Protests

Civil Disobedience In Hong Kong Or US Color Revolution Attempt?

August 14, 2019 Stephen Lendman from his website. Educate! Hong Kong, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Protests

As the saying goes, if it walks, talks, and quacks like a duck, chances are it is one. What’s been going on for months in Hong Kong has all the earmarks of a US orchestrated color revolution, aimed at destabilizing China by targeting it soft Hong Kong underbelly. In calling for reunification of China in the early 1980s, then-leader Deng Xiaoping said Hong Kong and Macau could retain their own economic, financial and governmental systems, Taiwan as well under a “one country, two systems” arrangement.

Police Have Killed 5,000 Americans Since Ferguson Protests

August 13, 2019 Niles Niemuth, Wsws.org Educate! Class Struggle, Ferguson, police brutality, Protests

Friday marked five years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including once through the top of the head, and left for four-and-a-half hours to die in the street by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson. Brown’s father, Michael Brown, Sr. used the grim anniversary to call for a reopening of the investigation into his son’s death. The killer cop has never been charged. “Justice has not been served,” Brown, Sr. said at a press conference Friday morning outside the St. Louis County Justice Services Center, not far from where Michael Brown was killed.

Climate Activists Set Sights On Ending Fossil Fuel Exports In Pacific Northwest Once And For All

August 2, 2019 By Nick Engelfried, Commondreams.org Resist! Class Struggle, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Protests

When federal regulators came to Southern Oregon in June for hearings on a massive gas export project, they were greeted by a grassroots resistance movement 15 years in the making. About 800 people attended a series of four hearings put on by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. Those speaking out against the gas project represented rural landowners, local governments, fisheries interests, tribal governments, and climate activist groups. “This project has brought people together from across the political spectrum,” said Rogue Climate campaigns director Allie Rosenbluth.

Brazilians Protest Bolsonaro’s Threats Against Glenn Greenwald

August 1, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Resist! Brazil, Journalism, Protests, Repression

Brazilian journalists, artists, politicians, and activists came together Tuesday in support of journalist Glenn Greenwald who is being threatened by the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro commented that United States journalist Glenn Greenwald "may be imprisoned" for publishing information in The Intercept Brazil that incriminates the nation’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro. The protest was held at the Brazilian Press Association in Rio de Janeiro where Greenwald and others spoke about press freedom.

The CEOs Destroying The Planet + Puerto Rico Protests Just Getting Started

August 1, 2019 Eleanor Goldfield, Occupy.com Resistance Report Profit, Protests, Puerto Rico

The destruction of our planet for profit is deeply personal – so why shouldn't we treat it that way when it comes to the people perpetuating that destruction? Next up, from the streets of Puerto Rico, a look at what happened, how, why, what's next and what we can learn from this powerful push for change.

Leading Puerto Rican Activists Celebrate Governor’s Resignation, Talk Next Steps

August 1, 2019 Matt Meyer, Wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Class Struggle, Corruption, Protests, Puerto Rico

By all accounts, the shutdown of Puerto Rico’s industries, schools, government and business-as-usual on Monday was an unexpected show of popular sentiment against ruling Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. It was a true national strike, spreading from the capital in San Juan to all other major cities like Mayaguez, Ponce and Aguadilla. While Rosselló was resistant to the initial calls and protests demanding his immediate resignation last week — following leaks that revealed misogynist and homophobic remarks he had made in private...

‘No Pay, We Stay’; Protesting Miners In Harlan County Are Not Going Anywhere

July 31, 2019 By Connor James and Will Puckett, Wymt.com Resist! Class Struggle, Kentucky, Mining, Protests

People and organizations continued to stop by a railroad track in Cumberland Tuesday, bringing food and water to protesting miners. The miners have prevented a train hauling coal from the Cloverlick #3 mine for more than 24 hours. One group among the endless stream of supporters came from JonEvan Jack's in Corbin. They rolled their mobile kitchen to Harlan to feed the miners free of charge. "I just seen these people and they need help. I know what it's like to go without a paycheck," said owner Nathan Brown. "I think they already know their community supports them.

Activists Scale Crane And Blockade Lincolnshire Power Station Site

July 31, 2019 Joseph Verney, Lincolnshirereporter.co.uk Resist! Activists, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Protests

Climate change campaigners have climbed cranes and blockaded the entrance to the construction site at SSE’s Keadby 2 power station in Lincolnshire. The Reclaim The Power campaign group say they are trying to shut down the construction site just off the A18 west of Scunthorpe since this morning, with a number of protesters taking action against fossil fuels. The group want to shut down two major gas companies – Drax and SSE – saying “gas is a dirty fossil fuel and will lock us into climate breakdown”.

