Protests for August 21

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Friday, protesters marched from Irving Park to the North Police Precinct. The rainy night still brought out about 200 participants. Some protesters threw eggs and paint at police cars that were parked blocking a side street on one side of the precinct. Police used smoke and impact munitions to clear protesters away from the cars multiple times, returning back behind the vehicles each time. Just after 1 AM, an unlawful assembly was declared, which was immediately upgraded to a riot. Police pushed protesters back from the precinct and into the neighborhood, making several arrests. A small number of protesters attempted to regroup, before ending the night.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

A peek at tonight’s car caravan, during a break in the rain (Portland has very dry summers, so this mid-70s and raining situation is a little weird):

Tonight at Irving Park, the shield umbrellas may be needed for a more traditional use:

Ready to march!

A slight shift in the usual route?

Well this is different (the person depicted uses she/her pronouns, fyi):

Did we mention the LRAD is loud tonight?

Some protesters threw eggs and paint at the police cars earlier, and this:

More warnings:

And now smoke and impact rounds:

Given that the main objects that it seems like protesters are throwing are water bottles and paint balloons, without further evidence it’s possible the window was broken by impact munitions instead:

An unlawful assembly was declared at 1:07 AM then immediately upgraded to a riot.

Many protesters seem to have departed by this point.

Media

Present

Articles

Courthouse News

Black People Nearly Twice as Likely as Whites to Be Arrested at Portland Protests

Portland Mercury

Prison Inmates Are Fighting Oregon Wildfires for Under $10 a Day

OPB

The Oregonian

Willamette Week

Major Downtown Property Owner Urges City Council to Address “Lawlessness You Are Endorsing Downtown”

Police

Agencies present

Portland Police Bureau

Munitions used

  • Impact munitions (pepper balls?)
  • Smoke
  • Flash bang grenades

Number of arrests

Nine

Charges

  • Interfering with a Peace Officer
  • Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
  • Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree 
  • Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree 
  • Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
  • Riot
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Harassment 
  • Escape
  • Attempted Assaulting a Public Safety Officer

Protests for August 18

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Tuesday night, protesters gathered at Colonel Summers Park in SE Portland, before marching to the Multnomah County office building at SE Hawthorne and Grand. Protesters vandalized the building, breaking windows and lighting a small fire that quickly extinguished itself. At this point, police arrived and immediately declared it a riot.

Protesters were pushed away from the building in a series of violent rushes. The tires of a support vehicle were slashed, and several assaults can be seen in the videos of reporters who were there. After regrouping, protesters marched through Ladds Addition then attempted to return to the county building again. Police blocked the marchers from continuing and they were dispersed again. Protesters then returned to their starting point at the park and concluded the night.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

Protesters are starting to gather at Colonel Summers Park in SE Portland, which hasn’t been used as a protest start point for the earlier marches we’ve covered.

New stickers!

There’s a report of someone with a gun at the earlier Kid-Centered March. If I see confirmation of that, I’ll add a link.

The march is heading out!

“Take it to the streets and fuck the police! No justice, no peace!”

Tonight’s destination: the Multnomah County offices on SE Hawthorne, which is just across the river from downtown and the Justice Center.

A riot was declared at about 10:29 PM:

The protest is on the move again:

The protesters encountered riot police again as they approached the county offices:

Earlier attack on press:

Sounds like the marchers are ready to wind it up:

Good night!

Media

Present

Articles

Courthouse News

Judge to Rule Thursday on Press Claims Against Federal Officers in Portland

OPB

The Oregonian

Portland Mercury

Reuters

U.S. senator calls for federal investigation into beating near Portland protests

Willamette Week

A Weed Robbery Spree Strikes Portland Cannabis Shops, Even as Police Are Stretched Thin

Police

Agencies present

  • Portland Police Bureau
  • Multnomah County Sheriffs Office

Munitions used

  • Pepper spray

Number of arrests

Two

Charges

  • riot
  • interfering with a peace officer
  • resisting arrest
  • unlawful use of a weapon
  • assaulting a public safety officer
  • harassment
  • disorderly conduct II
  • attempt escape
  • attempt criminal mischief I
  • reckless endangering. 

Protests for August 15

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Sunday, Black Lives Matter counter-protesters showed up for a far-right rally outside the Justice Center in Downtown Portland. There was chanting and yelling from both groups. The far-right demonstrators pepper-sprayed people multiple times and shot paintball pellets. As they were leaving, one of these demonstrators fired live shots from their car. Not long after, an unidentified person tossed a gunpowder pipe bomb at the counter-protesters.

