Peaceful Standing Rock Protest in Northeast Portland Led Briefly to Breach of Federal Building

A spokesman for the Portland Police says protesters shoved workers in the federal building.

By Beth Slovic

Protests in Portland against the Dakota Access oil pipeline moved from virtual to reality Monday morning, when hundreds of Portlanders gathered in Holladay Park for a peaceful rally that included chants of "love water, not oil."

Some protesters then entered the offices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., where a spokesman for Portland police says one or more protesters "shoved" some employees.

They left after only a short amount of time, says Sgt. Pete Simpson, the police spokesman.

The Army Corps of Engineers has been a focus of activists with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other groups because it helped grant permission for construction of the pipeline.

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