Recent PPRC Press Releases
Press Release, March 14th, 2008: Friday rally condemns Bush's pro-torture veto, makes final push for Saturday's mobilization protesting Iraq war.
Press Release, March 12th, 2008: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition fires up the protest sign factory to mark five years of war and occupation in Iraq, raises the pressure on Democrats to take action.
Press Release, March 7th, 2008: Friday rally calls for cease-fire in Gaza, builds support for anti-war mobilization marking five years of Iraq war and occupation.
Press Release, February 29th, 2008: Friday rally starts drive to mark five years of war and occupation in Iraq, calls on Democrats to “Get the HELL out of Iraq!”
February 1st, 2008: Peace group gagged, mouthpiece for defense contractor welcomed at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
January 25th, 2008: PRESS ADVISORY: Friday Rally and March Call for an End to the Siege of the People of Gaza.
January 18th, 2008: Friday Rally spotlights public space and political expression with Mark Lakeman of City Repair Project.
January 11th, 2008: Portlanders to Rally and March to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay Prison - Action in Solidarity with International Efforts.
January 4th, 2008: PPRC kicks off first Friday rally and march of 2008 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Marks Crimes of Bush Administration, Calls for End to Occupations, Renewing Fight for Civil and Human Rights in the Year Ahead.
PRESS PACKET for March 19th, 2006, Mobilization: Includes "day of" press release, Rally Program and Speaker Biographies.
March 17th 2006: PPRC condemns latest escalation of Iraq air war and the certain increase in civilian casualties, as US mounts “Operation Swarmer” on eve of war’s 3rd anniversary.
March 17th 2006: Friday rally and march mark the final theme for March 19th Mobilization, “Bring the Troops Home Now! No More Blood for Oil!”, “bus named Cool” joins in to cruise downtown.
March 14th 2006: Mobilization to Mark Third Anniversary of War in Iraq Announces Speakers, Tops 140 Organizations Pledging Support.
March 12th 2006: The Art and Craft of a Peace March: Signs and Puppets Emerge from Factory Marking Third Anniversary of Iraq War.
March 10th 2006: Friday rally and march call for end to occupations in count down for March 19th Mobilization, announces “bus named Cool” tours of Portland neighborhoods.
March 3rd 2006: Friday rally and march marks third subtheme for count down to March 19th mobilization against Iraq war: “Military Recruiters Out of Schools!”
February 24th 2006: Friday rally and march continues count down for March 19th Mobilization: “Fund Education, Health Care, Jobs and the Environment – Not War!”
February 17, 2006: Friday rally and march count down through themes for March 19th Mobilization: “Respect Human Rights and International Law: Stop the Torture and Spying.”
February 16, 2006: Peace rally and march planned for third anniversary of war on Iraq, calls for bringing the troops home and funding human services - Over 100 organizations mobilize for March 19 at Waterfront Park
January 27th, 2006: Friday rally and march send a message to Senator Hillary Clinton: Bring the Troops Home Now!
January 13th, 2006: Friday rally and march: The "Gulf War" 15 Years Later.
December 2nd, 2005: Friday rally and march spotlight Bush’s war on civil liberties and the Bill of Rights, calling for opposition to renewal of Patriot Act.
November 24th, 2005: PPRC responds to Congressman Blumenauer's proposal for withdrawal from Iraq, calls for more pressure on Oregon delegation to back quick end to US occupation.
November 18th, 2005: Friday Rally and March mark the turning point as leading Democrats finally come out against the Iraq war and occupation.
November 4th, 2005: Friday Rally and March call for prosecution of VP Dick Cheney, demand broad investigation of lies used to take country to war, Cheney’s role in promoting torture, illegal detentions, links to war- and disaster-profiteering, outing of covert agent.
October 28th, 2005: Friday Rally and March mark International Day of Quds (Jerusalem), celebrate the life and work of Rosa Parks, and monitor the indictments of Republicans.
October 26th, 2005: Local veterans, military families, peace groups mark the death of 2,000 US Soldiers in Iraq, call for US to end its occupation and bring the troops home.
October 14th, 2005: Friday Rally and March kick off outreach for Portland visit by Institute for Policy Studies senior analyst, Phyllis Bennis; welcomes local artistic director guest speaker.
October 6th, 2005: Friday Rally and March calls attention to hunger strike by detainees in US Guantanamo Gulag.
