Anti-ICE Portland coffee shop begs for donations after man in dress smashes front door

Heretic Coffee, a woke nonprofit coffee shop in Portland, Oregon, has asked the public for donations after a man wearing a dress smashed up the business's glass door. The leftist coffee shop described the assailant as a "friend" suffering from mental health issues, and said it would rather raise funds than press charges.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 18. According to video footage shared on Instagram, a male subject wearing a pink dress can be seen kicking the coffee shop's front door, shattering the glass.


Still images from video shared by Heretic Coffee on Instagram

"Hi friends. Today at Heretic, a friend who was having a mental health crisis kicked in our front door and shattered the glass," the shop wrote in an Instagram post. "No one was hurt, and we're not interested in punishing anyone for this - but we're left with an entryway we can't secure and a repair bill that could become quite expensive. Replacing the door and glass will run us between $500-1,000. We're asking for help."

The company launched a $1,000 fundraiser on Tuesday and has since surpassed that goal, receiving more than $10,000.

The leftist non-profit coffee shop made headlines earlier this year for its public anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stance. The store owner, Josh, said that ICE agents would be denied entry and service. He also vowed to harbor illegal aliens inside his store, according to an Instagram post.

"If ICE shows up at our door, our baristas know how to properly refuse both entry and service," Heretic Coffee wrote on January 12. "If they flash a warrant, we know exactly what to look for on that piece of paper. If they circle our parking lot waiting for customers to leave, we have an exit strategy that we don't talk about publicly."

"Ya'll can sleep in our shop if they don't leave," the post continued. "We usually got burritos left over, so dinner is on us."
 

According to its website, Heretic Coffee is an anti-government 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides coffee and food to community members, often for free if an individual claims they are a SNAP recipient. The store does not ask for proof, and its baristas are volunteers.