UPRISE News

Imagine waking up every day, living your life the best you can. Going to work, paying your taxes, being a good neighbor and relative and yet every time you turn around you are being told or shown in the news, government legislation and media that you are a problem,...

As many of us sit wondering if our wages will cover bills and groceries this month or whether we can access health care, afford our medications or be denied again for mobility aids the Trump regime jumps to attack yet another country that raises fears and questions if...

As February begins Black History Month, we at UPRISE want to take a moment to pause and recognize our Black ancestors who paved the way for us to be where we are today. We also want to acknowledge the Black joy and resilience that continues to build and sustain our...

Well before we even got to get our feet into the new year, chaos ensued. 2026 is the commemoration year of 250 years of Independence as a country. A country infamously built on stolen land with the tools of genocide and reshaped by stolen bodies and slave labor. This...

This week is a big week for traditions, family and food. These traditions have come at a harmful cost. The creation of a story that erases the narrative of the original people of this land, the fractured generations of family and culture lost and changed or destroyed...

The year 2025 marks 7 years since The UPRISE Collective came to life! Many people, cultures and religions believe in 7 year cycles. That the 7th year marks a time of renewal or change. Many cultures also believe that we should be intentional with how we live our...

The UPRISE Collective operating and living in the “war zone”...cue, eye roll track. Just to be clear there is no war zone in Portland and we don’t take that language lightly.  There are people, communities and countries currently living in the realities of actual...

Our community programming jumps into full speed this month with our Selah Series. Selah is our Storyteller series with speakers sharing their lived experience and covers Creation Stories, Healing Stories and Resistance Stories. Our community programming is the...

What is Organizational Learning?  The UPRISE Collective has an Organizational Learning program that encompasses our tailored trainings and curriculum along with support and tools like strategic planning, facilitation, and coaching. We help organizations and programs...