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At Salmon Street Springs, different groups, including folks with drums and other instruments, have been gathering and are preparing to march toward the justice center. We& #39;ll be following the Portland Black Lives Matter protests tonight with this thread. (video by @a_hardgrave)
This is Day 58 of sustained protests throughout the city of Portland, and the evening is kicking off with a dance party on the waterfront. Here& #39;s the vibe:
A crowd of at least 1,000 people is already in downtown Portland, and there& #39;s a car parade for Black Lives Matter circling and driving along 4th, Jefferson, Salmon and 3rd.
There& #39;s a large line outside @riotribs, which announced today they’ve received more than $300K in donations to provide free food and snacks to Portland protesters. It& #39;s so much money, they& #39;ve stopped taking cash donations.
Lots of different groups marching tonight: the Wall of Moms is back, as well as the Dads. There& #39;s a group in chef hats, health care workers in scrubs, social workers wearing green, and here& #39;s the Asians for Black Liberation.
Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to Friday night& #39;s crowd outside the Justice Center: "You know what& #39;s worse than making a Portlander mad? Telling a Portlander what they can& #39;t do."
Hardesty speaks to changes to the police bureau, which saw a $27 million budget cut for the upcoming fiscal year:
