Hiiiiiii everyone,
I'll be live-tweeting in a little bit for the @DailyEmerald from Downtown #EugeneOregon where @Eblack_unity is hosting a march and "know your rights sit-in" starting at 7 p.m.
Just got here.
About twenty people are present.
A Federal Protection Service (Homeland Security) SUV just pulled up and parked in the parking lot across the street for a minute and then left.
Truck just sped past the courthouse and exhausted those in front.
This is a precursor to a seven or eight hour event coming up that will go into more detail about "Knowing Your Rights."
Clea is telling a story about her brother in Texas who is serving a 40 year sentence after getting in trouble at a convenience store and because he didn't know his Rights.
Someone just drove by and yelled "fucking n-word"
Titus asks the crowd: "do we have any cop supporters in the crowd tonight?"
They respond "fuck no"
The Eugene #WallofMoms is here
The march has begun
A put stop at the US Post Office
Pit*
The crowd just got to the jail for the teach-in
A lawyer with the CLDC is here to give the teach-in.
The lawyer is saying at dearresting is highly illegal and risky and "you will likely catch a case"
Many in the crowd say they'll do it anyways.
Man on motorcycle says they're (the group) bothering him and people in this city.
Woman on opposite corner says "they're not bothering me, there's plenty of streets in this town."
It appears the march will be resuming
This Sunday will be the all-day Know Your Rights event
Counter-protest returns
#WallofMoms are here.
The counter-protesy says they "want to come listen"
The march is continuing
They've joined the group with their Blue Lives Matter and American Flags
A shortt-lasting confrontation between the two groups but we're continuing on again.
BU says "if you're not here for Black lives, you need to get the fuck home"
Two c-pros just tried to stop a car in the front by jumping in front of it
Its just been noted by an organizer that we've been out here for nearly 100 days and my legs couldn't agree more.
Leaders are saying that leaders and the safety team will handle c-pros. The rest need to just march.
Sounds like the event is closing up.
People are leaving and thus am I.
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