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Scheduled Events Solidarity With Nigeria Vigil - 8 pm Timeline A small vigil takes place in Downtown Portland honoring the protesters who were killed in Nigeria. 2057 - A candlelight vigil at the waterfront for the lives lost at the Lekki gate in Lagos, Nigeria. #portlandprotest #LekkiMassacre #EndSARS #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/1HKLfbwHes— Clementson Supriyadi (@cdsupriyadi) October 22, … Continue reading Protests for October 21

Summary In the evening, protesters gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park near the ICE facility for the nightly demonstration. Tonight's demonstration comes on the back of the news that 545 children have been detained by ICE and cannot be reunited with their parents because they (their parents) have been lost. Accordingly, the number 545 was written … Continue reading Protests for October 20

Summary Today was a quiet day for Portland's protest community. With no events planned either during the day or at night, the community got a day to rest and do mutual aid work, like distributing ballistic vests to BIPOC community members and Portland Street Mechanics holding a clinic at Lents Park. There was, however, a … Continue reading Protests for October 18

Summary Across the country today, Women's Marches took place in many major cities. Some specifically focused on opposing the possible appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In Portland, the march and rally were led by BIPOC community members in support of Black Lives Matter. Hundreds of protesters marched a small route around … Continue reading Protests for October 17

Summary Today would have been George Floyd's 47th Birthday. The community celebrated by gathering at Revolution Hall where they listened to black artists and black speakers, including George Floyd's cousin. The demonstration ended around 9:30 pm with George Floyd's cousin releasing the balloons that were on the memorial to George into the air as the … Continue reading Protests for October 14

Summary The location of tonight's demonstration was not announced on social media beforehand. Regardless, a small group of around 20-30 protesters gathered at the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Despite small numbers, federal officers exited the building to allow a car to leave the facility parking lot twice, and then a third time to … Continue reading Protests for October 13

Summary During the day a right-wing Back the Blue Rally took place downtown. Estimates put the number of attendees of this rally around 50-60 people. During the rally, attendees ransacked a houseless camp at Chapman Park next to where they were demonstrating, graffitied buildings and at least one statue, and deployed pepper balls and mace … Continue reading Protests for October 11

Summary Tonight's protest lasted 15 minutes. The location of the nightly march wasn't publicly announced beforehand. Regardless, protesters gathered in the evening at Peninsula Park in North Portland. At approximately 10:00 pm, they arrived at the North Precinct to the sounds of the Portland Police loudspeakers already warning against blocking the street. At approximately 10:15 … Continue reading Protests for October 10

Summary Two events took place during the day in Portland. The first, beginning at 11 am, was a BeautyBloc event providing beauty and grooming services to the community. Services included haircuts, nail painting, and MendingBloc, who provides clothe-mending services to the community, was also present. Coinciding with this event was a march led by Letha … Continue reading Protests for October 7

Summary The nightly demonstration for October 6th took place at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Southwest Portland. Before marching to the facility, protesters gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park nearby. At around 9:45 pm protesters departed from the park and began making the short march to the ICE building. Once there, they were … Continue reading Protests for October 6