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Call to participate in the Olympia Anarchist Convergence
From http://www.olympiaanarchy.noblogs.org In the city of Olympia on April 20th & 21st of 2013 we will be hosting a gathering of anarchy accompanied by presentations, books and conversations! This event will present some of the projects and people that have comprised Olympia’s communities, and the greater Puget Sound … Continue reading
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Cover your forehead! (and other lessons from Pax)
On May 3rd, our friend Pax was arrested on 36 felony charges of criminal mischief and 36 felony charges of conspiracy to commit criminal mischief. This was dropped down to 5 counts of each after their arraignment, and Pax took … Continue reading
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This website isn’t getting updated as frequently as it used to because other things have come up in our lives. Sorry about that. Check out these other websites for relevant anarchist news, some local and some more broad in scope: … Continue reading
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Solidarity rally for grand jury resister Maddy Pfeiffer: Dec. 14
December 14th, 12:30pm Seattle Federal Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA Maddy Pfeiffer was served a subpoena in Olympia, WA and appeared before the grand jury on Nov. 7th. At that time they were taken to a contempt hearing but … Continue reading
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NYE jail solidarity noise demo: Seattle
This New Year’s Eve join us for a noise demonstration outside the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. This is in response to the international call-out for noise demos and other actions against prisons, jails, and detention centers on New Year’s Eve. … Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Portland’s High School Rebels
This is a letter of love and admiration for the wild and courageous high school students who battled the Portland Police in the streets on November 3rd. Some of you took pepper spray directly to the face at close range, … Continue reading
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LA Times article: “Anarchist probe: Jailed activists say they won’t talk to feds”
LA Times. Oct 19: SEATTLE—The federal detention center near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is usually home to suspected bank robbers and drug dealers awaiting trial, or perhaps illegal immigrants fighting deportation. These days, though, it’s taken on an air of political … Continue reading
Leah Released
FreeLeah.tumblr. Oct 19: Leah wanted to communicate just a few statements regarding her release, and otherwise wants space from any contact. The link can be found below. She was in solitary confinement for the duration of her incarceration and is … Continue reading
Portland: Another Reportback from Grand Jury Resister Solidarity March
PSA. Oct 12: If the Portland Police thought they could stop people from breaking shit by making an example of Pax, they were WRONG! Last night, with only 12 hours notice, a crowd of about 50 people assembled for a … Continue reading
Portland: “The Story, Last Night, Wasn’t the Broken Windows”
This passerby has awesome interviews. ########### Facebook Article. Oct 12: By Jess E. Hadden Yesterday afternoon, via Facebook, I heard about a solidarity march, being organized by an autonomous group. The reason: Leah from the Red & Black Cafe was … Continue reading
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Portland: Banks Smashed in Portland March in Solidarity with Leah & Other GJ Resisters
AnarchistNews.org. Oct 12: Last night on 10/11, a march convened in the streets of SE Portland, just a day after a third PNW comrade has been imprisoned by Federal scum for resisting their Grand Jury subpoenas.The Judge, the Feds, and … Continue reading
Portland: Short Individual Report Back From Portland March In Solidarity With Grand Jury Resisters & Against Prison Society
AnarchistNews.org. Oct 12: This meant as a short overview of the events that transpired during the Oct. 11th solidarity march with grand jury resisters and is not meant to be some in-depth analysis. This is written from my individual perspective … Continue reading
Portland: March tonight in solidarity with grand jury resisters
No Repression. Oct 12: March tonight in solidarity with Leah, Matt, and KteeO; and against the prison society! Meet up at 8:30pm at SE 35th and Taylor in Portland. Bring friends.