That afternoon in 100 degree heat, PDX Black Youth Movement held a lively “Black Girl Magic” event with music and dancing in north Portland. In SE Portland, a neighborhood rally met at Mt. Scott Park then held a march.

At dusk, protesters gathered at Laurelhurst Park which has been a frequent start point for marches to the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office / SE Precinct (EMSCO). After arriving at the police building, protesters chanted and formed a shield line. A militia group called American Wolf briefly came and stood outside the protest with a video crew, then drove off in a limo. After protesters crossed into the EMSCO property area and tagged the building, a riot was declared and police cleared the protesters, hitting them and bashing into the shields. Smoke canisters were deployed as well.

Police held a line at Cesar Chavez Blvd. (formerly 39th), using more smoke before leaving. Protesters regrouped to march back to the precinct, but riot police came and punctured the tires of the vehicle that was leading them. A protester cracked the window of one of the police vehicles, which led to a search and chase through the neighborhood and onto a residential property. Police pushed the crowd again, making more arrests, then retreated. Protesters returned to EMCSO where they danced and chanted until about 2 AM.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

This afternoon, a group of far-right organizers are holding an event downtown outside the Justice Center, which is met by BLM counter-protesters.

The far-right group begins to leave and the BLM counter-protesters follow them:

The far-right protesters entered the parking garage where they had parked, using pepper spray and paintball rounds on the BLM group. On exiting the garage, one of the far-right people fired live rounds from his car:

Then a pipe bomb was thrown from another vehicle:

The protests appear to have ended at this point.

In SE Portland at Mt. Scott Park, around 60 people have gathered for a Black Lives Matter rally and march.

Meanwhile in north Portland, the Black Girl Magic event is kicking off with a dance party:

Protesters are gathering in another part of SE Portland tonight with a march that will leave from Laurelhurst Park:

Moms United for Black Lives is out here tonight:

What appears to be a right-wing militia called “American Wolf” has shown up a couple blocks away from the police building:

…and they have a limo?

Back at the Penumbra Kelly Building:

The graffiti says “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me”:

A riot was declared at 11:57 PM: (some of the videos after this point may be out of order, reporters seem to be having slow uploads)

Protesters seem to be continuing to do what they were doing:

Then police rush the crowd and push them down the street:

I’m unsure whether this is smoke (which PPB has used frequently in the last few weeks) or tear gas:

Protesters chant “this is what community looks like!”

Then the police push forward:

And that’s the night!

Media

Present

Articles

Defend PDX

August 15th: Haley Adams in Portland with Violent Intent

The Oregonian

Street Roots

Two months in, Chief Lovell stresses community policing as he grapples with protests, police accountability

Willamette Week

Are Homeland Security Planes Compiling a List of “Terrorists” at Portland Protests?

Police

Agencies present

Portland Police Bureau

Munitions used

  • Smoke
  • Impact munitions

Number of arrests

Waiting for details 7/16 @ 11:45 AM

Charges

Protests for August 14

Posted on by audrey

On Friday, Hip Hop Stands Up brought out Black Lives Matter supporters for music performances in Waterfront Park. In north Portland, protesters gathered at Peninsula Park for a march that was indicated would be taking a longer route than in the past. The march was blocked by riot police at N Ainsworth and Interstate, about a mile from the Portland Police Association building. After a standoff, the protesters reversed course and headed east and south. The march was blocked again not long after. As marchers continued to change direction and attempt to move forward, they came upon more lines of riot cops blocking their way.

A little after 10 PM as the march was blocked at N Killingsworth and Mississippi, an unlawful assembly was declared. Reporters observed paint balloons being thrown shortly before this announcement. Smoke, flash bangs, and impact munitions were used to disperse the protest and drive people back to Peninsula Park. The group reformed and continued north to N Rosa Parks Way. Police bull-rushed the protesters and pushed them several blocks further north. After being dispersed through the neighborhood, protesters regrouped again at N Buffalo & Commercial. Another encounter with riot cops pushed the protest onto the I-5 overpass on N Lombard, which has no significant barrier to protect people from being pushed over the edge. The police made dispersal orders but protesters continued to stay on the overpass. Then the riot cops bull-rushed the protesters and slashed the tires of all of the cars that had been forced to stop behind the police line. Most people appear to have dispersed after this point, around 1 AM.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

Starting off tonight with a look at Hip Hop Stands Up (it’s still early!)

