of color Don't Shoot Portland held a march on 7 July 2016 following the police killings of two black men:
Alton Sterling in Louisiana and
Philando Castile in Minnesota. At the march, conservative blogger Michael Strickland pulled a gun and pointed it at protesters. According to
The Hill, video showed Strickland holding what appeared to be a video camera while arguing and backing away from protesters, before drawing his weapon. Strickland, known to post
YouTube videos for "Laughing at Liberals", was shepherded away from the crowd by
Jessie Sponberg, a mayoral candidate, before being arrested by police. In 2021, Raiford stated that activists in Portland were focused on saving lives while city leaders were focused on saving windows. Don't Shoot Portland sued the
Department of Homeland Security over the
2020 deployment of federal forces in Portland. ==See also==