Shane Burley: Fractured Far Right Escalates Harassment Against Left in Portland
On the evening of January 17, members of the far-right groups Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer surrounded a small house-turned-office on the busy East Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon. The building houses a rotating door of nonprofits and community organizations, each renting small office space, anchored by the Portland Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). […]
The Washington Post, “Protests again convulse Portland, Ore., as groups on the right and left face off”
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of protesters from the right and left faced off on downtown streets here Saturday, with police declaring an increasingly tense situation several hours in to be a “civil disturbance” and trying to disperse the crowd through the use of flash grenades and pepper spray. On a sun-drenched afternoon, the confrontation was just […]
The Guardian, “Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists”
A riot was declared in downtown Portland, Oregon on Saturday evening as the city exploded into its worst protest violence of the Trump era. More than 150 supporters of the far-right Patriot Prayer group fought pitched street battles with scores of anti-fascist protesters. In total, nine people were arrested. The far-right march had started near […]
The Oregonian, “Antifa and Patriot Prayer demonstrators clash in downtown Portland; 4 arrested”
Dueling demonstrations faced off Sunday in downtown Portland, marking the first large street protest of the spring. The rallies drew hundreds to a pair of parks near City Hall, including right-wing Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson of Vancouver, his supporters and counter-protesters, including black-clad antifascists, known as antifa. The rallies began peacefully and escalated with shoving, […]
Capital Public Radio (CA), “Calif. Lawmakers Asks Feds To Stop Alt-Right Rally In SF”
But white supremacists and neo-Nazis have tagged along to Patriot Prayer rallies, and the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled its members provocateurs, who goad far-left and anarchist groups to attack them. Continue Reading
ABC 7 San Francisco, “San Francisco leaders oppose right-wing rally permitted for Crissy Fields”
Based in Portland, Oregon, Patriot Prayer is an “alt-right” group specializing “in rallies aimed at provoking far-left and anarchist groups,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups. Violence has been documented at other events organized by the group. Continue Reading