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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 23h

Stays calm with a line out the door. Explains the same thing 200 times. Works a long shift. That's your venue staff. It's also an election worker. Share openings with your crew: bit.ly/bookthevote

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/10/2026

New line on tonight's day sheet: 9:14 PM: 30-second voting reminder from the stage Free guide for small venues on adding voting to shows you already booked: bit.ly/bookthevote

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 15/10/2026

Small venue, bar, or club? You already get people in the room. That's the hard part. Book the Vote is a free, nonpartisan guide to helping your people get ready to vote, without building a whole new program. Pick one idea. Make it yours. bit.ly/bookthevote

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 14/10/2026

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home three weeks before the midterms, after months of officials publicly calling her guilty when no charges had been filed. Every person has the right to take part in our democracy without fear of retaliation. Our statement:

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 14/10/2026

Culture Lab’s friend Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie is bringing Western States Center and Comunidad Garces on the Livin in the USA tour. Via Mark Zimmaro, South Philly Review: buff.ly/W3j2xDJ

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 09/10/2026

Oregon venues and bars: The voter registration deadline is Tuesday, October 13. Ballots start going out right after. Easy move this weekend: Put the date on your chalkboard, your story, or your show email. People can check or update their registration at oregonvotes.gov. Small thing. Big help.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 23/09/2026

Race Forward has selected us to present at Facing Race 2026! Join us for our session "Creative Resistance: Joy as Strategy in Movement-Building" in Raleigh, November 12-14! facingrace.us

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 22/09/2026

Our public dollars should reflect our values. Oregon should not spend taxpayer money on corporations that help carry out immigration enforcement operations that harm workers, families, and communities. Sign the petition: seiu503.tfaforms.net/817

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/09/2026

Los miembros de la comunidad deben tener cuidado con las posibles amenazas provenientes de personas que utilizan las redes sociales y las plataformas de transmisión en directo para crear contenido que promueve la intolerancia y perjudica a la democracia. Más información: buff.ly/cYwXkDb

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/09/2026

Western States Center unequivocally condemns political violence and intimidation, wherever it occurs, against anyone it targets. Read our full statement: buff.ly/3LdwQX1

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/09/2026

Today marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks. It’s a solemn day to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed that day in 2001 and to honor rescue workers and affected families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/zlO4CGH

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 10/09/2026

📣 It’s never too early to get ready for Election Day in Oregon! 👉 There are key races – local, statewide & federal – in Oregon this year. Make sure you're ready to vote. Check your registration at buff.ly/GlPMYUR or register at buff.ly/Z0Km1yn!

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 02/09/2026

A federal judge just admitted the law can't keep up with AI-generated sexual abuse imagery, which overwhelmingly targets women & girls. (1/3) Read the article: buff.ly/s4HP6IF

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 25/08/2026

Read our Dr. Beirich Solidarity Statement here: www.westernstatescenter.org/pressrelease...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 19/08/2026

Idaho LGBTQ+ artists! Two paid Culture Lab art calls extended. 1. Design inclusive bathroom signs — standard, cheeky, or trans-affirming: bit.ly/idcall4artform 2. An emblem venues display to show they have trans-safe restrooms: bit.ly/idcall4emblemform $500 per selected design. You keep your art.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 11/08/2026

Badlands and Toad Hall paused an AI face scanner marketed as security. Face scanners at the door do nothing for safety. They misID Black and brown patrons and take your biometric data. Your venue doesn't need a scanner. It needs trained staff and a solid plan. buff.ly/FbQGwjk

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 07/08/2026

Idaho LGBTQ+ artists: two paid Culture Lab art calls are open. Design inclusive bathroom signs or an emblem venues display to show they have trans-safe restrooms. $500 per selected design, and you keep your art. Contest #01: bit.ly/idcall4artform Contest #02: bit.ly/idcall4emblemform

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/07/2026

July 30, 1778: Congress passed America's first whistleblower law, after two officers were sued for reporting their commander's abuse of prisoners. Congress funded their defense instead. 248 years later, National Whistleblower Day marks the same duty: Truth over rank.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 28/07/2026

CW: suicide, anti-trans violence May Pollard, 16, died by suicide in January after years under Idaho's anti-trans care and bathroom bans. Her parents are speaking out. 🧵 (1/3)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 27/07/2026

Trump questions election security. Oregon's answer: signature-checked ballots, 24-hour surveillance, public observers, secure voter data. The facts: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 14/07/2026

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day. As anti-democracy movements work to erase non-binary people from public life, we're clear: a democracy where we all thrive includes non-binary people. Not as an exception, but as a given. #NonBinaryPeoplesDay

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 10/07/2026

6 years after the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis, communities across the country will come together for a Weekend of Action from July 17-July 19 to urge and support their community members in exercising their sacred freedom to vote. 📍 Sign up to host/attend ➡️ GoodTroubleLivesOn.Org

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 04/07/2026

Groups like Patriot Front march in masks because their vision can't survive in the open, and because they know most Americans reject it.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 04/07/2026

Democracy isn’t something we have. It’s something we do, especially when things get difficult. So while they're betting on our exhaustion, we're betting on each other.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026

Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the 6–3 majority in Trump v. Barbara: the Constitution's text controls, full stop. Birthright citizenship stands. (1/4)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026

Yesterday, SCOTUS dealt a blow to digital dragnets. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court held that police tracking your location history via geofence warrants is a Fourth Amendment search. Tech companies can't be weaponized into passive surveillance engines. Learn more: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 30/06/2026

🗳️ Today’s SCOTUS ruling in Watson v. RNC blocks a dangerous anti-democracy effort to throw out valid mail-in ballots facing postal delays. States keep the authority to protect voters and ensure accessible elections. Read LCCHR’s statement: civilrights.org/2026/06/29/t...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 29/06/2026

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the government can end TPS for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, and courts are barred from reviewing whether it even followed its own legal requirements. Justices Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor dissented. Read more: buff.ly/22euSkJ

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 20/06/2026

Our Culture Lab team was recently in Minneapolis for the NIVA convening and was fortunate enough to catch @jordanklepper.bsky.social's keynote!

