Protestors attending a Portland City Council vote that ended with the approval of a new contract for police were pepper sprayed by cops in riot gear. After the vote, the crowd became vocal in opposition to the contract, which gives police a raise and has been criticized as a backroom deal between the police union […]
Copblockers stand up to Homeland InSecurity and Win
On Oct 8th 2016, James Peach met up with Mike Bluehair, Robert West and a few others, who were waiting behind the federal courthouse in Portland Oregon. They were waiting to film the ‘Bundy Prisoners’ as they got transported out after their court session. Apparently the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) doesn’t like that. DHS proceeded to […]
Fuck Your Thin Blue Line
On the morning of Saturday, August 13th, I set out to confront the East Precinct of the Portland Police Bureau about their “lawful order” that certain people could not walk on the sidewalk in front of their station. This bullshit order was given the day before to fellow Portland CopBlocker, Robert West. (Embedded below.) It, […]
Film The Police (FTP) Portland Photographer Threatened with Arrest at City Hall
Robert West, a photographer with Film the Police Portland was threatened with arrest and kicked out of City Hall after he inquired about a mayor’s meeting happening inside city hall. The two day meeting was covering multiple topics about homeless, climate change and affordable housing. Involved in the meeting were Mayors from the major west coast […]
Portland Police Assault And Falsely Arrest Film The Police Portland (FTP PDX) Videographers
This post and the video below was shared with the Copblock Network by Mike Bluehair, a cofounder of Film The Police (FTP) Portland, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Date of Incident: November 29, 2014 Individuals Involved: Unknown employees of Portland police Department involved: Portland Police Department Department Phone No.: 503-823-3333 During a Ferguson rally on […]
