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selfhelpradio · 10 months

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come on up

#pdx #downtown #portland building

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textless · 2 months

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#house #purple #tree #portland #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #building #phone

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kojiarakiartworks · 4 months

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December 2003 PDX Portland Oregon U.S.A.

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

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dailyanarchistposts · 6 days

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On May Day 2017, anarchists participated in lively demonstrations all around the United States, from the heartland to the coasts. In the Northwest, Seattle witnessed a successful block party at the site of a juvenile corrections center, while in Olympia anarchists barricaded train tracks to oppose fracking and clashed with police. Support arrestees here. Yet Portland, Oregon may take the cake for the most creative and combative May Day. Demonstrators not only defended themselves from unprovoked attacks from police who declared the march a riot—they also introduced exciting new innovations into the aesthetic of the black bloc street presence. Here, comrades from Portland explain their goals with the giant spiders they created for May Day, and offer a helpful guide for those who wish to make spiders of their own.

In an effort to bridge the gap between art and activism, giant spiders were assembled off-site and pushed up the street to the demonstration, stocked with water bottles, snacks, earplugs, and other party favors. The idea was to narrow the divide between “us” and “them” that often exists at demonstrations, and it was a complete success. We performed community outreach, engaged in cultural development, boosted morale, provided crucial supplies, and created an amazing photo opportunity in the process.

The concept is multi-dimensional: it works on many different levels. The idea began from frustrations around attendance at local demonstrations. In Portland, where the majority of citizens seem to be white, middle-class, and apolitical on account of these privileges, they don’t show up unless a demonstration concerns their interests specifically. However, Portlanders are fascinated by their own love of art and “wacky” stuff as well as the commodification of protest as “funtertainment.” We decided to embrace this love of the “weird” to test whether a hyper-localized approach to engaging people could succeed.

Our tactical art enabled us to fill a supporting role for other participants in the march, helping challenge narratives that the black bloc is an “othered” or “othering” tactic. Whether this separation is intentional or not, the fact remains that the general public is often hesitant to engage with us. Bearing that in mind—as well the tendency of the Portland Police Department to brutally shut down demonstrations—we stocked our Spiders with fliers, water, LAW (liquid, antacid, water, the eyewash with which street medics treat pepper spray), ear plugs, and snacks. We also included a few other party favors, because anarchy needs revelry!

We intentionally engaged with the folks around us. A lot of people walked up to ask what the spiders meant! It was inspiring to see so much dialogue between folks in everyday garb and folks in black bloc. We explained the ideas behind our actions as anarchists and the creations themselves: the three spiders representing Mutual Aid, Solidarity, and Direct Action.

A word about symbolism. The idea of using the spider as an icon of resistance is that spiders are always there watching, waiting, and keeping the environment free of pesky insects and other parasites that consume resources without supporting their fellow beings. While we may look scary, we’re here with you and for you. We are the spiders, and the insects are the societal ills that we fight against.

The symbolism of the black widow spider is rich with history that guides our work. We want to contribute to that rich history, adding our own interpretations. Mutual Aid, Solidarity, Direct Action are our black widow’s cruses. (Crux? Curse? Cures?)

In regards to developing our own culture, there are many barriers we face in this process. State repression is the biggest threat, of course. The specter of state repression can complicate organizing, planning, and building trust in our communities. Portland has a history of repression and slander, ruining the lives of activists and anarchists; these horror stories reverberate throughout the underground. We can’t allow ourselves to be publicly disparaged and forced into hiding by our adversaries and their culture war, so we create as a political act. Creating is intuitively human: we plan, we build, we think, we conspire, we imagine. It is also an activity in which everyone can engage to some degree while building new skills. It enables us to get to know each other, build trust, and share time and company.

More globally, seizing the Spectacle is a step towards our goals, because it allows us to dictate our own narratives. With the development of Public Relations and Social Engineering, the visage of capitalism has come to define its delusional reality. To paraphrase Guy Debord, lived experiences are now taken in as a collection of representational images. We can tell our own stories and show the general public what these three principles mean in action. We can create our own mythos, speaking out on our own terms, in our own language, with our own symbols. The state and media dictate too much of what we’re allowed to say and how it’s spun—it’s time to spin our own webs to connect and fortify our relationships.

We are building the bridges we need to move forward. The existing connections between art, activism, and anarchism are fiery and well-storied. The new wave of repression under Trump’s regime is still building steam, but it is already proving dangerous. We need to be more careful than ever. Art allows us to demonstrate and show our fangs, and we can use art to empower those around us.

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hack-saw2004 · 1 day

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JUST NOW: police are at portland state university, attempting to clear out the library our comrades are occupying. protesters on the outside are reportedly losing contact with their comrades inside the library. some protesters have already been arrested. if you wanna keep up with this situation as it develops, def recommend following the psu vanguard (the account linked) theyre the student newspaper!