Portland: Banner Drop in Solidarity with Grand Jury Resisters
PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Oct 11: At the start of rush hour on October 10th, the day of Leah Plante’s grand jury hearing, Portland activists dropped a banner over southbound 405 near the I-5 interchange. The banner reads “END FBI WITCH HUNTS” and … Continue reading
Salon.com: “Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent”
Salon.com. Oct 11: Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent BY NATASHA LENNARD Leah-Lynn Plante (becausewemust.org) “Today is October 10th, 2012, and I am ready to go to prison,” announced 24-year-old Leah-Lynn Plante yesterday. By Thursday morning, the Portland activist … Continue reading
Seattle Stranger: “And Then There Were Three: Third Grand Jury Refuser Goes to Prison”
Stranger. Oct 11: And Then There Were Three: Third Grand Jury Refuser Goes to Prison BY BRENDAN KILEY Last night, Portland resident Leah-Lynn Plante spent the first of what could be a year and half’s worth of nights in prison … Continue reading
FreeLeah.org
FreeLeah.org: Hello all. I thought it best to keep a public journal for all to read while I am incarcerated. More things will be added to this website as folks have time to manage it. This website will feature my … Continue reading
GLITUR: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists
GLITUR. Oct 10: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists On Saturday, October 6th, comrades in the city of San Francisco took to the streets in order to protest the murder of indigenous peoples and the destruction of their … Continue reading
War on Plants: Drug squad confiscates 1624 daisies in Lethbridge, AB raid
TheIntelHub. Oct 4: Drug Squad Confiscates 1624 Daisies in Suburban Garden Raid As I have explained in many previous articles, the war on drugs is a total fraud and the world would be a lot better off if there were … Continue reading
Portland: Plaza re-Occupiers faced off with DHS Federal Protective Services
Portland IMC. Oct 7: Portland re-Occupiers face off with DHS Federal Protective Services DHS Federal Protective services moved twenty protesters out of Terry Shrunk plaza before midnight. Riot police were on scene but not employed to make any arrests. FPS … Continue reading
Portland: Co-op Activist Targeted for Anti-Racist Advocacy
Rose City Antifa. Oct 7: Co-op Activist Targeted for Anti-Racist Advocacy On the early morning of October 6th, a rock was thrown through the home window of a worker at the Red & Black Café who is active in co-op … Continue reading
Portland: Update on Pax
Portland ABC. Oct 8: Update on Pax From Free Pax: We would like to say ‘thank you’ to all who have extended solidarity to Pax (Bryan Wiedeman) throughout this situation. We hope that similar solidarity will be displayed in other instances of … Continue reading
Decolonize Portland: 2 Anti-Columbus films and beads [Oct 7]
PdxABC: Film showing and beads In Solidarity with Indigenous Day, Decolonize Portland invites you to our Anti-Colombus Day Event! Sunday Oct 7th 4-6pm at the Red and Black Cafe 400 SE 12th avenue. We will be screening two documentaries : … Continue reading
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Portland: Occupy-Related F6 Protest Trials End, No Anarchists in Sight
Portland Mercury. Oct 3: Occupy-Related F6 Protest Trials End, No Anarchists in Sight Yesterday, the Multnomah County courtroom of Judge Cheryl Albrecht saw yet another Occupy Portland-related trial. This time for the unpermitted February 6, 2012 anti-police brutality protests. The … Continue reading
No Repression: In Regards to Snitchjacketing
No Repression. Oct 2: Snitch Jacketing is a term originally used to describe an FBI tactic for sowing divisions within a target group through spreading suspicion of an informant. It has been used as an interrogation technique as well, feeding … Continue reading
Portland Action Lab: November 3rd action against Austerity
Portland Action Lab: This a new flyer that the Portland Action-Lab made for the action November 3rd against Austerity, please share it as far as you can! :)
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Portland: Cadillac-Hummer dealership vandalized
Corporate Media. Sept 26: Vandals target Portland car dealership A vandal caused thousands of dollars in damage to cars at a Portland car dealership. According to police, they received a report at 1:08 a.m. on Wednesday of a person spraying … Continue reading
Volksfront Takes Down Website, Proclaims Organization’s “Dissolution” in the United States
Rose City Antifascists. Sept 26: Volksfront, the white supremacist group which was for many years the dominant neo-Nazi organization in Oregon, and which grew to be a nationwide and then international presence in the bonehead (white power “skinhead”) scene, has … Continue reading
Oregon: Dozens of Pheasants Liberated; For The Silent Ones.
On PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Sept 24: from Bite Back On the night of September 21, 2012, saboteurs tore open a lone flight pen located at the newly incorporated Primrose Pheasant Farm (27368 S. Primrose Path Canby, Oregon), releasing dozens of slaughter-bound ring-necked … Continue reading
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Vancouver WA: Drive-By Tomato Attacks for Democrats and Smashy-smashy for Republicans
Seattle Times. Sept. 18: ‘Drive-by tomato’ attacks at Wash. buildings Clark County supporters of President Barack Obama and Democrats have been getting tomatoes thrown at them. VANCOUVER, Wash. — Clark County supporters of President Barack Obama and Democrats have been … Continue reading
Portland Police use deadly force often against mentally ill
Oregonian. Sept 14: Portland Police used deadly force, often against mentally ill, in 13 cases since 2008 The report by the U.S. Department of Justice notes the Portland Police Bureau used deadly force in 12 incidents in the last … Continue reading
Combustion Books now free to anarchist prisoners
AnarchistNews.org. Sept 14: Combustion Books, an anarchist-run publisher of genre fiction, is incredibly pleased to announce that we are making everything we publish or distribute available for free to anarchist prisoners in North America for the foreseeable future. We can … Continue reading
Now is the Time to Attack: Matt Duran imprisoned; Leah Plante released and re-subpoenaed
AnarchistNews.org. Sept 13: “Updates as of 4:40 PM” from Committee Against Political Repression:Around 3:00 PM today, Matt was taken to a contempt of court hearing. The judge decided to make the hearing private instead of public. It is our understanding … Continue reading
Grand Jury Resistance Rally Daylights Secret Government Tool of Oppression
Portland Occupier. Sept 12: Back in the day, civics class taught us that the grand jury was among the government institutions that made the United States the greatest country on Earth. It was a shining example of our commitment to … Continue reading
Portland Radicle: Home is Where Our Hearts Are
Portland Radicle. Sept 12: When we engage in revolutionary work, we’re acting from a deep place of caring: caring for ourselves, for our fellow humans, for the planet—sometimes all of these, sometimes just one. At times, we forget to care … Continue reading
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Portland: {sept 15} Radical Rumble / NW Knockout: benefit for Pax and grand jury resisters
AnarchistNews.org: Radical Rumble / NW Knockout: benefit for Pax and grand jury resisters Martial arts showcase to benefit Pax and grand jury resisters!! Boxing! Muay Thai! Wrestling! Bands! Concessions! Fighting skills showcase starts at 1pm, bands after the showcase. GLOOMWEAVER: … Continue reading
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Portland: “We Are The Working Class” Art Reception {sep 7}
Portland IWW. Sept 6: Friday, September 7th @ 7:00pm Red and Black Cafe 400 SE 12th Ave. 97214 “We Are The Working Class” is a collection of images that are meant to remind us of the broad spectrum of the working class, … Continue reading
Portland: Grand Jury Resistance & Knowing Your Rights [Sept 6]
Grand Jury Resistance & Knowing Your Rights A panel discussion about the recent raids and subpoenas targeting activists in the Pacific NW Thursday September 6th 2012 7-9pm Event is free, open to the public and disability affirmative 4312 SE … Continue reading
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Recomposition: At War With Calendula
Recomposition. Aug 29: At War With Calendula by Peter Small businesses are widely believed to be better places to work or better for the planet or both. They’re not. Small businesses are just smaller, less successful versions of large businesses, … Continue reading
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Portland: Volksfront Member Fired After Rose City Antifascists July 31st Day of Action Outing
Rose City Antifascists. Aug 29: Volksfront Member Fired After Rose City Antifascists July 31st Day of Action Outing On July 31, Rose City Antifascists organized an outing of several local Volksfront International members, including Nicholas Cheshire. We are pleased to … Continue reading
Cascadian Resilience Network – Mission Statement
PDX IMC. Aug 28: The Cascadian Resilience Network is intended to build bioregional self-sufficiency and sustainability among the common people of the Pacific Northwest. We believe tumultuous times are here as a result of the financial crisis, ecological overshoot, the … Continue reading
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“Solidarity is what the state fears” – Leah Lynn Plante
