Protesters returned to protest against the North Brooklyn Fracked Gas Pipeline, which Mayor Bill DeBlasio stated that he was now in opposition to in early December but has insofar not revoked the construction license. Demonstrators gave their intent to continue ramping up protests, and return to campaigning heavily against the NBK Pipeline at the construction site.
Clashes continued across Noumea and other cities in New Caledonia, with protests and other demonstrations happening at several locations across the islands. Clashes also occurred at the Plum/Yaté junction, with other blockades occurring across the islands.
Anarchists in Portland attacked the city’s Public Schools Headquarters, torching multiple school district vehicles, breaking office windows, and scrawling graffiti on the walls of the headquarters. Demonstrators participated in the action as part of the Youth Liberation Front’s call to action on the 6th of March against capitalism and the state.
Hundreds of protesters in Valencia gathered on the 3rd day of demonstrations across Spain to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Police brutally attacked the march, kettling and beating the crowd, which resulted in a high amount of arrests.
Dozens of port workers in Valparaiso took to the streets as part of a nationwide strike, demanding the government passage of the ability to withdraw 10% of a person’s pension fund in direct cash for a 3rd time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrators lit tires and blocked roads, before riot police arrived, using water cannons and tear gas to disperse the strikers.
