Members of the Philadelphia Chapter Sunrise Movement protested outside of President-elect Joe Biden’s de facto headquarters, demanding that he keep his pledges to protect the climate and enact sweeping pro-environmental legislation. Demonstrators then proceeded to march through downtown, and dispersed after that.
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French abolitionists clashed with police on New Year’s in the Haut-Rhin province during a noise demo for prisoners, setting fires and launching fireworks against state repression and capitalism.
Over 100 prisoners in the St. Louis Justice Center took over part of the prison, breaking open windows to the joy of many outside who gathered under the facility, dancing and chanting in solidarity with the inmates who said their human rights have been violated and PPE has been denied to them.
Around 150-200 protesters in Philadelphia took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man murdered by police in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. Demonstrators blocked traffic and moved through the city center before dispersing without arrests made.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, the communist Catalan rapper arrested under charges of criticizing the monarchy. Demonstrators assembled in Puerta del Sol, where police attempted to kettle the crowd and assaulted several people. Hundreds of people then broke police lines, then also placing barricades and setting fires in the streets.