Gonna live-tweet tonight's Justice Center action again. Let's do this! Currently taking to the streets. Destination, as always, unknown
#defendpdx #PortlandProtests #RoseCityJustice
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Looks like we're gonna pay East Portland a visit! Heading over the Morrison Bridge
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Crowd less into chants tonight than usual. They're happening, but more people are quiet than usual
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An argument over whether we should be going over the bridge or not. "This is what they want us to do!!" This happens every time we move away from the Justice Center. The argument has merit I'm being told we are the reinforcements for an action already underway on East Side
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(For what it's worth I think switching it up is good. Keep the piggies on their toes, wondering what we'll do this time)
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Revolution hall is a music festival. Rainbow lights, pounding music, lots of people. The group that was going to being people back to the JC seems to have melted into the celebration
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Party vibes. It's a holiday, we haven't danced in so long. The fact remains: this isn't a protest or anything close to itpic.twitter.com/nDzsc1E4J4
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Back at the justice center, where the vibe could not be more different. Unlawful assembly just declared
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"look where Rose City got you. Let this be a lesson to you. Rose City put us in this mess! Tag their asses. Get them on the phone. Let them know. This is a fucked up situation they put us in. Where the fuck is Rose City?!" -black organizer on the megaphone in front of the JC
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Chants of ACAB. crowd control weapons pointed directly at the crowd
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PPB has shot a protester in the head with crowd control munitions of some kind. Protester seems OK and by OK I mean conscious and on their feet but bleeding profuselypic.twitter.com/IHYL0UZEwm
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We've been pushed to 6th Avenue, which is where we were told to go. The police looked ready to push us farther but now seem to be leaving. LRAD lady still ordering us to disperse to the west past 6th avenue. Well, she's got half her wish for now
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Crowd hesitates at the intersection. Uncertain what to do next
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Heated debate: Pioneer Square or Justice Center? After a lot of back and forth, the crowd decides justice center. We get maybe a block before the police come at us yet again. Leisurely pace. They don't seem terribly hungry for arrests tonight. Back to 6th
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Smoke, no tear gas yet. Flash bang. We're numb to both at this point
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Perhaps in response to past criticism for pushing protesters beyond the stated boundaries, the cops are not pushing past 6th. A tense standoffpic.twitter.com/Xcg7CWlLLh
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Police withdraw from 6th once more and the protest is on the move, away from the arbitrarily-closed area. Man on the megaphone continues to emphasize Rose City Justice's absence. I'm not sure what went down or what promises were made, but he has an undeniable point
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The crowd is robust despite this: at least 200
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"slow in the front!" The crowd instantly stops to let everyone catch up. "Grandma speed!" Someone shouts. "Like fifty grandmas, that's how we need to walk. Grandmas without Facebook! That speed." We get better every single night
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I can never decide whether I like "War Crime Wheeler" or "Tear Gas Teddy" better as a chant
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Another debate about where to go next. This beautiful group just took a vote by applause. Results inconclusive. More debate A decision is reached. Not everyone is happy, but the majority are abiding by it (Sorry PPB, I'm not gonna give the results away)
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A pop to the right. Everyone tenses and looks...then laughs. 'its kinda fucked up,' someone comments. I'm never entirely sure this whole thing isn't some kind of veteran fever dream, the parallels are numerous and strong
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Police lights a few blocks ahead. The chants change instantly. "Stay together, stay tight!" "Whose streets? Our streets!"
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As we approach the Justice center yet again, LRAD lady orders us to disperse
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Cops lines up at Salmon--the Northern boundary of the exclusion zone. Another face-off.
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Standoff continues. One cop in particular keeps raising his weapon. He seems eager. LRAD moves forward. Warned again to leave. I cannot overstate how much no one is going to do thatpic.twitter.com/wdYIVOO9IB
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Shots--probably pepper balls. Crowd moving in a slow and disciplined manner
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