I attended two protests. The one at the Portland ICE facility on Thursday. ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. When I was there it was peaceful and I did not see police at all. I was there for about 90 minutes or so. The crowd had gathered in front of the ICE building and then there was a walk to a nearby park. After reading the news I learned that Portland police declared the protest a riot earlier today and there were clashes between protesters and the police.
And this afternoon I attended the No Kings protest in Astoria.
And this cutie attended a protest in Beaverton, I got this picture sent to me.
The First Amendment to the US Constitution protects fundamental freedoms. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly and Freedom to Petition are guaranteed. Those are the freedoms I feel relate to protests, demonstrations and voicing your opinions even if such opinions do not support the people in power whether it is through speaking or writing.
I have a feeling it will be a crazy summer. And I said that at the beginning of the week.....
I don't know what to say. I am tired. Like tired of the state of the world. I am glad that I attended the protests. It gives you some hope. For a little bit. And then you get faced with reality again.
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