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 let us know what you think by tagging @ameschright on Twitter.
Protest News
Double Sided Media
UPDATED: EPD Officers Shoot Black Man, Department Struggles to Keep Story Straight
It’s Going Down
- As Pandemic Death Toll Rises, Protesters Converge On Corrections Secretary’s Home And Prisons Across California’s Central Valley
- This Week In Fascism #87: MAGA And Far-Right Clamor For Violence As Proud Boys Launch Attacks
The New York Times
OPB
- Documents show man killed by SW Washington police carried resold law enforcement gun
- Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn
- Kevin Peterson Jr.’s partner says he feared lifetime jail sentence in final phone call
- Police weapon distributors received federal assistance, even as Portland businesses struggled
- Video allowed in trial of officers charged in Floyd killing
The Oregonian
’They’re shooting at me,’ Kevin E. Peterson Jr. tells girlfriend as he flees police in drug sting
Reuters
U.S. whistleblower was pressed to exaggerate leftist role in urban protests, lawyer says
Uprising
Episode 4 of this amazing news podcast is available now. Robert Evans is joined by an excellent crew of reporters who have been on the ground here to explain what happened in Portland, and why.
Willamette Week
- The City of Portland Fines a Building Owner for Oversized “Black Lives Matter” Sign
- Detective Erik Kammerer Is Investigating a Police Shooting While Being Investigated for His Own Use of Force
- Proud Boy Tusitala “Tiny” Toese Will Be Released Early From Jail Next Week
- A New Podcast Explores the Roots of Anti-Fascist Organizing in Portland
Hate Crimes
The Oregonian
Jeremy Christian appeals his conviction for double murders on a Portland MAX train
I.C.E.
Daily Kos
Asylum-seeking families still jailed by ICE face double threats of virus, deportation
Incarceration
Daily Kos
New Warren report calls out ‘corrupt’ accreditation of nation’s prisons
OPB
- Indigenous inmates, volunteers navigate a year without ceremonies, celebrations
- Oregon prisons to release more inmates as COVID-19 outbreaks continue
- Oregon faces precarious legal position as COVID-19 in prisons lawsuit proceeds
The Oregonian
- Oregon officials not shielded from liability in response to coronavirus spread in state prisons, judge rules
- Judge finds Oregon Department of Corrections in contempt for ‘inhumane’ treatment of paralyzed inmate; orders man’s release (Subscriber Exclusive)
- Large fight at Oregon prison injures 3, with 36 inmates put in disciplinary segregation
Willamette Week
Oregon Inmate Dies of COVID-19 Two Days Before His Release
Patch
As Coronavirus Surges In WA Prisons, Advocates Call For Action
Law Enforcement
OPB
- Multnomah County prosecutor adopts drug decriminalization measure months early
- Report lambastes West Linn leaders over handling of racist police officers
- Portland announces initial steps to curb skyrocketing shootings and homicides
The Oregonian
- Multnomah County prosecutors adopt drug decriminalization measure early
- Domestic violence survivor plans to sue Clackamas County for retaliation over her abuse by jail deputy
Portland Mercury
Portlanders Question Police Priorities As 911 Response Times Lag
Racial Justice
Boston Globe
Governor Baker, regulating facial recognition technology is a racial justice issue
OPB
- Portland took these Black families’ homes. Some of their descendants want reparations.
- Fund to help Black Oregonians cope with COVID-19 put on hold
The Oregonian
- State’s $62 million relief fund for Black Oregonians suspends operations, hands over remaining money to federal court
- Portland leaders, acknowledging racist anti-Black policies, seek to right historic wrongs
- Four deadly shootings this week drove up Portland’s homicide count to 53, most in 26 years
Willamette Week
Oregon Nurse Danaya Hall Knows Why COVID-19 Is Disproportionately Killing Black People
Red House Eviction Defense
OPB
Kinney family may be able to buy back Red House
The Oregonian
- Portland Black and Indigenous family, ‘red house’ protesters’ aura of success could prompt more occupations over home foreclosures, Mayor Ted Wheeler concedes
- Portland ‘red house’ occupation: Barricades come down, but family says developer hasn’t reached out to them
- Multnomah County extends eviction ban until July
- Kinney family says they are working toward resolution for ‘Red House’ in Friday press conference
- Portland investor still aims to sell ‘red house’ back to Kinneys, but says bigger societal issues remain ‘about mortgages and laws and law enforcement’
- Massive fundraising for Red House family attracts supporters and critics