Demonstrators in Seattle gathered with an attendance nearing 30 people, in reaction to the attempted Trump coup during the election that night. Protesters were immediately assaulted by the police, with over 15 arrests occurring to elite bike cop units.
Protesters in Belarus organized a march in Minsk that held an attendance of more than 100,000 people to precede other demonstrations later in the day. The march was held between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M., moving like water so that the police could not capture protesters. Few arrests were recorded during the march, and secret police were repulsed.
Protesters in 2 sites in Athens gathered to protest against the incursion by police into Athens Polytechnic university and the arrest of more than a dozen occupiers of the university. The Polytechnic University in Athens had previously outlawed the presence of police on campus, and many wonder what justification will be cited for bringing them in.
About 100 protesters took part in a 3-hour march on the 8th of October against police violence in the city and nearby St. Paul, where dozens of black men have been disproportionately killed by police. Many also believe that the police reports claiming that those killed were armed can be forged with no other active witnesses being there a lot of the time.
Protesters gathered in Tinos against the installation of several wind turbines by the Greek government that would cause environmental damage and worsening of the quality of life for the residents of the island.
