Community Forum:
"Why Portland Should Get Back Out of the Terrorism Task Force"
Tuesday April 17, 2018, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th (at Skidmore)
A forum featuring Mike German of the Brennan Center for Justice
and a local panel speaking on FBI spying and Portland's local efforts to
keep the police from dedicating officers to the Task Force.
The presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Mr. German formerly worked for the FBI and quit after trying to
blow the whistle on "deficiencies in FBI counterterrorism operations."
The April 17 event is free and open to the public. For information on
the event write to info @ aclu-or.org .
Cosponsors include (as of 4/4/18):
ACLU of Oregon
Portland JACL
Portland Copwatch
Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform
League of Women Voters of Portland
Portland Democratic Socialists of America
Peace and Justice Works
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Jewish Voice for Peace-Portland
Council on American Islamic Relations - Oregon
Portland Network Against Racism and Islamophobia
Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition
The organizers of this event are engaged in a campaign to get Portland
back out of the Terrorism Task Force. For more information see
http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/pjttf.html
and watch the video of a November 8 news conference at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCuSMXv27iU.
Download a flyer at
http://www.pjw.info/JTTFforum041718flyer.pdf.
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