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hiddenstashart · 3 months

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#pdx #street art #graffiti #oil pastels #oil pastel #illuminati #illuminaughty #taylor electric building #portland oregon

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tudorgothic · 5 months

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#digicam #digital camera #my photos #digital photography #nikon e4800 #nikonphotography #tdrgthc #photography #night #portland #reed college #studio arts building #college campus #campus after dark #college aesthetic #student aesthetic #ceramics #alex g #grunge

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mario-gp · 7 months

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08.10.23

#photography #photographers on tumblr #fotografia #original photographers #fotografía #portland #maine #portland maine #old building #ocean #ocean view

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vokodon · 2 months

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I think the mutuals I had in Oregon have all left, but by any chance do any of y'all live out there now? I haven't been super personal on here for a while, but I'm going to be moving away from the state I'm in and back to Portland soon since the wind is blowing a bad direction for trans people here and I don't really have much reason to stick around anyway.

Anyway, if you're out in Oregon/Southern Washington maybe hmu? I could even just use a friend or two out there.

I'm a transfemme anarchist of some sort, into ttrpgs, extreme horror, genre fiction and that kind of thing. I'm writing a horror novel and a vampire roleplaying game and I'm basically always awake if you're wanting to talk.

#trans girl seeking friends #excited to be back #not looking forward to building a support network all over again #trans #portland #ttrpg #horror

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jazmatazzzzzz · 18 days

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I love architecture

#Portland #traveling #building #architecture #architectural #trees #city #pnw

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bluestar2012 · 9 months

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#Architecture #Blue Sky #buildings #clouds #colors #Houses #Portland #Thoughts #travels

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louismygf · 1 year

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2022 louie wrapped 🫂

favorite song on walls - fearless

favorite song on fitf - lucky again or att or waoyf or ooms or or or

favorite fitf single - out of my system

favorite music video - bigger than me

most played song on spotify by louis - kill my mind (lifetime), bigger than me (6 months), all this time (4 weeks)

louis life lesson - always have hope. trust your gut & follow your heart (also, when following your heart, dont be afraid to make mistakes). be brave.

favorite louis lyric - time can always heal you, if you let it make its way into your bones (fitf)... otb lyrics still at my top though! specifically it's a solo song and it's only for the brave (walls)

favorite louis outfit - SOOO many. love me to death and longer hoodie, pleasure is pain cardigan, green dork sweater, purple hydrogen tee, pittsburgh 😇, F1 fila sweater, 28op black turtleneck & this..., but i feel like giving attention to this outfit :)

favorite live performance - THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF BIGGER THAN ME, LIVE FROM MILAN, WAS INSANE ACTUALLY!!!!!!!!!!!

live favorite tour show - girl. all three nights of ltwt22: mexico city (n1 got me locked out of twitter, n2- just full on fun and complete chaos and n3......... perfection)

tagged by @throughmycigarette 🫶🏽

tagging @daffodilsfortomorrow @faithinlouisfuture @louis-in-red @letthisbeyourgreatest @polaroidplanets @28-quetzal @milf-louis @fruitylouis @sheisbeautyweareworldass @firstsummer

#i think a lot of u are already tagged sorry 😭#fav louis lyrics!!!!! hm . i have so many idk man 😭 i hate deciding on a definitive answer bc i always never have one #you said love was a pretty lie and i choked when your smoke got in my eye #the superman line ... a lot of lyrics from paradise !!! maybe all of paradise verse 2... also btm verse 2 #i keep building mountains hoping that theyll turn to gold #put the pain behind you now you dont need it anymore #they say bitter ends turn sweet in time #GIRL im going to be listing the whole album atp 😭#ik i said so much already but asuncion shirt was good 😔 blue burberry!!!!!! the purple jacket <3 myeah #OK & for shows..... ofc ltwt22 manila :D #portland n2‚ santiago n1 (kmm iconique lights)‚ austin‚ philly‚ afhf22‚ milan . ah... what a good year #nashville was also vv good!!!!#lokerse feesten:‚]#tagged #tag games #tag game

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textless · 1 year

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#dragon #sculpture #wood #portland #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #pole #black #gold #telephone pole #street #car #building #house #face

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kojiarakiartworks · 3 days

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December 2003 PDX Portland Oregon U.S.A.

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

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adriancosio · 11 months

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#portland #oregon #photography #buildings

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wurm-food · 4 months

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I think my favorite part about being in the music festival scene is that I’ve met sooooo many awesome people that I maybe see once or twice a year but we always make time for each other and it’s just so 😭😭

#two friends from Portland I camped with last year at a festie hmu and we all got tickets together and want to camp together again!#and the beauty of it was that we had just met that Monday? then put together camp and lived together for almost a week and boogied away #and they’ve had such a positive impact on my life and I just… love that that’s an experience we can all have #like the relationships we build with strangers can blossom so fast if we simply let it happen #any way 😭😭 I’m so happy fr #wurm.txt

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