September 6, 2020 – Re: Portland

Summary

September 5th marked 100 days of protests in Portland, Oregon. In accordance with the milestone, there were many events planned around the city throughout the day. Starting midday at noon, two different sit-ins took place at public parks, one in north Portland and the other in southeast Portland. Both sit-ins drew crowds of at least 100 community members each, and provided space for community members to speak and perform music. Also present at both parks were community resources and free food provided for attendees.

In the evening, hundreds of protesters gathered at Ventura Park in southeast Portland. Ahead of the planned march, the group sat on the grass in the park listening to speakers and musical performers. As the demonstration prepared to begin marching, they were intercepted by Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers and their loudspeaker (LRAD), which came to Ventura Park and informed protesters that they would not be allowed to proceed to the nearby PPB east precinct. Despite this announcement, protesters began marching anyways. Protesters got a few blocks away from the park when they were met by a riot line of PPB and Oregon State Police (OSP) officers. During a brief standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement, multiple incendiary devices were thrown into the space between the two groups inadvertently setting a protester’s legs on fire, which was put out by other protesters. Following this occurrence, PPB declared a riot and immediately began pushing protesters out of the area.

What followed was several hours of law enforcement officers pushing protesters out of the area using physical force and high amounts of impact munitions and tear gas, despite pushing protesters through residential neighborhoods and gassing community members inside their homes as a result. The protesters were split into multiple groups several times, but managed to regroup and continue moving throughout the area despite the continued dispersals by officers. Both PPB and OSP officers also appeared to conduct arrests at random, grabbing whoever was nearest to them or in the back of the pack of protesters as they moved away from incoming officers.

After protest numbers dwindled, several explosions were heard throughout the neighborhood. Some reports indicate an individual in a red car was driving around the area throwing devices out of their vehicle. Information on this event is still developing.

Scheduled Events

Let’s Celebrate Diversity and Elevate BIPOC Voices – 10 am
Beaverton Community Sign Making for Oregon Youth Climate Strike – 11 am
Lents Park Sit-In | 100 Days, 100 Nights – Noon
King School Park Sit-In | 100 Days, 100 Nights – Noon
PDX Car Caravan Protest – 2 pm
Portland United for Justice & Equality Protest Party at Pioneer Square – 6 pm
Ventura Park Direct Action March – 7 pm
Say their names: Vigil to honor the last 100 Black lives taken by police – 8 pm

Timeline

Day – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School

One of two sit-ins during the day took place at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School.

09/05/2020
I am at mlk elementary for an event, so far there’s snacks, a free clothing store and lots of other booths, folks are starting to file in slowly pic.twitter.com/omrvXXRELa
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 5, 2020

Today’s sit in is hosted by Mxm Bloc, a group of local mothers who organize to attend and support Portland’s Black Lives Matter protest events.

Today, Mxm Bloc has multiple booths set up providing free food, cold drinks, diapers, clothes, shoes and hygiene supplies. pic.twitter.com/OZmLg1WwUa
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

I have just listened to several wonderful speakers, i will get a video up of them all as soon as possible, DJ Tempo is currently playing tunes pic.twitter.com/Bk9Vfc5dB6
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 5, 2020

I’m at Dr. King Elementary School in Northeast Portland for today’s sit in event (happening until 6 pm).

About 100 people are sitting in the grass listening to a speaker talk about the Great Migration, and artists, vendors and mutual aid groups are set up by the playground. pic.twitter.com/5YIoXfD9vJ
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

Musics playing, folks are hanging out in the park, really loving that there’s multiple asl interpretors
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 5, 2020

A dance instructor is teaching choreography to people on the grass.

“Make sure you bring those legs up — don’t get lazy on me!” pic.twitter.com/qYvs85qd3J
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

A car caravan of Black Lives Matter supporters just drove by Dr. King Elementary School, honking their horns to the beat of “Black lives matter!” pic.twitter.com/Eo1miKaXuG
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

Disabled Comrade Collective (DCC) is providing a Sensory Space. Here’s an organizer:

“We wanted to create a place for people with sensory needs, anxiety, neurodivergent folks, autistic folks, to recharge, regroup, get touch and stim to bring their anxiety levels down.” (1/3) pic.twitter.com/8OjXuaiYe4
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

The yellow van is here from Portland United Against Hate, a local nonprofit that facilitates anonymous reporting of police violence and hate crimes (https://t.co/aH7YcuHwS9).

