RtR Executive Director Bruce Poinsette has penned a new essay for The Mercury’s special insert, BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portland’s Racial Justice Movement. In The Lesson he reflects on what changes he has seen (or not seen) in Lake Oswego as he navigated the ebb and flow of activism and commitment and and his own family’s loss over the last few years.
Pick up a copy of the Mercury at one of 500 locations in the Portland metro area. The insert is featured in the food edition of the newspaper. Or, stop by and see us June 1 at Lake Oswego Pride. Respond to Racism will be present and we will have extra copies to hand out.
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