UPDATE: 6:43 p.m. Police arrest 6 in dueling Portland rallies involving Patriot Prayer.

UPDATE 5:31 p.m.: Looks like things are winding down. We'll have a story on today's events up shortly.

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Some of you brought up the ordinance in relation to today’s demonstrations. So here’s more information: pic.twitter.com/Musix7lWAM — Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 5:20 p.m.:

It appears that the members of Patriot Prayer & Him Too have mostly cleared out, some antifa and Me Too supporters remain on SW Yamhill #koin6news #pdx pic.twitter.com/VqBLDeV6p9 — Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) November 18, 2018

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police left the corner by pioneer mall, but are still rolling deep in downtown Portland pic.twitter.com/g5gLlC4RYt — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) November 18, 2018

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PPB is advising people in the parking garage at 4th and Yamhill that if they are not customers of the garage, they need to leave or they will be subject to citation or arrest. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 5 p.m.:

PPB is continuing to use available and applicable laws to keep groups who have a history of violence apart as they travel in the downtown area. We are concerned for the safety of all people. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:58 p.m.:

lots of posturing, joey gibson had his hat stolen. cops made an arrest, unsure who/why. more dispersal orders. @MultCoSO here in riot gear as well as Portland police pic.twitter.com/SN7xmMc8nf — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:57 p.m.:

scene outside Pioneer Place mall and the microsoft store. patriot prayer members are still apparently in the parking structure, antifa on the perimeter of the parking garage pic.twitter.com/0YaLcZfFYZ — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) November 18, 2018

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This afternoon PPB ordered crowds to disperse. Officers have continued to direct people to leave. Some people have not left the area and we are concerned for ALL people's safety. Another crowd has formed and is currently blocking a sidewalk. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 18, 2018

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An employee at Foot Traffic running store watches on as protesters gather outside his job. Police have called this protest a civil disturbance. @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/rcPJxociYi — Marja Martinez (@MarjaKPTV) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:49 p.m.:

The ordinance would have allowed for more tools for use outside of a park that don't already exist in code. — Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:48 p.m.: This is the first demonstration since the mayor's proposed protest ordinance failed.

UPDATE 4:46 p.m.:

There is a lot of misinformation being shared about today’s demonstrations so here are the facts:



Closing a portion of the park in the interest of public safety is an existing tool under the City Code, and we can use it here because of the location of the planned demonstrations. — Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:44 p.m.:

Antifa has caught up with members of Patriot Prayer and Him Too #pdx #koin6news pic.twitter.com/iDwpfIXt6Q — Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:39 p.m.:

Protesters/counter protesters chasing each other around blocks. Police chasing the chase. — Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:36 p.m.:

Now on Taylor and Fourth. Officers have been directing protestors to leave and sending them around several blocks. The crowd dispersed a lot but still dozens of protesters marching @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/HyN3yPO9kf — Audrey Weil (@audreytweil) November 18, 2018

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blows thrown outside the federal courthouse as folks engaged the black-clad counterprotesters for some reason. punch, kicks and silly string pic.twitter.com/u0y8byZHUQ — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:25 p.m.: Police continue their efforts to break up the crowds. Some observers report a kettle may be forming, a method of encircling and stopping a large group.

UPDATE 4:18 p.m.: Police declare it a civil disturbance, tell everyone to leave.

PPB Sound truck is advising the crowd at 3rd and Columbia to disperse. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 18, 2018

breaking: tense moments as objects start to fly between the groups and police use a flash grenade to break it up pic.twitter.com/d7gQ1aX5b5 — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:17 p.m.:

NOW: Counter protestors and Antifa run after PPB threw tear gas. #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/StlUnohUrz — Elise Haas (@EliseKOIN) November 18, 2018

UPDATE 4:16 P.M.:

Bottles and flares are being thrown at 3rd and Clay. — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 18, 2018

An offshoot of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer held a #HimToo rally, and their left-wing opponents held counter demonstrations in a pair of parks near Portland's City Hall.



The Democratic Socialists of America had a rally in the Park Blocks outside the Portland Museum of Art starting at 11:30 a.m. and marched from there to Chapman Square, where Popular Mobilization planned a demonstration.



Those two groups aim to bring together survivors of sexual violence and other marginalized individuals who organizers say often remain silent about their abuse or trauma.



The event was meant to counter the permitted #HimToo rally scheduled for 2 p.m. across the street at Terry Schrunk Plaza, which stands on federal property.

That demonstration, planned by activists aligned with Patriot Prayer and its leader Joey Gibson, sought to draw attention to men who have been falsely accused of sexual attacks.

Both protests were initially peaceful, but trouble started as the groups began to disperse.

This post will be updated.