While not a medic van, the van offers first aid supplies to anyone who needs them. pic.twitter.com/JSuQoVNwek
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

Sean drove their van (which they also live in) to the event and is serving people free tea (jasmine green, English breakfast and herbal).

“I’m not part of any group, just a person serving tea,” Sean says. pic.twitter.com/974r6uMa4B
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

“The money the food and the resources stay in the community.” (2/2)
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

A Black speaker asks white people here to stand and say what they’re going to say to racist relatives. The crowd shouts “Fuck you!”

“I know there are kids in the audience who are here and I’m sorry for that. But at the same time, your kids need to know I was scared for my son.” pic.twitter.com/gavi8QZmEI
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 5, 2020

Signing off from today’s sit in with this image of plein air painter Jonathan Luczycki (@_Night_Painter) capturing the scene at Dr. King Elementary School. ✌? pic.twitter.com/UV74saZbVJ
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

Day – Lents Park

The other sit-in during the day took place at Lents Park.

At a Black Lives Matter community gathering at Lents Park in Portland Oregon. pic.twitter.com/pIwx3Q5wag
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) September 5, 2020

Names on the sidewalk. pic.twitter.com/xehQ1WiVYk
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) September 5, 2020

Also music in the park, not just speeches. pic.twitter.com/3ISPK32kWq
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) September 5, 2020

Pictures of the Black Lives Matter car caravan driving past Lents Park in Portland. pic.twitter.com/30U080UlhZ
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) September 5, 2020

An unrelated incident brought a police presence to the park, although it was not near where community members gathered for the demonstration.

There’s a very small child in the back seat of the police cruiser. pic.twitter.com/WQmC2dsIKC
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) September 6, 2020

Night – Ventura Park

In the evening, protesters attended a demonstration at Ventura Park in Southeast Portland.

09/05/2020

Hello hello, im at ventura park, there’s folks filing in, bbq is goin, its currently 7:16 pic.twitter.com/mpjEGWO9if
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

I am on ground at Ventura Park for the 100th might of consecutive protests in #Portland. Richard is enjoying the swings as protesters arrive for the demonstration. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/vxXNOU9jgm
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

Speakers are starting, asl interpreter is here as well
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

Night 100 of #BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtests sees several hundred people at Ventura Park listening to speakers. The current speaker is about to read a poem. It’s a good one. pic.twitter.com/bnPmtL7m3C
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Kinsey Smyth has been coming out since the beginning of the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd. She tells us how this 100 days had inspired & changed her. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/gzbyrrqXX7
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

“But then I think about it and it’s like, people are dying. So I can have a Prius? I’ll let all this shit go. For a future that my daughter can grow up in not knowing that cops ever existed until she sees it in school in a history book? I’ll lose all this shit.” (2/2)
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

Rapper ‘C3 The Guru’ is performing to the crowd before the March begins. There are now several hundred protesters now assembled in Ventura Park. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/TfSOmcDk0J
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

The clergy observers just cheered at @c3theguru referencing Jesus. “Want to get in touch with your indigenuity? Give up your colonization. Render under Caesar what is Caesar’s characteristics.”
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Hi there, arriving late to Ventura Park and trying to adjust my eyes to the total darkness. The park lights are all out

A coincidence I’m sure#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPDX
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

I can’t tell exactly how big the crowd is because almost no light but it looks massive. High hundreds

A performer whose name I should really, really know by now is performing an a capella rap he wrote especially for this occasion
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Tables are set up lining the pathway at Ventura Park featuring free posters (by @switchinbloc), FUCK 12 t-shirts and stickers (by Keggo), free herbs, and abolitionist zines.

A medic booth offers medical and sanitation supplies and another table provides free protective gear. pic.twitter.com/V8wTuBpJah
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

Anarchy reigned at the bathroom line in Ventura Park.

I’m waiting in line for the bathroom at tonight’s protest and PEOPLE ARE TAKING CUTSIES.

The utter lawlessness.
— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) September 6, 2020

“We’re water!” says an organizer.

“Be like soup!” someone yells.

