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Portland Democratic Socialists of America is affiliated to Democratic Socialists of America.

Oregon Nurses Association support

Screenshot of DSA Mass Email Supporting the AFL-CIO Nurses Strike
Oregon Nurses Association 'Strike Map'

From a mass email dated June 15, 2024 by the Portland branch of Democratic Socialists of America titled "Support Oregon's Largest Nurse Strike in History June 18-20", Portland Democratic Socialists of America:

"Nurses at Providence hospitals are taking a stand against corporate healthcare next week, when they will strike at six Oregon hospitals June 18-20.
From the Oregon Nurses Association ~
Providence is hemorrhaging caregivers and it's harming your health. Support the local nurses who are fighting back!
Every day more and more Providence nurses leave the bedside. They leave because they are chronically understaffed, unable to deliver the quality of care they know their patients deserve. Below-market wages and benefits make it impossible to recruit and retain enough nurses for the hospitals in Portland, Hood River, or Medford. This understaffing results in delayed care and preventable harm to Providence patients.
We are taking a stand for our patients and our communities by fighting for fair contracts that raise standards and improve our communities’ health and safety by recruiting, retaining and respecting the frontline nurses who care for you and your loved ones. But we need your help!
Oregon Nurses Association Plans 3-Day Strike at Six Providence Hospital Locations
June 18-20, 2024 | Six Providence Hospitals in Oregon
Oregon Nurses Association members across the state are demanding Providence give them a fair contract that is in compliance with Oregon’s Safe Staffing law and prioritizes affordable, quality healthcare. Nurses are also demanding that Providence executives increase their focus on recruiting, retaining, and respecting frontline nurses.

A link to the AFL-CIO "strike map" was included.[1]

2023 PDSA Convention Delegate Nomination List

Below is an archived list of names from an email dated May 8, 2023 by the Portland Democratic Socialists of America: "...the biennial DSA national convention will be taking place in Chicago this summer, and this month we will vote for delegates to represent the Portland chapter."[2]

Portland Nominees for the May 21st General Meeting Elections:

Organize for Power slate 2022

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From a Google Doc shared on Twitter:[3]

Supporters of the Organize for Power Platform

The following are supporters of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America Organize for Power Platform[4]:

Preamble

"In order to win material gains for the working class, we need to build a mass movement. We believe this occurs through widespread participation in campaigns (electoral and non-electoral) rank-and-file labor organizing, robust political education, chapter-wide debate and discussion, and community organizing. By building a strong socialist wing within working-class movements, we can expand class consciousness and organize workers and the oppressed to further the goal of replacing capitalism with socialism. We want our chapter to be the engine of organizing in the Portland metro area and we need an inclusive, big-tent, but focused organization to achieve these goals.

Portland DSA leadership 2021

2020 Steering Committee

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'Universal Preschool NOW'

Portland Democratic Socialists of America was very active[5] in the Universal Preschool NOW campaign, which successfully passed in Multnomah County, Oregon.[6] The next step is to impose a similar program nationally.

2020

Oregon 'Universal Preschool NOW' Rally

Verbatim from RAIR Foundation USA:[7]

The goal is to undermine parental authority and indoctrinate children.
“…we must begin educating and valuing the input of the next generation of Democratic Socialists.” – DSA Resolution 25: Childcare
The Portland, Oregon branch of America’s largest Marxist organization, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is bragging about winning “Preschool for All”, a communist program similar to one being proposed by Joe Biden which undermines parental authority and indoctrinates children. The initiative would raise $132 million by taxing households that make over $200k per year, a Leninist strategy.
Socialists have long been promoting “Universal Preschool.” Unsurprisingly, it was reported in July that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a $775 billion plan for “universal preschool, child care and elder care” “that aims to fundamentally shift the way American families care for each other, both at the beginning of life and at the end.” Joe Biden’s unconstitutional effort includes a “public health jobs corps of 100000 people.”
The Universal Preschool campaign in Multnomah County is completely driven by communists, and supported by subversive “progressive” organizations. One of the main organizers of Measure 26-214 in Portland is Emily Von W. Gilbert, a self-described “anti-fascist socialist feminist”.
Emily Von W. Gilbert Twitter Profile Screenshot
“At our April 2019 General Meeting, Portland DSA voted to put a measure on the Multnomah County ballot through Oregon’s citizens’ initiative process,” Portland DSA explained in an email sent to supporters on November 21, 2020. “The measure would tax the rich, pay preschool teachers a fair wage, and give preschool to every kid in the county…And on Election Day 2020, we had 64% of the vote and WE WON,” they bragged.
Portland DSA brags about winning "Preschool for All" in Tweet dated Nov 14, 2020
RAIR Foundation USA warned Americans over a year ago about Measure 26-214, which was a part of the larger national DSA resolution #25 to “educate” the “next generation of Democratic Socialists”. Other approved resolutions included solidarity with Cuba and a resolution to work closely with Antifa groups.
From the DSA childcare resolution:
“Socialism recognizes that childrearing should be a communal undertaking, and that by providing welcoming and supportive spaces for children, we can support both those children’s own social, political, and emotional development, along with ameliorating their primary caregivers’ alienation and atomization under capitalism;
Our own organizing spaces must be inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to people of all ages, including families with children, and we must begin educating and valuing the input of the next generation of Democratic Socialists.”
The childhood-robbing initiative was supported by “more than 30 groups, including at least 10 labor organizations: Northwest Oregon Labor Council, PAT, Reynolds Education Association, AFSCME Local 88, UFCW Local 555, ILWU, CWA Local 7901, PSU-AAUP, PCCFAP, and National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 82,” as reported at a newsletter[8] for unions in the northwest.
The parents who will take part in the “Universal Preschool” program in Portland, Oregon are likely unaware of the real goal of “free” childcare.

