#portlandprotest day 36

Around 200-300 people outside the justice center, for the 36 consecutive night of protest

The crowds are smaller, but the band plays on

Some protestors are lighting up fireworks

Protestors are marching to the waterfront to spread ashes of someone

Protesters are marching towards the Waterfrotn to spread ashes

Day 36

Medic offers spray hand sanitizer as people walk past

Volunteer medics have been at the protest since the beginning. They spring into action during tear gas and injuries, but even in lulls they offer hand sanitizer or masks, even small mercies like aspirin.

Protestors are at the waterfront

“We’re not gonna stop until we’re anti-racist”

Candles are being handed out

On the waterfront

A moment of silence, followed by “say her name, Shatamera”

“Raise your hand if you’ve been targeted by the cops”

Mother of Shatamera pruden spreads ashes on river

For more on Shatamera Pruden: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2017/07/06/follow-14-year-old-girl-killed-crossing-commercial-street-se/452442001/

Speakers are inviting others to the bullhorn to speak about vitcims of violence and police brutality

requests go out for anyone else that wants to come up to the bullhorn, one protester, a white Woman, says “how about no more white people ?”

On the waterfront