#portland protest May 31st

Demonstrators begin marching further in downtown. 165min until curfew #portland

Crowd: “We want justice”

#portland

Crowd: “black lives matter”

Pioneer square. 155min until curfew

Crowd “whose streets? Our streets”

Demonstrators lay on the ground “I can’t breathe” 150 min until curfew

#portland 150min until curfew – at Pioneer Courthouse Square

“No justice, no peace” #portland

Demonstrators number in the thousands, chant: “black lives matter” #portland – at Pioneer Courthouse Square

Man sits still, crowd: “no justice, no peace” #portland

“Say his name, George Floyd” #portland 145min until curfew

140 min until curfew #portland

A non-insignificant amount of supporters have been in vehicles, honking #portland

Demonstrators marching towards justice center #portland

Demonstrators bypass justice center

“Whose streets, our streets” 130min until curfew – at Terry Schrunk Federal Plaza

Demonstrators returning to justice center #portland

Demonstrations in front of justice center #portland 120min until curfew – at Multnomah County Justice Center

120min until curfew #portland – at Multnomah County Justice Center

Chant: “black lives matter” 115 min until curfew #portland

Sign: “Who watches the watchmen?” #portland 113min until curfew

110min until curfew #portland – at Multnomah County Justice Center

108min until curfew #portland

Demonstrators asks crowd to move off street so trucks can pass throw, consensus unclear from crowd #portland 105min until curfew

A person is need of medical attention. Unclear what happened. 138min until curfew

Ambulance has arrived

Just a few steps away, the band plays on

Speaker says police have provided PA system for demonstrators ‘they want us to be heard’

demonstrators trying to build consensus on moving into the park, as per police request

A man threw a bottle at police, the crowd reacts immediately by yelling for him to leave. The man exits, in a hurry #portland 90min until curfew

disagreement among demonstrators, reminder that no group is a monolith #portland 85min until curfew

Then again, there seems to be a consensus on “fuck Donald trump” #portland

Mood:

Song and dance “fuck the police”

Information and misinformation alike spreads this way: Woman tells demonstrators that police will start tear gasing in 20min if crowd doesn’t move. THIS REPORTER CANT CONFORM

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I can’t spell even under optimal conditions.

People find their roles in every protest(medic, flag holder), this person is handing out water(tirelessly) 63min until curfew #portland

60min until curfew #protest

I have moved to the protest at 47th and burnside. Crowd in the thousands. 8min until curfew #portland

Speaker advises crowd to asses their risk tolerance, reminds them about taking contacts out of eyes before washing with water for tear gas #portland 5min until curfew – at Wajan

Crowd is ready to move