September 23rd, 2005: Friday Rally to Bring the Troops Home in Portland in Solidarity with National March will Bring Attention to Military Families' Rally in Albany the Next Day
September 16th, 2005: Friday rally and march returns to protest local firm named as “dummy front company” facilitating Bush Administration torture of detainees.
September 9th, 2005: 9-11, Afghanistan, Iraq and Katrina: The Bush Administration Failures, Quagmires, Crimes and Racist Indifference.
September 2nd, 2005: NOW and PPRC rally and march in solidarity with mothers in the US and Iraq who have lost children in the war and occupation.
August 12th, 2005: Friday rally and march spotlight local link to Bush Administration torture policy, notorious ‘extraordinary rendition’ Gulfstream V jet registered to “a shadowy – and possibly illegal - dummy front company, Bayard Foreign Marketing LLC, in downtown Portland.”
July 22nd, 2005: Friday rally and march protest Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' ruling on drumhead courts, powers of imperial presidency.
July 15th, 2005: The Portland Peaceful Response Coalition's Friday rally and march turns to the dishonest and exploitive practices of military recruiters, promoting a weekend action planned for Northeast Portland.
July 8th, 2005: Friday rally and march mourn the deaths and injuries of the London bombings, call for reflection on the so-called "war on terror" as the death toll mounts and the violence again strikes beyond Iraq.
June 17th, 2005: Walk for Truth, Justice and Community arrives in Portland today!
June 10th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally and March endorse Walk for Peace, Justice and Community, welcome Rachel Corrie’s families to Portland.
June 3rd, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally and March mark 38th year of Occupation of Gaza and West Bank, call for end to US funds for Israel’s illegal settlements and Apartheid Wall.
May 27th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally and March observe the Memorial Day weekend by renewing the call to bring the troops home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
May 20th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally and March call on Newsweek and other Corporate Media to Retract Lies and False Reports that Contributed to Killing of 100,000 Iraqis.
May 13th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally spotlights ‘smoking gun’ memo, largely ignored by the US corporate media, more proof of Bush lies about Iraq.
May 6th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally, hosted by Students for Peace & Justice, turns focus on domestic cost of wars and occupations, Vietnam thirty years later.
April 29th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally celebrates victory for civil rights in Portland, praising Mayor and City Council for withdrawal from PJTTF.
April 22nd, 2005: EARTH DAY ACTION: PPRC Friday Rally turns focus on connections between natural resources and war, marks the death of US humanitarian aid worker.
April 15th, 2005: TAX DAY ACTION: Friday Rally hosted by Oregon Community for War Tax Resistance, redirects taxes to community organizations, welcomes speaker on Haiti.
April 8th, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally condemns latest expansion of illegal settlements on Palestinian land by Sharon government.
April 1st, 2005: PPRC Friday Rally and March Mark Four Years Since Shooting of Mental Patient.
March 17th, 2005: Friday Rally and March Marks Second Anniversary of Bush’s War in Iraq, Turns Focus on Casualties Hidden by Pentagon and Complicit Commercial News Media.
March 19th, 2005: Local Peace and Justice Organizations Mark Second Anniversary of Bush's War and Occupation with Teach-in and Peace March.
March 4th, 2005: Friday rally and march turns again to the torture policies and crimes of the Bush Administration, calling for support for lawsuit filed against Rumsfeld.
February 25th, 2005: Friday rally observes the one-year anniversary of the US-backed coup that overthrew the democratically elected president of Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide.
February 18th, 2005: Friday rally kicks off community outreach for March 19th teach-in and march set for second anniversary of US attack on Iraq.
January 28th, 2005: Friday rally and march condemn the confirmation of pro-torture Rice and Gonzales, review the lies and crimes of the Bush administration in Iraq.
December 17th, 2004: Friday rally and march turn focus on returning Iraq war veterans, condemn lack of medical and social support for soldiers coming home disabled and homeless.
December 10th, 2004: Friday rally and march condemn US military “PsyOps”, deliberate killing of journalists, and US commercial media silence and complicity.
December 3rd, 2004: Friday rally and march protest nomination of pro-torture lawyer as Attorney General, urges calls to Oregon delegation to oppose Alberto Gonzales.
November 26th, 2004: Friday rally and march marks "Buy Nothing Day" to protest corporate commercialism of US culture, continues focus on US atrocities in Fallujah.
