Tags: pdx, Portland, boredom, cities don't have to be lame, comissioners, Nick Fish, politicians don't have to be lame, Politics, Silly Ideas

Obama Address

gray3 wrote 2 months ago: I can actually say I wasn’t annoyed by Obama’s address at ASU. The only annoying thing w … more →

Tags: arizona, obama, censorship, ASU

Pedestrianist: Cesar Chavez Street Update

amysmartfree wrote 2 months ago: Cesar Chavez, his United Farm Workers union locked in another struggle he fears it may not survive, … more →

Tags: Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Cesar Chavez Day, Cesar E. Chavez, cesar chavez biography, cesar chavez quote, cesar chavez c sar, cesar chavez ch vez, cesar chavez farm

Randy Shaw Responds to Michael Yates about the Chavez legacy and more 2 comments

dcampbell1 wrote 2 months ago: The UFW’s Powerful Legacy It is unfortunate that Michael Yates’ deep-seated hostility to Cesar Cha … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Immigrant Workers, Labor History, UFW, michael yates, United Farm Worker

Come Out To Work So The Children Can Play!

druckerdssa wrote 2 months ago: In the spirit of Cesar Chavez*, come out this Saturday, April 25th, and join fellow students, staff, … more →

Tags: ethical and socially responsible leadership, Socials, Drucker, Work, Cesar E. Chavez, labor-leader, Civil Rights, hernandez, Rudy C.