Re: Portland

Scheduled Events March With Us For Breonna Taylor - 5 PM Timeline @blackyouthmvmt held a march tonight in inner southeast Portland and it was so much joy pic.twitter.com/LQ1yoGWHGQ— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) October 9, 2020 #FrontlineDrumline is the heartbeat of the march pic.twitter.com/bF7Q0tbRZK— Sean Bascom (@baaascom) October 9, 2020 Media Present Sean Bascom - CashApp: $Baaascom … Continue reading Protests for October 8

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

Summary On Monday, protesters marched from Director Park in downtown Portland in memory of Jonathan Price, who was killed by a police officer in Texas on October 3rd. The march, led by a drumline, paused for speeches in front of the Justice Center before continuing to Portland State University where students were encouraged to come … Continue reading Protests for October 5

Summary Portland had a busy day of protests on October 4th. Around noon, a right-wing 2nd Amendment rally began downtown. Estimates by journalists on the ground placed the number of attendees of this rally around 30 people at most. But if there's a right-wing rally in town, there will always be leftist counter-protesters present as … Continue reading Protests for October 4

Summary Just south of Portland is Lake Oswego, Oregon, where Black Lives Matter demonstrations have happened sporadically in the last few months. Today, a black youth-led march protested in the streets of the city. Besides a few interactions with the police and some confrontations with restaurant patrons in the area surrounding the protest, the march … Continue reading Protests for October 3

Summary On Friday afternoon, a BLM art therapy event at Irving Park in NE Portland was disrupted by an unidentified DHS officer who claimed to be serving a warrant, then chased a person through the park while attendees attempted to block them. They did not make an arrest. In the evening, protesters gathered in SE … Continue reading Protests for October 2

No scheduled events today. Media Articles LA Progressive Portland Stripper Strike Sparks Nationwide Movement Against Racism in Night Clubs OPB US Justice Department cracks down on Portland protesters with law from civil rights era The Oregonian Proud Boys’ member pleads not guilty to charges from clash between protest groupsDowntown jeweler intends to sue city after … Continue reading News for October 1

Summary September 30th marks the 2 year anniversary of the death of Patrick Kimmons. His mother, Letha Winston, has been a staple at Portland protests ever since his death, and since the George Floyd Protests began has been leading weekly marches in honor of her late son. Tonight, Letha organized a march and memorial for … Continue reading Protests for September 30

Summary A small group of protesters met at Laurelhurst Park near the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office's (MCSO) Penumbra Kelly Building for the nightly demonstration. The group had lower numbers than usual, and in the past have elected to not march based on heightened safety concerns with a small group. However tonight was not one of … Continue reading Protests for September 29