Dozens of Black Lives Matter activists gathered at the house of Mayor of L.A. Eric Garcetti, who Biden is reportedly considering for Secretary of Transportation. Demonstrators demanded that Garcetti be removed from any consideration for a cabinet position, saying “Black folks got Biden in and we can get him the fuck out.” Activists point out the blotted record of Garcetti, […]
Daily Archives: November 25, 2020
Anarcha-feminist collectives in Mexico City gathered in the thousands, clashing with police and demonstrating against femicide for hours, including the large Ni Una Menos collective. Barely any protesters were taken into custody due to mass de-arrests that occurred over the course of the riots, and the Mexican police remained beaten. Anarcha-feminist collectives in Mexico City gathered in the thousands, clashing […]
The friends, family, and allies of Bastián Campos, a political prisoner sentenced on the 25th of November 2019, gathered at the Plaza Colón in Antofagasta to demand his release along with the mothers of several other political prisoners in the city.
Hundreds of Chilean Feminists took to the streets in Concepción on the International Day Against Violence on Women, setting many fires and marching through the city in solidarity with those protesting in Santiago and Valparaiso on the same day, and also joining the Paro Nacional or general strike across Chile. Hundreds of Chilean Feminists took to the streets in Concepción […]
More than 15 ports went on strike across Chile against the presidency of Sebastian Piñera, alongside many workers in Antofagasta among other regions. The already-striking Barros Luco hospital staged a solidarity protest, marching to the Presidential Palace, with many other medical workers taking to the streets as well.
Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the scene of eviction of hundreds of families from 400 abandoned houses in El Sereno, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. Protesters were tear-gassed, and many were arrested alongside the evicted, which included many minors as well.
Thousands gathered in Madrid for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with several antifascist groups organizing the march through the Vallekas borough, including Carabanchel Antifa, Vallekas Feminists, and other organizations.
Thousands of farmers attempted to march to the Indian capital as part of their occupy protest against new laws passed by the BJP right-wing government that they say will curb their earnings and benefit big corporations. Police in Haryana deployed tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the farmers who attempted to march on New Delhi on foot. The […]
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Housing Committees headquarters in Santiago to demand that the government buy land to create affordable housing for the homeless of St. Bernardo, a neighborhood of the city, joining in on the demonstrations across the country on the 25th. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Housing Committees headquarters in Santiago to demand that the government […]
Students in the University of Manchester Rent Strike celebrated the end of protests in the first semester after rent was cut by 30% in a concession made by university leadership, by officially de-occupying Owens Park Tower. They stated that the January rent strike would still go ahead, however, if more concessions were not made. Students in the University of Manchester […]
Thousands of health workers and their allies began a march from the coastal city of Valparaiso to the National Congress in Santiago, with the aim of occupying the area as a sign of defiance. The demonstrators did not let up, and the protest grew the longer distance that those inside it traveled. Thousands of health workers and their allies began […]
Demonstrators gathered in memorial of Esteban, a 15-year-old protester killed in Santiago earlier in the day, in La Pincoya, his hometown. The Carabinero police forces immediately arrived on-scene, using water cannons against the demonstration and arresting several people.
Thousands of Chilean demonstrators took to the streets in Santiago to commemorate the International Day Against Violence On Women, marching on the presidential palace to condemn Piñera's complicity in violence against women and his lack of action on the issue. Many clashes took place throughout the day, with looting occurring for the first time en masse in the Chilenazo.
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Thailand at Bangkok to demonstrate against the monarchy and military dictatorship in the country. Demonstrators dispersed peacefully before a man threw a bomb-like object at them and fired a handgun, injuring at least 3 but killing none.