Thousands have suffered police violence.

Tens of thousands wrote to council.

A thousand have testified in the public record.

For what?
To put and end to the harm from racist policing.

We’re not interested in the mayor’s lies. Portlanders want action now. Money out of PPB!!
[image 1: Drawing of cop in riot gear holding a crowd control munitions gun. On the top right it reads: “Invest in safety and care now. Defund police. Rally October 24 4:40PM Pioneer Courthouse Square.” Below that it reads: “Community Demands for the Fall Budget:..

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continued.. End Militarized & Surveillance Units, Fire Violent Cops and Freeze All Hiring, Ban Crowd Control Munitions, No Overtime for Cops, Participatory Budgeting for Community Care”]

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The people in every city and jurisdiction in the US are asking, led by Black + Brown + Indigenous people: how can actual people have a say in how police do harm on them?

The answers for so long have been: you have no say.

This harmful institution needs to be defunded:

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Police unions are very smart politically: They need immunity for killing, racism

Why did PPA invest $15,000 in Eudaly’s rival Mingus Mapps? Why did a smart guy like him take that cash?

Let’s read their answers to local groups’ policing questionnaire:

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portlandcopwatch.org/PoliceIsuQuest… Image
The Q’s come from 6 groups experienced with PDX policing issues.

Below are responses to a Q about historic, criminal PPB police violence at protests.
(L, Mapps; R, Eudaly)

Mapps GIVES COPS A FREE PASS. Eudaly shows her usual commitment to addressing police at their level.

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“Does Mapps give them a free pass?”
Yes!
Mapps “opposes rubber bullets”??
Meaningless!

Mapps says PPB “should protect civil rights”.. they haven’t done this in 4+ mos!!

PPA and Mapps know they will work well together: Mapps says empty things, PPA wins. $15k well spent.

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You may have noticed Oregon’s Fire Marshal Jim Walker got removed this weekend by state cops and Gov Kate Brown

They implied the Fire Marshal was incompetent

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On Friday, Oregon State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton removed the Oregon Fire Marshal Jim Walker from his position

Strange, considering 1 million acres of Oregon land were on fire

And why did the OSP boss, and Governor Kate Brown, offer no reason for their punishment?
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OR leaders Brown and Hampton refused multiple attempts to give the people any clarity,

but an anonymous source was willing to talk.

On Saturday, this source eagerly told Oregonian reporter Noelle Crombie a story implying Walker had “lost the faith” of the cops/governor.

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#BlackLivesMatter
N Portland OR Labor Day 9/7/20
Gimme a Bee 🐝🐝🐝
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#BlackLivesMatter
Frontline Drummers holding down the beat
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Oh hey, was just flipping through the hundreds of pages the Mayor released saying why we need to tighten our belts on the backs of city workers (otherwise known as the Mayor's proposed budget) and we found some quick resources for the city that the Mayor must have missed 👉
Boom! 1️⃣ found $6,007,842 for you, by disbanding the Gun Violence Reduction Team and ending the racist outcomes that their team has had for decades on black and brown community members.
2️⃣ (you're going to love this one) there's $4,357,372 that is today going to the Transit Police. Have you been paying attention this year?! We're going to get free transit, making the demeaning and discouraging presence of armed officers totally unnecessary.
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