Over at Peninsula Park, folks are picking up new protective gear and showing off some fun work:

The march is off! Destination TBA:

Police are blocking the route at about N Ainsworth & Interstate:

The PPB seem to be warning protesters to not do the thing that the police are doing (blocking traffic):

?

The march is moving again, back in the direction they came from:

Unlawful assembly declared at about 10:10 PM:

It sounds like protesters have gotten split up into different groups, but this is the main one:

Earlier:

Most of the neighborhood response has been friendly, but not this:

A resident who was chanting in support of the protests was assaulted by his neighbors:

At this point, protesters appear to have dispersed for the night.

Media

Present

Articles

Columbia Journalism Review

Portland’s independent journalists team up to cover the front lines

KGW

Commissioner-elect Dan Ryan calls for a peace summit to end Portland protests and work toward reforms

The Oregonian

Politico

GAO finds Chad Wolf, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to serve in their top DHS roles

Vice

Irregular Periods and Horrible Headaches: How Tear Gas Is Making Portland Sick

Willamette Week

New City Audit Highlights Lack of Oversight of Three Private Security and Cleanup Teams

Police

Agencies present

Portland Police Bureau

Munitions used

  • Smoke
  • Flash bangs
  • Impact munitions
  • Pepper spray

Number of arrests

Four

Charges

  • Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
  • Interfering with a Peace Officer
  • Resist Arrest
  • Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree 
  • Attempted Assaulting a Public Safety Officer 
  • Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree 

Protests for August 11

Posted on by audrey

Summary

Tuesday afternoon, the Kid-Centered March for Black Lives drew out a few dozen families for speeches, marching, and chants. In the evening, mutual aid group The Witches held a self-care event at Laurelhurst Park that was followed by a march to the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office / SE Precinct on East Burnside. Protesters stood outside the building, chanting and giving speeches. The night ended uneventfully with no arrests or munitions used.

Scheduled Events

Kid-Centered March for Black Lives – 6 PM at Sunnyside School Park

Laurelhurst Park direct action march – 8 PM

Timeline

Beautiful weather today for the Kid-Centered March for Black Lives:

Before tonight’s march at Laurelhurst Park, The Witches are holding a self-care event:

The march has begun!

Protesters are arriving at the Penumbra Kelly Building, where the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office and SE Precinct are located.

There’s reports that someone was badly injured after falling out of the bed of a pickup truck:

There’s another incident involving a cyclist:

There’s a sculpture of a police dog (which no protester has attempted to damage, to the best of my knowledge) inside this box:

The night ended uneventfully.

Media

Present

Articles

Courthouse News

Portland DA Won’t Pursue Charges Against Most Protesters

Mother Jones

Meet the Company That Writes the Policies That Protect Cops

The New York Times

A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out

OPB

Multnomah County DA plans to drop significant number of protester charges

The Oregonian

Portland Mercury

Willamette Week

District Attorney Mike Schmidt Will Drop Most Charges Against Portland Protesters

Police

Agencies present

Portland Police Bureau

Munitions used

None

Number of arrests

None

Charges

N/A

Protests for August 8

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Saturday, a youth-led neighborhood protest held speeches and marched through the Lents neighborhood. Downtown, a large religious rally with anti-mask messages drew BLM counter-protesters. In the evening, protesters gathered at Peninsula Park in north Portland for speeches, then marched to the Portland Police Association building.

When they arrived, protesters built barricades to block traffic from driving through the street where people were standing. At approximately 11:37 PM, the Portland Police announced an unlawful gathering over the LRAD. Shortly after, a fire was set inside the PPA office. At this point, the police declared a riot and pushed protesters to the north up Denver Ave. More barricades were formed, and the next push drove protesters to Kenton Park. The riot line held while protesters danced to “I Will Survive”, then the police retreated, firing more smoke and impact munitions. Protesters returned to the PPA building and were again pushed back through neighborhood streets. The groups of protesters continued to be split up, as more arrests were made, and some marched on while others returned again to the PPA building. This pattern continued with increasingly smaller groups until past 2 AM.

At least one legal observer was arrested, and members of the press were injured by munitions.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

Starting out today with an afternoon rally and march in East Portland:

At Waterfront Park this evening, there’s an anti-mask religious rally, and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters:

The Peninsula Park event is setting up, and there’s pizza ?

The event begins with speeches:

Interlude before the march:

The march is starting!

