トームさんのインスタグラム写真 - (トームInstagram)「What choice do we have?’: Portland’s ‘Wall of Moms’ faces off with federal officers at tense protests By Marissa J. Lang July 22, 2020 @washingtonpost The fledgling collective, formed less than a week ago, has dubbed itself the Wall of Moms — and new chapters have already formed in cities around the country from St. Louis to New York, Chicago to Philadelphia and even in the nation’s capital. The groups have organized in anticipation of a national deployment of federal law enforcement personnel to Democratic-led cities — a nascent plan President Trump announced he was putting into action earlier this week. Trump has defended his administration’s use of force in Portland, where officers from various federal agencies have clashed nightly with protesters, made arrests and pulled demonstrators in for questioning in unmarked cars. The president called the protests in Portland, a liberal Pacific Northwest city, “worse than Afghanistan.” . Mayors, members of Congress and state officials have pushed back, telling the federal government they do not want or need federal troops in their cities. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) has for days called for the immediate removal of federal troops. Now, the moms are getting involved. Many of the mothers say they were summoned when George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis in May, cried out for his mother with his last breaths. “When you’re a mom you have this primal urge to protect kids, and not just your kids, all kids,” said Wall of Moms organizer Jennie Vinson, 43. “To see a grown man reaching out and calling for his mother — I think that was a transformational moment for so many of us. It’s like: What choice do we have but to do this?” . Though the Wall of Moms has become an overnight Internet sensation, the group has also attracted skepticism. Some scholars and racial justice activists have criticized the group and the attention it has attracted for centering the voices of mostly white mothers. #blacklivesmatter #wallofmoms」7月23日 12時02分