Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

"I'm gonna keep marching! I'm gonna keep chanting! I'm gonna keep fighting!" The crowd chants it with her. Fired up

Letha Winston urges the crowd to come out and march with her down MLK every Thursday, 10AM to 2PM For more info: https://instagram.com/justiceforpatrickkimmons?igshid=t5i64i65r1yv …

"God has a mission for me. He has a purpose for me. I will serve that mission by any means necessary. I will fight for justice in the streets of Portland!"

Letha is wrapping up. She salutes the people here, the organization that went into making this day possible, the safety precautions. It's a good event! But she cautions against people taking the meaning out of Black Lives Matter and about the demonization of the movement

Patrick Kimmons' son steps to the mic He says, my dad didn't deserve to be killed He talks about how his dad got him ready for school every day, bought him new shoes, took care of him Kimmons' tiny daughter steps forward and leads the crowd in a chant of "Black Lives Matter!"

Letha talks about how hard it is to see Patrick Kimmons Jr, who reminds her so much of her son She thanks everyone for coming If you want to donate to Letha, her Cashapp is $lethaloc

As this last bit unfolded, some asshole kept revving their car engine. It's a bit worrisome

A Black activist announces that the rest of the evening will be a music performance by local artists. It'll start in about 10 minutes