Thread by @PopMobPDX

THREAD: We need your help! An extremist event organized by The Walkaway Campaign (Brandon Straka and Dinesh D'Souza) is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th, at the Melody Event Center in SE Portland. 1/10 #WalkAwayFromPDX

Over the last week, we’ve repeatedly reached out to the Melody Event Center directly over the phone as well as through email, Instagram, and Facebook. They have made it clear they have no intention of canceling this event. In fact, they hung up on us yesterday. 2/10

This event will be used to unite local, violent far-right activists as well as fascist groups with larger national networks.

This is exacly the type of event that brought us Unite the Right, the infamous 2017 rally that resulted in the murder of Heather Heyer. 3/10

Dangerous figures, like Joey Gibson, will be tabling at the event. Gibson is best known as the leader of Patriot Prayer the group that led a violent mass attack on a local bar in May that left one woman with a cracked vertebra when she tried to de-escalate the situation. 4/10

Angela Roman (a member of the armed militia group, the Three Percenters) indicated she’ll also be at the event to meet and recruit people to her cause. These groups often bring their own “security” personnel to events, increasing the risk for people in our community. 5/10

The Melody Event Center has hosted LGBTQ weddings, quinceañeras, and galas for local groups such as @CausaOregon and @TheHPAlliance. The people who attend these events deserve to feel safe. 6/10

Please call or reach out to the event space over social media and (respectfully) ask them to cancel this event.

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Facebook: facebook.com/TheMelodyEvent…

Instagram: instagram.com/themelodyevent…

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Optional phone script: “Hi, I’m calling about the event on November 5th, Rescue America with Brandon Straka and Dinesh D'Souza. Dangerous groups such as Patriot Prayer and the Three Percenters (a violent, armed militia) have announced they will be attending and tabling. 8/10

I'm worried about the safety of the Melody Event Center staff, as well as Portlanders who live and work nearby. These groups are known to use events like this as an excuse to hunt down people of color and LGBTQ folks in the area and physically attack them. 9/10

For the safety of our friends, family, and neighbors in Southeast Portland, I am asking you to cancel this event. These groups pose a very serious threat to the people of Portland. Thank you.” 10/10 #WalkAwayFromPDX

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