##UPDATE## BecauseWeMust.org. Aug 29: TODAY is a national call-in to support grand jury resisters in the Northwest. Here’s the call-in information, and a wonderful statement from Leah-Lynn Plante about her non-cooperation: http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/ Meanwhile, in the Bay area, another grand jury resister … Continue reading
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Noam Chomsky on the grand juries & “We Will Not Cooperate” zine updated
PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Aug 21: We Will Not Cooperate Updated The zine that was released upon the world weeks ago entitled “We Will Not Cooperate” has been updated with a more comprehensive list of solidarity statements and attacks. Disseminate wildly. LINK: … Continue reading
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Portland Solidarity gets deposit back from shitty landlord & PDX Solidarity info
Portland Indymedia. Aug 21: Portland Solidarity wins deposit back from Falcon Art Community landlord (see IMC post here.) ### ### ### Portland Solidarity Network. Aug 21: Interested in the Portland Solidarity Network? Our organization embraces the broader struggle for worker … Continue reading
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Portland: Cops release surveillance video of Billy Wayne Simms shooting
Portland Mercury. Aug 20: Cops Release Surveillance Video of Police Shooting of Billy Wayne Simms The Portland Police Bureau has released surveillance video from the St. Johns 7-Eleven parking lot where Officer Justin Clary shot Billy Wayne Simms with his … Continue reading
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Portland: Get to know your local FBI agents
Portland IMC. Aug 13: Getting to know your local FBI agents. An initial list. More to come! Gregory L. Amato Intelligence Analyst FBI Portland Division, Squad 13 Embedded: Squad 10 (DT/WMD) ph 503-460-8527 cell 503-310-6139 fx 503-552-5327 email: gregory.amato@ic.fbi.gov Michael … Continue reading
New presentation added to Seattle Anarchist Book Fair: Grand Jury Resistance
FBI REPRESSION AND GRAND JURY RESISTANCE August 25 and 26, presentation happening at 11am both days. On Wednesday, July 26, the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force raided three houses in Portland, looking for black clothing, electronics, flag-making materials, and … Continue reading
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Athens, Greece: Stencils and Painted Slogans in Solidarity with Marco Camenisch and PNW Grand Jury Resisters
PSA & Contra info. Aug 15: On Tuesday, August 7th, we painted slogans and stencils as part of the ten days of action against repression. We chose to highlight, as much as possible, two different cases and show our solidarity … Continue reading
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Law & Disorder Video: Decolonization Means Prison Abolition
via Because We Must. Aug 14: [vimeo https://vimeo.com/47494666 w=500&h=281] Here is another great discussion that we were able to film at the Law & Disorder conference in Portland this past April. In this video, Decolonize PDX discusses why they felt … Continue reading
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Portland Solidarity Network video – Demand Delivery to Brian Wannamaker
Portland IMC. Aug 13: On Monday, August 6th, members of the Portland Solidarity Network and volunteers joined our friend Beth to deliver a demand letter to Brian Wannamaker at his ‘Falcon Art Community’ offices. About thirty people made our way … Continue reading
Rose City Antifascists expose nazi neighbors and coworkers during Day of Action, Call for Community Responses
via Rose City Antifascists. Aug 14: Rose City Antifascists expose nazi neighbors and coworkers during Day of Action, Call for Community Responses On July 31, as promised, Rose City Antifascists delivered a message to white supremacist organizers our state. We … Continue reading
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Support Grand Jury Resistors: August 30 rally at the Seattle federal courthouse
August 30, Noon until whenever people are (hopefully) released from the grand jury Thurs. August 30th 12 noon Fed Courthouse – 700 Stewart St Seattle, WA August 2nd was the first hearing of the Seattle grand jury that has been … Continue reading
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Learn from this: Court documents detail searches for May Day riot suspects
A-News. Aug 13: From Seattle PIA bandana, a pair of Nikes, a sex offender’s chat with his corrections officer and tips from the public. All have led police to narrow the search for those they say are responsible for the Seattle … Continue reading
Law & Disorder video: Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex
