Several groups organized protests on the 23rd after hearing Breonna Taylor’s killers would go free, and several clashes occurred including the usage of incendiary devices.
Demonstrations in Portland for Breonna Taylor
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Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of San Juan, demanding the withdrawal of plans to privatize electricity in the American colony of Puerto Rico. Demonstrators blocked roads and yelled chants against the Luma corporation, which would soon assume the responsibilities of the island’s electricity.
Dozens of protesters in Ft. Lauderdale marched in Las Olas against a law proposed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, which is seen by many as repressive due to its possible legalization of running over protesters who are blocking roads, and making participating in an unlawful assembly a felony. Protesters marched to a local jail, banging pots and pans and chanting slogans to the inmates who banged on their windows in support.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in St. Louis to protest against Missouri senator Josh Hawley, who is widely believed to have supported and even encouraged the Capitol Insurrection that occurred on January 6. Demonstrators demanded his immediate removal from office and prosecution for supporting a seditious movement.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, shutting down its entrances in order to directly delay eviction hearings during the moratorium that will last until mid-February. Around 150 eviction hearings were delayed or cancelled for the day, in a massive victory for the KC Tenants’ Union.