VISION STATEMENT 

The Black community thrives when it is connected and recognizes its interconnectedness. Even as the Black community in Portland has been dispersed across the region from historical neighborhoods in Northeast Portland, folks have come together to celebrate, worship, protest, grieve, and simply to be whole. Black Portlanders want and need to be reflected in our city and to have the sacredness of our history and culture recognized. 

We can make Black Portland visible in the fabric of the city by recognizing Black communities as valuable and meaningful, and asserting the right of Black people to be in place and to be reflected in place, and to shape community and neighborhoods. 

Public social spaces need to be safe for Black community gathering and for everyday social life in the city. A Black ‘right to the city’ includes the ability to walk, bike, shop, and socialize in our neighborhoods free from suspicion, police profiling, and violence. 

In all parts of the City, Black-centered organizations in historical neighborhoods need support to continue to address persistent issues and to hold space for Black presence and organizing. Black community needs should also be addressed in their new neighborhoods with relevant and culturally appropriate programs. 

ACTIONS

THESE ARE CAUSES THAT PAALF SUPPORTS. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN US IN ADVOCATING FOR THESE LOCAL AND STATE POLICY CHANGES.