The crowd laughs. “Soup, my bad, be soup” says the organizer.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

? The crowd is LOUD:

“Black lives matter!”
“Black lives matter!”
“No justice!”
“No peace!” pic.twitter.com/gIZZeSi8hO
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

As the crowd prepared to begin the march, police arrived at Ventura Park and made an announcement to protesters that they would not be allowed to proceed to their destination.

Holy shit, it’s DJ LRAD

Before the march even forms up, before anyone even really moves towards the street, we are informed that we will not be permitted to march to East Precinct, that we are to return to the park via sidewalk
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Well…I have just arrived at Ventura Park and the LRAD is already making an announcement to return the the park and not march to the east precinct. pic.twitter.com/pk0rKzGGyH
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

*note: everyone appears to still be in the park
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Chanting as the crowd takes to the street and begins to march

Holy shit there are SO MANY PEOPLE
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

The group has formed at the eastern most part of Ventura Park and are now marching. They are heading west down Stark. pic.twitter.com/Y0NlIn0DWr
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Protesters are choosing to March despite police warnings. There are police vehicles waiting in the the crowd’s path. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/lScpJDMnox
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

Line of cops are two blocks up.
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

And there are several police vehicles holding a line the direction they are going. pic.twitter.com/kauUjj04bu
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Officers are not allowing protesters to go any further than about a half block away from Ventura Park. pic.twitter.com/Z2zFsAr1eP
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Ppb comments on lack of a permit pic.twitter.com/npGZNVHkv6
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

A molotov cocktail was thrown pic.twitter.com/rCqQa6ydgm
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Just before 9:20 pm, Portland Police declared the gathering a riot right after a protester appeared to throw some kind of incendiary device in the space between protesters and the line of officers.

Pretty sure 2 Molotovs were thrown. A protester was set on fire. I had a firework go off on me pic.twitter.com/4jIjkiVLTT
— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) September 6, 2020

Riot declared pic.twitter.com/SPNOqnLnQu
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Dispersal on SE Stark. People are getting gas masks on. pic.twitter.com/ygqh71i3LT
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

#pdxprotests Fuego pic.twitter.com/R1BddJpSsq
— Cozca (@KohzKah) September 6, 2020

Three petrol bombs have just been thrown. At least one person is hit. OSP troopers on scene disperse demonstrators with impact munitions and Pepperball munitions. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QOoj1gtmIm
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

It’s war pic.twitter.com/mRHYAyeDzy
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Police munitions Light a Prius aflame. pic.twitter.com/H7sRSc3TnH
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 6, 2020

Eastgate Bible Chapel. Lots of tear gas from cops in the direction they order protesters to go. #BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/S5JpNVXWF6
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

The protest has reformed at 117th and Stark

“Who threw that molotov! Fess up! You hit a protester!!”

I think things might have gone very different just now if not for the molotovs
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Ppb has moved back, protestors have blocked the street, readying
Things are a strange tonight
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

Protesters formed a barricade between themselves and law enforcement officers after said officers stopped pursuing them down the street.

Portland protest day 100 pic.twitter.com/aQw3sGEyYT
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Before the tear gas: cops push through flaming barricade pic.twitter.com/kwqtvPuVdI
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Police move in, this is the second dispersion pic.twitter.com/2YS2t4kSVp
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

pic.twitter.com/xybvW67qOh
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

Cops rush and make arrests, then start firing the gas#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPDX pic.twitter.com/R1Ytb7L3VA
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Police bull rush, push protestors, protestors throw fireworks pic.twitter.com/xGXksKnJR2
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Tear gas is being used pic.twitter.com/rV5B0UKSyG
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

During another dispersal, protesters were pushed and separated in multiple directions.

Another push and so much tear gas. I think the filter is saturated. Fuck

The crowd splits 3 ways. Police pause at 119th and Stark pic.twitter.com/UORM3wfAsV
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

An arrestees wife asks why they took her husband, even though they were complying pic.twitter.com/PvDV0csFdj
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

Ppb and osp making traffic turn around pic.twitter.com/XfAwFEH9gm
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

Officers are actively blocking traffic on Stark going east pic.twitter.com/XKc86qgR3a
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Not sure why this motorist is getting arrested. Not sure if he was even at the protest. pic.twitter.com/yKbXxtptrD
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Officers mounting up and leaving from 119th and Stark. pic.twitter.com/0ipRUaBFDL
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Crowds have been dispersed away from the East precinct, their marching on 122nd pic.twitter.com/6pjYrCwrYS
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Officers arrest a protester and point out an egg on the sidewalk they say the protester had been carrying. Press is pushed back away from The Egg. ? pic.twitter.com/1Er27BtmPn
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

