Dozens of protesters in Seattle marched after the police murder of a mentally ill man with a knife, demanding the abolition of the Seattle Police Department and the creation of de-escalation methods to be put in place. Demonstrators threw objects at the West Precinct and broke windows nearby before dispersing with no arrests made.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched in New York City as part of the weekly Stonewall Protest demanding justice for black lives and all other victims of police brutality in the United States. Despite a heavy police presence, no confrontations nor arrests took place.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the 1st Precinct in Minneapolis, demanding justice for both Jacob Blake and Dolal Idd. Jacob Blake was shot 7 times in the back in August by police, which led to massive riots in Kenosha; the District Attorney recently stated that no charges would be placed against the police. Dolal Idd was a 23-year-old son of Somali immigrants, and was killed in a confrontation with police in Minneapolis, also sparking large protests.
Thousands of protesters in Barcelona gathered to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a communist Catalan rapper imprisoned on charges of insulting the monarchy. Significant clashes occurred between the angry crowd and overwhelmed riot police, who despite the use of munitions failed to quell the intense unrest for hours.
Washington D.C. antifascists gathered at the Holiday Inn to protest against the corporation’s allowance of Proud Boys to rent rooms, and allegedly providing discounts to them as well. The demonstration occurred in advance of the January 6 March to Save America, in which thousands of Trump supporters will descend on the capital.
