Over 1,500 protesters gathered in Portland on Martin Luther King Day, marching to the North Precinct and then the MLK Jr. statue in the center of the city. Demonstrators also organized a "die-in", where protesters would lie down and occupy a major road, such as an intersection or other busy avenue.
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Over 100 Portlanders returned to the weekly march for Patrick Kimmons, a black man killed by police in 2018, whose mother has led marches every week since July demanding the reopening of the case. Cheers of support came from many neighbors, and the police also were notified of the march when it came around to their precinct. Letha Winston (Kimmons' mother) then stopped the march, led chants, and gave speeches regarding updates on the case.
Over 100 protesters returned to the streets for a march demanding justice led by the mother of Patrick Kimmons, a black man killed by Portland police in 2018. Organizers stated that their endgoal is 1,000 people on the streets every day, which would help bring a public focus back to the victims of racist police brutality.
125 protesters marched in Portland during the new Sunday protests organized by the mother of Patrick Kimmons, a black man killed in 2018. Organizers of the demonstration called for a reopening of the case on the police killing of Kimmons, who allegedly was armed and facing away from law enforcement.
Over 100 protesters marched at the weekly protest for Patrick Kimmons, led by the mother of the victim of police brutality killed in 2018. Many bystanders honked their horns in support, as demonstrators moved through the city to the North Precinct before stopping for Letha Winston (Kimmons' mother) to give speeches, including how to donate for the legal battle.
Dozens of protesters marched on the weekly Patrick Kimmons protest, leading to the Red House Eviction Defense, where demonstrators stayed in after arriving and ended the protest there. Organizers for both groups have echoed support for each others’ struggle, and it appears likely that Patrick Kimmons protests will continue to be at RHED. Dozens of protesters marched on the weekly […]