Don’t Shoot Portland is an arts and education organization that promotes social justice and civic participation. Our year-round programming allows us to advocate for community members facing racism and discrimination by providing legal representation and direct advocacy.

Since our inception in 2016, Don’t Shoot Portland has hosted its own dialogues, community forums and workshops focusing on history, archiving and social culture. The art proponent of our work acts as a communicative tool to facilitate discussions about race in America while providing educational assets to those most affected by discrimination in public policy.

Please consider supporting us by volunteering for any of our committees for social change. We have various events that always require dependable community members dedicated to social change in order to make it happen. Upon filling out this form you will be contacted by DSP for upcoming events.

Please have patience with our response time!

MLK Planning Committee:

• Primarily focuses on our annual Martin Luther King march in January. Organizing the logistics of this March takes someone with experience in spreadsheets, data entry and being comfortable making phone calls and following up with sponsors. 
• Fundraising and build community partnerships
• Organize volunteers and vendors for the annual event

Accessibility Committee:

• Build community justice partnerships for inclusion through direct outreach calls, online social canvassing and event networking.
• Seek youth leaders for training and accreditation to support community events.
• Debrief and research continued innovations for inclusion, safety and accessibility. Continue to develop guidelines ensuring language is accessible for all.

Children’s Arts and Social Justice Council:

• Publish programming for youth including; Black Futures Forward (February) Spring Breakout (March) and Juneteenth Freedom Camp (June)
• Support outreach for the ‘Back to School BackPack’ program (August) and ‘Day of Dead’ (November) annual events and Not Black Friday (November).
• Help to develop community partnerships for youth fundraising via #FreedomLemonade storefront merchandising at DCBC (T-shirts, Prints, Zines, Art)

Legal Support and Advocacy Referral Services:

• Support organizing efforts around outreach to community and volunteer support for upcoming workshops and events related to legal support and audits. This includes meeting with community members and sharing perspectives to support first responder operations using ethical methods.