1 year agoTents going up at 5th and Jefferson- protestors saying "these are our streets", "this is our city"
1 year ago[email protected]: For as long as I can remember, Capitol Hill has been autonomous - it's always been a place where people go to express themselves freely. Today at the CHAZ, I spoke with organizers and community about how we can move forward and keep our communities safe, together
1 year agoHappening at Lincoln Park in New Rochelle — protestors arriving from Hartley Park in Mount Vernon for Black Lives Matter AND Kamal Flowers who was shot and killed by New Rochelle Police one week ago today
1 year agoBrooklyn: Hundreds of Jewish Kids are protesting in the streets of Williamsburg, beginning @NYGovCuomo to open up sumer camps. WilliamsburgProtest
1 year agoA rolling road closure for Powder Springs Road as folks walk in protest. They want hiring criteria to change with local police departments. BlackLivesMatter protests CobbCounty
1 year agoSmall crowd of young people gathered at the Torch of Friendship for this afternoon's Black Lives Matter protest
1 year agoCrowd continues marching through Lawndale, heading toward where Martin Luther King Jr lived while trying to draw attention to housing issues in Chicago
1 year agoGroup stops to pray at Douglas/Ridgeway. Organizers tell crowd that they will tell them where to get tested for COVID19 after the march and reminds them about filling out 2020Census
1 year agoHundreds of boarders 'hill bomb' Twin Peaks at BLM protest in SF
1 year agoGhian Foreman, from Chicago Police Board, encourages crowd to attend meetings and hold group accountable. "Police reform, this is the time."
1 year agoMiami PD is expecting a protest in Downtown Miami starting at 3PM
1 year agoCrowd has reached the Stone Temple Baptist Church in Lawndale. "Enough is enough," the Rev. Derrick Fitzpatrick tells crowd
1 year agoDemonstrators, lawmakers, faith leaders join "Spirit of King' march on Chicago's West Side:
The NYPD is investigating claims a 16-year-old Bronx student was zapped in the face with a stun gun and taken to the hospital without his family being notified after being arrested for allegedly setting fires
1 year agoFrom the @CityofSanJose description of the statue "Opponents of the statue responded that it represented a troubling moment in American history, when the United States used the Mexican -American War as a reason to annex California from Mexico."
Christopher Columbus statue in Houston vandalized for second straight night
1 year agoremoval of Norfolk's Confederate statue Friday morning. The "Johnny Reb" statue is the first step of the process. The large monument it stood upon for years is being removed at a later date
1 year agoAtlanta protests persist.around the clock. Nearly 500 people hit the pavement at the stroke of midnight, blanketing the Inman Park area, calling for an end to racial injustice. A live look at the messages they left behind on
1 year agoA protest began around midnight in the Inmam Park and L5P communities in Atlanta, organizers say around 500 gathered
1 year agoGroup going into pioneer courthouse square, which is back inside the zone shut down by PPB
1 year agoGroup near fence stands their ground as police push forward. Everyone is scattered . officers arrest one man a few minutes after this. Video taken at 11:35pm, 2nd & Jefferson.
1 year agoGroup tightening up directly outside the Schnitz.
1 year agoMortar firework pops off, police throw flash bang & push toward protesters. Portland
1 year agoThe PPB just jumped on a riot truck and drove away down Broadway. Protesters cheer
1 year agoMore protesters return to line of PPB officers to chant
Several fireworks have been ignited in the area of the demonstrators. Just for clarification, these were not deployed by PPB. This is dangerous behavior.
1 year agoPPB stops at Broadway. A few protesters stay while the rest retreat further north
1 year agoPPB push protesters west, stop at Broadway (border of area that was shut down)
1 year agoLine of riot policemen pushing everyone west
1 year agoHeading west now. Lots of calls from protesters to stay together and walk slowly
1 year agoSo it begins. More calls from the PPB to leave the area.
1 year agoJC people fenced off from Jefferson crowd
Two big fireworks just went off beyond the fence, both thrown by protesters portland @fox12oregon
1 year agoMore calls from the PPB to leave the area. The protest crowd is pretty small at this point
1 year agoPortlandPolice calling this a civil disturbance & unlawful assembly. People are throwing bottlerockets over fence. One just popped close to an officer.
1 year agoPolice tell protesters over a loudspeaker to "leave now."
PPB loudspeaker: "there is criminal activity occurring in this crowd. Stop now. If you're a nonviolent demonstrator, we are asking you to leave the area now."
Just heard/saw a single pepper ball or rubber bullet shot
1 year agoMood at the Justice Center. Portland pdx
1 year agoIdk where this person appeared from but they're hyping up the crowd
1 year agoPlaying on Jefferson: quit your job
1 year agoProtestors at 2nd & Jefferson where police are posted up. They moved from 3rd and Main police werent visible.
1 year agoCrowd getting bigger at Jefferson
1 year agoProtesters on 1st setting up a barricade of some kind
1 year agoChanting at the corner of 2nd and Jefferson again. Is this the aforementioned gate Or just a place with like three visible police officers
1 year agoThe scene at Jefferson fence
1 year agoPortland demonstrators chanting "I WILL BREATHE" at Grant Park. Portland pdx Protest BlackLivesMatter
1 year agoPresident Trump on Seattle: "We have to have law and order. You have to have strength. You have to do what you have to do."