via Because We Must: [vimeo https://vimeo.com/47264191 w=500&h=281] Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex: Towards a Queer, Trans and Feminist Abolition Politic Another gem from the Law and Disorder conference in Portland, OR. A wonderful thought provoking panel by Eric Stanley, … Continue reading
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Global Schools Strike
On Occupy Portland News. {Oct18, Nov14-21} We are calling for a Global Education Strike. It is the first time that an education strike is being coordinated worldwide. We will UNITE in solidarity, because no matter where we live, we face … Continue reading
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While the whole world is burning
Portland IMC. Aug 9: Defeat is imminent. Take a shit where ever you please and walk away hand in hand with progress; that deceitful old man. Always waiting for that mental ceiling to collapse, to bring the weight of the … Continue reading
Review and Critique of the EGT Contract in Longview
CounterPunch.org. Aug 10: The ILWU Longshore Struggle in Longview and Beyond by JACK HEYMAN Labor historian, Cal Winslow, imparts his “wisdom” from above in his CounterPunch article (7/25/12), “Victory in Longview, A Year On: And Some Lessons From Occupy, ”. His … Continue reading
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Portland: Block party reclaims house, video
Portland IMC. Aug 9: Video: Block Party – Liberated House Reclaimed Take Back The Land Event – Portland 8.5.12 A block party celebration for the liberated house of Alica’s and the liberation of the land that was taken from her … Continue reading
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Portland: Nazis graffiti Mississippi Ave
First this. #### From Willamette Week. Aug 9: North Mississippi Avenue Food Carts Spray-Painted with Swastikas Four food carts and a Masonic temple on North Mississippi Avenue were spray-painted last night with racist graffiti, including swastikas and the “N” word. … Continue reading
An Occupy Portland Memoir: “No Gods, No Masters: Anarchy In Theory and Practice”
From Modern Mythology – by Rusty Shackleford. August 7: No Gods, No Masters: Anarchy In Theory and Practice “Even if the world was to end tomorrow, I would still plant a tree today.” -anon A timeline of my involvement with … Continue reading
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Portland: Red & Black Cafe Not Closing
From Red & Black Cafe. Aug 7: Update! A little over a month ago we alerted our friends and allies that the Red & Black Cafe was in trouble. We had reached a crisis point, were unable to pay our … Continue reading
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Tell It Like It Isn’t: Portland Police and Press Smear Anarchist Squatters
From Portland Radicle. Aug 7: {PDF file} TELL IT LIKE IT ISN’T: PORTLAND POLICE AND PRESS SMEAR ANARCHIST SQUATTERS Anarchists have taken a beating in the press as of late. Since the eviction of a squat on North Mississippi last … Continue reading
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Financial Support for Grand Jury Resistors
PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Aug 7: The Quiet Coyote Cash Out: Support PNW Anarchist Grand Jury Resistors On August 2nd, comrades faced a grand jury and refused to feed into the investigation that is taking place by those who ultimately seek to imprison … Continue reading
Portland Police urge owners of vacant homes to sign ‘Trespass Agreements’
###### From OPB Radio. Aug 6: Portland Police Urge Owners Of Vacant Homes To Sign ‘Trespass Agreements’ LISTEN: download broadcast. Portland police are urging owners of vacant homes to sign “trespass agreements,” so officers can immediately take enforcement action if … Continue reading
Portland: Status of Woodlawn duplex social center
From LiberatePDX. Aug 6: Newly founded community center targeted by police Community members respond with overwhelming support for the center Contact: Lobo, (925)609-4815 Portland, OR – Sunday night, August 5th, at approximately 11pm, six officers from the Portland Police forced … Continue reading
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Portland: Had a Block Party for a New Social Center, 1 arrest
Portland Occupier. Aug 6: Block Party for New Community Center by Pete Shaw On May Day, local housing rights activists, including many Occupiers, helped Alicia Jackson take back her NE Portland home. Next door to Jackson’s house a duplex was … Continue reading
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Student Insurgent: A New Home Occupation in Portland by the Blazing Arrow
