We are a coalition of PDX affinity groups and individuals, investigating and highlighting threats to the PDX community. ------- Who Protects Us? We Protect Us!
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ALT Cover page: A black line drawing of a carton of cigarettes with flowers emerging from it. The front of the carton reads “Community Jail Support” where a logo would otherwise be.
ALT Page 1: Table of Contents Definitions Jail Support – what, why, and how? Starter Pack ◦ What to bring ◦ Assets and Ethos ◦ Safety tips ◦ Engagement Thinking Forward ◦ Diversity of Tactics ◦ Growing and Maintaining ◦ Risks Definitions Prison and Police Abolition: The ethos that punishment and the carceral system do not reduce harm or provide justice for victims and that systematic state violence should be replaced with non-punitive community resources. Carceral State: Institutions of confinement, punishment, surveillance held up by the state. Used to regulate and control the public through fear. Community Resilience: The ability for a community (city, neighborhood, association, etc) to respond to various hardships and improve collective conditions. Crime: An act punishable by law. Might or might not cause harm. Gatekeeping: Controlling or limiting access to a resource, sometimes based on level of need or other status. Gatekeepers are the individuals who have authority over that resource
ALT Page 1 alt text continued: Harm: An act that has a negative effect on another. Might or might not be a crime. Mutual Aid: A method of community organizing based on individuals voluntarily and directly meeting each others' needs. Decentralized networks spread across neighborhoods to address issues without intervention or regulation. Recognizes that reacting to systemic oppression on an issue-by-issue, institutional basis does not strengthen communities or change the conditions we live in.
ALT The first slide is a fundraising flyer with a pink to blue gradient background. At the top in black it says "radical pride" which is repeated in cascading rainbow font to purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and then red. Under that in black is says "fundraising." Below that in white text it reads "approximately $1,000 needed to pay performers for their time and labor." At the bottom in black text it says "donate via venmo or cash app. At symbol matzahbloc or dollar sign matahbloc.
ALT The next slide is a save the date flyer. There is a grainy photo as the background showing a drag queen at the front and a crowd of people standing behind them. In bubble letters that transition from blue purple and pink read "radical Pride 2022. Save the day June 26th. Live performances! Mutual aid. 30 + vendors. Scenes. Art. Food. March!"
ALT This image shows a flyer for the 15th Patriot Gathering. The text reads, “Saturday, March 19, 2022 11:00am - 3:00pm Linda Mexican Restaurant 316 we 123rd ave Vancouver WA $20 fee which includes lunch. Please pre pay as seats are limited. Scan QR to buy tickets or for assistance email…” Speakers include: Jim Walsh, Joe Kent, Joey Gibson and Melanie Gabriel.
