Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

🌲 Toxic Roots of the Silicon Forest: People, Power, and Pollution in the Semiconductor Industry

🗓️Date: June 3-4
⏰Time: June 3: 6:30pm (doors at 6) - 9pm
              June 4: 9am (doors at 8:30am) - 6pm
📍Where: Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201)

Toxic Roots of the Silicon Forest: People, Power, and Pollution in the Semiconductor Industry is a day-and-a-half conference taking place June 3-4, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. 

From the evening of June 3 through June 4, this gathering, co-hosted by Portland Jobs with Justice and CHIPS Communities United, will convene workers, researchers, environmental advocates, and community leaders from across Oregon and beyond. Together, participants will explore the legacy of the microchip industry, discuss its local impacts in Oregon, and plant the seeds for a more equitable and sustainable future.

Co-hosted by Portland Jobs with Justice and CHIPS Communities United, this day-and-a-half conference will convene workers, labor organizers, researchers, environmental advocates, and community leaders from across Oregon and beyond. Together, we will explore the legacy of the microchip industry and how it’s impacting our own backyard. 

We’re proud to be an Event Partner of the Toxic Roots conference and are excited to discuss and demand that the AI supply chain be sustainable, equitable, and accountable to the people.

RSVP HERE, TODAY!