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The 4-year-old daughter o f ‘Justice March for Ivy’ organizer Andre M iller raises awareness at
Saturday’s rally.
Justice March for Ivanice
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Portland was one of three public
demonstrations to draw attention
to the case; the others were held in
Las Vegas where Harris lived for
many years, and in the Waikiki tour­
ism district of Honolulu.
About 60 supporters turned out
in Portland, the largest showing of
the three rallies, mostly comprised
of friends and family. Most wore
shirts decorated with Harris’ pic­
ture or her name.
The protestors chanted “No jus­
tice no peace, justice for Ivanice”
and “We are the voices for the voice­
less, make him pay for his choices.”
The march remained harmonious
as demonstrators strung along the
Hawthorne Bridge, several blocks
of downtown Portland, leading to
the Justice Center on Southwest
Third Avenue.
An impromptu speech was then
made by a speaker from Portland’s
Sex Worker Outreach Coalition who
called for more organization in the
wake of cases like this.
Andre Miller, a close friend to
Harris, organized and coordinated
all three rallies. The 29-year-old was
most happy with the prime event in
Portland.
“The people that came together
were amazing,” Miller said.
In regards to his friend’s lifestyle
and reports on her line of work as an
escort, he had this to say, “As far as
her lifestyle and people criticizing
her, I think people need to look in the
mirror before they judge and leave
the judging to God. Nobody deserves
to be killed in such a viscous way.”
Miller plans on opening a foun­
dation in Harris’ name. In order to
“prevent people from forgetting her”
and “keeping the system from justi­
fying her murder by the lifestyle she
lived.”
Patricia Harris, the slain woman’s
mother, tearfully said at the Port­
land rally “He took my baby, I want
him to get life.”
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