Amid celebrations of Trump’s defeat in Washington D.C. and other areas, demonstrators marched for Black Lives and Karon Hylton, stating that the fight does not end with Trump and will continue as long as police brutality does. About 100 protesters took part in the march, demanding the arrests of the officers responsible for Hylton’s death and the defunding/abolition of the MPD.
Protesters took to the streets across Chile, with hundreds of thousands gathering in Plaza Dignidad and other squares. Millions celebrated the replacement of the constitution that was created by the Pinochet regime in a historic plebiscite, which gained 78% of the vote in approval of a new constitution for the Chilean people. Many clashes with the police occurred, but no arrests did.
Protesters in Baltimore marched during the weekly FTP demonstration, demanding divestment from police budgets into healthcare, housing, and other services respondent to the needs of the people. Police closely trailed the march, but in a rare turn of events did not attack the protest.
St. Paul protesters marched against fascism in the former Sears lot that was recently bought by agencies to train for protest response. The city stated that it had responded to over 220 protests in 2020, and the number is expected to continue increasing as economic and social hardship grip the United States.
Around 120 protesters in New York City marched to demand the abolition of ICE on the anniversary of the agency’s murder of Erick Diaz-Cruz, who was unarmed and shot in the face through his hand. Demonstrators crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to the New York State Attorney General’s office, where condemnations of the murder were given by speakers.
