The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has taken to the streets after a decision made by a grand jury not to convict the murderers of Breonna Taylor at ~2:00 P.M. Thousands of protesters mobilized within hours to protest in her honor and against the conviction given. Police and white supremacist organizations have also responded brutally to the protests.
Uprisings
Protesters in Portland took to the streets on the night of September 19th to demonstrate in the honor of Breonna Taylor, and to protest for the arrest of the officers that shot her 8 times in her sleep. They clashed several times with government security forces, and several were injured/arrested.
On the 13th of September, the police shot and killed an autistic man in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They left his body in full view of everyone for hours, sparking a spontaneous protest outside of the police precinct.
A demonstration took place on the 12th of September against the current criminal justice system, and for the abolition of police and prisons in Oregon and the United States. Several groups participated, including the Youth Liberation Front, Defend PDX, and Rose City Antifa.
Protests continue in Rochester in the name of Daniel Prude, a man murdered by police earlier. Protesters have come under increasing attacks from conservative leadership, although in most cases it appears as though police continue to escalate.
Protests took place on the night of September 8th-9th against the police after the murder of 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee at the end of August. Mostly antifascists and black bloc groups took part in the protest whose attendance numbered at around 200. Police chased the protesters into a residential neighborhood and […]
The RAM (Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement)'s New York Chapter staged a protest this Saturday against police brutality, in line with the Rochester Protests in honor of a black man strangled by police on March 23.
Last night was the 100th-day anniversary of demonstrations in Portland, leading to more militant activity than normal in the city, as well as a more aggravated response from the police force. Protesters set up barricades and incendiary devices were used, and police sent back more brutality as well as gassing residential areas.
In Rochester, protests have gone on for 3 days now steadily, without pause. Demonstrations have consistently grown every single day, in honor of the man who was strangled by police on March 23rd.
Protests in Rochester have continued to escalate beyond Day 1 after the release of body camera footage, with groups quickly becoming more militant, and several targeted arrests by police against activists have been made.