2019

Portland DSA tweets about Universal Preschool Sept 8, 2019

Verbatim from RAIR Foundation USA:[9]

"…we must begin educating and valuing the input of the next generation of Democratic Socialists.” –DSA Resolution 25: Childcare
"The nation’s largest Marxist organization, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) recently passed numerous resolutions during their biennial convention held in Atlanta, Georgia in August [2019]. One of their resolutions, #25 on Childcare, pledged to “prioritize the fight for guaranteed paid parental leave and public universal child care and preschool.” A part of the resolution would be for DSA to provide childcare in their own chapters.
The resolution (copied in its entirety below) may not seem as troubling as their resolution to show solidarity with Cuba, for example, or the resolution to work with the violent domestic terror organization known as “Antifa,” but “Universal Pre-K” has long been a Marxist program designed to take children away from their parents as soon as possible and, as according to the resolution, “[S]ocialism recognizes that childrearing should be a communal undertaking” which would shape a child’s “social, political, and emotional development.”
During their general meeting, the Portland Chapter of DSA tweeted about their “Universal Preschool Now 2020 campaign”, which involves, of course, organizing child care providers. During a recent meeting, they claimed that their demands include “FREE full-day, full-year Universal preschool with unionized staff compensated like K-12 teachers. All paid for by the top 5% of income earners.”

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"Here is the DSA [National] Resolution:
Be it therefore resolved:
1. That DSA prioritize the fight for guaranteed paid parental leave and public universal child care and preschool, and dedicate resources, including staff time and $10,000 over the next two years, to develop a national campaign for federal, state, and local legislation guaranteeing paid parental leave and free, high-quality child care and preschool for all children;
2. That DSA require endorsed candidates to support guaranteed paid parental leave and public universal child care and preschool and encourage candidates and elected officials to develop universal (not means-tested) policies to that effect;
3. That DSA’s National Labor Commission or DSA members active in labor organizing and the Socialist Feminist Working Group or a sub-committee thereof collaborate to develop a feminist labor strategy to support efforts by domestic and child care workers to organize and improve their wages and working conditions;
4. That DSA dedicate national resources, including staff time and $10,000 to be spent at the direction of the Socialist Feminist Working Group in coordination with the NPC and national staff as well as members that have developed existing child watch programs, to: a. develop or modify and disseminate child watch materials for chapters, starting with the adaptation of existing chapter initiatives, and a survey of chapters to identify their needs and preferences in child watch programming, b. train members to provide child watch services at chapter meetings and events while underlining the need for cis men to readily take up this work, c. help chapters navigate statewide requirements for providing such services, and d. make child watch programs as inclusive as possible of disabled children and children with other needs;
5. That the Socialist Feminist Working Group or a sub-committee thereof will establish a timeline and milestones for child watch program progress in coordination with the NPC and national staff, with the goal of working towards at least 75% of chapters having at least one member trained in child watch programming, and 50% of chapters having a regular child watch program, providing child watch for at least every chapter-wide meeting, by August 1, 2020.
WHEREAS, Our socialism is feminist, pro-worker, and dedicated to fighting against the burdens of capitalism for all parents and caregivers, particularly for women of the working class, who provide disparate amounts of reproductive labor, including child care;
The United States is one of the only countries in the world that does not require workplaces to offer paid parental leave to workers;
Low wages require most parents and caregivers to work full-time or more than full-time outside the home, causing them to rely on paid care for their children, or to rely upon the uncompensated labor of extended relatives or community members who may already be burdened by multiple obligations under capitalism;
Daycare and other forms of child care are expensive, costing more than in-state tuition at a four-year public college in 33 states, and are an undue burden on the working class;
Child care workers often receive low wages, are deeply exploited by difficult working conditions, are disproportionately women of color or immigrants, may not be eligible to unionize under the NLRA, often work in the informal sector, and often struggle to find affordable or adequate care for their own children while they care for the children of others;
Domestic and child care work is a key, largely unorganized sector of the economy, related to other female-dominated sectors of reproductive labor such as nursing and teaching;
The capitalist economy relies upon the unpaid or underpaid reproductive labor of people who can become pregnant and people who take on caregiving roles to reproduce its workforce;
Providing free, high-quality universal child care and preschool would reduce the reliance of working parents on their workplaces for wages and child care benefits, thus shoring up worker power;
Socialism recognizes that childrearing should be a communal undertaking, and that by providing welcoming and supportive spaces for children, we can support both those children’s own social, political, and emotional development, along with ameliorating their primary caregivers’ alienation and atomization under capitalism;
Our own organizing spaces must be inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to people of all ages, including families with children, and we must begin educating and valuing the input of the next generation of Democratic Socialists.

