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Protesters say the camps were solving problems not creating them

The Occupy Portland protest must pack up its downtown camp by Saturday Nov. 13 at midnight or be evicted. Mayor Sam Adams announced the decision Thursday morning along with Portland police chief Mike Reese and Commissioner Nick Fish.

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According to Brandi Tuck, executive director of Portland Family Solutions, homelessness has increased by 35 percent in just the past two years

Winter is coming early and the City of Portland is preparing for how it will combat historic homelessness.

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Gary Younge of The Guardian, Professor Geneva Gay, Gary Okihiro and more…

Multiculturalism is under attack. In Norway a fanatical anti-immigrant claimed multiculturalism was behind his killing spree. And German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed 'Multiculturalism is Dead'. What's really going on? Hear from the experts at this Lewis & Clark seminar 

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Inspired by opportunities and empowered by knowledge

More than 14,000 high school students converged on the Oregon Convention Center, Nov. 6 and 7, to attend the 2011 Portland National College Fair.

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Education in organization helps protesters who have struggled to grab city's attention

SEATTLE (AP) -- In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message across to politicians.

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Part 1 Deep disparities hurt families and the community

The Coalition of Communities of Color has released a report on Portland's Native American community that shows deep disparities in employment, income, graduation rates, children taken into foster care and more…

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It's something men don't talk about, or even recognize because it doesn't match our ideas about masculinity

Portland rapper L Pro remembers the day the woman he loved attacked him with a knife. Men don't report violence against them, he says. It's something men don't talk about, or even recognize. because it doesn't match our idea ofmasculinity.

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Supporters of all races have tried to get underrepresented parts of the Portland community involved

When walking through the Occupy Portland camp, there is a noticeable lack of people of color. Supporters of all races have tried to get underrepresented parts of the Portland community involved, as well as address their specific concerns and the underlying tensions that have been lost in media narratives.

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The website can be found at www.oregonbankslocal.org

Today, a coalition of groups, including the Working Families Organization, the Rural Organizing Project, Good Grief America, Portland Jobs with Justice, Supportland and Real Wealth of Portland released a new online resource to help Oregonians evaluate their local banking options.  The website, Oregon Banks Local, includes the results of comprehensive research examining every bank and credit union doing business in Oregon to evaluate how local they are.


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Panel at conference agrees birth families need more resources and support

Poverty, bias and a flawed system keep generations of families stuck in foster care. Worst affected are Native American families, with African American families close behind.  

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