This week tension cables that holds a wooden power pylon were cut causing the pylon to lean.
This was done with the hopes that the pylon later fall causing an outage.
Electricity is exists today as a crucial component of state power, capital, and ecological destruction.
However small this action, the secret is to begin.
Solidarity with the volcano group.
SWITCH OFF! THE SYSTEM OF DESTRUCTION
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On June 4th, The Israeli Defense Ministry penned a deal to procure a third F-35 fighter jet squadron from the United States government. This deal totaling 3 billion dollars, financed by US military aid to Israel, would bring the Israeli Air Force’s F-35 fleet to 75 fighter jets. The F-35 considered to be the backbone of the Israeli airforce, has played a critical role in the IDF’s assault on Gaza, escalating Israel’s aim of the total destruction of Palestinian life within Israeli occupied territories.
So on the morning of June 9th, we started a fire at the Portland offices of Parker-Hannifin located at 6458 N. Basin Ave in the Mocks Bottom industrial area. The mainstream media did not report on this fire. The full extent of the damage is unknown. Continue reading “Claim of Responsibility for Parker-Hannifin Arson”
Over the weekend, two simultaneous attacks occurred at construction sites for a major refined petroleum pipeline running through the forested hills of Portland OR. Work is ongoing to upgrade the pipeline, which is run by Kinder Morgan and carries diesel and gasoline between Portland and Eugene. The pipeline is an essential supply line for gas stations in the area and part of a bigger network that runs up the West coast. Continue reading “TREES SPIKED AND MACHINES DESTROYED AT PIPELINE WORKSITES”
This piece is a little bit late to the party, but after reading the other reportbacks published locally and participating in discussions with dear friends and close strangers, we still felt that some ideas were in need of sharing. We don’t wish to recap the events of May Day but hope to contribute some thoughts and expansions on other takeaways of the occupation and the march. As Palestine solidarity actions continue to grow, we feel that these points are still important. Additionally, much of what we have to say applies far beyond this struggle. What follows is a compilation of thoughts from a few different voices, which we hope can add to the conversation. Continue reading “Additional Thoughts on May Day and the PSU Occupation”
On May 2nd, Jarrid Huber was taken into custody by the Portland Police for alleged actions related to a fire at the UPS Distribution Center on January 20th, which someone had claimed online in solidarity with Atlanta forest defenders. He had already been on a 60 month probation for a former arson charge in 2021. He had his initial arraignment on May 3rd and was released on a $1000 bail the same day.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed on May 3rd with the court, when interviewed by the detective, Huber admitted his involvement with the action and further went on to state “he was there with a group of “unknown” people that he met at a book fair.”
We discourage public speculation on anything beyond what is in public court documents, but it is reasonable to assume that the police are seeking to prosecute other individuals. As always, solidarity is our best weapon.
It is always in yours’ and others’ best interest to never speak to police. To remember your right to remain silent, and to ask for legal counsel.
If the police come to your door, say, “No, you cannot come in. I do not consent to a search.” Keep the outer gate or door chain locked. If you must, step outside and close the door behind you. Better yet, speak through the door. Say “No, I will not answer your questions.” You can also say “I have been advised to not answer questions. If you leave a card, a lawyer may contact you.” The police are trained to intimidate. Don’t let them bully you! The police are trained to lie, to manipulate. Regardless of what they say, remember that you are never required to answer anything they ask. Your responsibility is to your conscience, your ideals, and your community.
Resources:
When the Police Knock on Your Door
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Repression
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In a beautiful occupation, self appointed leaders definitely took a toll. There were a lot of people starting convos about who to let in. Mostly informal, but some attempts at solidifying it in weird meetings. Some people decided to work the door. Instead of focusing on welcoming people, giving them encouragement to act autonomously, and making sure they have skills to stay safe from repression, many decided to try to sus out who’s a cop or not with it and turn people away. Continue reading “Quick thoughts on Refaat Alareer Memorial Library”
On the eve of May Day, we acted in solidarity with those struggling to survive against the genocidal state of Israel, and with the student occupations who seek to end this genocide from within the belly of the beast.
A small unorganized group of your neighbors targeted and redecorated a number of AirBnb’s in the most gentrified neighborhood in Portland. AirBnb profits from the violent displacement of our neighbors, while simultaneously profiting off the bloody expansion of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Our struggles are connected, our enemies are the same, we are not alone, and we can strike anywhere.
After redecorating these parasitic eyesores known to some as “get aways,” we littered the streets with leaflets that read:
AIRBNB IS A BAD NEIGHBOR
COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE: 200 rentals in the occupied West Bank
COMPLICIT IN GENTRIFICATION: 5000 rentals in Portland
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE
HAPPY MAY DAY
There are countless targets when everything around you is the machinery of genocide. You could flail your arms wildly and hit those complicit. You don’t need to look far, you can see it in your neighborhood, and you can fight back too.
FREE PALESTINE
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On May 1st in downtown Portland, 50-60 people gathered in a black bloc at the edge of the Palestine Solidarity March, which was comprised of several hundred people. Inspired by the combative student protests all over the country, our goal was simple: disrupt business as usual; bring the war home. There is no peace in genocide. Continue reading “MAY DAY REPORTBACK AND REFLECTION”
On May 2, 2024, in a joint press conference with the Portland Police Bureau and PSU President Ann Cudd, Mayor Ted Wheeler denounced the militant solidarity actions of the Student Intifada, claiming: “If you believe that damaging these businesses or trashing a library on a university campus will impact events in the Middle East, you are delusional.” Continue reading “On Delusion”
On May Day we torched some PPB cars at their training facility. We cut through a fence, set ten fires and are happy it grew to burn fifteen cars!