2018 Steering Committee

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Portland DSA members

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In 2015, Portland Democratic Socialists of America Organizing Committee contacts were Todd Mayberry, and Rick Bellivieu.[10]

Red Caucus

The Red Caucus is a communist grouping inside Portland Democratic Socialists of America, formed in mid 2019.

Bread & Rose City

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Portland Democratic Socialists of America newsletter Bread & Rose City Winter 2019.

Production

Contributors

Collaboration with CAIR

Portland Democratic Socialists of America shared a post. August 4, 2018;

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Joint statement from the Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Portland DSA on today's police actions:

CAIR - Oregon and Portland Democratic Socialists of America Call for Reforms in Wake of Portland Police Tactics Against Peaceful Counter-Protesters

(PORTLAND, OREGON, 8/4/2018) – The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR - Oregon) and the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (Portland DSA) today called on government officials to investigate and enact reforms in the wake of the Portland Police Bureau’s violent actions that targeted Portland residents peacefully counter-protesting against racist far-right groups, including white supremacists, white nationalists, and neo-Nazi gangs that gathered to rally at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Portland police made arrests of the counter-protesters and opened fire on the large crowd gathering using tear gas, pepper spray, and stun grenades. The counter-protesters were made up of a coalition of labor unions, immigrant rights advocates, democratic socialists and other justice advocacy groups.

In a statement, CAIR-Oregon Spokesperson Zakir Khan said:

“Today Portland Police initiated violence causing injuries against peaceful civilians and a coalition of community groups organizing the counter-demonstration, as well as journalists who were covering Saturday’s events. Throughout the rally, Portland Police primarily focused upon protecting the alt-right groups’ hate bias-motivated behavior, including escorting its members throughout the area and allowing an unpermitted parade to commence through the streets of downtown Portland after the rally. When alt-right groups repeatedly disobeyed Portland Police commands, there were zero consequences. All people deserve EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW. This discriminatory behavior causes us a great deal of concern and the Oregon Department of Justice must investigate the tactics that took place at these events.

Second, we call for state legislators to draft a bill to provide funding for a Civil Rights Division within the Oregon Department of Justice. That bill should empower the Civil Rights Division to investigate police departments for improper uses of force and should assist in the creation of consent decrees. At present, the Oregon Department of Justice currently has no civil rights staff.

Third, we believe the events of today’s rally and previous hate-fueled riots highlight how community policing is dead in Portland. In the span of over a year, we have realized the following:

  • We cannot trust the police to properly investigate nor protect against hate crimes.
  • We cannot trust the police to use tact towards both citizens and journalists.
  • We cannot trust the police to communicate effectively.

For over a year, we have notified the Mayor’s office of the above three issues and there still remain problems today. In a progressive city like Portland, we deserve better.”

Olivia Katbi Smith, co-chair of the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, adds: “Mayor Wheeler tells us again and again that the police are there to keep us safe, and again, and again they have actively put us in danger and escalated the situation while protecting white supremacist fascist demonstrators. The police have made it very clear where their allegiances lie. We cannot continue to allow our brothers and sisters to be targeted and intimidated while the police either stand by and do nothing or actively enable fascist organizing in our city.”

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.

DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States. DSA rejects all forms of exploitation and oppression and organizes with the ultimate goal of ending capitalism in favor of a society run for the people, not for profit.

