Protesters in Tacoma, south of Seattle, took to the streets for Black Lives after the killing of Marcellis Stinnette earlier in the week. A few dozen demonstrators attended, marching through the downtown. No significant clashes with police occurred.
Dozens of protesters in El Quisco took to the streets in condemnation of the police murder of a Chilean street artist in the city of Panguipulli; the crowd gathered in front of the local police station, setting fires and throwing rocks at the building.
Essential immigrant workers and their families marched to Times Square in New York to demand personal protective equipment (PPE) at all workplaces as well as a decent raise to $15 per hour or higher. Demonstrators carried white crosses to let everyone know that the group wasn’t complete, holding Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio responsible for lack of precautions.
Armed Mapuche weichafe (warriors) seized the Route P-70 highway at the Lleu Lleu bridge near the towns of Cañete & Tirúa in solidarity with political prisoner César Millanao facing the courts on charges stemming from his participation in the social uprising of Chile, during which Millanao was arrested in December 2019.
Protesters in the Santiago borough of Lo Espejo burnt barricades after the brutal murder of a woman named Pamela, who was burned alive in the car that she lived in a few days prior. Demonstrators became enraged after police did not try to arrest the person responsible, who still walks out in the open with total impunity.
