Protesters gathered in Portland for the Trans Day of Remembrance protests across the world, attacking several businesses and the Mexican consulate, due to the government’s horrible record with handling femicide. The businesses One Main Financial, Whole Foods, State Farm, Miller Paint Co., Chase Bank, Bank of America, Rose City Realtors, and Wells Fargo were all damaged during the protest.
Protesters across Peru have continued to take to the streets across the country for a second day, with demonstrations and marches concentrated in Lima and Miraflores. Demonstrators call for the resignation of interim-President Merino and the re-institution of former President Vizcarra.
Hundreds in Athens marched to demand the end to the overfunding of police, to whom the government has been giving money instead of the long-overwhelmed healthcare system which is nearly at full capacity of ICU beds.
Thousands of protesters marched on the Presidential Palace through the Alameda, clashing with police who used chemical water cannons which caused scars and burns on several hundred demonstrators. Several dozen protesters were also injured by police, with a few possibly suffering concussions from being slammed against a wall by a water cannon.
A demonstration took place in Detroit against the city’s police and its brutality towards civilians, advocating for the defunding and eventual abolition of the Detroit police department. No major assaults were made by police officers, and the protest generally managed to avoid any altercations.
