Dozens of protesters participated in the everyday Black Lives Matter morning march in Seattle, demanding a 100% cut to the SPD’s budget and reinvestment towards the poorer communities of the city. Demonstrators also pursue amnesty for all political prisoners of the George Floyd Uprising and the halting of the construction of a youth jail.
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Antifascists marched against fascism in St. Paul, the capital of Minnesota, in protest of weekly pro-Trump events occurring at the Capitol. The Proud Boys did not end up arriving, and the march against fascism ended without confrontations occurring, despite a weak standoff happening during the event.
Protesters took to the streets a day after the Breonna Taylor grand jury verdict in Baltimore, with the protest going on for hours on end; attendance was estimated to be around 250 people.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Capitol Complex of New Jersey in Trenton, demanding drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants who would face deportation if they sought one from the authorities right now. Police responded with a heavy presence, deploying a helicopter over the march and sending several cop cars on the ground.
Around 250 protesters in Patras marched in solidarity with refugees in Greece, in condemnation of racist attacks and government oppression of undocumented migrants fleeing poverty and war in Middle Eastern and peripheral countries.