An anti-American protest in Athens took place against the visit to the country by Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, who is seen by many Greek leftists as imperialist. America has a history of intervention in the region dating back to the 1800s, and is still well despised by the populace after backing the military dictatorship that lasted between 1967-1974.
Dozens of members of PAME, the Workers’ Militant Front, protested outside of the Parliament in Athens while socially distanced and with masks, demanding a more people-oriented budget instead of continuing to push austerity in surrender to the European Union.
Dozens of hotel workers in the western Greek island of Corfu went on strike outside of the labor enlistment office, demanding an emergency payment of 600 Euros in order to survive the pay cuts that have occurred during the pandemic.
About 150 protesters marched on the ICE facility in Portland to demand the immediate abolition of the agency, which new President Biden has expressed his opposition to doing. Demonstrators were horrifically attacked with chemical weapons and munitions, including tear gas, pepper balls, TC gas (a deadlier form of tear gas and possible carcinogen), and many other forms of assault.
Thousands of protesters in Los Angeles marched in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle after an attack at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, demanding the immediate end of American support to Israel, an internationally designated apartheid state.
