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PORTLAND, Ore. – While the rest of America spent Independence Day celebrating 250 years of freedom with fireworks, cookouts, parades, and enough red, white, and blue decorations to empty every Party City in the country, Portland reportedly decided to take a more “inclusive” approach.
City leaders this week unveiled the Unity Celebration, an alternative festival designed to provide residents with a quieter, more emotionally validating way to observe July 4.
The biggest change?
Fireworks have officially been replaced by a Community Cry Circle and a full row of Emotional Support Tents.
“We recognize that loud explosions aren’t the right way to celebrate for everyone,” one organizer explained.
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