Protesters occupied the construction site of the North Brooklyn Fracked Gas Pipeline, deemed racist as it was routed to go through black-majority neighborhoods. Demonstrators stopped construction at Williamsburg, and it does not appear as though construction will be able to continue as normal for a long time.
Around 50 protesters in Portland gathered at the city’s local ICE facility, demanding the abolition of the agency tasked with attacking and deporting undocumented migrants, as well as demanding the dismantling of the prison-industrial complex funding it.
Hundreds of protesters in Miami gathered at the Torch of Friendship in solidarity with a national uprising in Colombia, against corruption, inequality, and police violence. Demonstrators called for the end of US arms sales to the Colombian military and the halting of support to the nation’s operations.
Protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets, burning barricades and blocking roads in a round of demonstrations in support of prisoners of the revolt in Chile, demanding the immediate release and a general pardon for all convictions made with the 18th of October Uprising.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to oppose a bill proposed by the right-wing New Democracy government, which would reintroduce police to university campuses and set a limit on the years a student can take to finish their degree. Police kettled the crowd, assaulting them and arresting 3 demonstrators before allowing them to march without any more issues.
