Saturday April 18th
12:30pm - 2:30pm
📍Multnomah Friends Meeting, 4312 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
Learn and practice de-escalation tactics. Open to all experience levels.
United. Unafraid. Humble.
We're on a mission to save American Democracy by harnessing the most powerful resouce, people.
Our mission
Humble Boys is a non-violent peacekeeping collective committed to protecting the right to protest in a time when that right is under threat. We show up to demonstrations to de-escalate conflict, shield the vulnerable, and preserve the dignity of civic action.
Our only requirement is total dedication to nonviolence. We take hits. We never strike back. Anyone can be a Humble Boy. All it takes is the courage to stand for peace when it's hardest.
The Numbers Nationwide
- Protests
- 100+
- Estimated Attendance
- 0M+
What We Believe
We are a non-violent peacekeeping force born in a time when our most essential rights; the right to speak, to gather, to dissent, are under threat. In the face of rising fear and political violence, we choose not to run and not to fight, but to stand. Unarmed. Unafraid. Unyielding.
- We Are Protectors
- We show up not to lead, but to protect. Not to silence, but to shield. We place our bodies between harm and the vulnerable. Because peace is not passive. It is a position. A stance. A presence.
- We Are De-escalators
- We meet aggression with de-escalation. We hold the line when others cannot. We defend the space so voices can rise. We keep the flame lit when others would smother it.
- We Are Peaceful
- We take hits. We turn the other cheek. We never strike back. Not because we are weak, but because we believe strength is found in restraint. And resolve is greater than retaliation.
- We Stand For All
- We protect life in every form, on every front. We stand for everyone's right to protest. We choose peace, and when that peace comes under threat we become its defenders.
- We Believe In Change
- Changing the world for the better does not begin with rage. It begins with patience. When people are brave enough to show up, we are there to help them walk through the fire without burning.
- We Welcome Everyone
- Anyone can be a Humble Boy. The only requirement is total, unwavering dedication to nonviolence.
Outreach
The time to speak up is now.
Democracy
A Response to Rising Authoritarianism
As authoritarian policies tighten their grip and civil liberties are quietly dismantled, people across this country are rising, not out of anger alone but out of duty. The right to speak, to assemble, to exist without fear is being eroded through surveillance, suppression, and targeted violence, especially against the most vulnerable among us. This is not a moment for silence. It is a moment for presence. Across the nation, everyday people are stepping into the streets to demand what should never have been negotiable: justice, equality, and freedom. We walk beside them, not to lead the chants, but to help keep them safe as they raise their voices.
Voting rights
Silence by Design — Resistance by Duty
Across the country, efforts to silence voters are gaining ground; through suppression, restriction, and quiet erasure. But the ballot box belongs to the people, and it must stay that way. At a time when access to voting is under attack, communities are rising to defend what should never be in question: that every voice has a right to be heard, and every vote has the right to count. This isn't about politics — it's about principle. We stand with those protecting the vote. Not from behind a screen, but shoulder to shoulder, in the streets and at the polls, wherever presence is needed most.
Immigration
Citizenship Is Not A Shield
Across the country, immigrants, including green card holders with legal status, are being detained and deported without due process. Families torn apart. Lives upended. Not because of crimes committed, but because policy has turned quiet cruelty into standard practice. This is not a partisan issue. It's a human one. When any group is stripped of their rights, it sets a precedent that threatens everyone's freedom. We believe in protecting the vulnerable, defending due process, and standing against any system that denies people their basic dignity. Humble Boys are committed to peace, not passivity. We show up where fear is being used as a weapon. We stand in the name of justice, not ideology. And we remind this nation: who we protect reveals who we are.
Healthcare
You Can't Defend Life Without Defending Health
In the wealthiest nation on earth, people are still dying from treatable conditions because they can't afford to live. Families forced to choose between a doctor's visit and a rent check. Neighbors buried in debt for seeking care. Children growing up in a system where health is a privilege, not a right. This is not just a crisis — it's abandonment. Humble Boys believe that protecting life means more than preventing violence in the street. It means defending the vulnerable from systems that quietly destroy them. We stand for a future where no one is denied care because they were born poor, sick, or outside the margins of profit. Because if we don't stand for each other, who will?