Mathieu Lewis-Rolland What’s it like for the reporters, photographers, and livestreamers who cover Portland’s protests on a nightly basis? For nearly five months, protesters demonstrating against police brutality and systemic racism have marched in Portland and the city’s reporters, documentarians, and photographers were with them every step of the way, facing many of the same […]
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Don’t Miss Tuesday’s “Eyes on the Ground” Protest Reporter Livestream Panel!
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland What’s it like for the reporters, photographers, and livestreamers who cover Portland’s protests on a nightly basis? For nearly five months, protesters demonstrating against police brutality and systemic racism have marched in Portland and the city’s reporters, documentarians, and photographers were with them every step of the way, facing many of the same […]
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Next Tuesday: It’s the Mercury‘s Livestream “Eyes on the Ground” Protest Reporters Panel!
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland What’s it like for the reporters, photographers, and livestreamers who cover Portland’s protests on a nightly basis? For nearly five months, protesters demonstrating against police brutality and systemic racism have marched in Portland and the city’s reporters, documentarians, and photographers were with them every step of the way, facing many of the same […]
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Get Your Tickets Now for “Eyes on the Ground: A Conversation With Portland’s Protest Journalists and Documentarians”
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland What’s it like for the reporters, photographers, and livestreamers who cover Portland’s protests on a nightly basis? For over four months, protesters demonstrating against police brutality and systemic racism have marched in Portland and the city’s reporters, documentarians, and photographers were with them every step of the way, facing many of the same […]
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Photo Essay: How a Black Lives Matter Demonstration and Caravan Overshadowed a Proud Boys Weekend
Annie Schutz In Portland, far-right hate groups tried to make the final weekend of September about them. But their message was drowned out by Black education, activism, and joy. Led by an all-Black group of organizers, a large crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters gathered at the former site of Vanport City in North Portland […]
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Activists Counter a Planned Proud Boy Rally with “Black Joy Weekend”
A planned Proud Boy rally this weekend has inspired local activists to counter the far-right group’s appearance in Portland with a donation-based outreach plan called “Black Joy Weekend” (Sept. 25-27)—an event intended to lessen the emotional fallout caused by the rally while “fostering relief, healing, and joy for Black Portlanders.” The Proud Boys are a […]
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Hurry! Less Than a Week Left to Buy a Sexy Mercury “RESIST” Tiger Tee!
Sloane Leong HEY GOOD FRIENDS! Are you looking for a way to support the Mercury, show off your sexy progressive values, AND look like a million bucks? Then have we got the T-shirt for you! Check out the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the “RESIST!” Tiger Tee! This vibrant ’90s inspired […]
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Support Local Journalism by Buying a Sexy Mercury “RESIST” Tiger Tee!
Sloane Leong HEY GOOD FRIENDS! Are you looking for a way to support the Mercury, show off your sexy progressive values, AND look like a million bucks? Then have we got the T-shirt for you! Check out the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the “RESIST!” Tiger Tee! This vibrant ’90s inspired […]
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Support Local Journalism With a Mercury “RESIST” Tiger Tee!
Sloane Leong HEY GOOD FRIENDS! Are you looking for a way to support the Mercury, show off your sexy progressive values, AND look like a million bucks? Then have we got the T-shirt for you! Introducing the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the “RESIST!” Tiger Tee! This vibrant ’90s inspired illustration […]
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WATCH: A Beautiful Short Film Documenting a Portland Protest
Cecilia Brown Cecilia Brown is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Portland. She recently finished producing season four of Listeners Podcast, and in 2020 was named Best Oregon Filmmaker by the McMinnville Film Festival for her short documentary Root Shocked. She’s also interested in stories related to immigration, race, and health, and in this short […]
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Photo Essay: During Protests and After, Riot Ribs Serves Up Community Care
A volunteer wearing a “DOMESTIC TERRORIST” apron grills racks of ribs. Celeste Noche Volunteer-based mutual aid kitchen Riot Ribs has been serving free meals at Southwest 4th and Salmon (the center of many Portland protests) since July 4. Since then they’ve expanded their operation to offer clothes, medical supplies, and safety equipment to whoever needs […]
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Live Updates: Protesting Police Brutality in Portland on Saturday, June 20
Protesters at Justice Center raise their hands while getting shot at with various munitions by officers, Juneteenth, 2020. Tuck Woodstock UPDATE SUNDAY MORNING: Early this morning, after we had turned in for the night, officers stormed the protesters again after reportedly getting “hit with projectiles.” Update: the “projectiles” are dildos. — Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) June […]