Protests in Portland, Oregon

[6] The movement began with Abigail Scott Duniway persuading Susan B. Anthony to join her for a tour of thousands of miles, speaking to people across the Pacific Northwest, in the early 1870s.

They formed the newspaper The Portland Reporter, which was well received during its five-year run, and undercut the business of its competitors, driven by a strong campaign to persuade readers to cancel their Oregonian subscriptions, and to buy stock in the new paper.

The Portland chapter of the National Black United Front emerged as the principal adversary of the school board at that time, implementing an array of protest tactics.

[14][15] The following year, Oregon voters approved the first public police review committee in Portland with Ballot Measure 51.

The protests spanned issues – immigrant rights, homelessness, racism, police accountability, free speech.

After the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, hundreds gathered at Terry Schrunk Plaza for a "No War in Iran" protest, led by the DSA.

On the first night (March 12) Federal officers deployed impact munitions, tear gas, flash-bang grenades and smoke bombs at a group of a few dozen protesters who had gathered at the Hatfield U.S.

Participants broke numerous windows and "35 separate locations were targeted, including banks, retail stores, coffee shops, and government buildings."

Portland Police Bureau officials said that this was due to legislation which restricts the tools they can use to stop people causing such destruction, and the lack of clarity on the bill.

[33] On November 19, 2021, law enforcement in Portland declared a riot as approximately 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, who killed two people and injured another in Wisconsin.

Protesters were reportedly yelling anti-police chants.and throwing objects at police, such as urine, water bottles and batteries, and the rear window of one patrol car was smashed.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said a riot was declared after protesters began focusing on and "tampering with" a roll-up gate at the Justice Center.

Some protesters had begun moving toward the entrance of the jail and had put large tree branches in the way to stop the gate from closing.