New York students protested against the SHSAT, a test that students take in 8th and 9th grade to determine their admission into specialized high schools. These tests also have a hand in New York colleges. The SHSAT primarily depletes the admission of students from poor neighborhoods, hence why many demand its abolition.
The Revolution Now protests continue through the 13th amid increased calls for police defunding/reform and the killings of a dozen protesters over the last days. Many protesters have been met with brutality, but none more have been killed since the 12th of October.
Protesters gathered in Warsaw to continue the Strajk Kobiet, or National Strike, against an abortion ban by the leading conservative party. Police assaulted demonstrators about halfway through the march, arresting at least 3 people and injuring many more.
30+ anti-racists in San Francisco gathered at the city’s ICE office, smashing in windows and breaching the office to wreak havoc inside, rendering it unusable for a long time. Demonstrators answered the call for a round of Abolish ICE events around inauguration day on J20, with no arrests occurring within the group.
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.
