Portland Protest 121 took place on the night of October 6, 2020, consisting of a black bloc coalition from both the anti-ICE and Black Lives Matter crowds. They were repeatedly assaulted by police, and were confronted and tear-gassed heavily by federal agents not bound by the same rules as the local cops. Credits to Sergio Olmos for footage.
Running battles continued in the northeastern French city of Tourcoing after a police operation resulted in the seizure of motorcycles used for urban derbies. Youths and police kept a constant exchange of fireworks and tear gas as engagements moved throughout the city, also resulting in several dumpsters catching fire.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Elizabeth City for a 7th consecutive day, demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police while driving away. Despite a heavy police presence, demonstrators remained peaceful, even following the deployment of several dozen heavily armed police officers.
Dozens of protesters in New York gathered at Chuck Schumer’s apartment building in Brooklyn, demanding that the Democratic senator fulfill his promises to immigrants and the decriminalization of undocumented migration to the United States.
Thousands of protesters in Pasto took to the streets against Colombian neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform proposed by President Ivan Duque, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity and water. Police tear-gassed the crowd, shooting a young woman in the head with a canister.Thousands of protesters in Pasto took to the streets against Colombian neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform proposed by President Ivan Duque, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity and water. Police tear-gassed the crowd, shooting a young woman in the head with a canister.
