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News – October 14, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 14, 2020

Today’s news summary: Michael Reinoehl investigation from ProPublica, lawsuits against Portland police increase, community activists look at new ways of moving forward, interesting events at ICE protests

ProPublica: New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect

Oregon Public Broadcasting: New eyewitness accounts: Feds didn’t identify themselves before firing on Portland antifa shooting suspect

New York Times: ‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist (includes video re-creation of attack)

Oregonian: 21 protest-related lawsuits have been filed against Portland police: Latest 3 accuse police of harassing critics

KATU: Community activists look at new ways of moving Black Lives Matter movement forward

KOIN: Downtown Portland community pleads for end to nightly chaos

I’m at the ICE facility with 20ish protesters, over 20 cars have pulled onto the gated back lot in the past ten minutes. We need numbers – come down! #Portlandprotests
— Grace Morgan (@MorganNYC) October 14, 2020

Thread on activities at ICE building

A person dressed in bloc previously in the protester crowd walks past me and is let into the ICE gate 👀👀👀 #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/UUY1JYDfA9
— Grace Morgan (@MorganNYC) October 14, 2020

News – October 13, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 13, 2020

Today’s news summary: Multiple statements against protest violence in South Park blocks on Sunday 10/11/2020, cleanup begins, statement from JoAnn Hardesty on difference in police response to right-wing and left-wing protests, video of statue toppling

KOIN: Indigenous leaders react to ‘Day of Rage’ damage

KOIN: Clean-up efforts underway after ‘Day of Rage’ riot

KGW: Suspects arrested for toppling statues, smashing windows during Portland riot

Oregonian: Portland mayor, other officials condemn downtown vandalism in name of ‘Indigenous rage’

My statement on the series of events that took place this weekend (Thread) pic.twitter.com/ZQC4yIN9DW
— Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty (@JoAnnPDX) October 12, 2020

Oregonian: Latest call for ‘direct action’ escalated Portland protest destruction, pushed for anonymity

News – October 12, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 12, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protesters pull down statues of Roosevelt/Lincoln in downtown Portland as part of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, damage OHS windows and artifacts, Ted Wheeler looking into alternate ways to identify police at protests

Portland Mercury: On the Eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Portland Protesters Topple Statues and Break Windows

The Skanner: Protesters Knock Down Roosevelt, Lincoln Statues in Portland

Oregonian: Portland protesters topple 2 statues of former presidents; Trump calls for arrests, federal intervention

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland protesters tear down Roosevelt, Lincoln statues during ‘Day of Rage’

KGW: ‘These acts are obscene’: Portland mayor condemns violence, destruction at late-night protests

Willamette Week: Mayor Ted Wheeler Says the City Is Seeking an “Alternative” to Covering Portland Police Badge Numbers During Protests

News – October 11, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 11, 2020

Today’s news summary: Protest at North Precinct ends in mass arrests minutes after it starts, BLM march in north Portland

OPB: Portland Police make blanket arrests minutes after Saturday protest starts

KGW: 26 arrested at small North Portland protest – According to journalists at the protest, nearly every demonstrator was arrested with little to no warning.

After one warning to stay off the streets Portland Police Rapid Response arrived and conducted mass arrests. PPB did not declare an unlawful assembly. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/CEtKXlrdZs
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) October 11, 2020

Police gave warning to get on the sidewalk. Police will release the charges in a few hours, but it is clear protestors were standing in the street chanting. Nothing thrown, no unlawful assembly announced. pic.twitter.com/oZJmAUQuyL
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) October 11, 2020

Alissa captures alot: Police push protestors, one officer says “I doesn’t care what the TRO says”

The TRO is a federal temporary restraining order barring police from dispersing press and legal observers https://t.co/ysw7X0If6e
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) October 11, 2020

Portland Police Bureau: Mass Gathering Blocks Major Thoroughfare, Arrests Made

News – October 10, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 10, 2020

Today’s news summary: Jonathan Price march in downtown Portland, Jaelin Scott memorial, federal court rules journalists are protected at marches, podcast on Portland protests

Oregonian: Portland protests to end police violence resume Friday downtown

Demetria Hester calls for a moment of silence “for all the Black people who have fallen” pic.twitter.com/b3T4Nia2Td
— Beth Nakamura (@bethnakamura) October 10, 2020