The march arrives at the Portland Police Association:

Dumpster s’mores?

An unlawful assembly was declared at about 11:37 PM:

Protesters appear to have started a fire in the PPA offices:

At about 11:41 PM, a riot was declared:

Injured reporter:

Another press injury (from other comments I think this is @econbrkfst, who documents munitions):

After regrouping at Kenton Park, protesters are headed back:

Police slashed the Snack Van tires yet again:

A group has gotten separated and is still marching:

A few protesters are back at the PPA:

The group that was marching is now 4 blocks north of the PPA:

Flashing lights in the video that follows:

CW for transphobia:

Arrests appear to have continued as smaller groups continued to protest past 2 AM.

Media

Present

Articles

The Oregonian

Washington Post

Trump sent agents to quell unrest. But protest is what Portland does best.

Willamette Week

Most Oregonians Agree Police Departments Have a Problem but Are Split Between Reform and Radical Change

Police

Agencies present

  • Portland Police Bureau
  • Oregon State Police

Munitions used

  • Impact munitions
  • Smoke
  • Pepper spray

Number of arrests

PPB: nine

Charges

  • Interfering with a Peace Officer
  • Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree 
  • Riot
  • Resist Arrest
  • Escape in the Third Degree 
  • Unlawful Directing of Light From a Laser Pointer
  • Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
  • Attempted Assaulting a Public Safety Officer

Protests for August 7

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Friday night, about 200 protesters marched from Laurelhurst Park to the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office / SE Precinct. They carried new shields with a Black Lives Matter fist stenciled on the front. Upon arriving, the LRAD made announcements about trespassing on the property. As protesters faced the building and chanted, at 9:46 PM the police declared the protest to be an illegal assembly. After this, a press photographer in front of the line of shields was arrested.

The police began making announcements on the LRAD and Twitter about protesters removing materials from a retaining wall and throwing them at the police. Multiple reporters verified that this claim was false. The night progressed uneventfully, aside from two arrests of people who walked toward the building and a burst of throwing eggs and apples at the cops around 12:15 AM. Just before 1 AM someone lit off a firework, and riot cops came out and pushed the protest into the surrounding neighborhood, using flash bang grenades and impact munitions. Groups of protesters reformed and the cops held a line at different intersections before retreating, with most protesters dispersing by 2:30 AM.

Upon returning to Laurelhurst Park, a group of protesters had explosive devices thrown at them, a set of small pipe bombs. No one was injured and the people who threw them have not yet been identified.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

Tonight protesters will be marching from Laurelhurst Park, to an undisclosed location (but it’s probably the Penumbra Kelly Building, aka the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office (EMSCO) and SE Portland Precinct, where protests have happened several times in recent weeks).

There are many shields on hand for tonight’s action:

While we’re waiting for things to start, here’s a cool replacement elk statue someone has installed downtown:

The SE march is starting off:

The LRAD is already warmed up:

9:46 PM and they’re already calling it an illegal assembly:

An arrest:

A look at the overall scene here on East Burnside:

Clergy are here:

Snack van is here:

Attempting to make sense of the announcements:

With so many press out there, you figure something like this wouldn’t go unnoticed:

As the police continue to announce ridiculous things about objects being thrown and their risk of injury, reporters are checking the scene again:

A test?

A second arrest:

Another arrest:

Calm-ish:

LRAD picks back up:

So then people throw food products:

Then that settles down and people resume what they were doing before:

Someone lights a firework:

The police make a push at about 1 AM, after three hours of LRAD announcements:

CW: violent arrest

On dispersing, some protesters returned to Laurelhurst Park where they encountered what appear to be pipe bombs:

There are videos of a person who may have thrown the bombs, but no other information is available right now.

Media

Present

Articles

Gizmodo

U.S. Agencies Sued for Records of Unmarked Agents Who Rounded Up Portland Protesters

OPB

The Oregonian

Portland Mercury

Hall Monitor: Fair Weather Wheeler

Rolling Stone

Who Won the Battle of Portland?

