Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

It's nice to hear chanting again. This activist gets the crowd to say the names louder, louder, louder. This small crowd is louder than any group I've heard down here in a while -@1misanthrophile

Another activist steps up and speaks about the injustices of the court system against black people, historically and currently A gentle wind buffets the barricade of umbrellas. Activists move to restore it -@1misanthrophile

The activist expects that martial law is coming. He says we won't stand for it. He's talking about war, which does feel like the direction this is headed eventually Comparisons drawn between the cotton fields of history and the corporations of today -@1misanthrophile

"This is a foreign country!" The crowd chants it, acknowledging that we stand on stolen land -@1misanthrophile

An activist talks about the need to build a future where we can all live. It's a bit convoluted but I think I'm following "More women on the mic!" someone yells Some people have issue with this metaphor which I admit I'm struggling to entirely understand -@1misanthrophile

An activist who does security for the Portland Protest Bureau thanks everyone for showing up. "You should be proud of yourself!" I confess I'm looking around nervously for his security team, who was frighteningly aggressive with me last night -@1misanthrophile