Portland protesters gathered at Colonel Summers park before marching to the Rapid Response Bio Clean business, which has a reputation of aiding the city clear homeless camps. Windows were smashed up, and slogans were spray-painted across the property. Police did not arrive on the scene, and thus no arrests were made. Portland protesters gathered at Colonel Summers park before marching […]
Daily Archives: November 12, 2020
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Protesters gathered in the hundreds in Mexico City to demonstrate against the state’s war on the Zapatistas via funding of paramilitaries to attack harvest storage facilities and imprisonment of Zapatista figures. The following day, a political prisoner with allegiance to the EZLN was released by the Mexican government. Protesters gathered in the hundreds in Mexico City to demonstrate against the […]
Protesters took to the streets for the weekly Stonewall Black Trans Lives Matter march, which attracted hundreds in attendance. Police followed the demonstrators, but no major clashes occurred throughout the night, with the march ending peacefully.
McDonalds workers in Chicago went on strike to demand a $15 minimum wage, an increase in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), and a union for all. McDonalds and its franchises have been widely criticized for their union-busting practices, which sometimes are harsher than many other multinational corporations.
The RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison) campaign demonstrated outside of the governor's office, demanding the release of Arthur Green, a 70-year-old man who has been in prison for 44 years. He is currently dying of end-stage renal failure in prison hospice, and protesters call it inhuman to keep him away from his family during his last days.
Workers in the Tolpán Wind Farm (Parque Eolico Tolpán), of the Acciona enterprise, near Concepción, went on strike for better working conditions and demanding more frequent paychecks. They set up barricades on the road, joining the general strike that began in the country.
Medical workers and doctors in Los Lagos went on strike in solidarity with the October Rebellion political prisoners, and demanding more equipment for health services and combating the spread of COVID-19. They were a part of more than 5 health service directorates that halted operations.
Greek anarchists demonstrated outside of the Evangelismos Hospital (Νοσοκομείο Ευαγγελισμός), in the Athenian neighborhood in solidarity with those struggling to contain the pandemic. Several medical workers joined them in a wildcat strike outside of the hospital, demanding housing, healthcare, and education for all.
Protesters in Luanda took to the streets against the unemployment rate, cost of living, and state corruption that has plagued the country since independence. Security forces opened fire, injuring at least 10 demonstrators and killing one. Protesters in Luanda took to the streets against the unemployment rate, cost of living, and state corruption that has plagued the country since independence. […]
On the 3rd day of demonstrations in Peru, government forces attacked protesters and press alike, injuring at least 26 members of the press and killing an untold number of protesters, with at least 1 confirmed death. Tens of thousands had gathered in Plaza San Martín, the center of the capital of the country in front of Parliament to denounce the removal of President Vizcarra. Undercover policemen were also spotted and exposed in Lima.
A coalition of health workers demonstrated against the Piñera administration in front of the National Mint in Santiago, as a part of the general strike emerging across the country. They demanded better working conditions and a higher government budget for medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A coalition of health workers demonstrated against the Piñera administration in front of the […]
Demonstrators in Antofagasta set up burning tires as a barricade to block the railway between Miramar and Maipú, commemorating the general strike whose ultimate goal is the demand of freedom for political prisoners kept in isolation under the Piñera administration. Demonstrators in Antofagasta set up burning tires as a barricade to block the railway between Miramar and Maipú, commemorating the […]
Workers from the CMR Falabella bank in Arica went on strike, joining the Paro Nacional currently ongoing in Chile. The reasons for the strike included a salary cut, an increased workload, and a loss of benefits. The strike has gained support among customers due to the transnational nature of the company, which is not approved of in the country.
Health workers in a Curicó hospital joined the Chilean general strike, demonstrating against the Piñera administration, demanding more funds for a bigger salary and more effective containment of COVID-19, and the release of all political prisoners during the national uprising.
Health workers in a CESFAM (Family health centers) went on strike against the budget adjusting of health funds by the Piñera government, the breach of government contracts, and against the isolation of political prisoners of the national uprising. They are joining the national strike that has now gripped the country. Health workers in a CESFAM (Family health centers) went on […]