Willamette Week

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Disputes Mayor’s Assertion That Disbanding the Gun Violence Reduction Team Caused a Spike in Shootings

Police

Agencies present

  • Portland Police Bureau

Munitions used

  • Smoke
  • Impact munitions
  • Pepper spray
  • Flash bangs

Number of arrests

PPB: 24

Charges

  • Interfering with a Police Officer
  • Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
  • Resist Arrest
  • Assaulting a Public Safety Officer 
  • Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree 
  • Riot
  • Unlawful Directing of Light from a Laser Pointer
  • Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle 
  • Assault in the Second Degree

Protests for August 6

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Thursday night, protesters returned to East Portland and the precinct on SE 106th Ave. Hours before, the Portland Police Bureau posted on Twitter that they were aware of the protest announcement and it “will not go unanswered”. As protesters gathered at Floyd Light Park near the precinct, a small counter-demonstration shared their views of the protests and policing. Police encouraged this group to leave before the march arrived. As the Wall of Vets formed a line in front of the building, other demonstrators threw paint on the plywood covering the building entrance and lit a small fire in a trash can, which led to verbal confrontations with two elderly neighborhood residents.

At about 9:50 PM the police made an announcement on the LRAD that the protest was now an illegal assembly. Protesters were ordered to go north, but since the LRAD truck was also parked in that direction, people remained where they were. Around 10:20 PM, riot police arrived to disperse the protest. They rushed the crowd, forcing them to the north and east at a rapid pace that reporters struggled to keep up with or film effectively. Police also slashed the tires on the Snack Van, which was slowly following the protesters in the ordered direction of dispersal.

After pushing to SE 113th, the police held a line on SE Stark, then retreated, firing smoke canisters. Protesters followed them, returning to the precinct. Police rushed the protesters again, splitting them into multiple groups to the north and east. As people returned back to the protest origin, they were rushed again, with one group being chased through the nearby shopping center parking lots. These patterns of dispersal continued until about 12:30 AM, when the police made an announcement that the area from SE 106th Ave from SE Washington St to SE Cherry Blossom St was closed, citing a law intended for life-safety situations such as bomb threats and major disasters. In contradiction of that law, they also announced that press could be arrested for remaining in the closed area.

Smaller groups of protesters remained in the area, with most activity dropping off after 2 AM.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

Having a look around before tonight’s scheduled protest at the East Precinct, a follow-up to what happened last night:

Earlier today, the Portland Police Bureau made a baffling choice to call out the PNW Youth Liberation Front, which is made up of teenage activists, for sharing information about the protest:

Because of the impact of last night’s police action, activists have organized outreach and supply distributions for neighbors who may be at risk of being exposed to tear gas again:

The increased attention has also brought out some counter-protesters:

The BLM protest is warming up:

The Wall of Vets is lined up outside the East Precinct:

First LRAD announcement at 9:44 PM:

On hearing that announcement, the vets check their safety gear:

Paint has been splashed on the building:

Just after 9:50 PM an unlawful assembly is declared:

Someone has busted up a surveillance camera:

The order to go north seems a little questionable:

Now a trash fire:

Surveillance continues:

No sign that people intend to disperse:

Quick recap:

And the riot cops are out:

Ventura Park is half a mile from the precinct. Only about 10 minutes have passed since the push started.

The police have blocked off SE Stark:

Somehow the LRAD truck got a flat tire (the Snack Van tires were slashed again – all four! – by the riot cops):

Another push:

I think this is a new tactic tonight:

It sounds like groups have gotten split up a little, but this is north of the precinct past a major arterial:

Police continue to interfere with the press:

More pushes:

The East Precinct is in a weird spot next to a defunct mall, some other strip malls, a divided arterial, and a twisty maze of residential streets, so there are a lot of ways to get separated or turned around.

Let’s have a look at happened to those police cars’ tires (note that we don’t have any independent confirmation that these caltrops were used):

Police chasing protesters and press through the Target parking lot:

Back at the East Precinct:

And pushed to SE 106th and Washington (just north of the precinct):

Then the police announce they’re closing this area and will arrest people who don’t leave, including press:

This is what they’re citing:

But they’re ignoring the rest of what that law says:

Multiple reports of the police destroying or stealing medical supplies:

Another push (north on SE 106th):

Most people seem to have left at this point:

Media

Present

Articles

OPB

The Oregonian

Portland Tribune

Portland Police declare unlawful assembly at East Precinct

The Washington Post

Chad Wolf defends Trump administration’s Portland protest response

Willamette Week

Police

Agencies present

  • Portland Police Bureau
  • Oregon State Police

Munitions used

  • Pepper balls
  • Smoke
  • Pepper spray

Number of arrests

PPB: 13

Charges

  • Interfering with a Police Officer
  • Harassment
  • Riot
  • Escape III
  • Criminal Mischief I
  • Disorderly Conduct II
  • Resist Arrest

