Month: October 2020

Summary Happy Halloween, Portland! The city celebrated the holiday today the best way we know how - by protesting police brutality. The first event of the night took place at Irving Park, where a demonstration led by PNW Youth Liberation Front marched throughout the North Portland area. The group marched for about an hour, reportedly … Continue reading Protests for October 31

Scheduled Events Candlelight Vigil for Kevin Peterson Jr. - 7 PM at NE Highway 99 in Vancouver, WAHere's the family's fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kevin-peterson-jr Timeline I’ve arrived in Hazel Dell. It’s strange to see the street cleared, knowing a murder just took place here. All the police cars are gone, the ME trailer, the detectives, and the … Continue reading Protests for October 30

Scheduled Events Back the Black (Justice for Patrick Kimmons) - 10 AM at City HallBlack Lives Matter Lents SE Portland - 4:30 PM at Lents Park Timeline Justice for Patrick Kimmons march arrived in front of the justice center and a grey pick up truck nearly hit bike bloc right as another truck drove by … Continue reading Protests for October 29

Summary Tonight's demonstration took place at the ICE facility in Southwest Portland. Demonstrators gathered at the usual meeting place for ICE protests: Elizabeth Caruthers Park. From there the small group of protesters marched to the ICE facility, where they remained only briefly before continuing to march around the block to the sound of Homeland Security … Continue reading Protests for October 28

Summary Portland had quite the busy evening today. Three separate events took place, the first being the vigil for Walter Wallace Jr., a 27 year old black man who was murdered by Philadelphia Police during a mental health crisis call yesterday. The vigil began at 7 pm and ended around 8:45 pm, during which protesters … Continue reading Protests for October 27

Timeline I’m in downtown Portland where a small group of protesters is gathered to march in solidarity with Philadelphia, where police fatally shot a 27-year-old Black man Monday afternoon. Five Portland police vehicles are parked in and around the park, some with their brights on. pic.twitter.com/1jltvYVwko— Cata Gaitán (@catalinagaitan_) October 27, 2020 At the burnside … Continue reading Protests for October 26

Summary The demonstration of the day took place outside of Portland in Lake Oswego, a majority white, former sundown town. Protesters, led by Moms United for Black Lives, gathered at a park in a residential neighborhood and immediately drew the attention of passersby. Throughout the entire demonstration, as protesters marched through both residential and business … Continue reading Protests for October 25

Summary The nightly demonstration in Portland took place in front of the ICE facility tonight. Estimates vary as far as the number of attendees of this protest, but on-the-ground journalists placed it at anywhere between 30-50 protesters. Despite making several announcements to protesters over their loudspeakers, Federal Protective Services officers remained within the confines of … Continue reading Protests for October 24

Scheduled Events Undam the Klamath - 5 PM at Holladay ParkResist Dance - 7 PM Timeline At Holladay Park for an Indigenous March to Undam the Klamath River pic.twitter.com/ERW2P3mPdI— Sean BoOOoscom ???‍♂️ (@baaascom) October 24, 2020 Marching for water pic.twitter.com/cTDljNuD6C— Sean BoOOoscom ???‍♂️ (@baaascom) October 24, 2020 The Salmon are the peoples relatives, they are … Continue reading Protests for October 23

Scheduled Events Justice for Patrick Kimmons - 10 AM at NE MLK & Killingsworth Media Articles OPB Report: Oregon is among 5 states where the threat of militia activity around the elections is highestPortland joins Seattle, New York in lawsuit challenging Trump adminstration’s ‘anarchist jurisdiction’ designationPortland Police Association elects new president The Oregonian Don’t Shoot … Continue reading Protests for October 22