Rose City Counter-Info

Tag: Analysis

  • Lessons from the 2020 Uprising: Snitches, Cameras and Undercover Agents

    This article provides a brief overview of some criminal cases from the Portland 2020 uprising, and discusses some lessons that can be learned from them. We try to identify and name snitches, including informants and journalists whose work has helped the state, and describe the tactics used by law enforcement, especially undercover agents. This article is obviously incomplete, and there is far more evidence, cases and stories than we could possibly find ourselves and include here.

    Send us any information about snitches in the Portland area, “journalists” who’ve helped the state, or experiences with undercovers: get_stitches@riseup.net OR get_stitches@protonmail.com.
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  • Why are we still standing outside of precincts?

    Tonight, Feb 4, we stuck it to PPB by… yelling at them for a couple hours. And making them take their squad cars into the IJC basement parking from the street. Impressive. Why are we still doing this? Because it was effective in June of 2020? Was it even effective then or did it just feel effective?
    It is 2022. Another Black man was murdered. It is outrageous. We should have millions on the streets. But we do not. (more…)

  • Rhythm and Ritual: Composing Movement in Portland’s 2020

    Published anonymously by Ill Will Editions, October 14th

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  • Who Are You Streaming For? —three criticisms of livestreaming

    New zine: Who Are You Streaming For? —three criticisms of livestreaming

    Who Are You Streaming For? is a collection of three critiques of livestreaming at protests. These three have previously been published separately, but in the context of the 2020 uprising are definitely worth returning to. (more…)

  • Acrid vol. 1 — Trajectory of an Uprising

    Acrid vol. 1 — Trajectory of an Uprising is a zine analysis of the uprising in Portland this year that began late May 2020.

    Part 1 breaks down and analyses the trajectory of recent revolt in Portland, and Part 2 proposes an alternative approach to break free from that path. (more…)