1 year agoPittsburgh police released photos of another person suspected of rioting during protests downtown. He's also accused of giving an officer a concussion
1 year ago@MayorJenny & @carmenbest have called a 2:45 press conference to address #CapitalHillAutonomousZone CHAZ situation. @KIRORadio
1 year agoNot many changes in CHAZ in last 48 hours
1 year agoCrowd gathering another day in Washington Square Park @NY1
1 year agoProtests continue in Portland, other Oregon cities for 14th day
1 year agoProtesters march towards Wall Street for another day of speaking out against police brutality
1 year agoMan shot in the head by police in stable condition
1 year agoProtesters call out the names of those killed by police. George Floyd. Breonna
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1 year agoPresident Trump is arriving in Dallas for a meeting on police reform
1 year agoProtesters outside Gateway Church before President's arrival.
1 year agoOne side of Trump supporters One side of Black Lives Matter protestors. A lot more people on this side of the gate. President Donald Trump should be arriving at Gateway Church soon. This is down the street at the Churchill Rec Center.
1 year ago2 groups out here behind 2 gates - Trump Supporters - Black Lives Matters Protestors yelling at each other. According to police, both are being told to move further away from Gateway Church, where President Trump is expected to be. Said it's orders from Secret Service.
1 year agoTwo groups outside Gateway Church -Dallas campus before President arrival.
1 year agoHealth professionals in PalmBeachCounty organize protest for the death of GeorgeFloyd Protest begins at @Rivierabch city hall at 5pm.
1 year agoOrganizers of tonight's protest in @Rivierabch say they have worked with the police department to ensure tonight's event stays peaceful. They have brought extra PPE equipment for demonstrators to use
1 year agoWeird turn of events as someone is being detained on the other side of the park. NOPD and state police are here. An officer told me a person is being detained after "fleeing a scene where someone got hurt."
1 year agoA woman who was arrested near a neworleans protest is released after hundreds of protesters immediately surrounded the police car demanding for her to be released. This is the moment when she steps out of the police car. Video by Chris Granger protests
1 year agoLine of people to get into Gateway Church in Dallas to see President @realDonaldTrump's roundtable discussion with faith leaders, small business owners, & law enforcement officials. Some are members of the church, others say they were invited by the Trump campaign.
(Duncan Plaza/City Hall). Currently about 60-70 people spread out around the plaza for the rally to reallocate police funding, organized by @OPPRC
1 year agoRelative to the looting at Lee's Pawn & Jewelry on 6/2/20 and investigation into the murder of Ret. Capt. David Dorn, officers arrested 38 y/o Samuel Simpson. The @stlcao issued one count of Burglary 2nd & one count of Stealing O/$750 (F). Bond not allowed. ArrestMade
1 year agoAbout 2-dozen people have showed up so far. atxprotest
1 year agoProtesters are walking down North Lamar Blvd. toward Riverside Drive to meet up with more protesters there
1 year agoProtesters have gathered on the corner of Sixth Street and North Lamar Blvd. to call for APD to be defunded.
1 year ago"Cumbia Circle" Wakey Wakey protest on Riverside & Lamar.
1 year agoGeneral Mark Milley apologized for taking part in Trump's walk to the church:"I should not have been there"
1 year agoA man cycling by with a wagon carrying the Texas flag is cursing at the protestors attempting to agitate the crowd.
1 year agoAs a way to stand in solidarity with the protests going on around the world, one group of Austinites are dancing for change.
1 year agoOn the speaker police are telling demonstrators to clear the road or they will make arrests. Protestors have since moved to the sidewalk
1 year agoThe Christopher Columbus statue @ Houston's Bell Park in Montrose has been vandalized, again. Covered in red paint & a sign that reads "Rip the head from your oppressor." It's the latest statue defaced as antiracism protests continue across the country.
1 year agoMultiple rallies simultaneously to fight against police brutality. On South Lamar and West Riverside, they are doing a dance circle and on West 6th and Lamar, excerpts are being read.
1 year agoProtestors are blocking W 6th and N Lamar. Traffic is at a standstill. Austin Police is clearing demonstrators from the road.
Protest activity at 6th and Lamar and Riverside and Lamar may impact your commute. Please plan an alternative route.
Protests set Thursday in Santa Monica, Silver Lake, Altadena, Buena Park, Laguna Niguel, Huntington Beach
1 year agoMcLaws Monument in Forsyth Park vandalized overnight. The monument to Lafayette McLaws, stands in front of the Confederate Memorial in Forsyth Park. A white hood was placed on top of the bust, and a black fist spray painted on the text.
1 year agoLafayette Plaza is open again. Still fencing up. Most signs removed. @PoPville
1 year agoOne of two Miami statues vandalized yesterday: this of Juan Ponce De Leon marked in red with symbols and a message from protestors
1 year agoPolice: 7 arrested for vandalizing Columbus statue in Miami
1 year agoJuan Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus statue vandalized.
