Joey Gibson (political activist)
Joseph Owan Gibson is an American right-wing activist and the founder of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, which is active in Portland, Oregon and other cities within the Pacific Northwest.
Gibson in 2017
Patriot Prayer is a US far-right group founded by Joey Gibson in 2016 and based in Vancouver, Washington, a suburban city in the Portland metropolitan area. Since 2016, the group has organized several dozen pro-gun, pro-Trump rallies held in cities in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Often met with large numbers of counter-protesters, attendees have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups in the Portland area. Far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys, have attended the rallies organized by Patriot Prayer, as well as white nationalists, sparking controversy and violence.
Joey Gibson, founder of Patriot Prayer, at a 2017 Seattle rally with Proud Boys members
Gibson (center) and Toese (right) at a Patriot Prayer rally in Seattle on May 1, 2017
Protesters at Patriot Prayer's "Trump Free Speech Rally" June 4, 2017
San Francisco Counterprotest to Patriot Prayer in August 2017