Summary
On Thursday morning, protesters gathered downtown at City Hall for the weekly Justice for Patrick Kimmons event. Patrick’s mother, Letha Winston, led the group in chants.
Thursday evening, about 100 direct action protesters gathered at Arbor Lodge Park in North Portland to march to the Portland Police Association building. Activists stood outside the building giving speeches until an unlawful assembly was declared at about 10:30 PM, after a small fire was set outside the building. Riot police then cleared the group away from the building, making several arrests. Police left after inspecting the building, then returned for more arrests. At about 12:30 AM police left again and the protest thinned out, eventually ending around 1 AM.
Scheduled Events
- Justice for Patrick Kimmons – 10 AM at City Hall
- Arbor Lodge Park Direct Action March – 8 PM
Timeline
Downtown this morning at the weekly Justice for Patrick Kimmons event:
“ no 45 year old should be standing on the sidewalk where her son was shot nine times in the back. By police.” #patrickkimmons #sayhisname pic.twitter.com/Azr6OCt6u8
— ↙↙↙PDX Interfaith Clergy Resistance (@ravarielstone) September 24, 2020
A small group has gathered at Arbor Lodge in North Portland for the direct action march:
I’m at Arbor Lodge Park in North Portland covering tonight’s Direct Action march calling for police and prison abolition.
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
About 20 people are currently gathered in the park and a medic tent is set up offering free face masks, eye wipes, snacks, earplugs and other supplies. pic.twitter.com/0PPM1rWHNu
The crowd at Arbor Lodge Park has grown to about ~40 people, mostly spread out in the grass and chatting in small groups. (The sound of tiny squeaking pig toys is ~inescapable.~ ?)
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
An activist leads the crowd in a chant of “Black Lives Matter.” Things are probably about to get underway
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
The crowd is still worryingly small
A speaker addresses the crowd on a megaphone:
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
“The police are rioting again, and they’re federalized again … They’re the biggest gang on the planet other than the people. The people, if you look throughout history, we are bigger than them. We outnumber them.“ (1/2)
“Righteousness will prevail. It will get worse first. We know from experience. We can study how they move. We know it will get worse first. So thank you guys for your service.” (2/2)
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
Arbor Lodge Park
— Proud Dad ?? (@MacSmiff) September 25, 2020
Somebody rambling on the mic under a cloudy moon. Not many people here. There’s almost as many press and motorcade as protesters. pic.twitter.com/NkK0TmMMC0
The crowd has left Arbor Lodge Park and is marching east, chanting “Say her name! Breonna Taylor!” and “Say his name! George Floyd!”
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
Neighborhood residents are watching the crowd pass by from their windows and front lawns.
The protest has arrived at the Portland Police Association (PPA), our local police union
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Maybe 100 people here are this point
No sign of the cops
DJ LRAD says:
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
“This is the Portland Police bureau. We are aware of your criminal activity occurring. Do not throw rocks at the building. Do not try to light fires. Do not try to break windows”
None of these things have happened tonight. We JUST got here
There’s a speaker at PPA talking about how the revolution is being white washed by both so-called leaders who condemn violent action, and those who blame radical action on a white fringe element. pic.twitter.com/pbotSVeAh5
— Proud Dad ?? (@MacSmiff) September 25, 2020
Cops just claimed people are throwing rocks at windows
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Um, guys?
Guys?
W H A T
W I N D O W S pic.twitter.com/fi2B6t9C3W
Protesters are giving speeches outside the PPA building:
Another activist gets up and talks about division and peace policing
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
“Our enemies are the cops…there’s no bad protesters in a revolution!”
“Black women are the most disrespected group on the planet!” She talks about how hard yesterday was, how awful it was
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Mariah is a photographer. You can and should follow her at @MariahMacaronio
Mariah is giving a speech on the importance of prioritising & protecting black women. It has been a calm night so far with speeches, chants, & bubbles in front of the PPA building. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/k6bnAfxpXP
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
@MariahMacaronio asked white passing ppl to stay off the mic, thanked people for showing up, disparaged those who only come out when it’s trending and… pic.twitter.com/o2txASp64K
— Proud Dad ?? (@MacSmiff) September 25, 2020
Ivory, a Portland activist, addresses the crowd:
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
“Yesterday I felt shit on my stomach and shit on my chest that I’ve never felt before. Hearing the chant ‘no justice, no peace’ — that shit’s been ringing in my head…” pic.twitter.com/omgnlGDgSr
DJ LRAD repeats his oddly specific announcement from a little while ago
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
To be fair, someone tried and failed to set an awning on fire between my last post and this one, and someone took a hammer to the plywood over the windows without any effext
The building remains unharmed
Portland Police has just warned the crowd not to damage the PPA building. PPB: “We are aware of illegal activities…” #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aPjfeCMVAy
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
Unlawful assembly declared at 10:27 PM:
Portland police have declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to move north.
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
Cops just gave a dispersal warning over this.
