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Summary After a few hours of rest after Revolution Hall Portland is back out for another protest tonight, this time at ICE. The night began at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, where protesters gathered and began marching from at 9:10 pm. Upon arriving at the ICE facility in South Portland, the 150-or-so protesters chanted at the gates … Continue reading January 20, 2021 Protest – Abolish ICE

Summary Today is Inauguration Day; this morning Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn is as President and Vice President of the United States. But for anti-fascists across the country, there is still a lot of work to be done despite the new Democrat president. Portlanders gathered at Revolution Hall for a march and were … Continue reading January 20, 2021 Protest – J20 “Fuck the State. Fuck Biden.”

Timeline Letha Winston, mother of Patrick Kimmons, leads protesters in her weekly demonstration demanding justice for her son, who was shot and killed by Portland Police in 2018. I’m at the Justice for Patrick Kimmons march and his mom has just told the crowd her nephew was shot by police yesterday Cashapp: $LethaLocVenmo: beastmode3700#PortlandProtests #PatrickKimmons … Continue reading January 14, 2021 Protest – Justice for Patrick Kimmons

Timeline After a turbulent day at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., Portland's left-wing protesters hold a demonstration of their own with a message to "stop the coup". Still on Twitter? Me too. I'm downtown in Portland where a protest has just begun. This will be a Portland thread for the night if you wanna … Continue reading January 6, 2021 Protest – Stop the Fascist Coup

Summary The District Attorney in Kenosha, Wisconsin announced today that no charges would be brought against the police officer who shot and permanently paralyzed Jacob Blake in front of his children. In response, Portland held a protest in solidarity with Kenosha. This demonstration began at Peninsula Park, the location from which protesters marched to the … Continue reading January 5, 2021 Protest – Solidarity with Kenosha

Summary Despite the coming of the new year, tonight's protest looked straight out of Portland's summer season. Protesters were back at the Justice Center in numbers for the first time in a long time (not counting the Remember Wounded Knee memorial a few days ago, which started at the Justice Center but then moved to … Continue reading December 31 Protest – New Years Noise-Making Event

Timeline On the 130th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, protesters begin a remembrance demonstration in front of the Justice Center downtown. Drumming and singing for all our Lakota relatives tonight before we head to ICE. pic.twitter.com/20xxgpUf39— Cozca Ītzpāpālōtl (@cozca503) December 30, 2020 American Indian Movement song. (The cops opened a murder hole during this … Continue reading December 29 Protest – Remember Wounded Knee

Timeline Community members gather in Downtown Portland for a memorial service on the 158th anniversary of the Dakota mass hanging. Hey y'all,I'm in downtown #Portland for this event where there's a sizeable crowd of about 60 here listening to music. pic.twitter.com/gr9TT95C0R— ????? - ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉˢᵗ - ℂ?????? (@jwcroxton) December 27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/rmOzOiHcDM— ????? … Continue reading December 26 Protest – Remembering the Dakota 38

Protesters gather at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Southwest Portland. Timeline The demonstration begins just before 9 pm. Off we go!— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) December 20, 2020 A pumpkin has been thrown at the gate. pic.twitter.com/DQbKenmWta— Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (@Claudio_Report) December 20, 2020 Federal officers (DHS) make an announcement over their … Continue reading December 19 Protest – Abolish ICE