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Posted on February 15, 2019February 23, 2019

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Massachusetts' state police have found several diaries filled with race hate ideas belonging to Nathan Allen.Someone knew, many were silent…. #EndWhiteSupremacy www.insider.com/racist-diaries-belonging-man-killed-black-bystanders-massachusetts-nathan-allen-2... via @thisisinsider ... See MoreSee Less

White supremacist was 'fuelled by hate' when he shot dead a Black air force vet and a retired Black state trooper, said police

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Police found diaries filled with white supremacist writing belonging to Nathan Allen, who shot dead two Black bystanders, Ramona Cooper and David L. Green.
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What you’re seeing is not only blatant plagiarism of our work, but the relentless determination of those pursuing anti-Blackness. This is a past press release written by our team in April that has been weaponized to promote far right agitation, discourse and misinformation. This type of propaganda is extremely dangerous to our communities and will not be tolerated. (This press release containing our logo, which is highlighted with the yellow bracket, is ours. that section was stolen for someone asking for donations in order to gather weapons and finance activists. That is not the work we do, and we do not run fundraisers through cryptocurrency whatsoever. We are a 501C3 - we would never ask for anonymous untraceable donations and we would never advocate for a 'weapons cache' or 'training facility' or to 'finance activists to come to Portland'. This is plagiarism and it is not real.)We’ve recently been made aware of the circulation of our organization’s press releases and logo in an attempt to co-opt the work we do to empower and encourage Black Liberation. It’s also been confirmed that ‘tens of thousands’ of these flyers have been passed out throughout the city of Portland. Please report anything you see with any mentions of DSPDX, Don’t Shoot Portland or our logo to SocialOutreach@dontshootpdx.org. ... See MoreSee Less

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The White man who authorities say shot and killed a Black Air Force veteran and a retired Black state trooper in Winthrop, Massachusetts, last month carried "hate fueled by white supremacy," according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/us/winthrop-massachusetts-shooting-white-supremacy/index.html?utm_source=f... ... See MoreSee Less

'Hate fueled by white supremacy' behind killing of two Black people in Massachusetts, authorities say

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The White man who authorities say shot and killed a Black Air Force veteran and a retired Black state trooper in Winthrop, Massachusetts, last month carried "hate fueled by white supremacy," according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
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Portland please follow this and make it law 🙌🏽 In light of the #FreddieGray case, the BPD now emphasizes the “sanctity of life” and de-escalation strategies, CNN reports. ... See MoreSee Less

Baltimore Undergoes ‘Total Makeover’ of Police Department

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In light of the Freddie Gray case, the BPD now emphasizes the “sanctity of life” and de-escalation strategies, CNN reports.
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What you’re seeing is not only blatant plagiaris What you’re seeing is not only blatant plagiarism of our work, but the relentless determination of those pursuing anti-Blackness. This is a past press release written by our team in April that has been weaponized to promote far right agitation, discourse and misinformation. This type of propaganda is extremely dangerous to our communities and will not be tolerated. (This press release containing our logo, which is highlighted with the yellow bracket, is ours. that section was stolen for someone asking for donations in order to gather weapons and finance activists. That is not the work we do, and we do not run fundraisers through cryptocurrency whatsoever. We are a 501C3 - we would never ask for anonymous untraceable donations and we would never advocate for a 'weapons cache' or 'training facility' or to 'finance activists to come to Portland'. This is plagiarism and it is not real.) We’ve recently been made aware of the circulation of our organization’s press releases and logo in an attempt to co-opt the work we do to empower and encourage Black Liberation. It’s also been confirmed that ‘tens of thousands’ of these flyers have been passed out throughout the city of Portland. Please report anything you see with any mentions of DSPDX, Don’t Shoot Portland or our logo to SocialOutreach@dontshootpdx.org.
Public Service Announcement: #metoo As survivors Public Service Announcement: #metoo As survivors and advocates of sexual violence we do not condone having abusers in any activism space. It’s up to us to show up for survivors and support them in trauma-informed ways. Defending and enabling these predators puts all of us in danger. Restorative justice is NOT mediation between a survivor and their abuser. Naming an abuser is NOT doxxing. This is a call to action to urge you all to stop defending misogynistic and violent predators. In a community that shares the desire to ‘take care of us’, shaming and disrespecting survivors in order to shield those who are inflicting harm is the furthest thing from it. We ask this out of respect - please do not invite us to your gatherings if you are choosing to have abusers there. [image description: a black background with white letters reading ‘Every act of violence brings us closer to death.’ by bell hooks.]
