Fights on the Waterfront: Photos/Video from Sunday's Right-Wing Rally and Left-Wing Protest

An alt-right "Proud Boys" member slams a left-wing protester to the groundDoug Brown

Right-wing marchers and left-wing protesters had a dumb clash on the waterfront Sunday afternoon, with pepper spray and punches flying. A handful of people got bloodied up. Nearly everybody got called a Nazi.

The right-wing rally was organized by Vancouver-based vlogger Joey Gibson, who runs "Patriot Prayer":

March the waterfront in Portland Oregon. The more hatred we see the more we have to stand against it. The more threats that we get the more we have to come out to show no fear. The more people lie about us the more we have to show who we are. We will continue to come into Portland with a simple message that is focused on truth, love, and freedom.

They met at the waterfront park. A few self-identifying neo-Nazis and more than a handful of open white nationalists joined the Patriot Prayer march which was, predictably, met with dozens of anti-fascist protesters. It was pretty violent from the start, with skirmishes and punches almost immediately. Right-wing militia group the Three Percenters ran security for Patriot Prayer.

Here are my pictures and video.

Right winger preparing for the fightDoug Brown

Flag burningDoug Brown

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Three PercentersDoug Brown

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Joey Gibson talks to his crowd before they started marchingDoug Brown

I didn't see what led to this guy spraying stuff at the Patriot Prayer crowd. A fight ensued. Doug Brown

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A few Three Percenters put on gas masksDoug Brown

Right-wing enforcer "Tiny" got sprayedDoug Brown

And then another fight... (action about 20 seconds in). I didn't see what started it.

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The Unpresidented Brass Band provided a good soundtrack for the afternoonDoug Brown

Right wingers were fired upDoug Brown

And then, again, a fight. At the 61-second mark, a group of right wingers slam a protester, whose face got fucked up, to the ground. A guy with an alt-right "Kekistan" flag punches him the face at the 67 second mark.

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An alt-right "Proud Boys" member (dumb golf black shirt) slams a left-wing protester to the groundDoug Brown

The guy's face got fucked upDoug Brown

The aftermathDoug Brown

The protester on the left was yelling "Native pride" at the "Proud Boys"Doug Brown

"Tiny" got his face accidentally bloodied by one of his associatesDoug Brown

The Patriot Prayer march then went through downtownDoug Brown

ProtestersDoug Brown

Yelling at each otherDoug Brown

A protester recording a right wing street preacherDoug Brown

Police didn't intervene (while I was there), but stayed nearbyDoug Brown

Back on the waterfrontDoug Brown

A right winger stomps on a bucket that was used by a protester as a drum Doug Brown

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