Don't Shoot Portland

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Don't Shoot Portland

Don't Shoot Portland, also called Don't Shoot PDX, is a Portland, Oregon-based accountability group formed by Black Lives Matter supporter Teressa Raiford to scrutinize actions of the Portland Police Bureau.[1][2]

History

of color

Don't Shoot Portland held a march on 7 July 2016 following the police killings of two black men:

Jessie Sponberg, a mayoral candidate, before being arrested by police.[3] He was later convicted of crimes relating to this incident.[6][7]

In 2021, Raiford stated that activists in Portland were focused on saving lives while city leaders were focused on saving windows.[8]

Don't Shoot Portland sued the

Department of Homeland Security over the 2020 deployment of federal forces in Portland.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brettman, Allan (February 11, 2017). "Don't Shoot Portland asks Wheeler to keep 'excessive force' away from Feb. 20 protest march". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  2. The Portland Mercury
    . Index Publishing. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mesh, Aaron (July 7, 2016). "Footage Shows Counter-Protester Pulling Gun on Portland's Black Lives Matter March". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. KATU
    . 7 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ Harper, Neidig (July 8, 2016). "Man pulls gun on Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland". The Hill.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Rosemary (May 3, 2017). "No Prison For Journalist Who Displays Gun During A Protest". KXL.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Green, Aimee (2017-05-03). "Man who pointed Glock at 'Don't Shoot' protesters can't own guns". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  9. ^ Boddie, Ken (2021-05-12). "Surprised about Portland protests? 'You don't know Portland'". KOIN. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-16.

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