Posts published in September 2020

News – September 20, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 20, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protest march with no arrests, BLM art therapy event planned, podcast interview with Cory Elia, march tonight

KGW: Demonstrations continue in Portland, vigil in Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s honor (many tweet embeds from @TheRealCoryElia)

Oregonian: Some storefront windows smashed during protest march in downtown Portland Saturday night

KOIN: Police: ‘No violence’ by protesters; 3 businesses vandalized

Portland Police Bureau: March in Downtown Streets, No Arrests Made (Photo)

I am out reporting tonight but I am also working as a guide for @Conundrum9999. The group is now marching from the park blocks. pic.twitter.com/XUUXvW5Edn
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 20, 2020

My last dispatch of the night (maybe): almost every protesters behind the Justice Center are dancing now. #PortlandProtests #pdxprotest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/um6bzdOo7p
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 20, 2020

KOIN: BLM Art Therapy event to promote positive vibes in community

Good For Now: Podcast interview with Cory Elia – Journalist Cory Elia discusses covering 100+ days of protest in Portland, OR following the murder of George Floyd.

https://twitter.com/safePDXprotest/status/1307743807031533571

News – September 19, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 19, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protests resume at Portland ICE building after break due to wildfires/smoke in western Oregon, reporter panel postponed

Oregonian: Federal, local police respond to overnight Portland protest Friday, 1st demonstration in days

Oregon Public Broadcasting: As Portland protests resume, demonstrators remain resolute in push for racial justice

KGW: 11 arrested as protests in Portland resume – As the air quality in Portland finally improved, demonstrators returned to the streets Friday night (contains several good Twitter embeds of photos/videos)

Protesters form a shield line using umbrellas and attempt to advance. Withering barrage of munitions push them back again. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/cgm5uljs8M
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 19, 2020

How are people standing in the street a riot?! Why are feds and PPB working together?! https://t.co/bz0gVj8trA
— PDX Resistance ✊ (@Pdx_resistance) September 19, 2020

Portland Mercury: We’re Postponing Our “Eyes On the Ground” Panel. Here’s Why! (no Black reporters included on panel)

News – September 18, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 18, 2020

Today’s news summary: More info on circumstances regarding shooting of Michael Reinoehl, hearing on injunction protecting journalists, analysis on reasons for the Portland protests, march on Friday 9/18/2020, meeting with JoAnn Hardesty on police reform.

Oregonian: Detectives say Michael Reinoehl pointed a handgun at officers at the time he was shot and killed in WA state

Oregonian: Feds urge appeals court to throw out order exempting journalists, legal observers from dispersal orders during Portland riots

Bloomberg: What Happened to Portland? Looking for the roots of the city’s violent summer.

https://twitter.com/safePDXprotest/status/1306803245520531456

Join Commissioner Hardesty for a conversation with long time veterans of the fight for police reform in Portland, featuring: Dr. LeRoy Haynes (AMA Coalition for Justice and Police Reform), Debbie Aiona (League of Women Voters of Portland), & Dan Handleman (Portland Copwatch). pic.twitter.com/YpiYwfE3eq
— Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty (@JoAnnPDX) September 18, 2020

News – September 17, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 17, 2020

Today’s news summary: Interview with editor of The Skanner on Portland protests, journalists attacked during protests, Mayor Wheeler criticizes police response to CS gas ban, Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt’s interactions with law enforcement on protests, federal arson charges and potential pursuit of other Portland officials, Proud Boys rally moves to Vanport/Delta Park from downtown Portland

US News: Portland’s Protests: The View From the City’s Black Newspaper

US Press Freedom Tracker: Three journalists hit with crowd-control munitions while covering protests in Portland (July 20th protests)

KOIN: Portland mayor admonishes police chief after public clash over tear gas (reprint of Portland Tribune article below)

After #Portland police bureau raised questions about @tedwheeler ban on CS gas last week, Wheeler chided bureau, demanded coordination with PPB comms shop. Calls it "serious breach of protocol." https://t.co/JwfePLwetj @ThePortlandTrib pic.twitter.com/q9syDtT7Nv
— Nick Budnick (@NickBudnick) September 17, 2020

Portland Tribune article linked is behind a paywall

The Intercept: A PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR FACES OFF WITH PORTLAND’S AGGRESSIVE POLICE

Oregonian: Portland man faces federal arson charges in dumpster fire at Portland police North Precinct building (June 26th protests)

Oregonian: Far-right Proud Boys move Portland rally to the former Vanport City, a site fraught with racist history

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal officials explored possibly charging Portland officials as protests unfolded (AP article)

News – September 16, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 16, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protestors facing backlash from having their photos posted by conservative activist, Multnomah County DA press charges against protestors’ use of lasers and property damage

On Aug. 7, Black activist Ragina Gray was tackled by Portland police at a protest. That same day, Andy Ngo shared Gray’s name and mug shot on Twitter.