Protests for August 2

Posted on by audrey

Summary

Sunday afternoon, a family march brought a small crowd to the Justice Center, where a pro-police event had earlier taken place. In the evening, about a hundred people came out to listen to speeches and chant outside the Justice Center and Federal Courthouse. The night ended uneventfully.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

The family march this afternoon started at Waterfront Park and went to the Justice Center:

A little earlier, a pro-police protest was happening outside the JC:

A quick look at the Justice Center scene at dusk from The Oregonian reporters:

It’s a small protest downtown so far tonight:

It seems like there are several small groups doing different things, a candlelight vigil, these chants, the drums:

An end to a fairly uneventful night:

Media

Present

Articles

Los Angeles Times

Portland, America’s ‘whitest’ big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter

The New York Times

As Federal Agents Retreat in Portland, Protesters Return to Original Foe: Local Police

The Oregonian

Washington Post

Sen. Duckworth criticizes Trump administration response to protests in Portland

Willamette Week

Portland Police Used Tear Gas Nearly 100 Times Since May, According to Portland State University Analysis

Police

Agencies present

None

Munitions used

N/A

Number of arrests

N/A

Charges

N/A

Protests for August 1

Posted on by audrey

Summary

On Saturday, protesters gathered across Portland to march, focused on racial equity in education, solidarity from teachers and union members, and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. In the evening, a group of a few hundred marched from Laurelhurst Park in SE Portland to the East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office, which is also a Portland police precinct. After chanting and projecting messages on the building for less than an hour, the protest was declared an unlawful assembly before 10 PM and police physically pushed protesters away from the building. Several protesters were assaulted, one being pushed off of a bicycle, and the police also slashed tires including those on a car clearly marked “Press”. Another reporter was maced directly in the face while attempting check the identification numbers of police officers during the push.

Downtown, large groups gathered outside the Federal Courthouse and at Salmon Street Springs in Waterfront Park. These groups included teachers and the Democratic Socialists, both wearing red. After some speeches, the Waterfront Park groups marched to the Federal Courthouse, where more people were speaking in front of the fence. The atmosphere remained energized and festive, and a speaker visiting from Seattle led a large group on a march through downtown before things winded down for the night.

Scheduled Events

Timeline

This afternoon, a couple thousand people turned out for the Justice System Reform march (#WeGoneBeAlright):

The firefighters returned to their park for a second night:

SE Portland

This evening at Laurelhurst Park, folks are gathering for a march (destination TBD). Scroll down for tonight’s downtown/Justice Center content.

Arriving at the SE Portland Precinct / East Multnomah County Sheriffs Office (EMCSO):

A recent lawsuit has led to an injunction against law enforcement filming protesters (under state law, it’s illegal for them to film someone who is not committing a crime):

First warning of the night! At about a quarter to 10 PM:

At about 9:50 PM the protest was declared an “unlawful assembly”.

The riot cops (sheriffs?) attacked:

Warning: flashing lights in the next video

Protesters are regrouping, but seem to be split into a couple of groups:

More cops:

Some videos from a bit ago:

Some of the protesters have returned to Laurelhurst Park, where they started:

CW: audible violence for the video below

The remaining protesters seem to have scattered or headed downtown to join the other protest from here.

Downtown

Starting with some speeches at Waterfront Park:

Now at the Federal Courthouse:

The marchers are arriving:

A group split off to march through downtown, destination unknown:

They seem to have returned, and now some of the people who were at the SE Precinct have also joined the protest downtown:

Not sure what this person’s alignment is (pro-BLM or otherwise?):

Protesters at the courthouse are going to march again:

And continuing on:

While the march is happening, some protesters are outside the federal office building (two blocks from the courthouse) having a look at the feds inside:

Still marching!

Media

Present

Articles

Associated Press

The New York Times

Homeland Security Reassigns Official Whose Office Compiled Intelligence on Journalists

OPB

With federal law enforcement gone, Oregon electeds must focus on protest demands

The Oregonian

Street Roots

Portland police are no better than the feds, activists say

Washington Post

Willamette Week

Police

Agencies present

  • Portland Police Bureau
  • Multnomah County Sheriffs (unconfirmed)

Munitions used

  • Flash bangs
  • Mace and/or pepper spray

Number of arrests

PPB: two

Charges

  • Assaulting a Public Safety Officer
  • Interfering with a Police Officer
  • Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
  • Resist Arrest
  • Harassment