Hundreds of members of the Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union (UTIER) took to the streets of San Juan against the privatization of electricity in Puerto Rico. The Luma corporation would assume the responsibility of power on the American island colony if privatization went through successfully.
Via M Rodriguez Banchs, Denis Márquez Lebrón, & Jornada: Se acabaron las Promesas
Demonstrators in Lebanon returned to the streets in another round of protests in opposition to government incompetence in handling hyperinflation and soaring gas prices. Crowds shut down roads by placing barricades and burning tires in order to incentivize a response by authorities.
1,000 Portlanders attended a vigil in Vancouver for Kevin Peterson, remembering him and demanding justice against his killers. Right-wing agitators from Patriot Prayer armed with AR-15s arrived as well, assaulting protesters, as well as a Trump truck ramming through the crowd. After the vigil, protesters marched to Portland and the courthouse in Vancouver, being shot at twice by a Trump supporter.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a People’s March near the Minnesota governor’s mansion in St. Paul, demanding “Cash not covid”, “Community not cops”, “People not pipelines”, and “Politics without Proud Boys”. Several signs were seen demanding justice for Dolal Idd, as well as in opposition to the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline.
Dozens of workers at a 2nd Chipotle restaurant in the Bronx, New York City, walked off the job and marched in a […]
