| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SPECIAL COVERAGE
regionstopic pagesgenresactionsall action pages >> resourcesglobal imc
|
![]() A movement that combines a wide range of the tactics as described in the Crimethinc article —the way demonstrators have done in Portland— can hold space in the face of considerable state violence. Read the Crimethinc article...
![]() Advisory Council the use of force numbers for 2nd Quarter 2020 related to "crowd control." The data show that the PPB overall used force 2378 times at protests. While the Force Inspector claimed most of these were "category IV" low level uses like "control against resistance" and "resisted handcuffing," in fact 1582 uses-- or 66.5%-- were the use of chemical agents, impact weapons or "strikes/kicks."
![]() This week's episode points to the real unemployment numbers, castigates the Feds for their wrist-slap of criminal bank Wells Fargo, and goes into a deeper discussion of the death-squad killing of Michael Reinoehl at the behest of the Orange Mussolini. ![]()
![]()
![]() Joe worked tirelessly for the ending homelessness and helping the houseless and to Stop the Sweeps. Joe worked tirelessly to get the Police horses off the streets, which finally did happen in Joe's lifetime. For about 1 year he protested every week at Sen. Blumenhour's Portland office, to pressure for the Impeachment of Bush. ![]() Joe Walsh was a warrior for Justice, Peace and Laughter. ![]()
![]() Klamath, California - Members of the Karuk, Yurok, Klamath and Hoopa Valley Tribes, fishermen, Klamath river users, and non-government organizations from throughout the nation are sponsoring a day of action for Klamath dam removal on October 23. They are demanding that Warren Buffet, the owner of Pacific Power and the Klamath River dams, keep his promise to remove the dams. (related link) ![]()
![]() They are on this youtube channel if anyone is interested. ![]() Misunderstandings (Portland Indymedia - Videos From The Resistance 2004) ![]()
From the open publishing newswire:
Libraries should hire additional staff to mitigate the unemployment. Because of the coronavirus, supply chains break off and sixty-percent of businesses cannot come back. The state should represent the public interest, not special or private interests, and give substantial support to small- and medium-sized businesses. Otherwise, we face exploding inequality, economic power becoming political power, & an oligarchy. Whoever sleeps in democracy, wakes up in a dictatorship.
Save the Multnomah Library Staff The library should be hiring additional staff to redress the unemployment and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus! Here is a letter I sent to: ![]() Related link: ![]()
From the open publishing newswire:
violence is not the answer
I'm [IM] history protest was a key factor for discussion. Violence causing harm and damage often led to consequences that differ than desired goals. When we founded Indymedia in 1998 and 1999. Our goal was to bring a voice to offer discussion in hope of change.. before, during and after the WTO in Seattle. The one thing we realized from both sides was discussion was important, violence was counter productive. [...]
![]()
From the open publishing newswire:
The Youth Liberation Front has been holding it down in Portland for the last 49 days!!
Finally the Youth Liberation Front is getting their due acknowledgment! They have only been around for a couple of years but already have quite an impressive list of acomplishments. I helped cover the transit strike in Portland lasy November and they helped organize the High school lead climate strike last year. Those were great actions but what they have been doing in Portland since the bginning of the George Floyd protests has been nothing short of amazing! They have been out there on the front lines everyday for the last 49 days and show no sighns of stopping! [...]
![]() Please visit ![]() to download this fact sheet with images and full layout. We urge PCCEP to examine this bill at its emergency meeting tonight as momentum is building for it to be discussed and/or passed in Salem quickly. ![]()
![]() This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan. ![]() |