Student Insurgent Blog. Aug 5: Home Occupation in Portland by the Portland Liberatory Organizing Council (PLOC) Portland, OR — On Sunday, August 5th, residents of NE Portland held a block party in the historically black Woodlawn neighborhood, to celebrate the … Continue reading
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Portland: FBI to observe National Cop Night Out [Aug 7]
What the fuck. From 7th Space. Aug 4: Portland FBI to observe National Night Out FBI special agents and professional staff in Oregon will join with their neighbors at a number of community celebrations on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, as … Continue reading
Police state drone strategy: make it a civilian market
From Northwest Public Radio. Aug 2: Drones: From War Weapon to Homemade Toy ### LISTEN to broadcast Drones transformed the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan. But their use has been extremely limited in U.S. skies. The Federal Aviation Administration essentially … Continue reading
Oregon man torches boss’s cabin for unpaid wages
Oregonian. July 28: Oregon man claims he torched former boss’s cabin to retaliate for back wages A 54-year-old Oregon man who approached a state trooper at the scene of a burning cabin July 23 in Kenai, Alaska, told authorities the … Continue reading
Portland: Demand Delivery for Return of Stolen Deposit! [AUG 6]
From Portland IMC: At 2:30PM on Monday, August 6th, join volunteers from the Portland Solidarity Network at N. Fremont St. and N. Albina Ave. to deliver a letter demanding that a greedy landlord return a stolen deposit! At 2:30PM on … Continue reading
Portland: Solidarity With Anaheim Action #2 @ Rockwood Precinct [Aug 3]
– martial law this week at Disney Land. #### Portland IMC: Solidarity With Anaheim Action #2 – Friday 8/3 @ Rockwood Precinct Last friday, community members held a rally at the north Portland precinct in protest of police misconduct and … Continue reading
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Portland Mercury on anarchist tension
##### Portland Mercury. Aug 1: Anarchist Threat or Just a Bunch of Kids Breaking Stuff? by Nathan Gilles Today, the Mercury published a story on the recent FBI raids carried out on Portland activists. As Sarah reported earlier, the police … Continue reading
OPB Radio: subpeonaed not cooperating – neither FBI or Justice Department confirm a grand jury process
Oregon Public Broadcast. Aug 1: After FBI Raid Two Portland Residents Refuse To Testify For Grand Jury Two Portlanders say an FBI raid last week put them at the center of a grand jury proceeding. And they do not intend … Continue reading
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Portland: Police Fatally Shoot Billy Wayne Simms
Rose City Copwatch. Aug 1: Billy Wayne Simms On Saturday, July 28th, Portland Police Officer Justin Clary fired multiple rounds into the car driven by Billy Wayne Simms as he attempted to drive away. The vehicle plowed into an occupied … Continue reading
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Portland: Non-cooperation statement by the subpoenaed
From SayNothing.Info. Aug 1: Statement by the subpoenaed in Portland The two of us, Dennison Williams and Leah-Lynn Plante, were subpoenaed to the secret grand jury to begin meeting on Thursday investigating anarchists. We are releasing this statement to make clear … Continue reading
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What you can do to resist grand juries this week: call-in day on Wednesday and solidarity demo on Thursday
From http://www.nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com: Thank you to all the individuals who have reached out to us and the organizations who have signed our solidarity statement. More than 160 organizations have signed on to the statement. This has been an important first step … Continue reading
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State of Oregon Owns Rainwater, Criminalizes Permaculture
via EarthFirst! Newswire. July 31: Oregon Criminalizes Permaculture; Claims State Ownership Over All Rainwater – Ponds and Swales Restricted – Jail Time for Violators July 29 2012 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor naturalnews.com There’s nothing more refreshing … Continue reading
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Regional Call-Out for Solidarity Demo [Aug. 2] at the Federal Courthouse! Solidarity with Subpoenaed Comrades! Resist Grand Juries!
AnarchistNews.org: This is a regional call-out for a solidarity demo at the Seattle federal courthouse, 700 Stuart St., starting at 7:30am and going throughout the day, to show support for the comrades being stripped of any sembalence of rights … Continue reading
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GREY COAST ANARCHIST NEWS 