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On October 2, 2025, far-right influencer Nick Sortor was arrested by the Portland Police Bureau during an anti-ICE protest in Portland, Oregon. The charge, which was dropped shortly after: disorderly conduct. The reality: he showed up, disrupted a flag burning, escalated tensions, and walked directly into the kind of confrontation
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Nine people face decades in prison after a July 4 protest outside Prairieland Detention Center was prosecuted as “terrorism.” One shooter. No coordinated plan. Still, sweeping convictions. This case sets a dangerous precedent: showing up can now be treated as conspiracy.
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On October 6, 2025, a memorial installed by a campus Hillel chapter at Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon drew anger and frustration from students. The display featured photos of Israeli hostages and a sign describing the October 7 attacks, using language students described as misleading. Students described this organization
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A Portland activist delivered a petition with 19,000+ signatures demanding the city revoke the ICE permit. The city had her arrested. Days later, a councilor proposed allowing council members to openly carry firearms while conducting city business.
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The Prairieland 19 trial collapsed on day one in federal court, spotlighting how politically charged protest cases are handled. The case previews aggressive prosecution tactics, the implications it has beyond the courtroom, and what to watch as it moves forward.
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A new website exposes Oregon businesses who have official government contracts with ICE and CBP
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As student walkouts against ICE spread nationwide, tensions are rising between young protesters and school administrators. In Portland, one family says a counselor crossed a constitutional line when she confiscated their daughter’s protest sign off campus.
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A peaceful rally was met with violence when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.
On the same day community members gathered to grieve the killing of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis, something shifted in downtown Portland, Oregon. What began as a vigil and flag burning across from the federal courthouse transformed, almost organically, into an autonomous zone that
On a packed Friday night in December, the kitchen collapsed in real time at a high-end restaurant as diners at Bar Casa Vale watched racialized violence unfold before their eyes. At around 8 p.m., with the dining room full and tickets still coming in, executive chef Jahquari was physically
A Portland jury acquitted Indigenous community member Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, of every charge submitted to them after a two-day trial centered on washable chalk messages written on a police precinct window, and police testimony the jury ultimately rejected.
By late morning on December 8th, the rain in Beaverton, Oregon was coming down hard, flood-warning hard. But at 10 a.m., students poured out from their classrooms anyway, chanting through the wind and cold as they led the largest district-wide walkout Beaverton has seen in years. Their demand was
Portlanders have repeatedly shown up to City Hall with one message: We refuse to negotiate the terms of our own oppression. People weren’t there for symbolic accountability, or for another round of policy cosplay. They came to demand the obvious: Shut the ICE facility down. Completely and permanently. To
Two years ago today, Portland shut down a TERF hate event in under 30 minutes. Over 100 neighbors showed up, sent the bigots packing, and proved that community care beats conspiratorial pseudofeminism every time, sometimes with nothing more than soup and solidarity.
“For the first time ever, the FBI has arrested anarchist violent extremists and charged Antifa-aligned individuals with material support to terrorism.” - FBI Director, Kash Patel
Read more about the Labor Against ICE rally here: Portland Labor Against ICE March Faces Brutal Fed ResponseA peaceful rally was met with violence when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’
An assortment of photos from various protests and movements throughout the years More on the Permanent Vigil here: Autonomy in Practice: Permanent Vigil’s and Sacred FiresOn the same day community members gathered to grieve the killing of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis, something
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Young Voices Rise High Schoolers Clap Back at Far Right Bullies On Wednesday, October 15th, I arrived at David Douglas High School to find about 30 people, some waving oversized American flags and rocking Charlie Kirk “freedom” shirts on the sidewalk outside. Before I could even finish the thought of