Police were very eager to take an “evidence picture” of this glove and a broken egg at 118th and stark. Which given they had just seen multiple incendiary devices thrown, seems like weird priorities. pic.twitter.com/3M5zsO9O27
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Bubble bloc’s cart was picked up and thrown by police and then a police officer picked up and threw one of the bubblers onto the curb, too. Here a police officer finds a phone and takes it out of the street and puts it into the gutter. pic.twitter.com/pR2fnkbGeV
— Jake “wear a mask” Johnson (@FancyJenkins) September 6, 2020

We have rejoined the crowd. It’s still huge

96 days ago, a crowd about this size got hopelessly scattered by maybe half that amount of tear gas

But that was then. This is now
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Following a group of protesters down SE 122nd they’re about to head west til they hear there’s another large group at the Mazda dealership.
“Sure, I love Mazda!” the leader says, and they head to meet up.
— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) September 6, 2020

Protestors chant as they move through neighborhoods pic.twitter.com/AC6hh4a9JO
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Currently walking through the neighborhoods. A lady in an “I love America” shirt is standing in her yard.
“Please stat safe,” she says. “Stay safe everyone.”
— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) September 6, 2020

Just then, crowd sprints back the way they came as officers move to make at least one arrest. Everyone else is told to move north by the LRAD.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

The cops find us in the maze of residential streets. They charge, tackle, arrest#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPDX pic.twitter.com/NzPIqehMnY
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

We got kettled while marching away, osp moved in and made arrests pic.twitter.com/bIYiGQ3xym
— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) September 6, 2020

Officers block the protesters off on a sidestreet and the protesters retreat. pic.twitter.com/lzHpGCvVon
— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) September 6, 2020

The air quality around Ventura Park is heavy with gas. Exposed skin is burning and the air stings as soon as you try to remove your respirator or goggles. Haven’t experienced air quality this rough since the pro-Trump rally-goers sprayed bear mace in downtown Portland on Aug. 22.
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

The group I’m with pauses on a major street and tries to figure out what to do. I’d guess there’s been at least one split at this point. Maybe 200 in this group
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

That was an intense hour. Group is still displaying high energy as they regroup
— Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) September 6, 2020

I found the crowd again. It is heading north on 122nd towards Stark. pic.twitter.com/FQ1hapzS9r
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) September 6, 2020

Day 100 pic.twitter.com/dZrNY5dqeL
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

At around 10:40 pm, the two large groups of protesters that had gotten separated earlier in the night had a joyous reunion.

Two lost clusters find each other and cheer pic.twitter.com/lE88BBcXH3
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Two groups unite!! The other group is about the size of ours, so we’re probably 500 strong now? Maybe more

Someone’s playing Rage Against the Machine. It’s good
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

RATM on day 100 pic.twitter.com/iyv8q4Y4kz
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

Celebratory blue smoke dumpster pic.twitter.com/JxYc2W9eWG
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Hundreds marching back to the police precinct after tear gassing pic.twitter.com/KcaguyKwHp
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

“Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” pic.twitter.com/1jqZgbrIJr
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

DJ LRAD back, reminding everyone that this is still a riot and ordering the crowd to move back to the East

The direction they want us to go changes often, I notice
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Protest has made it back to where the first dispersal took place, just south of Ventura Park. LRAD is directing crowd to leave to the East.

Earlier, the crowd was way east of the park, and the LRAD said everyone had to leave to the north.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

Riot line forming. See you on the other side of the push
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Crowd is walking east as directed by LRAD.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

Cops push, then charge. Takedowns and arrests again#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPD pic.twitter.com/fKFW09uMrt
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Just watched an officer take careful aim and fire several munitions at a protester who was walking east in the park, as instructed
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

The PPB come through the park backed up by troopers arresting more people dispersing to the north as ordered. This arrestee is on the sidewalk heading north as ordered pic.twitter.com/0fSfWVAdpY
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

A cop shoves press to the ground#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPD pic.twitter.com/wU5oDhT05v
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Police detonate a presumed tear gas grenade in the same area as the arrests. The crowd accuses them of doing this so they can soak arrestees in tear gas. pic.twitter.com/R0623Jmx5c
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 6, 2020

