Activists gathered near Oakland at a houseless camp between Mosswood park and the highway in response to a presence of police and CalTrans workers at the scene, appearing to be carrying out an eviction. As demonstrators consolidated their presence, CalTrans workers left, and the houseless camp itself was left alone.
Via Zack Haber
Around 100 protesters in Portland marched to demand the halt of the Line 3 Tar Sands pipeline in Minnesota, which would possibly poison the local rivers in the area and compromise water supplies. Demonstrators first went inside several banks supporting the project, demanding the halt of funding for the pipeline, and then were attacked by DHS at the federal courthouse before later dispersing.
Dozens of cyclists in Santiago took to the streets in solidarity with political prisoners of the uprising in Chile and against the right-wing neoliberal presidency of Sebastian Piñera. Police attacked the gathering, tear-gassing the cyclists and forcing them to flee the area.
Dozens across Sudan protested for a 4th day in opposition to the government’s removal of petrol and fuel subsidies, whose new prices for consumers more than doubled. Demonstrators blocked roads across the country and lit barricades, pressuring the government to act on their demands.
Thousands of protesters in Dearborn took to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, demanding the immediate end of US support for Israel, a state internationally designated of carrying out apartheid policies against the Arab population under its control.