The recent recovery of Indigenous childrens’ gra The recent recovery of Indigenous childrens’ graves at various Canadian residential boarding school sites is barely scraping the surface of the atrocities faced by our Indigenous communities since the “founding” of Amerikkka. We must organize, amplify and utilize our collective power and show up against settler colonialism and white supremacy. See you there 👊🏾 . [Image ID: Orange Flyer with a Black and white photograph of a residential school burning down. Three Indigenous children sit in school desks in front of the burning building. Black text above and to the right of the image says “SILENT MARCH & VIGIL TO HONOR THE INDIGENOUS CHILDREN & SURVIVORS OF THE US & CANADIAN RESIDENTIAL/BOARDING SCHOOLS! Thurs. July 1st 2021 Gather: 6pm @ Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark St) for speakers, etc. March: 7:30 pm to vigil & march back to Rev Hall for a streamed movie shown on a projector! Movie: "We Were Children" (1hr 23 mins-Age 13+ reccomended but not required) PLEASE WEAR ORANGE! We will be collecting donations of preferred new toys & unexpired non perishable foods the day of the event that will be given to NAYA PDX to be distributed to the Indigenous communities of Porfland. If you wish to donate & cannot make the event, contact 360-746 4463 to be arranged for pick up or drop off. For those who are able. please consider donating to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), Orange Shirt Society, Legacy of Hope Foundation, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalation. etc. ALL ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND AS THIS IS A HEALING & INFORMATIVE SPACE! BRING A FRIEND, CANDLES, FLOWERS, & YOUR MOVIE NIGHT GEAR! A PEACEFUL GATHERING! FOLLOW COVID PROTOCOLS!”
Juneteenth 2021 was incredible - it was beautiful Juneteenth 2021 was incredible - it was beautiful to see so many Portlanders celebrating throughout the city! This year, honoring Black descendants of slavery has meant more than ever amidst the ongoing struggle against anti-Blackness in America. We've heard continued calls for defunding police and subsequent uprisings to dismantle the white supremacist values of our country. We are continuously witnessing a display of social impact in community through mutual aid. We have benefitted from the shared resources that are no longer being gatekept from grassroots organizations and on the ground organizers. Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for racial justice and who have changed their lives to make social change possible. Many organizers are working through trauma and experiences compounded on top of a particularly polarizing year - please remember that self-preservation is not only necessary, but that you are deserving of it. This Juneteenth, we were honored to be in a position to give back to community by investing in organizations who are determined to do their part. One of the recipients of that support was @ourstreetspdx, who are in need of immediate support due to displacement. Please donate to keep them active and sign up to volunteer for their community garden projects and meal distribution events. Please enjoy photos from the Juneteenth week of service sponsored by DSP! Also a huge thank you to Kee’s Loaded Kitchen and her staff for pulling off the largest #FeedingBlackPortland of all time! So many people were able to eat free, delicious soul food in honor of community and Black emancipation. The priority placed on building mutual aid networks last summer has been instrumental in maintaining the momentum for social change when it’s been needed the most. We know that the fight against racial injustice, police violence and white supremacy doesn’t lie within the next American administration, but within ourselves - we have the power of community to rely on one another and we have to be mindful of the detrimental changes that are taking place around us.
TODAY. With the recent closing of the NW Detention TODAY. With the recent closing of the NW Detention Center, we must continue the push to close the Macadam Facility. Show up in solidarity against ICE and mass incarceration. . [Image Description: A black background that looks like crumpled paper with a picture underneath the title. The picture is a child in all black clothes, standing in front of the white fence at ICE. The fence has red heart balloons hanging off of it with buildings covered in plywood on either side that are covered in lots of writing and chalk. On the driveway behind the child is more chalk and a large text reading STOLEN LAND. The flyer title in white reads, OCCUPY ICE COMMEMORATION. Under the picture the white text reads, SPEAKERS, DRUMMING, DANCING AND FOOD. PLEASE BRING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS TO BE REDISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. The yellow text underneath reads, ELIZABETH CARUTHERS PARK, 3508 S MOODY AVE. PORTLAND OR. 97239. JUNE 20, 2021. MEET: 2PM, MOVE: 3PM.]
