Don't Shoot Portland, also called Don't Shoot PDX, is a
Portland, Oregon-based accountability group formed by
Black Lives Matter supporter
Teressa Raiford
Teressa Raiford (born 1970) is an American activist and politician in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. She founded the local Black people, Black-led non-profit Don't Shoot Portland.
Activism
When Raiford was a child, her grandparents' rest ...
to scrutinize actions of the
Portland Police Bureau.
History
Don't Shoot Portland held a march on 7 July 2016 following the police killings of two black men:
Alton Sterling
On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by two Baton Rouge Police Department officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The officers, who were attempting to control Sterling's arms, shot Sterling while Sterling al ...
in Louisiana and
Philando Castile
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Castile was ...
in Minnesota.
At the march, conservative blogger Michael Strickland pulled a gun and pointed it at protesters. According to
''The Hill'' video showed Strickland holding what appeared to be a video camera while arguing and backing away from protesters, before drawing his weapon. Strickland, known to post YouTube videos for "Laughing at Liberals", was shepherded away from the crowd by
Jessie Sponberg
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Ted Wheeler was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote. Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales did not seek a second term.
Portland uses a nonpartisan system ...
, a mayoral candidate, before being arrested by police.
He was later convicted of crimes relating to this incident.
In 2021, Raiford stated that activists in Portland were focused on saving lives while city leaders were focused on saving windows.
Don't Shoot Portland sued the
Department of Homeland Security over the
2020 deployment of federal forces in Portland.
See also
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George Floyd mural
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Not My Presidents Day
"Not My Presidents Day" (sometimes "Not My President's Day", or "Not My Presidents' Day") was a series of rallies against the president of the United States, Donald Trump, held on Washington's Birthday (an American federal holiday also known as P ...
References
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Advocacy groups in the United States
Organizations based in Portland, Oregon
Black Lives Matter
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