Okay well I was 4 tweets into a draft of a call to action regarding Portland Business Alliance and the app shut down... I'll remake the thread later but bottom line: if you want to support the nightly protests but you're scared, PBA is where it's at #defendpdx
Part of the thread I was able to screenshot: #blmpdx #pdxprotests #portlandprotests
1) PBA's mostly corporate businesses, which means their defaults usually path of least restance re: $$$ and social opinion
2) They fund police and increase policing through downtown
3) Portland businesses are racist as hell
4) It's incredibly easy for them to respond to demands
The problem with earlier actions is they were not accepting a diversity of tactics and tried to impede with the front line. If the public is able to attend safe events while hearing about all the horrors at nightly protests, both will gain momentum.
I know y'all are out there - diehard leftists who are uncomfortable with violence or can't risk your safety. Re-engage, reach out to people and build that ladder of engagement for the public. We can do this!
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