Rose City Antifa [TITAN]
| Submitted | March 9, 2021 |
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From: Michael Quinn
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
- all briefings, memos, presentations, incident reports or other types of documents mentioning or maintained on the organization Rose City Antifa
- all emails to/from the email address fight_them_back@riseup.net
- any documents containing "rosecityantifa.org", "7522bnqx3bt5ry7o7so54me2ewt7s5gkmo3gwn4qgiuwdmj7cvq7bpqd.onion" "fight_them_back@riseup.net" or "(971) 533-7832" - Rose City Antifa's email, number and domains
- all emails mentioning the following case-insensitive terms
* Rose City Antifa
* RCA
* Torch Network
* rosecityantifa.org
* 7522bnqx3bt5ry7o7so54me2ewt7s5gkmo3gwn4qgiuwdmj7cvq7bpqd.onion
* fight_them_back@riseup.net
* (971) 533-7832
* RoseCityAntifa
* fight_them_back
Please note this request is not on "Antifa" broadly - multiple agencies (and I believe your fusion center) has deemed that overly burdensome. This request is specifically in regards to Rose City Antifa, an anti-fascist organization based in Portland, OR. From their own website (rosecityantifa,org):
"Rose City Antifa (RCA) was founded in Portland, Oregon in October of 2007. RCA was formed after a coalition of local people and organizations formed the 'Ad-Hoc Coalition Against Racism and Fascism' in order to shut down a neo-Nazi skinhead festival called Hammerfest. RCA continues the work of that Ad-Hoc Coalition and countless others who have worked to oppose racial prejudice, bigotry and fascism in our communities in Portland, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest more broadly.
Rose City Antifa opposes fascist organizing through direct action, education, and through solidarity with leftist spaces, activists, and organizations. "
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Michael Quinn
From: Oregon Titan Fusion Center
Mr. Quinn:
I am the Privacy Officer for the Oregon TITAN Fusion Center ("OTFC") and I am responding to your public records request dated March 9, 2021. We found 7 records that may be responsive to your request, but each of them were sent to us by the Portland Police Bureau. Oregon Administrative Rule 137-090-0040(2) prohibits us from releasing them because they remain the property of the originating agency. You can contact the Portland Police Bureau by clicking on this link<https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/561936> or contacting them directly.
It appears that the subjects in your request could be related to people and associations that promote a social view. Oregon law prohibits law enforcement agencies from collecting or maintaining information about the political, religious or social views, associations or activities of individuals or groups. See ORS 181A.250. OAR 137-090-0060 has similar restrictions for our organization specifically which is why we have so few records that may be responsive to your request and none that have originated within OTFC.
I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to call me at the cell number listed below or simply reply to this email.
Thank you,
Colin Benson
Senior Assistant Attorney General | Organized Crime Section | Criminal Justice Division
Oregon Department of Justice
2250 McGilchrist St SE, Ste 100, Salem, OR. 97302
Office: (503)378-6347
Cell: (503) 932-1772
Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us<mailto:Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us>
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From: Michael Quinn
Mr. Benson,
I'll respond in full later (currently busy with other things but I wanted to send you a reply ASAP since I'll likely be free as you're clocking out for the day), but can you provide any identifying information (such as report numbers, file numbers, or any form of ID) for the 7 records located so I can pursue a records request with them? By my understanding of OAR 137-090-0040, this should be in compliance considering no access is being given to the 7 aforementioned records - rather this information helps me locate the records with the originating department.
Thank you for your help.
From: Oregon Titan Fusion Center
Mr. Quinn:
I can give you the following additional information about the documents we received from PPB:
1. 2019 July 30 Event Calendar
2. 2019 June 25 Event Calendar
3. 2020 February 4 Event Calendar
4. 2020 February 11 Event Calendar
We also received a document on August 17, 2019 and one on September 26, 2020
Colin Benson
Senior Assistant Attorney General | Organized Crime Section | Criminal Justice Division
Oregon Department of Justice
2250 McGilchrist St SE, Ste 100, Salem, OR. 97302
Office: (503)378-6347
Cell: (503) 932-1772
Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us<mailto:Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oregon Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on . Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Oregon Titan Fusion Center
Mr. Quinn:
I am not sure I understand. I replied to your email on March 18, 2021. Is there other information you need from us?
Colin Benson
Oregon Department of Justice
Office (503)378-6347
Cell (503)932-1772
Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us<mailto:Colin.D.Benson@doj.state.or.us>
From: Michael Quinn
Mr Benson,
Apologies - Muckrock automatically follows up on open requests. I don't need anything else from you currently.
Thank you for your help!
From: Oregon Titan Fusion Center
Great! Thank you. I know this probably sounds insincere, but we in really do want to help reporters get the materials you need.
Let me know if I can help with Portland Police.
Colin