Free food, books & artivism kits. Learn about Blac Free food, books & artivism kits. Learn about Black Emancipation with us, Juneteenth 2021. Happy Birthday Corrine 🌹 Posters designed by @corisalter printed by @looking_up_at_the_stars_ at @p_n_c_a June 19th 1pm at @keesloadedkitchen @newkeesloadedkitchen 5020 NE MLK Blvd. @dontshootpdx and @ourstreetspdx ends the Week of Service with community gifting at #feedingblackportland
Free food, books & artivism kits. Celebrate Black Free food, books & artivism kits. Celebrate Black Emancipation with us, Juneteenth 2021. Kee's Loaded Kitchen 5020 NE MLK Blvd. Don't Shoot Portland and Our Streets PDX Week of Service We do more than just give away free books. We curate book lists with the intention of empowering a generation both young and old. Black authors, Black anthologies, Black art and Black futures matter. There is no greater way to invest in our futures than to enrich ourselves with knowledge to inspire creativity. We must learn our history (you, me, ours) in order to dismantle oppressive systems and build new communities of care together. We have to look back on how far we’ve come in order to see how long there is to go. #CriticalRaceTheory #BlackLivesMatter #KnowledgeIsPower #BlackBooks #BlackArt #BlackPower #Community #PeoplePower #Art #History #Black #BLM #Juneteenth2021 #BarnesAndNoble #IndependentBookStores #RandomHouse #BookList #BestSellers #PowellsBooks #Educate #KnowledgeIsFREE #DontShootPDX #Uplift #Enrich #Acknowledge #Dismantle
We were recently included in the @physiciansforhum We were recently included in the @physiciansforhumanrights Physicians for Human Rights annual report for our investigative advocacy work in banning tear gas in the city of Portland. Our Riot Control Agents Report, published in June of 2020, not only illuminated mass disparities against systematically marginalized groups, but it also proved the irreparable harm being committed by law enforcement agencies. Read both of these informative reports in our bio. On June 19th, we invite you to meet us at Portland’s Best Food Cart, Kee’s Loaded Kitchen, where we will be covering all of the days’ meals in honor of Juneteenth! If you’ve yet to try Kee’s Loaded you will be in awe of her flavorful creations - one meal at #Loaded can feed one - three people! We will be set up with a table, please wear your mask and social distance when you are approaching our volunteers. There will be free artivism and youth activist bags filled with beautiful Black books, art supplies and educational materials for you to explore your creativity as it relates to social justice. In honor of Juneteenth, we’ve given out $30,000 in donations to local groups who have been working hard to build communities of care; Our Streets PDX, Sanctuary Produce Farm and Peacekeeper Society are incredible groups with missions that are dear to the work we do - please lend your support to them and continue to help us support this outreach by giving as you can. Your recurring donations have made our work possible. Please continue to share and support - our community action counts on it! If you missed our virtual Spring Break Out, the full series of edited videos will be out in time for Juneteenth on our YouTube channel with captions. Look forward to seeing them on all of our socials as well - thank you so much to our panelists and to our media team who made the program happen!
Our annual Juneteenth programming will be done in Our annual Juneteenth programming will be done in collaboration with @ourstreetspdx @keesloadedkitchen ❤️ please use the link in our bio to sign up for volunteer shifts and share the word! This week of service is being done to uplift and commemorate the emancipation of Black Americans. Come celebrate with us ❤️🖤💚 . . . [Image Description: The image features two tables, one is covered with a large poster that is being colored in with paint, the other table holds several books for children and young adults, screen-printed tote bags and a variety of art supplies. The angle of the photo is taken from above, revealing that the art making event is taking place atop the marble floors of Portland's City Hall. The flyer reads "Free food, books & artivism kits. Celebrate Black Emancipation with us, Juneteenth 2021. Kee's Loaded Kitchen 5020 NE MLK Blvd. Don't Shoot Portland and Our Streets PDX Week of Service: 6/14 Ockley Green Garden Project with arts & crafts, 5:30pm-7:30pm. 6/15 Dawson Park trash clean up, menstrual & hygiene distribution, 5:30pm-7:30pm. 6/17 Meal distribution followed by trash clean up NW 8th & Glisan. 6/19 Free food from Kee's Loaded Kitchen at 1pm until sold out! Support our work! DontShootPDX.org"] #FeedingBlackPortland #DSPDX #dontshootpdx #Juneteenth2021
#SayHerName #BreonnaTaylor would be turning 28 yea #SayHerName #BreonnaTaylor would be turning 28 years old today had she not been murdered in her home by American law enforcement. Don’t just say #BlackLivesStillMatter Don’t just show up to Protest…. Don’t just get comfortable on #StolenLand after the promises of peace and solidarity in 2020! We want you to #StopKillingUs Now!
