Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Neiva for a 5th day, demanding the immediate withdrawal of healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike. Despite police attacks with tanks and tear gas early on, the crowd remained peaceful after gathering near a local hospital in support of medical workers.
Hundreds of protesters in Chania took to the streets against the new bill to bring back police to universities, proposed by Minister of Education Niki Kerameos. Students’ associations and teachers’ unions were present, marching side by side against cops on campus.
Hundreds of protesters in Barrancabermeja took to the streets in opposition to neoliberalism in Colombia and the Tributary Reform, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity, internet, and water bills, as well as removing any existing government aid for low-income workers.
Greek anarchists protested alongside striking medical workers & doctors at the Theageneio Cancer Hospital in Thessaloniki, demanding a raise for those working at the facility, as well as a universal right to food, housing, education, and healthcare for all.
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.
