Portland, Oregon Protest

Pioneer Courthouse Square is a major cultural location for Portland, Oregon.

More info

Help support us and raise awareness; buy a black ribbon today and say no torture!

More info

A protest is being organized at Pioneer Courthouse Square (pictured right) in downtown Portland, Oregon. The protest is tentatively scheduled for November fourth or fifth of 2006 for maximum awareness immediately before the midterm elections. After the protest is completed more protests around the United States will be organized for the 2008 Presidential elections.

The point of the protests are to raise awareness to the acts that are going on. The protest will bring the actions of the United States Federal government to light by having displays in highly public areas. The displays will include:

• The use of an industrial bubble blowing machine to attract people from the street.
• Recreating as best as possible the interrogation techniques as documented in Army Regulation 15-6: Final Report. This includes:
  • Finding #4: Loud music and strobe lights in a booth
  • Finding #8: short shackling
  • Finding #11a: military dog barking and showing teeth
  • Finding #14: climate control used to lower body temp to 95 degrees
  • Finding #16e: dog leash used to lead person around room and forced to perform dog tricks
  • Finding #16g: strip searching used as punishment
• Enlarged photographs of the known prisoner abuse.
• Signs calling for Congress to take control of the executive branch of the United States Federal Government and give all prisoners at Guantanamo Bay the benefit of full legal proceedings.
• Signs calling for the end of extraordinary rendition as well as take all steps necessary to stop the other uses of torture.
• Have people on hand to explain what has happened to those who are skeptical.
• Pre addressed letters to Congressional Representatives for the local areas that people simply have to write their name on, stamp, and mail.

The protest is designed to give people on the street a feel for what it is like to undergo the interrogation techniques that our military is using. It will also provide a solution to the problem that it is bringing light to; the facts are that as Americans we do not need the government to perform these actions. We must not condone these actions and must speak out against them. The rest of the world should hear that not all Americans want our government to behave in this way.

Budget