Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

Hi there, it's 8:30 and I'm at Arbor Lodge park with maybe 50 people, preparing for tonight's action Small numbers. I don't like it. Let's see what happens #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #BlackLivesMatter #PortlandProtests #pdxprotest

An activist leads the crowd in a chant of "Black Lives Matter." Things are probably about to get underway The crowd is still worryingly small

An activist encourages the crowd. Says we're changing the timeline, that we can't give up She reminds us that the travesty of the Grand Jury decision yesterday in Louisville occurred on the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till's death This is an old fight

The activist talks about the importance of voting. How millennial voters now outnumber boomers. Very scattered cheers She talks about the danger of a coup. About feelings of powerlessness She's trying to end on a high note about coming together and carrying on the fight

On the move! A middle-aged woman pulls over to chant "black lives matter" with the protest

The protest has arrived at the Portland Police Association (PPA), our local police union Maybe 100 people here are this point No sign of the cops

DJ LRAD says: "This is the Portland Police bureau. We are aware of your criminal activity occurring. Do not throw rocks at the building. Do not try to light fires. Do not try to break windows" None of these things have happened tonight. We JUST got here

An activist of color takes the megaphone. Criticizes yesterday's action for ignoring the "revolutionary energy" of the crowd in the wake of the Grand Jury trials They denounce the accusation that all revolutionary energy is white rage. That this is whitewashing and also bullshit