KGW: ‘Didn’t deserve to die’: Portland teen remembered at gathering to stop violence

Courthouse News: Ninth Circuit Rules Federal Agents Can’t Target Journalists at Portland Protests

WNYC: The New Yorker Radio Hour – The Battle Over Portland (podcast with interviews of Portland protest participants)

News- October 9, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 9, 2020

Today’s news summary: Police review board working to identify Officer 67, Wheeler threatened PPB chief with termination over tear gas opposition, story of one independent journalist’s journey, protest zine, advice from a 60’s radical

Willamette Week: Portland Independent Police Review Is Trying to Identify “Officer 67”

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler threatened termination if police chief didn’t back him on tear gas

Village Portland: My journey from social justice protester to independent journalist

Village Portland: Mainstream media is scamming us, one indie journalist says

Unknown: Zine giving a perspective on the Portland protests (via PNW Youth Liberation Front)

Oregonian: Advice to Portland protesters from a ’60s radical: Commentary

News – October 8, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 8, 2020

Today’s news summary: Human rights group issues report on Portland police brutality, focus on evictions, Blumenauer fights deputization, complaints to oversight agency about PPB behavior at protests

Portland Mercury: Human Rights Group Finds Portland Police Violated UN Guidelines During Protests

The Guardian (UK): Portland: officers targeted medics with teargas and projectiles, report finds

Willamette Week: Three People Who Attended Portland Protests Say They Recognize the Helmet Number of an Officer Who Struck a Black Homeowner

KOIN: Protesters turn attention to Portland evictions

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon lawmaker seeks to curb deputizing power of federal government

Willamette Week: Following Deputization of Portland Police Officers, Congressman Earl Blumenauer Introduces Legislation to Limit Federal Reach

KOIN: Complaints against PPB at protests flood oversight agency

News – October 7, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 7, 2020

Today’s news summary: ICE protest in SE Portland draws federal response, Beauty Block event

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal officers use tear gas during protest in South Portland

Federal agents have exited the building unleashing a barrage of less lethal munitions & flashbangs on the shield wall. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/dvK915jflJ
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) October 7, 2020

Portland protest day 121 pic.twitter.com/thJUPGzUMC
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) October 7, 2020

Protesters did nothing that required chemical weapons to be deployed. Why put people at risk? https://t.co/akvOeQq2Py
— Cozca (@KohzKah) October 7, 2020

OKAY! Here's the photo essay thread for last night's autonomously organized action at the ICE detention center, it was a tough night for photos, but I'll be threading videos throughout as well.

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— Brian Conley (@BaghdadBrian) October 7, 2020

I'm here at a beauty bloc event. There is a bevy of free services offered to the community. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/5EJHjD6iiD
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) October 7, 2020

News – October 6, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 6, 2020

Today’s news summary: Jonathan Price protest in downtown Portland, with video thread from Sergio Olmos

KOIN: Portland protesters march in name of Jonathan Price

Portland protest day 120 pic.twitter.com/ofzz67sXMN
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) October 6, 2020

News – October 5, 2020

By Andy Sylvester on October 5, 2020

Today’s news summary: I Choose Love PDX rally, march on new courthouse, 6 arrested, questions raised about police conduct at Bend protests, Demetria Hester profile

KPTV: Group rallies in downtown Portland to promote peace, love and unity across the city

KATU: Six people arrested during march in downtown Portland

Portland Police has arrived, they are grabbing people & pulling them out of the crowd. The reason is unclear as of now. Police have not declared an illegal assembly yet. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/vu0y6ZrIeF
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) October 5, 2020

Portland protest pic.twitter.com/42MHDAnIOM
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) October 5, 2020

One protester was shot in the face by sheriff's deputies with less lethal munitions behind the Justice center. Volunteer medics are attending to that person's injuries. *Post with Permission* #PortlandProtests #PDXProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/WVlfA14NjZ
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) October 5, 2020

OPB: Protesters see disparities after Bend police release man who pointed gun at Trump rally

OPB: Portland pulls officers from federal deputations, but legal questions swirl

Oregonian: ‘I’ve been fighting my whole life.’ Demetria Hester reflects on Portland protests and her lifelong activism