“We moms are often underestimated. But we’re stronger than we’re given credit for,” the group’s organizer said.
A group of women banded together to form a human wall to protect protesters from federal officers in Portland over the weekend. There have been 52 days and nights of protests since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which have turned violent after federal authorities have been sent in earlier this month.
After a Facebook post called for mothers to make a “Wall of Moms,” dozens wearing white and helmets attended Saturday. They stood arm-in-arm with each other, forming a barrier between federal agents and demonstrators. The gathering came after a report that federal officials from a number of agencies have been driving around and detaining people.
“We moms are often underestimated,” organizer Bev Barnum said in the event page. “But we’re stronger than we’re given credit for.”
One woman who participated with the moms called the actions of federal officers “terrifying.
