Thread, Here is my stance as an organizer: we are losing the media, we are losing our frontliners. The JC has been under siege for over two weeks now and the vote is in two days. We are the active pressure for the city to cut the police. Why are we at the JC? 1
The PPB is hemorrhaging money. They are pulling officers from other departments. They are exhausted. They're using expensive weaponry against us. We are focusing their policing in the judicial district. We are DESTROYING their public image. Our momentum is critical to 2
The demands of abolition. At the very least, we NEED to push until Wednesday. I'm asking for bloc to come out, show up. Yesterday we had NO shields and few signs, there was no chance to hold any line. I'm not criticizing the marches, I'm saying that they don't need 3
The people ready to actively resist in a general march. What we are doing is important for this movement. I will be out tonight if you want to talk more about this, but as an autonomous organizer and a fellow bloc member: Come out tonight. Remind them of our power. 4
We are in more danger when there are 100 of us than when there are 400. Than when there are 700 of us. There's still food! Music! Much less volatile gas than there used to be! DM us if you're concerned about not being prepared, but we NEED to keep this moving.
If you've been coming to the JC, come tonight. Commune with your comrades and be prepared to hold our ground. Bring umbrellas, signs, shields if you're a defender. Pigs have no place here, and WE protect us. #defendpdx #portlandprotest
#pdxprotest #blmpdx
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