Amid the pandemic and police brutality, people are rallying around to take care of the community since the government and police are not doing enough. People want the community to be taken care of through various lenses, such as Black Lives Matter, anti-fascism, and bossing police.
Portland's mayor's office declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew to crack down on mass gatherings of protesters. However, protesters were attacked and arrested even before the curfew due to the city's declaration of a riot over the protests after George Floyd's death.
The city of Portland faced a wave of fascist violence in 2018, following a year of patriot prayer and proud boy gatherings that resulted in the murder of two men by Jeremy Christian on a Portland Max light rail train. It Did Happen Here podcast series documents this story in detail.
Portland protesters were able to reoccupy parks and celebrate a real victory after being kicked out of the parks in front of the justice center.
Years of blight, disinvestment, and policing have led to a mass exodus of Blacks from the central Albina core, resulting in the eroding of the place many called home. The Snack Mamas discuss the gentrification of Albina and the history of north northeast Portland.
Protesters attempted to form temporary autonomous zones in Seattle and Portland during the George Floyd protests, causing reactions from both the police and the community.