Braided River Campaign
@braidedriverpdx.bsky.social
Advocating for a green working waterfront on the Willamette River in Portland, OR. #justice #democracy #climate www.braidedrivercampaign.org
Henry Kaiser, looking to build housing for people working in shipyards, chose the Columbia River Lowlands in 1942. It was called Vanport, not in Portland. Why? The federal government required wartime housing to be integrated and Portland would not allow it. (Remember exclusion laws and red lining.)
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Henry Kaiser, looking to build housing for people working in shipyards, chose the Columbia River Lowlands in 1942. It was called Vanport, not in Portland. Why? The federal government required wartime housing to be integrated and Portland would not allow it. (Remember exclusion laws and red lining.)
Hot off the presses: The CEI Hub Policy proposal for the Portland Planning Commission. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/1...
a cat is reading a book titled `` the art of military strategy '' .
ALT: a cat is reading a book titled `` the art of military strategy '' .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hot off the presses: The CEI Hub Policy proposal for the Portland Planning Commission. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/1...
We're going to use every tool available to us to stop Zenith and Big Oil from destroying Portland: legal action, electoral action, administrative action, and grassroots action. Remember Zenith is the owner of the largest bulk fossil fuel terminal in the dangerous CEI Hub in NW Portland.
Advocates are celebrating a small win that makes a big difference in their lawsuit against the city after an appeals court ruled in their favor Thursday. A state land use board that understands complicated land use law better than the city's preferred Multnomah County court will hear their case.
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit. Environmental advocates celebrated the procedural win, saying the Land Use Board of Appeals has a better grasp on comp...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We're going to use every tool available to us to stop Zenith and Big Oil from destroying Portland: legal action, electoral action, administrative action, and grassroots action. Remember Zenith is the owner of the largest bulk fossil fuel terminal in the dangerous CEI Hub in NW Portland.
Reposted by Braided River Campaign
Meet the flourishing coalition of community groups advocating for climate justice and equitable economic opportunities in Portland, Oregon.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Meet the flourishing coalition of community groups advocating for climate justice and equitable economic opportunities in Portland, Oregon.
Sarah has been writing the Quick River Primer. I'm thinking about doing the 60 Second Superfund Series. Too much alliteration? - Marnie @marniemix.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Sarah has been writing the Quick River Primer. I'm thinking about doing the 60 Second Superfund Series. Too much alliteration? - Marnie @marniemix.bsky.social
After traveling 187 miles through Oregon; gathering water from creeks and rivers, the Willamette River provides the Columbia River with approximately 15% of its flow. The Columbia River’s last miles wind through a vast industrial complex. The final reunion is a whisper in our urban landscape.
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
After traveling 187 miles through Oregon; gathering water from creeks and rivers, the Willamette River provides the Columbia River with approximately 15% of its flow. The Columbia River’s last miles wind through a vast industrial complex. The final reunion is a whisper in our urban landscape.
the police union is going to try to raid the Portland Clean Energy Fund and we are going to stop them.
the police union is going to try to raid the Portland Clean Energy Fund via ballot initiative
Ballot Initiative Will Seek to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Hiring Police
A citizen ballot initiative backed by the Portland Police Association will seek to reroute 25% of revenues from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to fund the hiring of 400 additional police officers.
www.wweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
the police union is going to try to raid the Portland Clean Energy Fund and we are going to stop them.
It's time to RSVP for our Winter Solstice Party at Marnie's house in NE Portland. Enjoy mimosas, faux-mosas, and celiac-safe snacks. Meet friends and Portland Councilor Mitch Green.
Solstice Fundraiser for Braided River Campaign — Braided River Campaign
www.braidedrivercampaign.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It's time to RSVP for our Winter Solstice Party at Marnie's house in NE Portland. Enjoy mimosas, faux-mosas, and celiac-safe snacks. Meet friends and Portland Councilor Mitch Green.
Yes, there are hidden lakes in our city! Our favorite is Guild’s Lake. It was located where you now see the Guild’s Lake Industrial Sanctuary District in NW Portland on the Willamette River. Before that, there was the Guilds Lake Housing Community and Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Yes, there are hidden lakes in our city! Our favorite is Guild’s Lake. It was located where you now see the Guild’s Lake Industrial Sanctuary District in NW Portland on the Willamette River. Before that, there was the Guilds Lake Housing Community and Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905.
Although food security is the heart of a sound economy, Portland’s draft Economic Opportunities Analysis does not mention agricultural land. They assume food will be delivered on trucks & trains to North Portland warehouses and distributed to ever disappearing, ever more expensive grocery stores.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Although food security is the heart of a sound economy, Portland’s draft Economic Opportunities Analysis does not mention agricultural land. They assume food will be delivered on trucks & trains to North Portland warehouses and distributed to ever disappearing, ever more expensive grocery stores.
Reposted by Braided River Campaign
“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless Sweeps Budget
“We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert fu...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
Reposted by Braided River Campaign
You can't end homelessness without housing.
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You can't end homelessness without housing.
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
While we balance public education and political action in the here and now, we are currently obsessed with the lost bridges, lost streams, lost lakes, and lost communities of Portland, Oregon. youtu.be/vIRy32v51BA?...
