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Radical education project that aims to bridge the gap between the struggles of the past and the struggles of today in the PNW. peopleshistorypdx@protonmail.com
Jul 8, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
major takeaways from last night:
-there are multiple ways to resist a grand jury. figure out which one is best for you. resisting is not idealistic, and should instead be the standard.
-don’t push people out who get subpoenaed. show solidarity with them and give them a reason 1/ not to cooperate. if someone feels isolated from their community, they might be more likely to flip.
- if you get subpoenaed, tell your friends. tell the community. let people know that repression is coming.
- noise demos, letters, and adding money to commissary books 2/
Apr 9, 2021 14 tweets 3 min read
Another informational thread! This one is about nazi organizing in PDX in the 80s, the murderers of Seraw, East Side White Pride, its connection to White Aryan Resistance, and the scum that was Tom Metzger. CW for nazism, white supremacy, murder. This will be a long one. 1/ In 1988, when Mulugeta Seraw was murdered, PDX was all but forced to come to terms with its racist history (that is, for white folks. Black folks were already well aware of Portland's love for and denial of racism. Most of us know that Oregon was originally founded to be 2/