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08/11/2020

Here is a 360º look at this year's exhibition presented by Don't Shoot Portland (open 12p-5p every Thurs-Sat through the 29th).

Every year around the Mike Brown anniversary Don't Shoot PDX does community art projects, panels on civic education, community engagement, they teach non-violent direct action where they talk about audits and demands for policy makers, they do know your rights training.

This year's exhibition is in honor of all the people that come together in protest. It features photos from local protests and also incorporates artwork that's been made by different protesters around the country.

https://facebook.com/events/s/stop-killing-us-a-black-lives-/291149648967076/?ti=cl

05/11/2018

Check out this incredible 360º documentary by 360 Labs. It is beautiful and moving...and a perfect example of what 360º footage can do! Best if seen with a headset so you can really feel like you are there.

03/12/2018

- Amanda in Sanctuary (a narrated 360º story) by MoDaFo360º - via VeeR

Amanda Morales-Guerra and her three US born children have been living in this NY...

03/09/2018

International Women's Strike - March on Portland (March 08, 2018) by MoDaFo360 - via VeeR

A little rain wasn't going to keep these women from taking to the streets to dem...

03/08/2018

Feel the summer sunrays in this 360º throwback. #360º

For many of us winter still hasn't let up, and while it can be fun and beautiful, some of us are ready for summer...NOW!! Enjoy a taste of the warm sunshine ...

02/02/2018

In honor of Black History Month, here is an inside look from last month's 4th annual Reclaim King March in Portland, OR organized by Dont Shoot Portland. Virtually join in the march, look around by dragging your mouse or moving your mobile device. Make sure to turn the quality all the way up for the best view.

www.dontshootportland.com

01/10/2018

Amanda Morales-Guerra and her three US born children have been living in this NYC church since August 17, 2017...five months next Wednesday. When Amanda fled Guatemala in 2004, she would have qualified for asylum but did not know to apply for it until after the one year deadline had passed. Amanda and her family are hopeful but have been denied even a chance to explain their situation over and over again. How many more families are suffering like theirs throughout this country? Why do we deliberately make it difficult for people like Amanda, who just wants to be given a chance to live here with her family...legally?

Hear their story, and see what their life is like in Sanctuary in this 360º (VR) video story.

MORE INFORMATION:
Thanks to a recent justice driven crowd funding site, Amanda has secured new legal representation. Here is an update provided by her lawyer on December 13:

Hello Donors!

My name is Geoff Kagan-Trenchard, I’m Amanda’s lawyer. Thank you so much for all your help. I have an update on the case. In September we asked the court in Texas that ordered Amanda deported in 2004 to reopen her case. Because of the way the Immigration Laws are written, the only legal argument we were allowed to make was that Guatemala had become so much more dangerous since she left the case should be reopened. We asked the court to allow her to have a fair day in court. We provided half a dozen reputable news sources, State Department travel warnings, and even included sworn affidavits from her brothers who were in the military on how the cartel had targeted her family.

The judge denied our motion anyway.

Our next step is to petition the Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen her case. We’ll also be asking that they grant her the Stay of Deportation that ICE has denied. This would allow her to leave the church with her children and not worry she could be detained at any moment.

I’ll also be working with experts on cartel violence in the region to prepare written testimony about exactly how dangerous it would be for Amanda if she were forced to return. I’ll be working with the social workers and therapists that have been supporting Amanda and her children to show how ICE’s actions are traumatizing them. I’ll be consulting with other attorneys who are experts in this very complicated specialization in an already complicated area of law. And even then, success is by no means guaranteed. We appreciate any help you can provide, even if it’s just resharing this page (https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/support-for-amanda-morales-gue/).

I also want you to know that I haven’t taken any of this money for my fees, and won’t until Amanda is able to leave the church. I want to make sure that if Amanda is detained and needs to pay a Bond in order to be released, we have a bail fund ready to go.

Thank you again,
Geoff

10/13/2017

I have spent a lot of time with Amanda and her children over the past couple of months, not just working on this piece, but also as a member of the community who has been deeply touched by their story. Thank you AJ+ for doing a wonderful job representing them and the many others facing the same situation.

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/support-for-amanda-morales-gue/

09/15/2017

Members from a local synagogue visited Holyrood Episcopal Church / Iglesia Santa Cruz to show their support for Amanda! You can too by visiting:
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/support-for-amanda-morales-gue/

Thank you to New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City for everything you are doing!!

08/23/2017

In case you thought racist statues were only a Southern thing, THINK AGAIN!

J. Marion Sims was a doctor (a gynecologist) in the 1800s. He purchased black women slaves and used them as guinea pigs for his untested surgical experiments. He repeatedly performed ge***al surgery on black women WITHOUT ANESTHESIA! For this he is revered as the 'Father of Gynecology'.

This 360º video is from Saturday's (8/19) protest organized by Seshat Meri, Jewel Cadet, Jamilah Felix and Ali Anderson. For more information, see the event's page: https://www.facebook.com/events/905830416231989/