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Protesters in Portland have apparently begun to copy former efforts in Seattle to establish “autonomous zones” as they were seen setting up tents and barricading streets.
Demonstrators were seen in a video early Wednesday setting up in downtown Portland’s Lownsdale Square, an area that is across the street from the federal Pioneer Courthouse, as they restored barricades the police had dismantled and reportedly threw glass bottles at officers.
The beginnings of a barricade are starting on Salmon Street. #blacklivesmatter #pdx #portlandoregon #oregon #blm #acab #portland #justicecenter pic.twitter.com/eM0kRWxdGk
— Garrison Davis (Teargas Proof) (@hungrybowtie) July 15, 2020
According to the Portland Police Department, a “couple hundred demonstrators gathered at Revolution Hall in Southeast Portland and marched all throughout downtown Portland before ending their march at Pioneer Square” Tuesday evening, they said in a statement.
We’re #LiveOnK2 in downtown #Portland this morning where a group is trying to establish a so-called #autonomouszone. @PortlandPolice attempted to clear it overnight, but the group returned. Here is what’s left of barricade at SW 3rd&Madison. #portlandautonomouszone pic.twitter.com/q6kCetW0Re
— Genevieve Reaume (@GenevieveReaume) July 15, 2020
— Matcha chai (@matcha_chai) July 15, 2020
Some headed to the Justice Center after this, and around 9:15 p.m., began to physically block traffic by standing in the road.
“Over the next several hours, the demonstrators began to set up barricades at Southwest Main Street and Southwest Salmon Street at Southwest 3rd Avenue. The barricades blocked the entire lanes of traffic and consisted of industrial kitchen appliances, road blockades, and flashing traffic signs,” the press release read.
“During this time, the demonstrators lit a fire where the elk statue once stood, and another small fire was reported at Southwest Madison Street and Southwest 3rd Avenue,” police said.
The police news release noted that about 1 a.m., the demonstrators “in an organized effort” walked to the Central Precinct “in an attempt to disrupt officers as they walked in from the end of their shift,” Fox News reported.
The Twitter page for the Pacific Northwest Youth Liberation Front noted a barricade for establishing the Chinook Land Autonomous Territory, or CLAT, in downtown Portland.
Barricade at the Chinook Land Autonomous Territory (#CLAT).
People are needed here ALL night long, especially in the early morning! Get on over rn! Bring some tents. pic.twitter.com/cP5cG77m9m— PNW Youth Liberation Front (@PNWYLF) July 15, 2020
“People are needed here ALL night long, especially in the early morning! Get on over rn! Bring some tents,” the caption of the tweet said, along with images of signs reading, “ACAB,” an [“All Cops Are Bastards,”] and “Black Trans Lives Matter.”
The group, which describes itself as a “Decentralized network of autonomous youth collectives dedicated to direct action toward total liberation,” posted several tweets and videos, urging demonstrators to stand together to hold the area.
Another video showing the tents and barricades in the park invited people to “come check it out.”
[LIVE]: First View of the Chinook Land Autonomous Territory#CLAT #portlandprotest #defendpdxStreamed by @PNWAntifascist https://t.co/1jYiIeYCzE
— #DEFENDPDX™ 🖤 (@defendpdx) July 15, 2020
Portland Police reported that after 1:00 a.m., after an attempt to remove barricades, demonstrators returned to the area.
**WARNING: Graphic Language**
A snapshot of the crowd on N Lombard St on July 13-14 that remained after numerous lawful orders to disperse. Glass bottles, paint, rocks, ball bearings, and other projectiles hurled at Officers. The arrest is for a subject unlawfully directing a laser pointer in officer’s eyes. pic.twitter.com/59TPx84j6B
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 14, 2020
Someone tried to light a mattress on fire. Lighting fires and engaging in other criminal acts will subject you to arrest. Officers are making selective arrests.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 14, 2020
“As the officers disengaged, the demonstrators threw glass bottles and pointed lasers at them. After officers left the area, the demonstrators lit a fire to what was left of the barricade. Several minutes later, a demonstrator extinguished the fire and several demonstrators began to rebuild the barricade.
Some of the items thrown at officers include paint, ball bearings, and glass bottles, which are all criminal acts. pic.twitter.com/9ghKqB8urT
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 14, 2020
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