- JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO END PORTLAND'S COOPERATION
WITH THE FBI'S TERRORISM TASK FORCE! (AGAIN)
On November 8, 2017, a letter signed
by
23 organizations and a prominent Portland area survivor of unwarranted spying
was presented to Portland City Council asking to get the Portland Police out of
the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). READ MORE-TAKE
ACTION!
(letter last updated 2/5/18, with 28 local groups, 2 national groups and a local attorney)
NEW! FORUM: Why Portland Should Get Back
Out of the Terrorism
Task Force
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 7:00 PM
Maranatha Church
More info • Flyer
NEW! Read a City Council Police Accountabililty
Questionnaire
created by Portland Copwatch in anticipation of the May 15, 2018 elections.
- Check out our report back on May Day 2017
Expressing deep concerns, including over 30 stills
and video of a copwatcher manhandled by police.
- Read PCW's
fact sheet on the
Portland Police Association Contract (10/24/16)
Read more on our page about the police
oversight
system including:
Portland Copwatch's analysis of the
"Standard of Review" for the
Citizen Review Committee (4/8/11-.pdf)
- Information on US Dept of Justice
Agreement
In 2012, the US DOJ found a "pattern and practice" of excessive
force by the PPB.
NEW! Come to the Fairness Hearing/Status Conference
on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9 AM.
details on the AMA
Coalition website
The DOJ page on our site includes links to
documents
including:
- NOW AVAILABLE FROM PORTLAND COPWATCH:
Copies of "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, Jr"
on DVD! (April 2014)
Send $15 check or money order to
Portland Copwatch/Peace and Justice Works
PO Box 42456
Portland, OR, 97242
(Sorry, we can't accept payment for DVDs or other items via our web
donation page)
and
Copies of "Arresting Power: Resisting Police
Violence in Portland, OR"
If you send $20 to the same address (December 2015)
- Copwatch stickers available
Hey! Would you like to have your very own Portland Copwatch sticker?
Decorate your bike, car, backpack, notebook, front porch, or whatever!
Send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
We can send up to 8 4"x2.5"
stickers for 1 stamp.