Pictured: yet more tear gas and, I think, the snack ban getting its tires popped again

Not pictured: what democracy looks like pic.twitter.com/CCymGDnD68
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Standoff in intersection. Violent arrest across the street I heard screams from. pic.twitter.com/XhswMotHRA
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

Standoff got tense as cops threw tear gas and protestors returned with green smoke. pic.twitter.com/lmCM7LytwZ
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

Another charge. Anyone who falls is arrested#BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtesters #PDXprotests #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #AbolishThePolice #DefendPD pic.twitter.com/QjP4MOIwwn
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

State Troopers attempt to arrest a man who is heckling them, but he is very fast and OSP has not been doing their cardio. They can’t run far. pic.twitter.com/4ppqq8N8zc
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 6, 2020

Someone is standing outside their own house yelling “no tear gas, this is a neighborhood” literally dozens of times.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

They’re pushing everyone north again. a female officer said “stay on the sidewalk!” to a female(?) protester and she said “I’m on the sidewalk” and the officer said “you’re doing so well honey, great job sweetie” and literally clapped sarcastically?? I should have video later.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

44 taunting press, saying “you’re doing great honey” pic.twitter.com/BAWec0FQWW
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

Group of protesters seems split again
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Police push protesters past Ventura Park Elementary School, more tear gas used. Then a retreat

Seems not cool to use tear gas near an elementary school where kids play in the grass and shit but what do I know
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Then, the police retreat back down the street. Form up by the elementary school

Just standing here now, waiting to see what happens next I guess. Protest pretty well scattered again pic.twitter.com/i18CCF1CLY
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

This officer then began pointing his launcher into eastbound traffic and yelling, had to be pulled back by his CO.
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

The cops keep rushing forward without warning to try and arrest one of the dudes yelling at them

He keeps running faster than them

It must be very frustrating
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

An officer has confiscated a Black Lives Matter flag. pic.twitter.com/sia4OtEu0H
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

March united and moving again pic.twitter.com/pTh9B6D6p9
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Balloons show which way the winds blow, for when theirs tear gas clouds pic.twitter.com/B5ZHHYXoBG
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

A Black man from the neighborhood is being told to disperse.

“Go home” says the officer.
“I’m homeless, I sleep in the park,” he says.
“Get out of the area, come on, man,” she says.
“I have nowhere to go,” he says.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

While many members of the group continued marching elsewhere, protesters that had been detained remained behind waiting to be transported.

Once again, there is a long line of PPB and OSP waiting to load their arrestees into a van. ? i count 6 at least. No clear reason for the arrests. pic.twitter.com/tfyHtjQ5mW
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

They are now putting orange duct tape on the protesters’ backs and writing some sort of information on it in sharpie.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

They’re moving arrestees off the van and onto the curb. Apparently the duct tape has arresting officers info and charges written on it.
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) September 6, 2020

7 arrestees are seated and handcuffed on a curb. (After taking this photo, officers pushed all press away from the area, calling it an “operational area.”) pic.twitter.com/bhRp0VIyrN
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 6, 2020

Back to the protesters that continued marching:

Cops on SE Lincoln. The crowd stops, someone says cops are just trailing thru neighborhood streets. Course is changed.
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Cheer for Night 100, still going strong, down a major Portland street (which regularly gets edited out of Portland tourist maps). pic.twitter.com/8duCDMSbKd
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Neighbors supportive of the mark have water and supplies for protesters set up in a driveway pic.twitter.com/ThBppBXYiV
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Protestor are going for another Round pic.twitter.com/86NI46y52O
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

The protest has, once again, encountered DJ LRAD, who says the usual stuff. At a certain point in the evening it becomes repetitive to the point of boredom and I have officially reached that point

The dispersal location is East now
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Found the group. A little over a hundred on Stark with riot cops lined up a block west.
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

Protesters direct traffic through the protest as the protest waits to see what happens with the cops up ahead pic.twitter.com/Rqs2DxMOwy
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

The protest decides to be water–or soup–and vanishes into the residential streets
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Crowd is marching and chanting pic.twitter.com/3HnPCs55SY
— Jake “wear a mask” Johnson (@FancyJenkins) September 6, 2020

Back at the park, riot line still here.
— Griffin – Live from Portland (@GriffinMalone6) September 6, 2020

Some protesters were splitting to move into the park when the police approached pushing people in the street back north
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

So this is still going on.