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 19/06/2026

Juneteenth is a mandate to defend democracy, not just a historical memory. We honor Black freedom by actively resisting bigotry and organizing for an inclusive society where everyone belongs. ✊🏾 🔗 Check out our resources to strengthen democracy in your area: buff.ly/v6vuKVk

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 16/06/2026

FBI raids targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are alarming political intimidation. For 20 years, OOC has protected voting rights for Black, brown, & working-class Ohioans. Voters choose leaders. Take action with Hands Off Ohio! Learn more at www.handsoffohio.org

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 08/06/2026

Civil rights organizations protect your vote, fight the hate groups threatening your community, and tell the truth about our past. This administration's response? Indict them. We join @splcenter.org in calling for the DOJ to dismiss this case.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 29/05/2026

We are outraged by today’s verdict in the #Spokane3 trial, but we remain committed to defending democracy, immigrant justice, and civil rights. www.rangemedia.co/spokane-9-pr...

We are outraged by today’s verdict in the Spokane 3 trial.

Since June 11, 2025, when local community members in Spokane, WA gathered to protest the detention of two young men in the U.S. legally, federal law enforcement has sought to criminalize community members who acted out of concern for their immigrant neighbors and a belief in nonviolent collective action.

This trial outcome is another troubling sign of federal escalation to chill free speech and dissent. Across our country, as Americans have sought to bear witness to and peacefully counter aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics, we’ve seen Members of Congress pepper-sprayed in AZ and NJ, a union president arrested in Los Angeles, a family-friendly labor rally tear-gassed in Portland, OR, bystanders killed in Minneapolis, and now community activists and nonprofit staff in Spokane convicted on conspiracy charges.

We’re holding the Spokane community close, and we know that many people are angry and hurt, grieving this outcome, and worried about the future. We encourage our community to respond with care for one another and a commitment to deescalate tensions and keep each other safe. Moments like this are designed to create fear and isolation. Instead, we choose solidarity and peaceful resolve. We choose community and courage. And we remain committed to defending democracy, immigrant justice, and civil rights.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 25/05/2026

We honor those who lost their lives in military service. And we remember that the freedoms people for—safety, dignity, democracy, and the right to speak freely—require all of us to keep defending them here at home. Inclusive democracy is something we practice together.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 21/05/2026

We stand with the Southern Poverty Law Center and will continue to defend democracy and all its rights and freedoms. Speaking out against hate is not a crime, using research & advocacy is not a crime, protecting communities is not a crime. civilrights.org/resource/sig...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 19/05/2026

WSC Statement on the San Diego Islamic Center Shooting Resource: “Countering and Dismantling Islamophobia: A Comprehensive Guide for Individuals and Organizations” (ISPU): ispu.org/toolkits-and...

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 18/05/2026

Immigration raids thrive on fear and confusion. They profit when we don’t know our rights. But venues aren't just businesses, they're community spaces that protect our crew and crowd. Get ready, stay calm, and know the law. Read the full piece and get the guide: buff.ly/CM1gxCI

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 18/05/2026

International Museum Day reminder: Some of the most important histories live in memory, organizing, and community. No on 9 Remembered revisits Oregon’s 1992 defeat of anti-LGBTQIA+ ballot measures, and the lessons that still matter for defending inclusive democracy today. noon9remembered.org

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 17/05/2026

Anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks are part of broader anti-democracy movements rooted in fear and exclusion. This International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia Day, we honor the organizers, educators, students, families, and communities building a democracy where everyone belongs.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 15/05/2026

People inside the military are asking hard questions right now, and they deserve real support. The GI Rights Hotline offers free, confidential help: 877-447-4487 girightshotline.org Also: aboutfaceveterans.org commondefense.us Communities are safer when conscience matters more than fear.

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 13/05/2026

Ribbit. Resist. Repeat. 🐸💚 Hope isn’t passive. It’s something we build together by defending inclusive democracy, protecting each other, and refusing to let fear win. Today’s soundtrack: “Frogs of Portland” by @anaegge.bsky.social. #NationalFrogJumpingDay

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 13/05/2026

The Variable Grad Project Series, Part 2: Theme: Community Safety Saturday | May 16, 2026 | 4pm-7pm Free! All-ages! 📍 Turn Turn Turn 8 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

To every teacher doing this work: We see you. We appreciate you. Thank you for showing up. For your students, and for our communities. (6/6)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

Every day, teachers create compassionate spaces where students feel safe enough to learn, grow, and thrive. That’s how inclusive democracy is built. One classroom at a time. (5/6)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

In the face of relentless attacks, teachers are building systems to protect their colleagues, their profession, and the integrity of our schools. (4/6)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

Teachers are pushing back against the erasure of transgender and LGBTQIA+ voices. They're ensuring every student can see themselves reflected, respected, and valued. (3/6)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

Teachers are on the frontlines. They're protecting immigrant students and their families, and making sure schools remain places of safety, dignity, and learning for all. (2/6)

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Western States Center @westernstatescenter.org · 06/05/2026

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re honoring the educators who show up every day for every student. Educators who are building classrooms rooted in care, curiosity, and belonging. 🍎 (1/6)

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