Photo courtesy ABC 15. Before the pandemic stay-at-home orders became commonplace in our community, I didn’t leave the house. The place that I consider my sanctuary, my home, became a place where I was unsure of my own safety. On the night of Jan. 25, 2020, Johnny Roman Garza, as part of a conspiracy planned…
Rabbi Joshua Rose of Congregation Shaarie Torah posted the following message on his Facebook page on Oct. 27 and we wanted to share it: Shalom all. If you are part of the LGBTQ community or you have friends or family who are, you may be concerned about recent events in the country and what they…
Photo: Actresses Monica Horan, Blythe Danner and Bella Thorne are just a few of the celebrities featured in ads for Women for Biden-Harris 2020 campaign. It only made sense when Kim Rosenblum started working on the Women for Biden/Harris 2020 campaign that she reached out to her friend of more than 25 years, Barry Greenberg,…
With the pandemic and wildfires wreaking havoc across the country and Pacific Northwest, Jewish students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State are channeling their emotions into strategic action by registering their classmates, friends and family to vote in the presidential election. In fact, the Oregon Hillel has registered more peers than any other…
Photo: The sky in Molalla has an orange hue from the nearby fires. Leah Klass in an entrepreneur and advisor who is passionate about helping migrants and refugees connect to the resources they need, advocating for those who have the least voice in our community. Last week, she felt overwhelmed by all of the tragedy…
Photo: Mission for Arizona had a Zoom meeting on June 27 with U.S. State Senate candidate Mark Kelly and his wife, Gabby Giffords. By Ethan Blyn My first real experience with politics was the 2016 Presidential Election. My expectation of what would happen was primarily driven by my idealistic notion of the influence of grassroots…
Photo: Xavier Thera/Oxfam. Adam is a young Malian activist and a Sahel Superheroes. By Sagal Ali and Raina Fox It’s a dangerous time to be young. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 1.52 billion youth are out of school and university – 87% of the world’s student population –interrupting their academic, social and behavioral development. 1 in 4…
By Lee Gordon I am in total support of the growing protests in Portland against police brutality and against the presence here of Federal agents who have been tear-gassing and harassing peaceful demonstrators on a nightly basis. (And this kind of brutality is not only the monopoly of the Federal agents, as the Portland Police…
Photo: From left, U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman look on as Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum speaks at a press conference on April 3, 2020. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) On July 17, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit in federal court against the United States…
Photo: Federal officers prepare to disperse protesters outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon (Mason Trinca/Getty Images) Seven rabbis from the Portland, Oregon, area are pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s covert activity against protesters in their city. Portland has been the site of protests against racial…