November 19th, 2004: Friday rally and march condemns US massacre of civilians in Fallujah, calls for investigation of war crimes by US forces in Iraq.
November 12th, 2004: Friday rally and march joins with local gathering marking the Day of Quds, a day in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
November 5th, 2004: Friday rally and march reviews the human costs of Bush’s criminal war, highlights Lancet study estimating 100,000 Iraqis killed by US attack.
October 29th, 2004: Friday rally and march condemns Republican actions that disenfranchise people of color, Democrats, and people likely to vote Democratic.
October 22nd, 2004: Friday rally and march joins Students United for School Funding to promote October 28th student demonstration.
October 15th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march condemns US bombing campaigns in Iraq, spotlights the flagship mouthpiece for the Republican Party, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox network.
October 8th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march PPRC Friday rally and march condemns latest Israeli assault on Gaza camps.
October 1st, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march recounts costs of wars and occupations, looks forward to Sunday's mobilization for peace.
September 24th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march steps up outreach campaign for October 3rd mobilization against wars and occupations.
September 17th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march embraces "the Pearl", leafleting North Park Blocks area in preparation for the October 3rd mobilization against war and occupation.
September 10th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march marks the mounting casualties in Iraq, kicks off month of outreach for October 3rd mobilization against war and occupation.
September 3rd, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march celebrates the hundreds of thousands who have marched for peace and protested the Republican National Convention in New York, revisits the lies of Bush and his war profiteering corporate sponsors.
August 27th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally and march cheers on the tens of thousands soon protesting at the Republican National Convention in New York, Condemns the US assault on Najaf and remembers US war crimes in Vietnam.
August 20th, 2004: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition reads the names of the dead in Iraq, stands with Parry Center workers in Labor Solidarity Action.
August 13th, 2004: Portland Peaceful Response Coalition challenges John Kerry to oppose the wars and occupations, protests George W. Bush’s criminal wars and occupations.
August 6th, 2004: Friday rally and march observes Hiroshima Day, welcomes Vietnam Veteran for Peace, S. Brian Willson to address the weekly gathering for peace.
July 30th, 2004: Friday rally and march measures progress in fight to preserve Bill of Rights, marks victory against local use of “protestor pens”.
July 26th, 2004: “He Lied, They Died! Bring the Troops Home Now!” – Protest of the Bush Administration’s Criminal Wars and Occupations at the Dick Cheney fundraiser.
July 23rd, 2004: Friday Rally calls for protests at Cheney fundraiser, reviews the record of Bush's champion of corporate cronyism, marks flaws in 9/11 commission report.
July 16th, 2004: Friday Rally marks ongoing revelations of war crimes at Abu Ghraib prison, the cover-up of George W. Bush's fictional military service.
July 2nd, 2004: The weekly rally for peace and justice marks the Independence Day weekend, focusing on the assault on Civil Liberties at home, and the fraudulent transfer of "sovereignty" in Iraq.
June 25th, 2004: The weekly rally for peace and justice sharpens the focus on US use of torture in Afghanistan and beyond.
June 18th, 2004: The Lies and Crimes of George W. Bush.
June 11th, 2004: The Life and Crimes of Ronald Reagan.
June 4th, 2004: Co-hosted Friday rally returns to the conflict in Israel and Palestine, marking the 37th anniversary of the military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
May 28th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally responds to Bush’s War College Speech, turns to local FBI debacle for lessons on domestic repression.
May 21st, 2004: PPRC Friday rally protests Israel’s latest massacre in Gaza, calls again for cutoff of US military support; massacre of Iraqi wedding party condemned.
May 14th, 2004: Mobilizing Against Nuclear Weapons Campaign joins PPRC Friday rally, focus still on US torture and killings in Iraq, “Court-Martial Rumsfeld!” is message.
May 7th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally protests US torture and killing of Iraqi prisoners, calls Mayor candidate Francesconi to account for his vote supporting the war.
April 30th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally protests US massacres in Fallujah and Najaf.
April 23rd, 2004: PPRC Friday rally joins with Albina Ministerial Alliance Ad-Hoc Justice Coalition in action for Police Accountability and Justice for James Jahar Perez.
April 14th, 2004: Democratic presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich, will attend the weekly rally, also to feature Northwest Veterans for Peace speaker.
April 9th, 2004: PPRC Friday rally condemns Bush Administration’s brutal, failing occupation policies in Iraq, mourns the hundreds recently killed in latest uprising.