Twelve nights later, a man showed up on the doorstep of Gray’s mother’s home. https://t.co/uoII4hBIv1
— Willamette Week (@wweek) September 16, 2020

Willamette Week: Portland Protesters Say Their Lives Were Upended by the Posting of Their Mug Shots on a Conservative Twitter Account

KATU: Man faces felony riot charge for actions during protest near Mayor’s condo, DA says

KOIN: DA pursues riot, laser charges against more Portland protesters

News – September 15, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 15, 2020

Today’s news summary: Crowd control workgroup meeting, grand jury indictment for use of laser during protest, breakdown of Portland police arrests since May 2020

PPB Lieutenant Jeff Niiya is coming to our meeting this Wednesday to answer our questions about Portland Protests. See below for info on how to attend!

Public Notification: CRC Crowd Control & Use of Force Workgroup Meeting – September 16th, 2020: https://t.co/fGDFKJLXzb
— Candace Avalos (@candaceforpdx) September 15, 2020

KOIN: Grand jury indicts man for laser use during protest (during demonstrations on August 25, 2020)

QUICK THREAD

Just got updated list of arrests at protests in #PDX since May. Here's a breakdown of the 851 cases in the @MultCoDA office BY DATE of cases coming to their office:

May – 15
Jun – 312
Jul -135
Aug – 269
Sep- 120 #PortlandProtests /1
— Wright Gazaway (@WrightKATU) September 15, 2020

News – September 14, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 14, 2020

Today’s news summary: Call for input on police use of force, report released on BLM protest violence, panel discussion later this month with Portland protest journalists

Citizen Review Committee's Crowd Control & Use of Force Workgroup wants your input if you experienced or witnessed the exercise of crowd control tactics by the PPB at any event in the last three years, but especially within the last few months: https://t.co/ugKVhmya8i
— Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty (@JoAnnPDX) September 14, 2020

Oregonian: Black Lives Matter protests undercut by ‘disinformation;’ violence risk is high in run-up to election: U.S. Crisis Monitor report (Portland mentioned in report and this article)

Portland Mercury: Eyes on the Ground: A Conversation with Portland’s Protest Journalists (Sept 22)

News – September 13, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 13, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protest at Portland Juvenile Justice Center, reports on Donald Trump approving of extrajudicial killings of suspects, podcast interviews with photographer Justin Yau and Oregonian video producer Brooke Herbert.

This afternoon, a planned gathering and march is still taking place in Northeast #PortlandOregon.#BLM and #DefundPolice #protesters are planning to march a route beginning and ending at Normandy Park due to the smoke haze from the myriad wildfires burning in the #PNW. pic.twitter.com/ENVHKw5duC
— Lesley McL (@Human42LM) September 12, 2020

Protesters have begun marching in NE Portland.

They are chanting.#BlackLivesMatter #BLMprotest #PDXprotest #PortlandProtest #pdx pic.twitter.com/MOeYJADzFU
— Lesley McL (@Human42LM) September 12, 2020

KOIN: Protest at juvenile detention center in Portland ends peacefully, smoke from wildfires puts damper on Black Lives Matter protests in recent days

Oregonian: President Trump on fatal police shooting of Portland homicide suspect Michael Reinoehl: ‘That’s the way it has to be. There has to be retribution’

Rolling Stone: Trump Calls for ‘Retribution,’ Not Justice, in Portland Shooting

KBOO: TRIPP-P podcast interview with Independent Journalist Justin Yau. Yau is a photographer and journalist, has covered protests in Hong Kong and has been documenting the Portland Protests which began after the death of George Floyd in late May.

Oregonian: Beat Check podcast on putting together the 100 days of Portland protest video (interview with producer Brooke Herbert)

https://twitter.com/abrookeherbert/status/1302670132137738240

News – September 12, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 12, 2020

Today’s news summary: First person undercover account of Trump rally in Salem, Oregon, followup on Portland shooting suspect, comments on effect of Oregon wildfires on protest efforts.

Hi there, I wrote about my undercover journey to Salem with the Oregon for Trump 2020 Labor Day Cruise Rally

It includes something I didn't mention in my tweets: the part where the Proud Boys figured out who I was and I had to leave with some hastehttps://t.co/WmYnu6PNLe
— Laura Jedeed is Kind of Back I Guess (@LauraJedeed) September 12, 2020

Medium: Highway to Inferno: On the Road with the Oregon Proud Boys

Oregonian: Michael Reinoehl died from gunshot wounds to head and upper torso, autopsy found

https://twitter.com/tuckwoodstock/status/1304599101829513216

News – September 11, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on September 11, 2020

Today’s news summary: Response to new poll on protests, info on review of videos of federal law enforcement actions in Portland, Portland police bureau objects to recent action by Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban use of CS gas by Portland police

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon voters say Portland protests now do more harm than good, new poll says

Thread: Swept up in the federal response⁰to Portland protests: ‘I didn’t know ⁰if I was going to be seen again’https://t.co/48zsCxcGb3 @joyceslee, @shawnboburg and I reconstructed four of these incidents that resulted in no charges and few records.
— meg kelly (@mmkelly22) September 10, 2020

Portland Mercury: Portland Police Decry Mayor Wheeler’s Decision to Ban Tear Gas

Portland Police Bureau: Press release objecting to Wheeler’s decision on banning use of CS gas