‘What are we marching for?’ Protesters and observers wonder alike in Portland By Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com Share: 2 Photos Protesters tag and smash windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during the J20 march in Southeast Portland. (The Oregonian) Photo Gallery PORTLAND — As about 50 people dressed head-to-toe in black stood in a standoff with Portland police blocking a parking lot behind Benson High School, several parents and coaches from a youth soccer program on the nearby field walked up to see what was going on. “What are they marching for?” one soccer mom asked. The anarchists, antifa and activists seemed at times to question that themselves.