April 2nd, 2004: PPRC Friday rally turns once again to Portland Police Bureau's use of deadly force, as Portland mourns the death of James Jahar Perez.
March
25, 2004: PPRC Friday rally responds to 9-11 revelations, condemns US role in assassination of Sheikh Yassin.
March
19, 2004: Friday Rally joins with Iraq Affinity Group for Vigil for Peace and
Remembrance: "Counting the Costs: Iraq One Year Later".
March
12, 2004: PPRC joins Americans
United for Palestinian Human Rights to Mark the Anniversary
of Rachel Corrie’s Death, Emphasize Need for Investigation.
March
3, 2004: PPRC joins with Portland Central America Solidarity Committee to
Protest US
Coup in Haiti, Kidnapping of President Aristide
February
22, 2004: PPRC Friday Rally reviews latest lies and the new hysteria of Bush
Administration.
February
20, 2004: PPRC observes National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian
Immigrants, joins 80+ groups planning for March 20th global mobilization.
February
13, 2004: PPRC "Friday the 13th" Rally condemns Bush’s slasher attacks on the
Bill of
Rights, gutting of social programs, views drop in polls as good sign
for the
nation.
January
30, 2004: PPRC Friday Rally highlights findings: no WMDs in Iraq, CIA and FBI
incompetence leading up to 9-11 attacks.
January
23, 2004: PPRC Friday Rally Looks to the State of the Union, Condemns Bush’s
Speech as
Fear-Mongering Campaign Propaganda.
January
16, 2004: PPRC Friday Rally remembers the fallen, marks the MLK holiday by
honoring those who gave their lives to win justice and freedom for others.
January
13, 2003: Local protest
planned for Dick Cheney’s latest Republican fundraiser,
war profiteering, energy policy ENRON corruptions, environment
are among the top issues
December
5, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Joins Links Corporate Globalization to US
Militarization, Marks Bhopal Massacre and FTAA Miami Police State.
November
27, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Joins With "Buy Nothing Day" Campaign,
Marks Growing Numbers of American and Iraqi Casualties.
November
21, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Joins With Local Muslim Organizations to
Mark
International Day of Quds (Jerusalem), Supports FTAA Protestors in
Miami,
FL.
November
14, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Condemns Bush Administration’s Neo-Con Policies
and Lies About Iraq Occupation, Calls for US Troops to Come Home.
November
7, 2003: Joined by Portland’s Jews for Global Justice and Americans United for
Palestinian Human Rights, PPRC’s Friday Rally and March Protest
Israel’s
Separation Wall
October
31, 2003: Joined by Portland’s Women in Black, PPRC’s Friday Rally and March Mark
the
International Day of Solidarity with Women of Juarez and Chihuahua
October 24, 2003: PPRC’s Friday Rally and March
Welcomes Bay Area Community Organizer, Gopal Dayaneni
of DIRECT ACTION TO STOP THE WAR to Portland
October
24, 2003: Community Organizing for Non-violent
Direct Action: The San Francisco Model
October
17, 2003: PPRC’s Friday Rally and March Protests US Support for Israel’s Attacks
on Syria and Gaza, Supports Portland City Council Resolution Against the
Patriot Act
October
10, 2003: PPRC's Friday Rally and March Marks Chief Mark Kroeker's Departure, Calls
for Continued Reforms in Portland’s Police Bureau
October
3, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Protests Israeli’s Apartheid Wall
Land
Grab
September
26, 2003: PPRC Marks 100th Friday Rally and March for Peace at Pioneer Courthouse
Square, Local "Angel" to Sing as Marchers Rededicate to Struggle for
Peace
September
21, 2003: March and Rally for Peace in the Middle East
-- A Call for Peace in the Middle East and to Bring
US Troops Home
September
19, 2003: Friday rally promotes Sunday "Bring the Troops Home!" peace march,
transforms South Park Blocks into Peace-Sign Workshop and Gallery
September
12, 2003: Friday rally marks second anniversary of 9-11, backs local protest of Cancun
WTO Meeting, gears up for next week’s rally and march against US occupation
of Iraq
September
5, 2003: Friday rally highlights the latest news of the corruptions of empire:
a
record deficit, assault on the environment, and Bush asks UN to clean
up
Iraq catastrophe
August
29, 2003: Friday rally condemns latest Israeli "targeted killings" in Gaza, calls for
