May Day rally in Holladay Park Portland Oregon in support of the Pro Act. The Pro Act is the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, it would be a massive win for labor organizers and unions.
DSA member and Union Organizer talking about a few things the Pro Act would do, and how it will penalize union busting businesses and business owners.
Organizer explains how the Pro Act will protect undocumented workers and gig economy workers.
Somebody from the Sunrise Movement talks about the intersection of climate change and labor rights.
Sunrise Movement organizer discusses how the increasingly harmful effects of climate change will disproportionately target the Black and Brown community in the Pacific Northwest.
Chanting and a small march begins in Holladay Park this May Day in Portland.
The small May Day march went across the street and the rally continued with more speaches and chanting. This particular event is now over.
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Downtown Portland at the federal courthouse, anti DHS/ICE and #StopLine3 protesters gather. A few of the remaining uncovered windows have been broken. An American flag burns in front of the door.
The glass door gets smashed and DHS agents unload pepper balls into the crowd.
After trying to extinguish the fire DHS agents headed back into the building. The fire grows once again.
Unacceptable harassment and intimidation from the city and Police out of the fear of accountability. Portland Police still operates as a secret police force, and they are attempting to punish those who seek to have it not be.
Here's some of my work identifying some of the most violent members of the Portland Police Bureau as they operated without nametags or actual badge numbers.