How to Start a Banned Book Club
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
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The Civil Rights Movement’s ‘Smallest Freedom Fighter’ on the Power of Your Vote
Sheyann Webb-Christburg shares her story of marching to Selma against the odds, and the responsibility that comes with the right to vote.
A Look at History: Civil Liberties Are on the Ballot
Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.
Press Releases
VICTORY! Oregon Supreme Court rules private entities operating in jails are subject to the state public accommodations laws that prohibit discrimination
In a huge win for disability rights in Oregon jails, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled last Friday that private entities, such as Corizon Health, are subject to state public accommodations laws which prohibit...
VICTORY! City of Bend Dismisses Lawsuit Against Central Oregon Peacekeepers, Agrees to Pay Fees
The City of Bend has agreed to pay the Peacekeepers' and Satcher's attorney fees and costs. If the court accepts the motion, it would bring an end to the City’s attempt to recover some $3,600 from Satcher...
Statement in Response to Audit on Portland Police Bureau Intelligence-Gathering and Surveillance
As the City’s audit recognizes, law enforcement generally, and Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in particular, has a long and troubled history of collecting intelligence information on individuals and groups...
In the courts
The Peacekeepers’ original public record request sought information about the Bend Police Department’s response to 2020 racial justice protests in Bend. Instead of providing those records with a fee waiver as ordered by the district attorney, the city sued a community member and the Central Oregon Peacekeepers.
City of Bend v. Satcher/Peacekeepers
As part of the dismissal, the City of Bend has agreed to pay the Peacekeepers’ and Satcher’s attorney fees and costs. The motion, if accepted by the court, would bring an end to the City’s attempt to recover some $3,600 for the purported cost of fulfilling the defendant's public records request.
