June 5th Is the Anniversary Of Our Successful Lawsuit to Protect the Right to Protest! 🪧
June 2020. DSPDX board members and the public health team that authored the RCA Report, Photo by Mika Martinez
On Thursday, June 5th will mark 5 years since our successful lawsuit against the City of Portland and the Trump Administrationdemanding a change to police training, limiting their use of munitions and protecting the right of protest in our city, putting their consistent violations on the record.
Supported in partnership with a public health team that included doctors and mental health professionals, our organization produced a report that illuminated major health effects due to the indiscriminate use of tear gas and other riot control agents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read about the lawsuit and RCA Report here.
The BLACK Gallery is hosting an immersive exhibit in partnership with Donovan Scribes & Portland Mercurys' BlackOut special issue: Reception this Thursday June 5th!
To coincide with the launch of Portland Mercurys' BlackOut: a 5 Year Retrospective of Portland’s Racial Justice Protests, Donovan Scribes has partnered with The BLACK Gallery powered by Don't Shoot Portland to curate an immersive exhibit inspired by the publication.
BlackOut offers a unique opportunity for Portlanders and visitors to revisit our cities’ movement for Black lives while simultaneously reflecting on the progress and setbacks 5 years later.
Join us for a First Thursday reception on June 5 from 5-7pm in the Pearl District at The BLACK Gallery at 916 NW Flanders Street Portland, OR 97209.
To schedule appointments or large group visits, please send an email to info@theblackgallerypdx.com.
Visit from University of Oregon and Emory University: THANK YOU!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to the faculty teams at both Emory University and University of Oregon for visiting us during their time in Portland last week! It was an honor to talk about our art and education programs as well as give a tour of our office spaces and gallery. Learn more about Don't Shoot Portlands' ongoing collaboration with University of Oregon's Special Collections Library at Memory Work for Black Lives.
As we continue to make our critical response work happen, we want to thank you all for your support - every volunteer and each donation counts! We are so grateful for those of you who continue to show up and make our community action plan possible. Please consider making a tax deductible contribution today at dontshootpdx.org or sign up for volunteer opportunities at contact@dontshootpdx.org
Food Forest at Hughes Memorial Church!
We are still looking for volunteers to join our most recent project in partnership with PDX Food Forest Initiative - planting a food forest at a historic Black church in NE! We need all hands on deck for the work that will follow. All levels of experience are welcome!
Email hughesfoodforest@dontshootpdx.org to volunteer, and learn more on our website: https://www.dontshootpdx.org/hughes-food-forest