— Proud Dad ?? (@MacSmiff) September 25, 2020
Here they come. pic.twitter.com/T9Fx7cEblh
Unlawful assembly declared. Cop cars approaching from multiple directions We have been told to disperse to the North
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
You can see in this video that the PPA building is fine pic.twitter.com/Hl7yeFG4U3
Cops make multiple arrests, it’s unclear what for
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Their gas masks are very much on pic.twitter.com/tMz2y5ZA1U
Riot line being held at ppa pic.twitter.com/5gYqDgt8qz
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 25, 2020
Portland police officers and vehicles with their lights on line the intersection of N. Denver Ave. and Lombard St.
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
A protester walked in front of them and set down a single box of soup. pic.twitter.com/2kBbXsLq0e
Portland Police riot officers approached from 3 different directions. At least 2 arrests have been made. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/K9NDRNWO6y
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
The vans leave. The cops remain pic.twitter.com/J45SHAMZBQ
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Just a gang of chuds with badges, taking pictures of graffiti and burn marks with a 30 man detail. pic.twitter.com/0QuVZ6gag6
— Proud Dad ?? (@MacSmiff) September 25, 2020
Anyway, they’ve left: circled around the PPA and vanished. Again, the streets are empty of everything but protesters and music and bubbles
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
They’re real good at the lightning warfare out here at the PPA. They’ll probably charge again at some point
Here is the damage from that hammer I talked about earlier
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
~10 people arrested for this pic.twitter.com/kxQGSyz0Nn
After a few minutes of staring across the street at protesters, the dozens of officers marched away (some climbing onto the sides of white vans and driving east).
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
A driver pulled up and told a protester they saw multiple police vehicles waiting a few blocks south of PPA.
And there it is: a second charge without warning. Appears to be an actual targeted arrest, though of course they fuck up anyone who gets in their way pic.twitter.com/6KYJnma40s
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Riot vans drove up from both east and west on Lombard and officers began chasing protesters north up N. Denver Ave. pic.twitter.com/8ENRrsGgmn
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
They make their arrest, get back on their vans, and leave. Again the streets are chill pic.twitter.com/c9nPZnR6hs
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Portland Police asked via the individuals on the roof to come down & “meet with officers”. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aSHC3GQ3Vg
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
The police emerge immediately
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
“To the individuals on the roof: safely climb down and meet with the officers below” pic.twitter.com/2ucNcXKXDO
Police are back and just arrested two people suspected of climbing to the roof of the PPA building #Portland pic.twitter.com/YueAMzdA8u
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) September 25, 2020
A fake retreat! The moment I go to tweet they charge and make more arrests
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
In this clip, a cop expresses frustration at how heavy his gear is. Must be hard to have all that protective gear. Lots of people out here would give anything for that kind of armor pic.twitter.com/D602NfqvKM
Portland Police executed another bullrush just as they were leaving. 4 arrests were made. One arrestee yelled that he is a Marine Corps veteran as he was taken into custody. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/gOFDwSB4Iw
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
The police are still just standing there which is unfortunate because I feel like if they left I would go home and so would a lot of other people@JFlorencePDX points out the cops don’t have gas masks on anymore so I take mine off too
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Somone just walked across the street and ppb arrested them
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 25, 2020
When they were walking away, officers abruptly turned around and began chasing after and arresting protesters. pic.twitter.com/HZDouK0BqO
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
The police FINALLY LEAVE pic.twitter.com/SfhDIT4d1G
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
Crowds thinned a decent amount, mostly nlg and press left
— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) September 25, 2020
Epilogue: there have been some rumors about riot cops waiting back at Arbor Lodge park and I can say with certainty that as of now this is not the case
— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) September 25, 2020
A small group remains outside of Heavenly Donuts listening to music, but the majority of folks have left the area. Signing off for the night with this photo of flowers lining the sidewalk outside of PPA. Night! ✌? pic.twitter.com/IJokgPU1nQ
— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) September 25, 2020
Media
Present
- Cata Gaitán – CashApp: $catalinagaitan / Venmo: @catalina-gaitan
- Jasper Florence – Venmo: JFlorencePDX
- Justin Yau @PDocumentarians – CashApp: $portlandindepend / PayPal: https://paypal.me/portlandindepend
- Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) – CashApp/Venmo: misanthrophile / PayPal: askmisanthrophile@gmail.com
- Mac Smiff – CashApp: $MacSmiff
Articles
OPB
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- Wildfire evacuation conditions for Oregon prisoners criticized as ‘inhumane’
The Oregonian
- Portland protests: Prosecutors decline attempted murder charge against Molotov cocktail suspect
- Portland police say they’ll work to keep Proud Boys, counter-protesters apart during rallies Saturday
- Protesters, police face off Thursday in North Portland after person sets brief fire; 14 arrested
Portland Mercury
Activists Counter a Planned Proud Boy Rally with “Black Joy Weekend”
Willamette Week
- Ahead of Saturday’s Proud Boys Rally, 30 Local Unions and Civil Rights Groups Call on Oregon Officials to Denounce Hatred
- How Does Portland Pull Out of Its Spiral of Political Bloodshed?
Police
Agencies present
- Portland Police Bureau
Munitions used
Number of arrests
Charges
- Disorderly Conduct II
- Interfering with a Peace Officer
- Arson II
- Trespass II