Riot Ribs Served Free Food to Portlanders Until Police Locked Them Out | Eater Portland

"Standing in downtown Portland one night, I found a makeshift encampment of tents, drummers, and masked-and-helmeted young people gathered in Lownsdale Square where mutual-aid efforts like Riot Ribs cooked and distributed meals to protesters and houseless residents; the park has been the site of nightly protests against police brutality and white supremacy for more than a month, with late-night chaos—people washing their eyes with water or antacid solutions after tear gas exposure, chanting, and street medics in bike helmets and duct-tape crosses carrying the injured—while some long-term residents pick up litter and accept food, face wipes, and water from volunteers." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden