Scenes from Portland protest Aug. 17

Hundreds of right-wing activists and those protesting their presence and message converged Saturday morning near the Morrison Bridge in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, as long-planned opposing demonstrations got underway. Police formed a physical barricade beneath the bridge to separate the rival groups, with the Proud Boys and their supporters to the south and counter-protesters to the north. Some members of the groups exchanged heated words and taunted one another, though police have kept them mostly at a distance. Here are scenes from the protest showing antifa, Proud Boys, people in banana costumes, Ushul and Buddhist Peace Fellowship and curious onlookers. Read our coverage of the protest at The Oregonian/OregonLive: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/08/portland-protests-antifa-right-wing-groups-set-to-face-off-downtown-live-updates.html