October 12, 2021 marks two years since someone killed Sean Calier, with an SUV while he was

leaving a Portland bar.

Because this series centers around Sean's death and why his case remains unsolved two

years later, we wanted to talk about his life.

So in this special episode, we're going to hear from someone who spent a lot of time

with Sean, who was 15 years old at the Occupy Portland protests in 2011.

The time when he was first learning about direct action and protests.

It was around this time that Laura and Sean had a move to a more working class neighborhood

in Portland, and he started to see more disparities up close.

His family and friends say that the desire to do something about fundamental problems in

American society led Sean to the Occupy Portland protests.

Thousands of people were turning out for these demonstrations, and many would camp at

parks in downtown Portland near the Federal Courthouse.

It was a turning point in Sean's life.

It would define who he was.

Ony Raven was one of the activists at the camps, where people slept in tents and tarps

for around a month under rainy Pacific Northwest skies.

Autonomous groups formed everywhere to plan protests against the city government and

to provide meals for the Occupyers.

Raven served as a kind of mentor for Sean at this time.

Our producer Ryan Hass interviewed her, first a quick note.

You'll hear Raven talk about Sean taking on his first street name, Yaka, and the hard

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