Video: Portlanders Stage Die-In In Front of Multnomah County Courthouse to Protest Brett Kavanaugh

Video shows protesters with red handprints painted across their mouths lying in front of the downtown courthouse.

Courtesy KATU
By Elise Herron

In protest of the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Portlanders today staged a die-in in front of the Multnomah County Courthouse.

Video footage from WW's news parter KATU shows the protesters, with red handprints painted over their mouths, lying in the street in front of the federal building this morning. One woman stood on an egg crate and read aloud the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony.

Demonstrators, the Oregonian reported, spelled out the words "Stop Him" with their bodies and lay on the street for 36 minutes to mark the number of years since Kavanaugh's alleged sexually assault of Ford.

At 4 pm today, a larger demonstration is planned as Portlanders will join in a nationwide walkout against Kavanaugh. The rally will also take place in front of the courthouse.

Related: Portlanders Plan Oct. 4 Protest Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh as Part of Nationwide Walkout Event

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