August 15th, 4-7 PM @ the Social Justice Action Center Marat/Sade (1967) is a film adaptation of the play by Peter Weiss. The story of the play forms a dialogue on revolution, violence, and nihilism between the titular characters Jean-Paul Marat and the Marquis de Sade.

Come to the Western Dual Power Gathering! 🏕️ 🌲 This year’s gathering is happening 7/31-8/2 at a beautiful campground just outside Portland. Meet other grassroots organizers, attend workshops, and enjoy the outdoors. Learn more and RSVP for free at givebutter.com/dpgwest2026 See you there! 😎 🏔️ 🌲

How can we actually coordinate shared resources in a decentralized way? And can we do it without the use of money? We are reading Grassroots Economics: by William O Ruddick and then meeting on July 25th from 1-3pm at the Free Society People’s Library, 1810 SE 10th Ave, Unit A, Portland, OR.

SJAC needs some love! Meet with us at the Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th Ave. Wear something you don’t mind getting dirty! We would love if folks could bring extra brushes, rollers, and ladders - though basic painting supplies will be provided. We will have snacks and refreshments.

Join LSP and Free Society People’s Library for a discussion of The Zapatista Experience by Jérôme Baschet on June 27th @ Sumner-Albina Park. Bookmobile opens at 11am. Book discussion 12-2pm. Masks and Snacks provided. Come even if you haven't finished the book, or even started it yet!

Join LSP on May 16th from 3-5 PM at the Free Society People's Library (1810 SE 10th Ave, Unit A) for a discussion of 'The Commune Form' by Kristin Ross to find out! Snacks and drinks will be provided! Masks will be provided and encouraged!

What is “cooperative housing”? 🤔 🏘️ Interest in cooperative housing, cohousing, limited-equity cooperatives, land trusts, housing nonprofits, and public housing has exploded in recent years. But what do all of those words mean? 5/2 from 4-6 pm at the Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th Ave

How can the land-based struggles of the past and present teach us to move beyond ungrounded ideals and reconstruct a real movement based around a form of social organization antagonistic to the state and capital?

Join us on 4/11 from 2-5pm for a workshop on mutual aid, specifically, how to run a food prep and distro project! We will be cooking together, talking about the ins and outs of running a mutual aid project, and distributing food with our comrades at Feed the Streets PDX.

Join us for our next reading group! This time we’re reading Mutual Aid by Dean Spade, we’ll be joining the Free Society People’s Library. We will meet to talk about the book on Saturday, April 18th, from 11am - 2pm in Sumner-Albina Park over snacks and drinks. Masks provided and encouraged.

YINTAH - a film of Indigenous resurgence7pm: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE ClintonFree! (suggested donation) Join us at 5:30 pm for a Know Your Rights training, and after the film stay for a Director's Q&A with Jen Wickham, of the Wet’suwet’en Gidimt’en clan.

March 28th 1-3pm @ North Portland Library Community Room 2A. Join us as we discuss the zine "Socialism Will Be Free, Or It Will Not Be At All!" by Arthur Pye. You're still invited to join even if you didn't do the reading. Masks required and provided. We hope to see you there!

Join us as we kick off our second learning series! Our launch party will be a screening of the movie "Land and Freedom" (1996), with a discussion afterwards. We hope to see you there! Masks will be provided and required. March 21st doors at 2:15, start at 2:30-5:30pm @ Social Justice Action Center

The Syrian government is waging war on the Kurdish people. Fundraiser on 2/1/26 @ Social Justice Action Center! $10 suggested donation. All funds raised will be donated to the Kurdish Red Crescent, a humanitarian relief organization that provides medical aid to refugees across Syria.

Please join us for the final event to our learning series! We will be screening Threads of a Revolution @ Clinton St. Theater on Saturday, November 22nd. Doors @ 12:30 pm, film @ 1 pm. Then, we’ll gather outside the theater at 2 pm and head to the afterparty to celebrate! 🥳 @defendrojava.bsky.social

LSP is happy to announce a partnership with Bedlam Book Club to present "Saneism: An Anti-Labor Tactic." Join us in-person, Nov 9th, 2:30pm to 5pm, NP Library DM us for remote attendance link Our presenter describes the talk this way:

Trans health autonomy! (Costume party style!) Come checkout our next workshop on October 25th, from 6-8 pm: this time we’re focusing on how trans folks are taking their healthcare into their own hands.

No you aren't seeing double! Come join us as we finish our discussion of "Building Power While the Lights are Out."

Join us on October 7th, 5:30-8:30 PM as Portland People’s Outreach Project (PPOP) will be leading a hands-on overdose prevention and reversal training. Attendees will leave with naloxone, a CPR face shield, and an OD prevention zine! Attend in person at SJAC, 400 SE 12th St, or via Zoom.

Join us for our next learning series discussion! We are reading "Building Power While the Lights Are Out: Disasters, Mutual Aid, and Dual Power” from page 1 to 106. As disasters increase, the insights the authors in this book offer a road map to meet the climate crisis head on.

Hello friends and future friends. Join us for the next reading, "Building Power in Place: a Municipalist Organizing Toolkit" from page 54 to the end. Then, we will meet at the North Portland Library on August 31st at 12:30pm to talk about the book and how we can put its ideas into practice.

Hello friends and future friends! For our “practice” this month in our learning series, we’re taking a field trip to the 2025 Western Dual Power Gathering! DPG West is a three-day camping event for community organizers from the Rockies to the Pacific happening July 25-27th near Portland, OR.

Hello friends and future friends! Our next reading is “Practicing Social Ecology” by Eleanor Finley, The discussion is July 12th at 12:30 pm in the Community Room 2A at the North Portland Library. Come even if you can’t do the reading! Zoom link on our website. Please wear a mask.

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are excited to announce our potluck July 5th, 12-3pm @ Holladay Park, Portland. Bring a dish, make friends, and enjoy! (Please wear a mask when not eating)

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are teaming up with Resiliency PDX to put on a practice about assembling a go bag. Bring your own bag if you want join the hands-on portion, or just come to learn. May 4th 1:30-3:30pm at the Hollywood Library.

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are pleased to announce our next practice with MERP on April 26th from 2-5pm. ❤️🖤

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are excited to announce our next reading in our ongoing series. We will be discussing "The Solidarity Economy" by Dog Section Press. Come and join the conversation, even if you haven't done the reading! ❤️🖤

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are excited to announce our next reading/discussion in our on going learning series. "We Will Not Cancel Us" by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social. These discussion have going so great, we hope to see new folks and returning folks! ❤️🖤

Hello friends and future friends! We at LSP are pleased to announce our practice this month with Feed the Streets PDX.

Hey friends and future friends! Here are the details for our next learning series meeting. Excited to have another round of thoughtful conversations! ❤️🖤