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[In an effort to reflect on a very tumultuous year, the Mercury
asked several Portlanders to look back on their 2020 and share how their lives have changed and what they ve taken away from their experiences. Candace Avalos is a Blacktina, a former city council candidate, a PSU educator, and an activist for police reform, neighborhoods, and Black lives. Here is her 2020 story. eds]
“It was supposed to be my year” is a phrase I ve heard from so many people as they reflected on the plans they had for 2020 dreams and wishes that ultimately never came to fruition. I also entered this year thinking about all the goals I was going to crush, all the doors I was going to knock on during my first campaign for Portland City Council, all the places I wanted to visit including a trip to see baby goats in Eastern Oregon. But that trip, like so many other plans, crumbled between my fingers during a year that truly tested everyone’s resolve. ....

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