About 5,000 demonstrators gathered in the Chilean city of Valparaiso to demand the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera and the increase of funds for public health services. No clashes occurred with Carabineros (national police), who were occupied in dealing with protests in other cities.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets, tagging graffiti, blocking roads, and burning barricades in solidarity with Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, killed by police during an attack by indigenous insurgents on deforestation equipment.
Thousands of partygoers gathered in Huntington Beach, in Los Angeles, after organizing online, dubbing the event ‘Adrian’s Kickback’. Participants blocked roads and threw fireworks at police vehicles, with many jumping on and damaging police cruisers. Over 150 people were arrested, charged with a wide variety of offenses.
Thousands of protesters in Cali took to the streets for a 4th consecutive day as part of a general strike in Colombia, opposing new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police responded with brutal repression, opening fire with live rounds and attacking peaceful demonstrations at multiple sites across the city.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Washington D.C. for the weekly FTP march organized by the They/Them Collective, demanding justice for Xzavier Hill, a teenager killed by state police in Charlottesville on the 9th of January. The MPD harassed the demonstrators, trailing them in nearly equal numbers on bikes, before demonstrators dispersed mostly without issue.
