As riots continue in Portland, and elsewhere across the US, elected officials are calling for a pause in violence.

Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis issued a statement calling for peace.

I know that emotions are running high about this year’s election. Many of you are anticipating participating in protests.

Peaceful protests are a meaningful, important, and time-honored way for people to call for change.

Acts of violence and destruction are not. Destroying and defacing our local businesses, streets, and shared spaces hurt us as a community and do more to pull us apart than bring us together. While I am hopeful that we will stay peaceful, our police professionals are prepared to keep our community safe.

A coalition of elected officials including Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum and a host of Democratic legislators issued a statement focused on paramilitary and alt-right, though no organizations, events, nor persons were specified. Leftist organizations like Black Lives Matter and Antifa were not called out in the statement.

The Oregon Catalyst is reporting that Portland rioters are promoting the candidacy of self-proclaimed "Antifa canidadate" for Portland Mayor, Sarah Iannarone.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2020-11-01 13:39:20

Last Update: 2020-11-01 14:07:41