People for Mutual Education

We are People for Mutual Education (P4ME), a decentralized collective based in Portland, Oregon who work collaboratively to assemble resources, synthesize existing information, and share knowledge on racial and social (in)justice.

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Non-unanimous jury convictions: A teach-in on its racist origins and impact

Sunday, May 30th, 1 pm - 3 pm (PT) Registration and full details click here.

Part of The City Repair Project’s Village Building Convergence Festival, this teach-in will walk you through the recent Supreme Court decision that ruled guilty verdicts for criminal trials must be unanimous, overturning a practice with racist origins only taking place in Oregon and Louisiana.

We will discuss why Oregon Attorney General, Ellen Rosenblum, refuses to give those still in prison or on parole from non-unanimous juries fair trials, and how we can take action.

Registration and full details click here.

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Time for a hot Valentine's Day date with making plans to stop displacement! Our third and final event in the P4ME gentrification teach-in series will feature local activists and organizations who are actively working to combat gentrification and resist the displacement of Black and Brown Portlanders. First, we'll recap our previous two events, followed by time for each organization to introduce themselves. Then attendees will have an opportunity to get to know the organization of their choice in breakout rooms. Think of it as a virtual volunteer fair where you will learn exactly how you can help fight gentrification and advocate for restitution. We've learned; we've discussed; now's our chance to get to work! Admission cost is a sliding scale. All proceeds will be donated to the featured community organizations.

Participating organizations:

Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2

Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods

Stop the Sweeps PDX

Taking Ownership PDX

Tickets are sliding scale $0-$25. Zoom information will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event. All proceeds will be donated to the featured community organizations. Thank you for giving what you can to support P4ME and future events like this one! Save your spot today!

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You’re invited to a special teach-in event this Sunday, October 18 at 11:30 am! Join us as we strategize ways to support the Write in Teressa Raiford campaign.

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Reparations and Reallocation of Wealth

Our pamphlet about Reparations and Reallocation of Wealth is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

H.R.40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act (currently sitting in committee)

Hannah-Jones, Nikole. (2020). What is owed: If true justice and equality are ever to be achieved in the United States, the country must finally take seriously what it owes black Americans. The New York Times Magazine.

The Case for Reparations 

British Tax Paid to Slave Owners

Namibia President Hage Geingob says his government has turned down Germany's offer of compensation for colonial-era killings, calling it "not acceptable."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/africa/namibia-rejects-germany-reparation-offer/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/12/namibia-rejects-german-compensation-offer-over-colonial-violence

https://www.dw.com/en/namibia-germany-reparations/a-54535589

CNBC article on reparations in the U.S.

Aware-LA

Sonya Renee Taylor

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Higher Education in America

Our pamphlet about Higher Education in America is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

P. G. Altbach, P. J. Gumport, & R. O. Berdahl (Eds.), American Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges. Johns Hopkins University Press.

A. M. Cohen & C. B. Kisker (Eds.), The shaping of American higher education: Emergence and growth of the contemporary system. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

CNBC: The cost of college increased by more than 25% in the last 10 years—here’s why

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Gentrification and Redlining in Portland

Our pamphlet about Gentrification and Redlining is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

Vanport Flood, Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast by Tracy B Wilson and Holly Fry

The History of Portland’s African American Community

Gentrification & Black Portland

Racial Restrictive Covenants in Portland

Portland: Race Against the Past (Documentary about Portland’s legacy of White Supremacy and housing segregation)

Portland Monthly: “How Oregon’s Racist History Can Sharpen Our Sense of Justice Right Now” by Walidah Imarisha

Learn even more from Black scholars whose work has centered on housing and anti-Black racism in Portland: Walidah Imarisha, Lisa Bates, Robin John-son, Jesse Beason, Carmen Thompson

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Environmental Racism

Photograph by Erica Cirino, "Sharon Lavigne, founder of RISE St. James, a grass-roots group fighting environmental racism", Cancer Alley, Louisiana, 2020

Our pamphlet about Environmental Racism is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

The Movement’s Future: Teaching Our Kids about Environmental Justice

Center for Health, Environment, and Justice

PBS Resource Bank: “ Conditions of antebellum slavery”

Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12,898 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice

PBS Teacher’s Lounge: Teaching Environmental Justice

EPA: Environmental Justice Timeline

“Who’s In Danger?: Race, Poverty, and Chemical Distasters”

“Life at the Fenceline: Understanding Cumulative Health Hazards in Environmental Justice Communities”

Climate Justice Alliance/

Earth Justice

Center for Biological Diversity

Indigenous Environmental Network

Communities for a Better Environment

Environmental Justice Foundation

Coalition of Communities of Color

Portland Harbor Community Coalition

OPAL (Oregon People Activating Leaders)

“An Environmental Injustice: Freeway Project Would Increase Pollution in Portland’s Most Polluted Neighborhood”

Sharita Towne, This is a Black Spatial Imaginary

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Building Antiracist Public Schools

Our pamphlet about Building Antiracist Public Schools is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

Center for Racial Justice in Education

Don’t Shoot Portland

Shit You Should Care About

Dear Asian Youth

Rachel Cargle

Racial Equity Education

Center for American Progress

EdBuild

UNCF Report, “A Seat at the Table: African American Youth’s Perceptions of K-12 Education”

NYU Research Report, “ Why Is Public School Curriculum Still Whites Only?”

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Black Trans Lives

Our pamphlet about Black Trans Lives is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

2015 U.S. Transgender Survey

TIME article on violence against Black trans people

Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies and Orders of the Trump Administration 

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Write in Teressa Raiford

Our pamphlet about mayoral candidate Teressa Raiford is available here.

We used these sources to compile the information:

www.medium.com/@adie.bovee/an-open-letter-regarding-portlands-upcoming-mayoral-runoff-eb31e2624181

www.movingportlandforward.com

www.writeinteressaraiford.com

Check out https://linktr.ee/writeinteressaraiford for more information on Teressa and how you can get involved.