Thread by @sarah2020

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That’s what the City of Portland has gotten from it’s mayor after several days of Federal occupation of our city.

I am deeply disturbed. But mostly, I want to know: where is the Mayor? [thread]

Last night, we witnessed Federal officers committing acts of violence against Portlanders in our streets, including shooting and seriously injuring a #BlackLivesMatter demonstrator, Donavan Labella, 26, in the head among the many reported injuries.

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As these dangerous events unfolded, Ted Wheeler’s police stood on the side of Trump’s forces in assaulting nonviolent Portlanders exercising their Constitutional rights. Friday night they detained an activist and their service animal for using chalk on a sidewalk.

Why are Wheeler the PPB cooperating with 45’s armed forces, allowing them to deploy chemical weapons banned in war (and banned by local courts)? These weapons can cause hormonal disruption, including miscarriage. Where are the anti-tyranny, pro-States’ rights, pro-life folks?

The federal forces are part of the Border Patrol. What is Ted Wheeler doing to stop this? Camouflaged soldiers running war drills downtown at Trump’s command, and Ted is MIA. Too busy colluding with PBA in blaming protesters for COVID shutdown costs?oregonlive.com/portland/2020/…

Portland should be leading the nation in ending police violence and innovating supportive, community solutions to public safety. Many local Black-led organizations and allies are calling for police abolition. We must listen to and learn from these calls.
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Black and brown Portlanders have for too long been targets of profiling and violence under the guise of “public safety.” We must advance these communities’ stated goals, and innovate a pathway to defund police violence and invest in and protect Black people.

Defunding Police doesn’t mean there’s nobody who helps you when you call for help. It means investing in alternative types of help you may need. It also means disincentivizing racially-motivated police calls. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Portland Police Bureau takes the vast majority of the City’s public safety budget, and still many Portlanders - particularly Black and Brown Portlanders - do not feel safe and can't get help when they need it.
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We have enough money to help everyone feel safe. But police waste it on teargassing and harassing innocent people, instead of on housing, education, mental health, and social services that lead to real public safety.
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I am proud that before this recent uprising, my campaign was deeply engaged in a city-wide conversation about rethinking Public Safety. Since, we have only deepened our understanding of Police waste, and the investments we need to make instead. portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/…

I have stood with you in the streets against white nationalist agitators for years as they attempt to turn our city into an ideological battleground. It was not Portland Police who came to the defense of our Sanctuary City and our BIPOC and LGBTQ neighbors.

It was community.

I will bring this understanding of this moment into City Hall as your mayor. We’re not going to stop until we achieve public safety for all. If you are with us, get active with my campaign and let’s show Wheeler and Trump whose city this is. sarah2020.com

To everyone who has contacted the campaign: thank you. I have learned so much from the Black organizers and activists leading on demilitarizing our society. I will be a Mayor who listens, and takes action to improve Black futures. #BlackLivesMatter