1 year agoPerson injured after protesters tear off parts of Portsmouth Confederate monument. Take a look at the aftermath from last night. One statue is on the ground and others are seen without their heads. Police officers are here standing guard
1 year agoProtesters Topple Christopher Columbus Statue At Minnesota State Capitol
1 year agoThe Jefferson Davis statue was taken down in Richmond. This is the third statue to be taken down this week. It has already been towed away.
1 year agoThe statue of Jefferson Davis was pulled down by protestors overnight. This is the third monument in under a week. @nbc12
1 year agoThe crowd is still here but dwindling. Exchanges of water botttles for rubber bullets continue
1 year agoIt seems like the crowd is gradually getting smaller. Still looks like a couple hundred thought
1 year agoPeople are shaking the fence near SW 3rd & Main. koin6news pdx PortlandProtests
1 year agoThere are inmates in the justice center awaiting trial, Multnomah county sheriff is charged with their care while in custody. If protestors breached the fence, that would likely give the sheriff the legal justification to use tear gas
1 year agoAnother PPB warning of use of force as people lean on fence, throw water bottles at it
1 year agoOregonian capitalizing The Fence, that means they're antifa. There are several hundreds of protesters at The Fence at the Justice Center. The Portland Police just made their first warning of the night not to tamper with it.
1 year agoBeach ball time at the fence
1 year agoSomeone brought down a piece of justice center fence. Flash bangs
1 year agoThe words 'I CAN'T BREATHE' and the time of '8:46' are being projected onto two downtown Portland buildings. 'I CAN'T BREATHE' is on the side of the federal courthouse
1 year agoA small group of protesters is marching to join the others at the Justice Center downtown. #Portland #protest
1 year agoMonuments near the Justice Center have acquired a lot of new graffiti protest signage.
1 year agoPolice say people near the Justice Center & federal courthouse are cutting the fence. It appears as if they're removing it from around the federal courthouse and taking it toward the Justice Center
1 year agoThis is a closer view of someone removing the fence that was around the federal courthouse. A group vandalized the building more than a week ago.
1 year agoIt looks like a person is spray-painting the federal courthouse walks that the fence has been removed near the building. koin6news pdx PortlandProtests BLMpdx Oregon PDXprotests BlackLivesMatter 2020Protests protesters GeorgeFloyd BreonnaTayor NoJusticeNoPeace OR
1 year agoPeople at the federal courthouse are pulling fence into the street at SW Salmon & 3rd.
1 year agoMore footage from New Fence
People in the group are throwing projectiles over the fence. Do not tamper with or cut the fence. Do not throw projectiles over the fence. If you do, yo will be subject to arrest and use of force, to include crowd control munitions
1 year agoProtesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, a day after toppling a Columbus statue
1 year agoAt The Fence now, chanting is picking up a little but things are still very mellow compared to other nights
1 year agoLol they're stabilizing the fencing with duct tape
1 year agoFull view of new protester fencing at 3rd and salmon intersection
1 year agoSomeone knocked down a piece of the fence. It looks like there was double-fencing around this part, so there isn’t actually a hole in the fence, I don’t think.
1 year agoIt feels like the crowd here has grown a lot even in the last half hour. Around 400 people total by my guess
1 year agoThis was the fencing that was previously around the courthouse
1 year agoProtesters are setting up their own fencing at 3rd and salmon. Just heard someone yelling "autonomous zone."
1 year agoJefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia. Protesters tore down the statue of Confederate President Davis along Monument Avenue
1 year agoProtesters are moving a portion of the fence. It looks like they are trying to block the road.
1 year agoProtesters have gathered at the Justice Center again. The large crowd is mostly just hanging out in Chapman Square. There's music, food and water. Some people are out here with signs
After Seattle Police abandoned the East Precinct, officers said they are receiving reports of armed people manning the checkpoints intimidating people trying to enter and committing extortion
1 year agoPolice near the front at 2nd and Jefferson
1 year agoSeems like we are moving in a circle right now—at 2nd and Jefferson but some people are rounding back over to lownsdale. New tactic to keep things from getting monotonous/predictable
1 year agoFirst policemen in riot gear appear behind fence (they may or may not be visible here.) people chant "hands up don't shoot"
1 year agoA new chant (for me) at justice center fence: "Portland policemen kill"
1 year agoFence crowd has started marching on sw 3rd. TBD on where we're going
1 year agoMost people have left the area at the encouragement of @BLM757 and @NAACPPortsmouth organizers. Those left are helping to clean up trash
1 year agoPresident of @BLM757 describes what he saw of the incident. He says afterwords you could see part of the mans skull. He is Asking everyone to pray for the man who believes was in his 30s
1 year agoMan seriously hurt after he is hit by the falling confederate soldier statue that was pulled down by protesters. What had a party atmosphere 15
1 year agoA passerby said "the incompetent leadership of this city finally met its match,"
3 year agoAnti-Trump rally marching from Columbus Circle to Trump Tower. They're now heading to Times Square