cutoff of US Aid until occupation ends
August
22, 2003: Friday rally marks Portland’s latest success in protesting Bush’s criminal
administration, blames occupations for attacks on UN, Palestinians and Israelis
August
19, 2003: PPRC Drops Plans for Permitted Rally and March, Urges Support
for
Columbia Park Bush Protest
August
15, 2003: War Veteran to Address Friday Rally on "Bring Them Home Now!" Campaign
August
15, 2003: Friday rally joins "Bring Them Home Now!", a campaign by military
families, veterans, active duty personnel, reservists opposing the war
August
8, 2003: PPRC Marchers Call on Community to Condemn Attack on Friday Rally,
Reaffirms Commitment to Peaceful Response to Belligerents
August
1, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally Targets the Propaganda War on US Citizens
July
25, 2003: Conflict with Korea 50 Years Later is
Theme of Weekly PPRC Rally
July
18, 2003: "Bush Lied and Thousands Died" is Theme for PPRC Friday Rally and
March, as
Local Peace Movement Plans for New Season of Protest and Organizing
July
10, 2003: Member of Faculty Peace Group to Discuss Visit to the Occupied
Territories, International Community’s Role in Resolving a Conflict at an Impasse
June 6, 2003: PPRC Friday rally and march to focus on Palestinian solidarity,
confronts the "Road Map" with the reality of three decades of brutal occupation
May
30, 2003: PPRC Friday rally and march again appeals to community to join struggle
for
police reform and accountability, promotes June 4th Salem lobbying
effort
May
23, 2003: PPRC Friday rally and march appeals to community to join Saturday’s
action
for police reform and accountability
May
16, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Asks: "Has the Bush Regime’s War Made Us
Safer?"
, Calls on US to Change Policy in the Shadow of Latest Saudi Bombings
May
9, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally Hosted by Impeachment
Resolution Action Coalition (IRAC)
May
2, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Again Cites FBI Role in Repression,
Condemns
Treatment of Mike Hawash, Condemns US Shooting of Iraqi Protestors in
Falluja
April
25, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March to Honor Rachel Corrie, Tom Hurndall and
Brian
Avery, Internationalists Targeted by the Israeli Military
April
18, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Calls for End to US Occupation of Iraq
April
11, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Promotes April 12th Peace March,
Confronts
Pro-War Senator Gordon Smith at Portland Art Museum
April
11, 2003: PRESS CONFERENCE:
Affirming Community Support for Frank Fromherz,
for his endorsement of the April 12th Peace March, and
for his work for Economic Justice, the Environment,
Justice and Peace
April
10, 2003: PEACE MARCH GAINS MOMENTUM - March and
rally against the war and occupation of Iraq
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2003, 3:30 PM Waterfront Park
April
4, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally
and March to Promote April 12th Peace March, "Stop the
Violence Overseas and at Home!"
April
2, 2003: PPRC to Continue with Friday 5:00 p.m.
Peace Rallies/Marches on Pioneer Courthouse Square;
No Other Weekly PPRC Events Planned
March
31, 2003: PPRC and Peace Community Monday Rally
and March Marks Growing Numbers of Deaths, Injuries
in Iraq; Condemns Administration's Architects of Quagmire
March
28, 2003: PPRC Friday Rally and March Mourns Deaths,
Injuries of US War on Iraq, Calls for Immediate Cease
Fire, Humanitarian Aid
March
28, 2003: PPRC Condemns Attacks on Rights and Obligations
to Protest War, Calls on Peacemakers to Continue Non-Violent
Acts of Dissent
March
24, 2003: PPRC Peace Rally and March, Pioneer Courthouse
Square on Monday at 5:00 p.m
March 17, 2003: PPRC Denounces
Bush's Ultimatum to UN, Condemns Israeli Bulldozer-Murder of American Volunteer, Prepares for
War.
March 14, 2003:Peaceful Response
Gears Up for Historic Peace March,
Calls for Massive Turn-out to say "NO WAR ON IRAQ!"
March 12, 2003: Local Peaceniks
Unveil Pyramid Scheme to Stop the War on Iraq,
"Pyramid Peace Power!" is the Rallying
Cry of these Foes of Pharaoh.
March 9, 2003:PPRC Prepares
for March 15th Peace March, Sign Factory Switches On,
Phone Bank Volunteers Reach Out and Touch Someone for
Peace.
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