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Art
As a former Austin resident, South by Southwest (SXSW) was the fair I’d had mixed feelings about – event lines could be long, traffic is a nightmare and most of the time, you won’t even get in. Still, on more than a few occasions friends would drive down to visit me from Dallas and […]
Art
OPEN CALL FOR PROTEST ART! For the Reclaim MLK 2025 March, Don’t Shoot Portland is holding an open call for a community collection of works that pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Dream while addressing todays’ global fight for human rights & justice. Reclaim MLK is a community focused event that supports our […]
Art
Just before the pandemic, I had the pleasure of creating an installation with social justice organization Don’t Shoot Portland at Portland Art Museum. Titled ‘Liberated Archives’, the installation represented our artistic expression of Don’t Shoot Portlands’ ongoing Liberated Archives programming, which utilizes workshops and educational panels. The artwork is made up of archival maps depicting color […]
Art
Beyond shattering the ordinary confines of society standards and discriminatory governments, art has always been a medium used to express the self in the loudest presentation possible. Art can neither be controlled or silenced, and this is why it’s a medium that resonates so deeply with so many people. Naturally, art and protest are one […]
Social Culture
Since October 2014 I have been following Ferguson solidarity protests in Oregon. I’ve witnessed first hand the painful and glorious journey of the activism that #BlackLivesMatter protesters are dealing with in this movement. In January I interviewed Teressa Raiford, lead organizer with Oregon’s most politically active organization, Don’t Shoot Portland. Teressa gave a brief story […]
Hip-Hop
Glenn Waco is Portland’s newest breakout hip-hop artist, as well as a present day civil rights activist. Born in January of 1992, Glenn is 23 years old and a Portland, Oregon native; more specifically a Saint Johns native to those familiar with the North Portland neighborhood. Glenn’s mother has been a long time activist in […]
Social Culture
Teressa Raiford is the lead organizer of Don’t Shoot Portland, a civil rights activism group based in Portland, Oregon. Raiford is also the mother of two and a native Portlander. She owned an entertainment advertising group in Dallas, Texas called Intrinsic Entertainment Group LLC and is the Chief Information Officer at the World Arts Foundation, […]