First Name : Teresa

Last Name : Raiford

Approx. Age : 50

State : Oregon

Tags : Portland Antifa   Leadership   Politicians  

Notes

Raiford is the founder of Don't Shoot Portland, one of the myriad defund the police / BLM groups. She founded the group after her nephew Andre Dupree Payton was killed in gang related violence which of course is the police's fault and everyone knows defunding the cops will result in less gang violence. Raiford is prominent enough to have her own Wikipedia entry. She was tangentially involved in the infamous Possumgate incident in 1981 when she was 11. Raiford claims Portland police dumped dead possums at her grandparent's Burger Barn restaurant (it was actually the meat delivery). She appears to have had a successful career in business before founding her Don't Shoot chapter. She's also a would-be politician. She ran for the Portland City Council and a Multnomah County Commission seat in the early 2010s but was a distant also-ran in both elections. She organized a write-in campaign for sheriff in 2016. Unsatisfied with the thorough drubbing she suffered in the previous elections, she ran for mayor in 2020 but came in third place in a crowded field. Raiford has a rap sheet for harassment, disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer although not all arrests are obviously connected to riots and she appears to have beat the rap on most of the charges. Raiford was arrested in 2015 at a rally for Michael Brown (the Ferguson dude) and charged with disorderly conduct. She was acquitted and later sued the PPD for $500K. Her Don't Shoot Portland filed a class action lawsuit against the PPD in the summer of 2020 over the department's use of tear gas at riots. Along with the Wall of Moms, her group filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security in 2020. Raiford may not be Antifa but she has worked closely with Portland Antifa leader Gregory McKelvey. https://archive.vn/jbzJj https://archive.vn/XsAmD https://archive.vn/s8sa5 https://archive.vn/wHD49 https://archive.vn/ZBrkd https://archive.vn/BKHRT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teressa_Raiford



Posted By : Anonymous in September 2021
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