Hundreds of protesters participated in a mostly peaceful march through the streets of downtown Oakland Saturday evening to show support for the ongoing protest continuing in Portland since George Floyd's death nearly two months ago.
The event began at 7:30 p.m. at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza at 14th Street and Broadway in Oakland, according to organizers which included the Wall of Moms Bay Area, Refuse Fascism Bay Area and Vigil for Democracy.
The Wall of Moms group encouraged participants to wear yellow and bring sunflowers. All participants were told to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Live video showing hundreds of marchers was posted on the moms group Facebook page.
"Reject secret federal police in our cities, and celebrate our right to gather peacefully and protest," the moms group Facebook page states.
Portland has seen nearly two months of protests since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Federal officers were sent to Portland by President Donald Trump to protect federal property in the city, but their presence has escalated tensions and drawn several other groups to the protests.
Wall of Moms groups formed in recent weeks after Trump announced he was sending federal troops to Democratic-led cities.
A group later broke off of the mostly peaceful protest and took to vandalism and violence. Oakland Police tweeted that agitators within the group set the Alameda County Courthouse on fire, vandalized the police station and assaulted officers.