All Black Lives Matter ✊🏾 it’s not negotiab All Black Lives Matter ✊🏾 it’s not negotiable,ever. #happypride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
On May 1, 1865 formerly enslaved Americans started On May 1, 1865 formerly enslaved Americans started what we now know as Memorial Day to honor 257 slain Union Soldiers who were buried in mass graves. Weeks of labor were necessary in order to unearth the soldiers and provide proper burials, and afterward, there was a large parade organized to show gratitude and honor for their lives. The 10,000 person parade was led by 2,800 young Black children where they marched and sang freedom songs. Please carry this history into your week as we continue to liberate vital truths from Black archives. Every year, Don’t Shoot Portland connects with our community to build educational outreach and to promote America’s Black history, emancipation and reconstruction. The work we do to dismantle state violence intersects with our history of Black liberation, reaching far before the Emancipation Proclamation. Let’s continue to share this history in order to move forward. This year, we will be organizing with local mutual aid organization, Our Streets PDX @ourstreetspdx, to collaborate on our Juneteenth celebration! Please sign up through our bio for volunteer shifts related to this years’ gathering as well as to learn more about the massive community service they are doing. They are doing incredible, much needed work in our city and will need a lot of support to get it done. Sanctuary Produce Farm @sanctuaryproducefarm is a Black run CSA that we will also be working with to make our Juneteenth programming and family outreach happen this year! Please support their work in prioritizing sustainable agriculture to provide free produce boxes for BIPOC families in the Dalles and beyond. Your donations make our support of these initiatives possible and allow these free community projects to happen. . Please share the work that Don’t Shoot Portland does with your family, friends and online networks and encourage them to donate or to sign up for our monthly newsletters! [Image description: An April 1865 photo of the graves of Union soldiers buried at the race course-turned-Confederate-prison where historians believe the earliest Memorial Day ceremony took place. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress]
A year ago today, we witnessed the tragic response A year ago today, we witnessed the tragic response to state violence in America. The murder of George Floyd affected all of us. While under quarantine, we had time to reflect and organize. We showed up for one another through mutual aid and community service. We did what matters most in times like these - we came together to build community. To say we’ve experienced a year of hurt would not be saying enough. We’ve witnessed the rise of community strength, power and resilience: members of our communities made the choice to fight for justice, to amplify calls to action and to organize mass resources for those who were without. The numerous murders of unarmed Black Americans shifted our fears of Covid 19 to the reality of a pandemic we could not be vaccinated against - white supremacy. What we must take away during this time of reflection is the power of individual activism. Activism isn’t always throwing yourself into the line of fire - it’s being there for your community - it’s providing care to those who need it. It’s engaging with one another with respect and consideration. As we uplift and amplify social movements around the world, your solidarity and commitment to change is the impact needed. We must continue to evolve alongside one another to extend the work. Art, history and education are the tools we have used to empower ourselves and to dismantle the systems that are not designed for our benefit. Together we will rise and continue to take care of one another in community. 🎨: @ameyamarie
May 23, 2021: We are sending love, power and solid May 23, 2021: We are sending love, power and solidarity to those experiencing the immense tragedies being carried out against the people of Palestine. We condemn apartheid, genocide, military occupation and antisemitism - for us this is not complicated. You can criticize a government without meaning its' people. #FreePalestine. . Since our Liberated Archives for Black Lives programming has been virtual, we’ve been able to engage with communities across the world to share information. Thank you to the Northwest Archivists Inc., for hosting our Liberated Archives presentation as part of your annual meeting! The importance of community-based archives can not be understated and we are excited about the development of our programming and workshops for the year. . We were recently introduced to the archiving work of Urban Art Mapping through an interview with CBS (watch here). Speaking on the power of documentation and art as activism tools, the group also highlighted Portland artist @xochilt.art beautiful memorial mural to George Floyd. Please learn more about Urban Art Mapping and support their cause for social justice preservation by submitting your own images of art to the George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art Database. . Big thanks to @foodfrontcoop & their community members for nominating us as the recipients of their register round up fundraiser! We are so grateful for the contributions of our supporters, and that includes donors and anyone who follows and believes in the work we do. If you didn’t get a chance to check out Archiving the Black Web, it was an incredible panel that explored digital Black spaces and voices. Recordings will be available through the @archivingtheblackweb website. Newsletter continued in comments.
When Harriet Tubman was born, Thomas Jefferson was When Harriet Tubman was born, Thomas Jefferson was alive and when Harriet Tubman died, Ronald Reagan was alive. Stop saying everything was 400 years ago. It wasn’t.
We will always fight against apartheid and racism We will always fight against apartheid and racism and show up for human rights and dignity. 🙏🏾 FREE PALESTINE.
@teressalraiford v. City of Portland: Following h @teressalraiford v. City of Portland: Following her unlawful arrest by Portland Police on August 9, 2015 during Portland’s actions of solidarity with Mike Brown, Teressa was acquitted in April 2016. Multnomah County dismissed her lawsuit for the arrest and her attorneys’ appeal is set for this morning at 9am. SHE DESERVES JUSTICE! Log on at 9am and join us for the arguments on her case through the link in our bio. 👊🏾
🎥TODAY AT 4PM. We have been invited to share an 🎥TODAY AT 4PM. We have been invited to share an advanced preview of the new investigative series Moment of Truth, which re-examines the murder of Michael Jordan’s father, James Jordan. Moment of Truth tells the never-before-seen story behind the murder of James Jordan as well as the rampant corruption and institutional racism in a rural North Carolina county that followed. We invite you to watch and discuss with us why and how we will continue the fight against the racial bias impacting hundreds of thousands of black, indigenous, and people of color who are and have been incarcerated. For the best viewing experience, please play the event from Google Chrome. . Date: Tues, May 11th Time: 4-5 pm PT Event Link: In our Bio! Program: Clips + Conversation w/ leading prison reform activists and educators
Happy Caretakers Day and Mamas Day to all who have Happy Caretakers Day and Mamas Day to all who have had to fill the roles 💝 . Every year as we approach Mother’s Day we celebrate the caretakers of life but we are also forced to confront the grief and undeniable pain from the loss of loved ones. This is a particularly hard weekend for so many, and with the recent string of tragic shootings in our city, we want to extend ourselves as a space of advocacy for those affected. . Last year Portland suffered nearly 1,000 shootings and in 2021 we are averaging two homicides per week. We know that these shootings are rarely investigated and this blatant dismissal has been made clear for hundreds of families who have sought justice. We are overwhelmed with sorrow and hurt because so many of those lost are members of a community filled with people we know and love. If your family has been directly affected by this recent gun violence, please contact us if you need advocacy. Your loss is our community’s loss. We will do what we can to make sure you receive the critical support you need. . We are excited to be presenting our Liberated Archives workshop virtually with Northwest Archivists this Monday, May 10th, 2021. Liberated Archives for Black Lives centers education and documentation for preservation, art and history. Through our partnership with the City of Portland Archives, Don’t Shoot Portland has been able to gain access to informational archives and relate them to our current systems - these educational assets are vital to sustaining social change. Please register for the event by hitting the link in our bio!
MAY 10TH ‼️ LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER. Liberated MAY 10TH ‼️ LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER. Liberated Archives for Black Lives centers education and documentation for preservation, art and history. Through our partnership with the City of Portland Archives, Don’t Shoot Portland has been able to gain access to informational archives and relate them to our current systems - these educational assets are vital to sustaining social change. Participants of this webinar will learn how to connect with communities to build dialogue regarding the importance of local preservation of Black Civil Rights. They will learn from our workshop the types of events, materials and community partnerships we have used and ways to develop these relationships for the direct benefit of community access. The intended audience for this webinar would be archivists, historians, librarians, artists, activists, community educators and organizers. #archivists #activists #BlackArchives #LiberatedArchivesForBlackLives #NWA21
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