CONTACT: CAIR - Oregon Spokesperson Zakir Khan; Portland DSA Co-Chair Olivia Katbi Smith.

2017 members and supporters

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Public Facebook group, August 29, 2017;

This Facebook Group serves as an organizational and informational space for the Portland DSA Chapter.[11]

Closedown

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Connor Smith, September 12 2017.

The Portland DSA Communications Working Group is shifting our Facebook presence away from this Facebook Group and onto our Facebook Page. This means that in two weeks this Facebook Group will no longer exist.
The decision to close the Group comes after several months of discussion and has received general support from Portland DSA's Executive Committee. There are almost 1,000 members in this Group, and a majority are not Portland DSA members. We are looking to prioritize other venues for open discussion among members and non-members alike, including our upcoming Portland DSA Reading Group on September 21: https://www.facebook.com/events/309110959561070/
The group will be closed to new posts from members one week from today. Then one week after that we will close the group entirely. To keep up with Portland DSA on Facebook please follow our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/PortlandDSA

Most of our collective power toward socialism is being built through work happening offline in our Chapter's branches and working groups. Please sign up for our regional newsletter - www.portlanddsa.org/newsletter and join DSA - www.dsausa.org/join

Admins/August 29, 2017

Members/March 2017

More members were added by September 24. The site was closed shortly afterwards.

Infiltrating the Democrats

Portland DSA June 1985

Officers

As of January 1985;

New Steering Committee

At Large

As of October 1985;

Co-chairs

Newsletter

Feminist Committee

Peace/Non Intervention

Antiracism Committee

Socialist-Feminist Study Group

As of June 1986;

Co-chairs

Newsletter

Feminist Committee

Taxpayers for Choice (DSA liaison)

Antiracism Committee

As of 1987;

Delegates to 1985 Nat'l Convention

Portland DSA delegates to the 198 DSA Nat'l Convention in Berkeley were Leila Wrathall, Kristie Duyckinck, Steve Pettingill, Scott Bailey, George Potratz, Melvin Bell, and Beverly Stein.[16]

Members

References

  1. ↑ AFL-CIO Strike Map (accessed June 16, 2024)
  2. ↑ Google Doc Archive from the Portland Democratic Socialists of America (accessed May 8 2023)
  3. ↑ Google Doc Archive from the Portland Democratic Socialists of America Organize for Power Slate(accessed May 8 2023)
  4. ↑ Google Doc Archive from the Portland Democratic Socialists of America Organize for Power Platform (accessed May 13 2023)
  5. ↑ Portland Democratic Socialists of America Tweet Dated September 8, 2019 (accessed May 10, 2023)
  6. ↑ Universal Preschool NOW Coalition website (accessed May 10, 2023)
  7. ↑ ALERT: Oregon Communists Brag about 'Preschool for All' to Indoctrinate 'Next Generation of Democratic Socialists' (accessed May 10, 2023)
  8. ↑ ALERT: Oregon Communists Brag about 'Preschool for All' to Indoctrinate 'Next Generation of Democratic Socialists' (accessed May 10, 2023)
  9. ↑ DSA wants to indoctrinate your children using ‘public universal child care and preschool’ (accessed May 10, 2023)
  10. ↑ DSA contacts page, accessed May 4, 2015
  11. ↑ [1]
  12. ↑ [Portland DSA Feb. 1985]
  13. ↑ [Portland DSA October 1985]
  14. ↑ [Portland DSA June 1986]
  15. ↑ [Portland DSA Spring 1987]
  16. ↑ Portland DSA, October 1985, page 1]
  17. ↑ [Portland DSA Nov. 1985]
  18. ↑ [Portland DSA Dec. 1985]
  19. ↑ [Portland DSA Sep. 1985]
  20. ↑ [Portland DSA 1985]
  21. ↑ [Portland DSA April 1985,]
  22. ↑ [Portland DSA Jan. 25 1985]
  23. ↑ [Portland DSA letter Aug. 3, 1983]
  24. ↑ [Portland DSA report to National DSA July, 1982]
  25. ↑ [Oregonian, 11.26.1982, Oregon threatened MX missile foes say}
  26. ↑ [Portland DSA Sept. 1983]
  27. ↑ [Portland DSA Sept. 1983]
  28. ↑ [Portland DSA Sept. 1983]
  29. ↑ [Portland DSA Sept. 1983]
  30. ↑ [Portland DSA Sept. 1983]
  31. ↑ [Portland DSA report to National DSA May 3, 1983]
  32. ↑ DSA membership list, 11 4 83]
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