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Lessons from the 2020 Uprising: Snitches, Cameras and Undercover Agents

rosecitycounterinfo — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:54:23 +0000

This article provides a brief overview of some criminal cases from the Portland 2020 uprising, and discusses some lessons that can be learned from them. We try to identify and name snitches, including informants and journalists whose work has helped the state, and describe the tactics used by law enforcement, especially undercover agents. This article …

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Why are we still standing outside of precincts?

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:52:43 +0000

Tonight, Feb 4, we stuck it to PPB by… yelling at them for a couple hours. And making them take their squad cars into the IJC basement parking from the street. Impressive. Why are we still doing this? Because it was effective in June of 2020? Was it even effective then or did it just feel …

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Rhythm and Ritual: Composing Movement in Portland’s 2020

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:27:17 +0000

Published anonymously by Ill Will Editions, October 14th While Portland’s uprising has been part of the general US #BLM movement, it has also been singular in many respects. Among its distinctive features are its continuing commitment to nightly action, the degree of popular support it enjoys from regular Portlanders, the rich new ecosystem of movement …

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Who Are You Streaming For? —three criticisms of livestreaming

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:02:46 +0000

New zine: Who Are You Streaming For? —three criticisms of livestreaming Who Are You Streaming For? is a collection of three critiques of livestreaming at protests. These three have previously been published separately, but in the context of the 2020 uprising are definitely worth returning to. This criticism of livestreamers is backed up by the …

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Acrid vol. 1 — Trajectory of an Uprising

rosecitycounterinfo — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:50:06 +0000

Acrid vol. 1 — Trajectory of an Uprising is a zine analysis of the uprising in Portland this year that began late May 2020. Part 1 breaks down and analyses the trajectory of recent revolt in Portland, and Part 2 proposes an alternative approach to break free from that path. Download, read, print, and share …

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