Portland cancels annual Roses Parade after threats from 'resistance'
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American Thinker ^
| 27 Apr 2017 | Rick Moran
The city of Portland decided to cancel the annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade after email threats were received promising violence if the event went forward. The
family oriented event was threatened with disruption by thugs who promised to "stab to death" marchers associated with the Multnomah County Republican Party. After consulting police, organizers decided they couldn't protect marchers or bystanders and ended up cancelling the event. Oregonian: At least two protests were planned for the day of the parade, one by Oregon Students Empowered and another by Direct Action Alliance. Both events were mentioned in an email sent to...
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Portland Cancels Annual Avenue of Roses Parade After Antifa Terrorists (make threats)
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The Gateway Pundit ^
| Apr 26th, 2017 8:19 am | Jim Hoft
The “Antifa” far left Communist group has managed to get an entire parade and carnival canceled in Portland because the Multnomah County Republicans were going to be in the parade. The
communists threatened to riot, loot, assault people at the parade. The festival people decided to cancel the entire weekend of activities, which was going to be this weekend due to the threats of violence by the leftist group. The Antifa group promised to rush the parade and drag away the Republicans.
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Annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade canceled due to 'threats of violence' (Portland, OR)
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kptv.com ^
| April 25, 2017 | FOX 12 Staff
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - The annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade and Carnival scheduled for this weekend has been canceled due to "threats of violence," according to organizers. The
parade, in what would have been its 11th year, is the first sanctioned event of the Portland Rose Festival. The event is put on by the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association in partnership with local businesses, neighbors and community groups. The goal is to "celebrate and promote the diverse community that lives, works and plays on 82nd Avenue." In a statement released Tuesday, the business association said, "Following threats of...
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