Care Not Cops

Campaign organizing to abolish policing and build self-determined community care

[Care Not Cops @carenotcops]

Portland City Commissioners are convening once again to discuss the Fall BMP and Hardesty's proposed $18m cut to the Portland Police Bureau. Follow this thread for updates! You can also stream online: https://t.co/PS6M2vVXAa

[Care Not Cops @carenotcops]

crucial thread!

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Let’s talk about the relationship between Portland Business Alliance, Home Builders Association, and other relevant groups facilitating criminalization and gentrification in our communities. Buckle in, this will be a long one.

[Willamette Valley Abolition Project @w_v_a_p]

DEFUND EPD AND SUPPORT MUHSIN SHARIF AND HIS FAMILY.

🖤🔥Be militant but whatever you do don’t be silent🔥🖤

#BLACKLIVESMATTER #DEFUNDEPD #ABOLISHTHEPOLICE

[Willamette Valley Abolition Project @w_v_a_p]

Our second raffle to raise funds for imprisoned firefighters in Oregon is live! The prize is a copy of the first issue of @allrisemag and an ALL RISE t-shirt.

✨Donate $7 at https://t.co/kSBfe1Mzuk to get a ticket ✨

There will be one more raffle this week — so stay tuned!

[Critical Resistance PDX @CR_PDX]

#ImprisonedFirefighterFundsOR launched today!
Our goal is to raise at least $200 for each of the 285 firefighters who fought Oregon's deadliest fire season on record. That's over $55,000 dollars.
Please donate what you can! Raffle coming soon <3

[Willamette Valley Abolition Project @w_v_a_p]

❗️Join us to help compensate imprisoned firefighters in Oregon for their unpaid and highly exploited labor❗️

Donate: https://t.co/kSBfe1Mzuk

#ImprisonedFirefighterFundsOR

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Currently, there is not a call for a mass mobilization to defend against the sweep. If residents do call for that, we will help relay that information. In the meantime, check in with camps in your neighborhood. Build relationships. Together we can ultimately stop the sweeps.

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Again, we would like to share the sweeps hotline. This hotline will notify trained and experienced on the ground support to respond to sweeps. In the future, we hope to have more trainings to equip more people with the skills needed to respond to a sweep: https://t.co/rpUnx44w3l

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Word has traveled fast regarding the sweep at Laurelhurst. We hope to clarify some of what is going on. First and foremost, currently there is no need for more people on the ground. While support is appreciated, too many people can be overwhelming and counterproductive.

[Oregon Prison Report @ORprisonreport]

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"There is no doubt in my bones that this system is corrupt."

CW: sexual violence, rape, sexual abuse of children

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

[Black and Pink National @BLACKandPINKorg]

The holiday season can be a difficult and isolating time for folks inside - Join us in spreading some love this holiday season! Visit our website for more information! https://t.co/JyD4ENftcy

[Care Not Cops @carenotcops]

As this winter brings more death and suffering on the outside due to government inaction and intentional neglect, conditions inside will be immensely more deadly than we can imagine.

@ORprisonreport offers us direct reports from inside.

#KateBrownKills #ODOCKills #FreeThemAllOR

[Oregon Prison Report @ORprisonreport]

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

[TW: violent homophobic language]

"I am scared for my health and life. I believe if I get sick with COVID-19 I will not receive the medical care I need and I could very likely die."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

[Care Not Cops @carenotcops]

Very important account to follow. Conditions inside have never been worse.

[Oregon Prison Report @ORprisonreport]

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"I felt more punished than treated."

"We are still in close proximity to one another, and we still feel unsafe."

[Care Not Cops @carenotcops]

Cannot be stated enough. We are guests in people's homes and need to be respectful.

We are one of the endorsers of this statement and encourage folks to follow @StopSweepsPDX for updates on what's happening at Laurelhurst as well as broader organizing against sweeps in Portland:

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

As organizations who are supporting Laurelhurst, we're excited to see so much energy towards stopping the sweeps.

We would like to remind folks that we're in someone's home and need to be respectful. Full statement on behalf of folks living at Laurelhurst below:

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

As organizations who are supporting Laurelhurst, we're excited to see so much energy towards stopping the sweeps.

We would like to remind folks that we're in someone's home and need to be respectful. Full statement on behalf of folks living at Laurelhurst below:

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Rapid Response is contractually obligated to conduct sweeps. That contract is also a contract they willfully entered. They have a vested interest in the continuation of sweeps: Profit. They receive $4.5m from the city per year (which we organized against): https://t.co/6ci0hiepZQ

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Ultimately, Rapid Response decides what belongings to trash and what belongings to keep. Even if belongings are stored, that doesn’t mean they are accessible. Hours are limited, the retrieval process is complicated, and belongings end up tossed out.

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Please understand the City of Portland’s property retrieval system is atrocious. This was one of the top issues that inspired the launch of our campaign. You can learn more in this thoughtful article with interviews of folks from our coalition: https://t.co/kB3W3kd1NZ

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

Don’t mistake these public-private partnerships as a “better alternative” to Portland Police. Public Private Partnerships such as security contracts, Enhanced Services Districts, and Rapid Response are simply policing by another name.

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

With so much scrutiny on Rapid Response, it’s important to understand what they do and why they do it. Rapid Response is not the sole initiator of sweeps, but they are also not a neutral entity in the facilitation of sweeps.

[Stop The Sweeps PDX @StopSweepsPDX]

In addition to the Know Your Rights flyer for the sweeps support hotline, a more comprehensive zine was created!

You can check it out here: https://t.co/V1ULWuEkWf

Please note, this zine will be updated in the future to include know your rights for people living in vehicles.