Advocacy means people helping people, because for most of us, that is the only help we can count on and the only sustainable approach to community self-defense and resilience. These are organizations working to help those of us who are often ignored, if not actively harmed, by the dominant systems of power.
Information on Law Enforcement
- Portland Police Bureau’s 2022 “Vocabulary in the LGBTQIA2S+/Queer Community” training under PPB directive “Interacting with Members of the LGBTQIA2S+/Queer Community” collected anonymous comment responses from PPB officers
- Revised Redactions Office of Intelligence and Analysis Operations in Portland, April 20, 2021
- PPB protest and riots training materials: Prayer of the alt knight training slide
Advocacy Organizations
Please note that the inclusion of an organization here is neither an endorsement nor an indication of a formal relationship of any kind. This is meant as a resource to find organizations you can join or support in other ways.
- Call to Safety
- Outside In
- Sisters of the Road
- New Avenues for Youth
- Portland Bad Date Line
- Causa Oregon
- Resolutions Northwest
- Portland for Everyone
Is there an organization you feel should be on this list? Please let us know!