Portland Protest News

Today’s news summary: I Choose Love PDX rally, march on new courthouse, 6 arrested, questions raised about police conduct at Bend protests, Demetria Hester profile

KPTV: Group rallies in downtown Portland to promote peace, love and unity across the city

KATU: Six people arrested during march in downtown Portland

OPB: Protesters see disparities after Bend police release man who pointed gun at Trump rally

OPB: Portland pulls officers from federal deputations, but legal questions swirl

Oregonian: ‘I’ve been fighting my whole life.’ Demetria Hester reflects on Portland protests and her lifelong activism

Today’s news summary: Silent ICE vigil at Waterfront Park, BIPOC mural event in Tualatin

KGW: Vigil, silent march held for ICE detainees in Portland

KOIN: Dozens gather downtown for abolish ICE march, vigil

KOIN: BIPOC artists, students unite for Beaverton mural installation

Today’s news summary: 4 arrested in protest at Kelly building, PPB motorcycle runs over protester, report on police brutality at protests

KOIN: 4 arrested from ‘hostile crowd’ at Portland police building

Oregonian: Portland police officer drives motorcycle into protester blocking his path at Friday night demonstration

Vice News: The Casual Brutality of Protesting in Portland

Today’s news summary: Demonstration on anniversary of death of Patrick Kimmons, release of transcripts in Patrick Kimmons grand jury, US DOJ pursuing protesters under civil disorder statutes, more on federal deputization issue

KGW: Demonstrators honor man killed by Portland police in 2018 (Patrick Kimmons), call for change

Oregonian: Demonstrators gather in downtown Portland on 2-year anniversary of fatal police shooting (of Patrick Kimmons)

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland Officers Describe Witnessing Shooting Before They Killed Patrick Kimmons (release of grand jury transcripts)

Oregonian: Oregon’s U.S. marshal, U.S. attorney won’t cancel federal deputization of local, state officers

Oregon Public Broadcasting: US Justice Department cracks down on Portland protesters with law from civil rights era

Today’s news summary: Protest at Kelly building, Alan Swinney arrested for Proud Boys rally attacks, Ted Wheeler withdraws approval for PPB deputization, Portland police chief proposes restrictions on freedom of assembly.

KOIN: Police arrest 1 as group gathers outside Kelly Penumbra Building

KPTV: Officers detain 3, confiscate soup cans and other items at gathering outside Kelly Building

Portland Police Bureau: Group Gathers Outside of the Penumbra Kelly Building; Trespassers Arrested, Vehicles Cited and Towed (Photo)

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Police arrest far-right protester who pointed gun at Portland rally (Alan Swinney)

Willamette Week: Proud Boy Alan Swinney Arrested on Charges of Assault and Unlawful Use of a Weapon

The Skanner: Portland Asks US To Rescind Deputization of City Police

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Mayor Ted Wheeler asks federal government to de-deputize Portland police

KOIN: Police union president proposes freedom of assembly restrictions

Today’s news summary: Police attempt to stop march on police union before it starts, 24 arrests, photos from Saturday BLM event, calls for special prosecutor to investigate police abuse, videos from Sergio Olmos and Andrew Kimmel

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland police move early to quash Monday night protests (written by and including multple tweet embeds from Sergio Olmos)

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland area officers will remain federal deputies through end of year (those officers that were deputized as part of preparation for Proud Boys rally on September 26th)

KGW: Police declare unlawful assembly outside police union building, make 24 arrests

Oregonian: Police move in on protesters before N. Portland march; 24 arrested in demonstration (key takeaways)

KGW: ‘Deliberate attack on a journalist’: Police accused of being too aggressive during Portland protest – Photojournalist John Rudoff said officers shoved him to the ground while he tried to take a photo of a violent arrest.

Portland Mercury: Photo Essay: How a Black Lives Matter Demonstration and Caravan Overshadowed a Proud Boys Weekend

Portland Mercury: A Special Prosecutor Might Be Necessary to Investigate Police Misconduct at Portland Protests

Today’s news summary: Multiple videos from Saturday night protests showing police violence, Kate Brown calls for agency heads to review responses, speech at Vanport Historical Marker

KGW: Governor asks law enforcement officials to review actions at Portland protest (several videos)

Willamette Week: After Proud Boys Leave Portland, Police Return to a Familiar Approach: Scattering Black Lives Matter Protesters

KATU: Gov. Brown responds to alleged police violence against journalists at Portland protests

Oregonian: Police criticized for shoving press photographer to ground, other rough treatment as they try to control rock-throwing crowd in downtown Portland

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office: UPDATE: 30 Arrests Made During Various Gatherings (Photo)  (report on September 26th protests)

Portland Mercury: Hall Monitor: An Authorized Militia

Daily Kos: After Portland Proud Boys rally fizzles out, police subject protesters, press to downtown violence

Today’s news summary: Lower than expected turnout at Proud Boys rally, evidence of coordination between police and Proud Boys, Justice Center protests downtown with police abuse of protesters and press

Oregonian: Portland protests bring out hundreds to Proud Boys, opposing demonstrations Saturday (liveblog of coverage of afternoon protests)

Oregonian: Far-right rally and counter-protests in Portland end without violence Saturday, as Proud Boy rally smaller, shorter than expected

Courthouse News: At a rally Saturday, police appeared to have coordinated extensively with the national leadership of the Proud Boys, a far-right fraternity designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group, at a rally on Saturday.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Live updates: Hate-group rally breaks up in Portland, turnout far below expectations

New York Times: A Day of Protest in Portland as ‘Proud Boys’ Converge on the City

KGW: Protesters gather out front of Multnomah County Justice Center; unlawful assembly announced (lots of embedded Tweets from Sergio Olmos)