Protest Shuts Down Highway, Marches Through Eagan’s High-End Outlet Mall

July 31, 2019 Niko Georgiades, UnicornRiot.ninja Resist! Minnesota, police brutality, Protests

Eagan, MN – Protests shut down roads around Eagan’s Outlet Mall and miles of Minnesota Highway 13 on Saturday, July 27. About 100 protesters marched through the area seeking justice for 23-year-old student and entrepreneur, Isak Aden, who was killed by police after a standoff in the St. Paul suburb of Eagan in early July. Braving the mid-day summer heat, community members gathered at the parking lot in Eagan’s high-end Outlet Mall to continue to press their demands that Eagan Police release any of the police videos and transcripts related to Isak’s case.

Wall Street Demands “Discipline” As Protests Continue In Puerto Rico

July 30, 2019 Eric Johnson, Wsws.org Educate! Protests, Puerto Rico, Wall Street

Hours after Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s early Thursday morning announcement that he will resign on August 2nd, thousands demonstrated in downtown San Juan demanding the resignation of his successor, Justice Minister Wanda Vázquez Garced. Both Rosselló and Vázquez are members of the New Progressive Party (PNP) and the Democratic Party. #WandaRenuncia quickly became one of the most popular Twitter hashtags while homemade signs Thursday featured the slogans, “this has not finished” and “we are cleaning the whole house.”

Protesters Block Entrance Of Coach Company Accused Of Helping The Government To Deport Migrants

July 30, 2019 Ruchira Sharma, Inews.co.uk Resist! Deportations, Immigration, Protests, Undocumented

Environmental activism group Reclaim the Power are protesting outside the entrance of a coach company accused of assisting the government with deportations. Three protesters have suspended themselves on tripods, blocking access to Hallmark Connections in Stanwell in an attempt to challenge what it claims is its “complicity in the violent deportations of asylum seekers in the UK”. A spokesperson for the group told i volunteers will remain there until the company agrees to end its involvement in deporting migrants.

‘Everyone Should Mobilize’: Climate Leaders Urge Massive Turnout For Global Climate Strikes

July 29, 2019 By Andrea Germanos, Commondreams.org Resist! Climate Change, Protests

Organizers of upcoming global climate strikes hope their demands for a rapid end to business as usual and a swift start to climate justice will be too loud to ignore. The strikes, which are set for September 20th and 27th—with additional actions slated for the days in between—are planned in over 150 countries thus far, and over 6,000 people have already pledged to take part. It has the potential to be the biggest climate mobilization yet, said organizers.

“This Isn’t Just Something Happening Elsewhere”: Protesters Rally Outside Vermont ICE facility

July 29, 2019 Ross Ketschke, Mynbc5.com Resist! ICE, Immigration, Protests, Undocumented, Vermont

Hundreds marched through the rain Sunday afternoon to protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Williston. The demonstration was put on by the combined force of dozens of local activist groups including Women's March Vermont, Migrant Justice and the Peace and Justice Center. “If you’re taking children away from their mothers and leaving them in a room with no one to care for them, you need to quit your job,” said Bob Fishel, of Burlington.

Mauna Kea Protests Aren’t New. They’re Part Of A Long Fight Against Colonialism.

July 29, 2019 Maile Arvin, Truthout.org Resist! Colonialism, Hawaii, Nationalism, Protests

Something big and beautiful is happening in Hawaiʻi. Currently, hundreds of Native Hawaiians and allies are camped at the base of Mauna Kea, a mountain located on Moku o Keawe, or Hawaiʻi Island. They are organizing to protect the summit of Mauna Kea from the construction of a proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). This project has been in the works for years, and has drawn opposition from Native Hawaiians who object to the environmental and cultural impact of a massive 18-story, five-acre telescope complex on sacred land...

Rosselló’s Gone, But Puerto Rico’s Fight Against Police Repression Continues

July 27, 2019 Marisol LeBrón and Mari Mari Narváez, Truthout.org Resist! Class Struggle, Protests, Puerto Rico, Repression, State Violence

On Monday night, protesters were gathered outside of the governor’s mansion in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as they had been for more than a week, in order to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Although the protesters had been demonstrating in a peaceful manner all evening, around 10 pm, the police suddenly announced that a few protesters had become “aggressive” and then used their own claims as a pretext for a brutal crackdown. The police told members of the crowd that they had 10 minutes to evacuate before the police would start firing tear gas and forcibly removing protesters.

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