Ongoing peace actions in the greater Portland Area (as of 9/12/23)

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ONGOING PEACE ACTIONS
IN THE GREATER PORTLAND AREA

(as of January 5, 2024)

PLEASE NOTE SOME REGULAR VIGILS WERE
SUSPENDED OR LIMITED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Click here for info on the
Weekly Rally for Peace and Justice
Fridays at 5 PM sponsored by PJW

EMERGENCY RALLY PLANS:

There is a longstanding call to action that when the US begins bombing a new country*, there will be an emergency rally the day of the bombing at 4 PM at Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 4th and Madison in Portland. However if the bombing occurs after 4 PM, the rally will happen the following day.

This plan is still in effect under COVID but our plan is to ensure that participants spread out and wear face coverings.

We also welcome those who wish to create a car caravan near Terry Schrunk to do so.

And, we encourage people to set up neighborhood emergency protests (if you feel comfortable doing so), and let us know about them.

*-Note, this also applies to countries where the US maintains an occupation or low-level war (such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, Libya or Syria) where a new escalation begins. For example, in 2018 when the US began bombing Syria, which appeared to be an escalation to a broader war, an emergency rally was held.

ONGOING PEACE VIGILS

Note: Peace and Justice Works is not involved in the organizing of most of these events and their inclusion here should not necessarily be seen as an endorsement. We will try to update this page if new events pop up or others fold, but we look to the community for assistance in keeping us informed. This list is by no means exhaustive.

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WEEKLY:

----------Tuesdays----------

Stand for Peace and Justice Visibility Action
Portland
4:30 - 5:30 PM
East end of the Burnside Bridge (NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd @ Couch/Burnside)
Organizer: Jan says " Come for the full hour, or for part of it. Come out for what you care about."
Began March 26, 2014
(was suspended March-July 2020 for COVID-19 concerns)

----------Wednesdays----------

Beaverton
6:00-7:00 PM
SW 5th & Hall (across from the Beaverton Library).
"Patriots standing for peace since August, 2005!!"
(was suspended March-July 2020 for COVID-19 concerns)

----------Fridays----------

Rally and march for peace and justice
Portland
5 PM
Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway
Starting March 27, 2020, Peace and Justice Works has been hosting the long-running
Friday "rallies" and marches.
Masking and distancing are strongly requested as the COVID pandemic continues even into 2023.
Ongoing since November, 2001, hosted by
Portland Peaceful Response Coalition for the first 960 weeks;
PPRC suspended sponsorship in late March 2020.
Download a flyer about the Friday rally!

----------Saturdays----------

Portland Stand for Peace (Lloyd Center vigil)
Portland
SUSPENDED MARCH 2020 for COVID-19 concerns
Corner of NE 13th and Multnomah, across from Holladay Park
at the entrance to the Lloyd Center mall parking lot
Began in November 2004.
Conact Jan

Alliance for Democracy Anti-War/Pro-Peace Sign-Holding
Portland
~~3:00-4:30 PM~~
East end of the Burnside Bridge (SE Burnside and MLK)
Began September 2, 2023; time moved from 4:00 to 3:00 11/11/23
(started back up May 4, 2024- October 2024)
(SUSPENDED Oct 2024 until further notice)

Peace vigil
Oak Grove
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Corner of McLoughlin (99E) & Oak Grove Blvds, by the Fred Meyer and Jack in the Box.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/oakgrovepeacevigil/info
Began May 20, 2006
(was suspended May-Jul 19 2020 for COVID)