Truthout: A Popular Mobilization Is Forming in Portland to Stop the Growth of Hate Groups
The far-right brawlers of “Patriot Prayer” and the “Proud Boys” are planning a demonstration on August 4, in Portland, Oregon. Their “freedom march” is likely to be light on political content, but is presumably a response to the recurring counter-protests that have prevented Patriot Prayer from accessing city streets. While Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson is running for Senate in Washington State and campaigns at these public events, the recent history of his public appearances has focused almost solely on fighting the left opposition that comes to greet him in Portland. Local groups, however, are coming together with a movement strategy to break the menace of far-right terror that has plagued the city in recent months.
— Shane Burley