News for September 16

Another day of hazardous air quality in Portland, Oregon has continued to stall protests. In spite of this, the protest community is still hard at work providing mutual aid for those both in the city and in surrounding areas affected by the fire.

The Portland EWOKS (Equitable Workers Offering Kommunity Support) spent the last day moving their mutual aid operation, which provides food, supplies, and services to displaced folks, from the Lloyd District neighborhood to a location further south (an area that no longer has evacuation orders) so they could be closer to those that have had to flee their homes due to the fires. Team Raccoon and other community members helped this effort by cleaning up the Lloyd District site after the mutual aid station’s departure.

For resources on current conditions of the fires, evacuation notices, evacuation preparation, and more: https://wildfire.oregon.gov

Articles

Fire Related

KOIN

The New Republic

OPB

Portland Mercury

Street Roots

Willamette Week

Protest Related

The Guardian

The Intercept

KOIN

Mother Jones

The New York Times

OPB

Portland Mercury

The Texas Tribune

Vice News

We Tried to Obtain Footage of Michael Reinoehl’s Killing. Police Say It Doesn’t Exist

The Washington Post

Willamette Week

Note: After it was published, one of the interviewees in the above article expressed concerns over its impact and its focus on the perpetrator of abuses against protesters.