THE LOST BRIDGES OF EARLY PORTLAND, OREGON
YouTube video by Steve the Historian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
While we balance public education and political action in the here and now, we are currently obsessed with the lost bridges, lost streams, lost lakes, and lost communities of Portland, Oregon. youtu.be/vIRy32v51BA?...
Elders tell of great farms along Marine Dr and Columbia Blvd cared for by Japanese farmers before the internment of over 3,600 Japanese-Portlanders during WWII. The bounty of their work they brought to markets. Here's a photo of a farmers float made with veggies in the 1920 Rose Festival.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Elders tell of great farms along Marine Dr and Columbia Blvd cared for by Japanese farmers before the internment of over 3,600 Japanese-Portlanders during WWII. The bounty of their work they brought to markets. Here's a photo of a farmers float made with veggies in the 1920 Rose Festival.
Early settlers depended on farming. The Chinese had farms along Guild’s Lake, but their farms were burnt and the farmers chased out by the Ku Klux Klan in 1883. The hills above Linnton had dairy farms, and orchards. Only Sauvie Island survived the campaign against farm land, hunting, and fishing.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Early settlers depended on farming. The Chinese had farms along Guild’s Lake, but their farms were burnt and the farmers chased out by the Ku Klux Klan in 1883. The hills above Linnton had dairy farms, and orchards. Only Sauvie Island survived the campaign against farm land, hunting, and fishing.
How did a fertile crescent of two rivers, North Portland, become a people and place dependent on food banks and federal funds for their food? How did the annual harvest of Camas and Wapato and an abundant harvest of fish and wildlife disappear in just 200 years?
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
How did a fertile crescent of two rivers, North Portland, become a people and place dependent on food banks and federal funds for their food? How did the annual harvest of Camas and Wapato and an abundant harvest of fish and wildlife disappear in just 200 years?
Plelase donate to St. Johns Food Share. The lines for food now stretch around the block on these cold November mornings. Almost every school in the North Reach communities is a Title I School, which means the children there experience a high level of poverty and instability.
St Johns Food Share - Bridging the food gap since 1988
St Johns Food Share is powered entirely by volunteers, we distribute food through an open-door, no-barrier approach, providing a welcoming pantry shopping experience for individuals to choose what…
stjohnsfoodshare.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Plelase donate to St. Johns Food Share. The lines for food now stretch around the block on these cold November mornings. Almost every school in the North Reach communities is a Title I School, which means the children there experience a high level of poverty and instability.
We have come to see the Economic Opportunities Analysis as a modern-day land grab. Maps are drawn, highways planned, and zoning codes stamped onto the resting places of juvenile salmon, on people’s houses, and farm lands. 🧵 1 of 3
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We have come to see the Economic Opportunities Analysis as a modern-day land grab. Maps are drawn, highways planned, and zoning codes stamped onto the resting places of juvenile salmon, on people’s houses, and farm lands. 🧵 1 of 3
Leave your comments on Portland's Economic Opportunity Analysis (EOA). Much of it focuses on the North Reach and how to protect industrial lands; to protect the wealth inherited during the war industry. Clean air and tribal rights and good jobs are on the line.
Map App
www.portlandmaps.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Leave your comments on Portland's Economic Opportunity Analysis (EOA). Much of it focuses on the North Reach and how to protect industrial lands; to protect the wealth inherited during the war industry. Clean air and tribal rights and good jobs are on the line.
Over 160,000 people moved to the North Reach between 1941 and 1945. They did not move to Portland proper, but to the recently annexed communities of St Johns and Linnton, and Vanport City. They came from all over the country; people who wanted to support the war & find opportunity. 🧵 1 of 4
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Over 160,000 people moved to the North Reach between 1941 and 1945. They did not move to Portland proper, but to the recently annexed communities of St Johns and Linnton, and Vanport City. They came from all over the country; people who wanted to support the war & find opportunity. 🧵 1 of 4
There is little to remind us of this piece of history, no parks or memorials to those who died building and taking apart ships. At Kaiser on Interstate, there is a small sculpture in the courtyard in recognition of Henry Kaiser’s role in the shipbuilding operation.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
There is little to remind us of this piece of history, no parks or memorials to those who died building and taking apart ships. At Kaiser on Interstate, there is a small sculpture in the courtyard in recognition of Henry Kaiser’s role in the shipbuilding operation.
Few things altered the North Reach of the Willamette River as much as the construction of Liberty Ships during World War II. The government ordered one ship to be built and launched every day! Over 600 ships were built on Swan Island, St Johns, and Vancouver.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Few things altered the North Reach of the Willamette River as much as the construction of Liberty Ships during World War II. The government ordered one ship to be built and launched every day! Over 600 ships were built on Swan Island, St Johns, and Vancouver.
Reposted by Braided River Campaign
the freight train cut through north Portland before I wiped the rain off my phone
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
the freight train cut through north Portland before I wiped the rain off my phone
Reposted by Braided River Campaign
the freight train cut through north Portland
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
the freight train cut through north Portland
The current North Reach waterfront was created by two critical legislative actions. In 1892, the state created the Port of Portland. Just thirty years after the Homestead Act of 1862, the industrialists knew they had to do more than get free land. They had to control the river. 🧵 1 of 3
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The current North Reach waterfront was created by two critical legislative actions. In 1892, the state created the Port of Portland. Just thirty years after the Homestead Act of 1862, the industrialists knew they had to do more than get free land. They had to control the river. 🧵 1 of 3