Protesters across Santiago took to the streets in support of prisoners of the uprising in Chile, demanding their release, as well as in opposition to the neoliberal presidency of Sebastian Piñera as he delivered a State of the Nation address at the National Congress. Police attacked the protesters, forcing them to disperse and reassemble in other areas.
Via La Pinkoya Despierta, PiensaPrensa, & Primera Línea Revolucionaria Chile
Over 100 protesters returned to the streets for a march demanding justice led by the mother of Patrick Kimmons, a black man killed by Portland police in 2018. Organizers stated that their endgoal is 1,000 people on the streets every day, which would help bring a public focus back to the victims of racist police brutality.
Over 100 prisoners in the St. Louis Justice Center took over part of the prison, breaking open windows to the joy of many outside who gathered under the facility, dancing and chanting in solidarity with the inmates who said their human rights have been violated and PPE has been denied to them.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portland as part of a demonstration on International Workers’ Day, demanding the abolition of ICE, an agency dedicated to the deportation of undocumented migrants. Demonstrators reassembled in the night, breaking several windows of large corporate stores and other buildings.
Chilean communists took to the streets in La Florida to protest for the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera and the release of political prisoners, gathering in the dozens. The demonstration was organized by the 2nd Cell of Mayo and La Florida, a local communist organization.
