Did they call the police, when someone broke their window?

Capital hating cafe seeks capital

I guess their business model is 'unsustainable'.

It is hypocritical for a cooperative cafe and community space to turn to their voluntary supporters to help pay off their mortgage and continue operating -- I just know it is. For some reason. What do they think they are, a church or something? If they're going to sell food, they need to make lots of profits. Then I can call them hypocritical for being capitalists or something.

Man, I don't care what your politics are, these guys are Portland's favorite assholes... Good riddance to 'em.

Anarchists don't have any business sense or money? You don't say.

Also @2 <--- this, lol

@2 Yeah, you don't know, but if you did, and it went your way, you might have the basis for a good one-liner. Good one! The idea of people running a workplace themselves sure irks some people. And now I'm off to mainline some LSD.

I wish them well, as I wish (almost) everybody well, but "Let's buy the building!" never sounded like a viable idea to me. Maybe a food cart?

The note seems phony. Too over the top.

They should just find an unoccupied store front and start squattin'

I'm with geyser, there's no hypocrisy here. While I would definitely be too concerned about the future viability of a cafe that asks for 20K from it's patrons to donate, I'm not one of their patrons. For all you market-huggers, you win either way - either they don't raise the money and shut down, or they raise the money and prove the demand exists, and the continuing viability of new techniques to get needed capital from regular people to small businesses. So relax.

Also, golf clap for #12.

See ya!

If they aren't already making money from their patrons, why would they expect these same patrons to make large donations?

The douchey place that told the cops they weren't welcome?
Good riddance.

GET THEE TO A KICKSTARTER!

I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR ME TO THROW ANOTHER BRICK THROUGH THEIR WINDOW.

I like their food and cooperative business model and their unpopular (at least on the Blogtown) opinions about police. I did think their remodel and building buying was overly ambitious. Bad idea. I'll be sad to see the place go. Excellent Tempeh Reuben and coffee.

Two months later, and the Red & Black just posted an update saying that because of all the donations and increased business pouring in, they're 25% of the way to their $20,000 goal.