I’ve noticed that the pepper ball guys are all definitely posing when they shoot. pic.twitter.com/Xy4BFyKby0
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 6, 2020

Police officer tells protestor “hiding behind the press like a coward” pic.twitter.com/XzgAbj90WA
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 6, 2020

The police leave. The crowd pauses

Eventually, “Bella Ciao” begins to play and the crowd begins to move, clapping and singing along
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

As the protest moves through the elementary school playground, people in black bloc pause to swing on the swings, slide down the slides

It’s great
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Again the protest emerges from Ventura Park, and again DJ LRAD tells us to disperse. To the East, this time

And here they come …
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

They sound so bored and tired pic.twitter.com/gMaBZuBoc6
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

Lrad announces ventura is closed and includes legal observers, and press will be arrested if in the park
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 6, 2020

PPB was very excited to declare that the park closes at midnight, and then insist that this applies to press and legal observers. Since the TRO allows press to monitor police behavior, and police were arresting people in the park, this is, legally, nonsense.
— 45th ןǝןןɐɹɐd ʇsıpɹnsqɐ ǝpɐbıɹq (@45thabsurdist) September 6, 2020

Police make an arrest and threaten to arrest someone else for “standing in the park.” They are standing on the sidewalk and let them know they’re wrong. Sound on pic.twitter.com/6xkQG2ybSk
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

At this point, the protest is about 50 people watching the cops make arrests. This will probably go on for a while but between this and Patriot Prayer earlier I’ve been at this for 9 hours and I’m gonna tap out

Solidarity with everyone still out here! 100 days!!!
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 6, 2020

As protester numbers dwindled and the night appeared to be coming to an end, several explosions were reported around the area.

There were several explosions around the protest area. Witnesses tell me a dark red vehicle was seen throwing explosives as it drove through the neighborhood. Intermittent loud bangs could be heard around the Ventura Park area. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/2KMGI2zn5O
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

Residents living close to the intersection of 119th St & Ankeny St came out of their homes to investigate. I counted at least five similar explosions between 1AM & 2AM. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 6, 2020

Media

Present

Alissa Azar @R3volutionDaddy – CashApp: $pdxalissa / Venmo: @R3volutionDaddy
Andrew D. Jankowski – CashApp $AndrewJank
Beth Nakamura (The Oregonian)
Cata Gaitán – CashApp: $catalinagaitan / Venmo: @catalina-gaitan
Cory Elia (KBOO) – CashApp $CoryElia / paypal.me/CoryElia / Venmo @ Cory-Elia
Cozca @KohzKah – CashApp $cozca
Garrison Davis – CashApp $hungrybowtie / paypal.me/garrisondavispdx
Griffin Malone – CashApp $griffinmalone
Jake Johnson @FancyJenkins – CashApp: $bucksarecool / Venmo: jakefartstoo / http://Paypal.me/fancyjenkins
Jasper Florence – Venmo: JFlorencePDX
Justin Yau @PDocumentarians – CashApp: $portlandindepend / PayPal: https://paypal.me/portlandindepend
Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) – CashApp/Venmo: misanthrophile
Mac Smiff – CashApp: $MacSmiff
Robert Evans
Sergio Olmos
Suzette Smith
Tuck Woodstock – CashApp $tuckwoodstock
45th Parallel Absurdist Brigade – CashApp: $45thabsurdist / Venmo: the45thabsurdist

Articles

Police

Agencies Present

Portland Police Bureau
Oregon State Troopers

Munitions

pepper balls
flash bangs
tear gas
smoke grenades

From here, protesters marched back to Ventura Park. Cops were waiting and dispersed protesters north back to Burnside. Cops fired this gas/smoke. No pepper burning but awful coughing. pic.twitter.com/50OuxTtMEG
— ?️‍?Andrew D. Jankowski?️‍? (@AndrewJank) September 6, 2020

Arrests

Charges

Assaulting a public safety officer, Riot, Disorderly conduct II, Interfering with a peace officer, Resisting arrest, Escape III, Criminal mischief III, Attempted assaulting a public safety officer, Unlawful use of weapon, Arson I

Day: September 6, 2020

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