Summary Despite the coming of the new year, tonight's protest looked straight out of Portland's summer season. Protesters were back at the Justice Center in numbers for the first time in a long time (not counting the Remember Wounded Knee memorial a few days ago, which started at the Justice Center but then moved to … Continue reading December 31 Protest – New Years Noise-Making Event
December 29 Protest – Remember Wounded Knee
Timeline On the 130th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, protesters begin a remembrance demonstration in front of the Justice Center downtown. Drumming and singing for all our Lakota relatives tonight before we head to ICE. pic.twitter.com/20xxgpUf39— Cozca Ītzpāpālōtl (@cozca503) December 30, 2020 American Indian Movement song. (The cops opened a murder hole during this … Continue reading December 29 Protest – Remember Wounded Knee
News for the week of December 28
Protest News Daily Beast Proud Boys Are at War With Their Female Extremist Wing It's Going Down Over 40 Units At Port Of Tacoma Travelodge Occupied To Provide Emergency HousingLockdowns, The Insurgent Far-Right & The Future Of Antifascism: A Conversation With Three Way FightBlack Lives Matter And The Future Of HumanityThis Week In Fascism #89: … Continue reading News for the week of December 28
December 26 Protest – Remembering the Dakota 38
Timeline Community members gather in Downtown Portland for a memorial service on the 158th anniversary of the Dakota mass hanging. Hey y'all,I'm in downtown #Portland for this event where there's a sizeable crowd of about 60 here listening to music. pic.twitter.com/gr9TT95C0R— 𝕁𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 - ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ - ℂ𝕣𝕠𝕩𝕥𝕠𝕟 (@jwcroxton) December 27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/rmOzOiHcDM— 𝕁𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 … Continue reading December 26 Protest – Remembering the Dakota 38
News for the week of December 21
Protest News Crimethinc Washington Prosecutors Refuse to Charge Far-Right Shooter The Hill Police investigate after bust of Breonna Taylor was smashed into pieces It's Going Down This Is America #133: Salem Antifascists Speak-Out; Discussion On COVID Deaths, Social Media & Civil WarThis Week In Fascism #88: A Diversity Of FascistsD12 Report-Back And Antifascist Resistance In … Continue reading News for the week of December 21
December 19 Protest – Abolish ICE
Protesters gather at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Southwest Portland. Timeline The demonstration begins just before 9 pm. Off we go!— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) December 20, 2020 A pumpkin has been thrown at the gate. pic.twitter.com/DQbKenmWta— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) December 20, 2020 Federal officers (DHS) make an announcement over their … Continue reading December 19 Protest – Abolish ICE
News for the week of December 14
We're going to be trying a new format to better represent what's happening, with fewer protests taking place throughout the week. Each Monday we'll start a news round-up by category, still focusing on the topics of racial justice, policing, and protests. Individual protests and actions will get their own post for the day. You can … Continue reading News for the week of December 14
Protests for December 13
Timeline Early in the day an announcement goes out that the Kinney family, residents of the Red House, have negotiated with the city to remove the barricades around the house in exchange for a moratorium on their eviction. ‼️‼️‼️All available people: you are needed at Red House right now!The family has negotiated with the city … Continue reading Protests for December 13
Protests for December 12
Scheduled Events Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance: Prayer for Peace and Power - 6 am Timeline As the evacuation defense at the Red House enters its 4th day as a blockade (Note: the eviction protest has been ongoing since September) protesters begin the day with an interfaith morning prayer. Had a nice sunrise prayer at RH … Continue reading Protests for December 12
Protests for December 11
Timeline The eviction blockade at the Red House continues amid news that the property developer may be interested in selling the house back to the Kinney family at cost. Someone who lives a few houses down from one of the blockades at red house just brought some pallets and said “please please find a way … Continue reading Protests for December 11