Month: November 2020

Timeline A vigil is happening downtown at Pioneer Square tonight. Trail of Lights Memorial:A march to remember those lost on the road to revolution. pic.twitter.com/JvikfJPhqo— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) December 1, 2020 People are lighting candles as Gary Floyd gives a speech celebrating Black love pic.twitter.com/8ENpxiuYrO— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) December 1, 2020 Protesters raise their fists … Continue reading Protests for November 30

Summary Timeline Down in Vancouver for a Justice and Accountability for Keven Peterson Jr. march. There were about 15 armed RW’ers when we left the park. They stopped being confrontational when they saw how many armed leftists there were. pic.twitter.com/VtQYPzLPuT— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) November 29, 2020 Current speaker- “If this government is Innocent until proven … Continue reading Protests for November 29

Timeline A few clashes between right wing folks and anti-fascists occur in the evening at Pioneer Square downtown, but don't appear to be related to any protest. At Pioneer Square in downtown Portland right now. There’s a small group of right wing folks harrasing women. About 25 minutes ago there was a small fight and … Continue reading News for November 28

Scheduled Events Buy Black Friday - 1pm at Irving Park Timeline Here at Irving Park, where the Black Friday market of Black-owned small businesses just opened. pic.twitter.com/oE5PVhHHKS— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) November 27, 2020 @PDXEWOKS are here with essentials pic.twitter.com/Z2zivPlWsQ— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) November 27, 2020 Buy Black Market is in full swing and is BEAUTIFUL. … Continue reading News and Events for November 27

No scheduled protests today, on this Thanksgiving holiday that is also a day of mourning for indigenous communities. Media There's a new podcast by Robert Evans called "Uprising", about the protests here. We strongly recommend it for coverage of not just what's happened out on our streets, but the history behind it and why the … Continue reading News for November 26

Timeline This announcement was made across social media in the last few days, urging the community to organize small scale direct actions rather than participating in a larger demonstration: Black & Indigenous ppl are calling for a national decolonial day of action. They want ppl to participate by decolonizing their city with autonomous/anonymous DA. Fuck … Continue reading Protests for November 25

Summary Despite the rainy night, a small group of protesters gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in South Portland before making their way to the ICE facility nearby. There, Homeland Security (DHS) officers emerged from the building multiple times to conduct targeted arrests and an unlawful assembly was declared at 10:30 pm. The night ended by … Continue reading Protests for November 24

Timeline Tonight people gathered in Pioneer Square for a vigil in honor of Hamza "Travis" Nagdy, who died in a shooting in Louisville on Sunday night. A candlelight vigil for #TravisNagdy at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. The friends and family of Hamza "Travis" Nagdy were in attendance and shared their heartfelt memories. #BlackLivesMatter … Continue reading Protests for November 23

6 years ago today Tamir Rice was murdered by Cleveland, Ohio police. Rest in Power, Tamir. Today marks the sixth anniversary of Tamir’s life being stolen by police. He was 12 years old.Rest in Power, Tamir Rice. #SayHisName pic.twitter.com/UhI8e4iX5d— #𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐏𝐃𝐗 (@safePDXprotest) November 22, 2020 Media Articles KOIN Photos: Armed protesters gather in front of Gov. … Continue reading News for November 22

The event that was planned for this evening has been cancelled after the details were leaked on social media. Heads up! Action tonight leaked and has been cancelled, there's cops circling the area.— Karkat ↙↙↙ ACAB (@AddriBlack) November 22, 2020 Media Articles OPB Protester shot by US Marshals in Portland back in hospital with infection … Continue reading News for November 21