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Oregon youth climate activists plan strike to demand governor declare a climate emergency
Students from across the state — including Portland, Bend, Florence and Salem — will be protesting for meaningful climate action on Friday. Youth organizers in each city have set demands specific to their communities as well as general demands across the state.
Portland officer accused of assaulting protester won’t face charges
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt will not charge a Portland police officer who was caught on video shoving a protester to the ground from behind during a Sept. 23, 2020, protest.

Sri Lankan protesters party in president’s mansion as he flees country
Protesters in Sri Lanka who spent the weekend occupying the president's palace have now entered and torched the prime minister's private mansion as well.

‘Succession’ star James Cromwell glues his hand to a Starbucks counter in milk protest
Actor and activist James Cromwell glued his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain's extra charge for plant-based milk.
COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, US
Canadian lawmakers are expressing increasing worry about the economic effects of disruptive COVID-19 demonstrations.

Nation’s largest abortion protest could be last under Roe
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters rallied in the nation’s capital Friday with a growing sense of momentum about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.

After Portland police used force 6,000 times, federal attorneys crack down
Growing tension between Portland city officials and Department of Justice lawyers erupted during a public meeting Tuesday night, exposing a rift between the two agencies which could land the city back in federal court sooner than expected.
‘Learn our names’: At Portland rally, a call to combat anti-Asian racism
Members of Asian American and Pacific Islander American communities in Oregon and Southwest Washington are speaking out against racism and sexism in the aftermath of last week’s deadly shootings in Atlanta.

At least $1.6 million spent on Washington Capitol security
At least $1.6 million has been spent by the state and the Washington State Patrol over the past two weeks in costs related to security at the state Capitol, and that number is expected to climb
Protesters gather in Tigard after fatal police shooting
Protesters gathered in Tigard on Thursday night, a day after police there shot and killed a man during a domestic violence call.