Protests began spontaneously in Atlanta on the night of the 23rd, with police reacting violently, but ultimately too weak in terms of numbers to stop the protesters.
Demonstration in Atlanta
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Thousands of protesters in New York City returned to the streets in support of Palestine, demanding an immediate end of US support to the internationally-designated apartheid state of Israel long accused of carrying out terrorist activities against the Arab population.
Around 150-200 protesters in Philadelphia took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man murdered by police in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. Demonstrators blocked traffic and moved through the city center before dispersing without arrests made.
Over 100 Portlanders returned to the weekly march for Patrick Kimmons, a black man killed by police in 2018, whose mother has led marches every week since July demanding the reopening of the case. Cheers of support came from many neighbors, and the police also were notified of the march when it came around to their precinct. Letha Winston (Kimmons’ mother) then stopped the march, led chants, and gave speeches regarding updates on the case.
Abolitionists in the California Bay broke windows and tagged graffiti on the South San Francisco courthouse, and stated that the action was inspired by successful hits in Vacaville and San Francisco, where no arrests occurred. The glass of the front entrance was entirely shattered, and the face was used as a canvas for political slogans.