Posted on 09/06/2020 7:40:22 PM PDT by matt04
As America continues to be gripped in protest and anger over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisc., Black Lives Matter protesters in Maine were planning to "stand up against racial injustice" on Saturday in Portland. But as of Saturday morning, organizers announced the event has been postponed.
"We want to be clear, we are not postponing because those who threatened us have 'won.' But we also have to reckon with the reality of living black in Maine, and how when push came to shove, White Maine and city officials were quick to cast judgement. And in our skin, judgement can be a death sentence," organizers wrote in a post on Saturday.
According to an event listing on Facebook made by Black Lives Matter Maine, protesters were to meet in front of the Portland Police Department at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The planned event, which sparked "troubling social media activity," prompted police and Portland Mayor Kate Snyder to address concerns and call for calm ahead of the protest. Snyder and Portland Police Chief Frank Clark held a briefing Friday afternoon about the event.
BLM organizers say, however, the press conference Friday is what led to their decision to postpone.
"We are not postponing because of threats. But we also have to keep our members safe from physical harm. We ask you white Maine and city officials- is this your reality when you approach a podium? Or did you effortlessly approach your microphone for a press conference today without hundreds of threats on your life?"
(Excerpt) Read more at newscentermaine.com ...
Pushback?
Are there any blacks in Maine?
Not many blacks. But to many female mayors.
If we can win there - we can win elsewhere here as well with pushing back against this hate filled communist organization.
Soros’s checks aren’t clearing anymore.
Probably just flew to DC early, There is no pushback in Oregon I watch the riots there every night. BLM goes to DC while Antifa does the dirty work in Portland
The need to receive threats for the rest of their lives. No matter where they go they’ll need to look over their shoulders
Somalis?
Take them on a one way lobster cruise in the Atlantic Ocean.
Laughable. Why? Because the overwhelming majority of BLM/Antifa members are pasty white, upper-middle-class brainwashed, spoiled brat, college-educated in subjects without career possibility losers.
They owe a ton of money in tuition and are educated in subjects that no one will hire them for. And, they are very angry about that.
Portland, Maine? I can understand Portland, Oregon. Shows how far left that one great state of Maine has gone under Democrat Party subversion.
Time for someone from FR to provide names of the leading Democrats (past and present) politicians and then of radicals even from the 1970’s. There is a history of infiltration from Vermont, Connecticut, Rhose Island, Massachusetts and ever Vermont over the decades.
Just look at Dave Dellinger and Bernie Sanders in Vermont.
Yep. They all got these feel good arts degrees and discovered the need for that is very limited and have worthless piece of paper and missive debt.
My college offered a degree in Theater arts. I know a few who thought that would mean some nice acting work but got upset you don’t need to wast money to be a actor and are in debt. The ones who used the business/tech track can actually make a career out of it.
This tells me the prospect of armed patriots protecting their homes and businesses scares the excrement out of leftist mayors and governors and forces them to do their jobs and have the police do theirs to stop these BLM/Antifa wannabe rioters, arsonists, and murderers. Looks like the legitimate, wholly moral and proper, Kenosha killings of two of the vermin might be a watershed that stops this rioting. Patriot Militia, we need you at all of these “peaceful protests.”
Demonstrators threw rocks, fireworks, water bottles and other objects at police. 22 people were arrested.
Don't see why the government and townspeople wouldn't expect the same. The district attorney also stated that even though they let the charges go unprosecuted back on June 1, if arrests happened this time, they would prosecute.
Interesting. So enforcing the law seems to make them not “peacefully” protest. Maybe someday the Portland, OR DA will try that.
Antifa and BLM activists are on the same mailing lists.
His entire operation is based on threats.
He got out-threated?
If that's their comms plan to lure more self-hating liberal whites, I don't think it will have that effect.
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