Forwarded from Strike Force
Police are being assailed by bricks and fireworks in #Chicago bright and early today. SWAT, "gas team", and a Bearcat deployed. Here's a thread with some live scanner updates: https://twitter.com/EricTendian/status/1292873126422949888?s=20
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Eric Tendian
Officer being transported to the hospital now w/ an ankle injury #ChicagoScanner
It's great seeing traditional NGOs become more abolitionist!
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1292843239557537792
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1292843239557537792
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ACLU
BREAKING: We’re calling for the dismantling of the Department of Homeland Security.
Belarus still has thousands of people out in the streets as night 2 is underway. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's whereabouts have been unknown for several hours. https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1292903215697203200
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Tadeusz Giczan
There are 5 areas in Minsk with over a thousand of protesters in each. People are dispersed, but so are the police. Here is Nemiga: https://t.co/uUbubXzAtB
Forwarded from Chi Revolt for Black Lives
If you’re headed out to protest tonight please be prepared! Winds will be high, there will be hail and a likelihood of flying debris. Check for spots to take shelter and look out for one another. 🖤 Sounds like it’ll hit around 430.
Forwarded from Syndiegram (Devin)
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
Santa Clarita, California: Three black teenagers were being attacked by a homeless man and witnesseses called for help. When police arrived they pointed their guns, and arrested the kids who needed their help. Terrifying them. On brand. Exhausting...http…
Forwarded from Strike Force
This documentary about the unrest in Furgeson almost 6 years ago was just released publicly. After the unrest that’s unfolded this summer it may be a good time to watch and reflect on it. https://archive.org/details/touch-the-sky
Internet Archive
Touch The Sky: Stories, Subversions, & Complexities of Ferguson : Anonymous : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A video collage reflecting on the raw moments of the 2014 Ferguson riots. A film for the wild ones, the anarchists, and the dreamers...112 minutes // 2019 //...
Apparently police shot someone outside of white house...
Forwarded from Strike Force
BLM Chicago statement on last 24 hours in #Chicago
https://twitter.com/blmchi/status/1292895993160175616
https://twitter.com/blmchi/status/1292895993160175616
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BLMChicago
Please find our press statement on the last 24 hours below #CPACNow #AbolishCPD 👇🏿👇🏿
"Khan and Hudson's visit to #Portland comes after Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell asked Portlanders to stop attending the ongoing nightly protests, claiming that they are no longer about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Hudson challenged that assessment.
"I'm seeing Black leaders in the streets, being assaulted by police, asking to be heard," Hudson told the Mercury. "Don't tell me this isn't about Black lives." "
https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/08/10/28723613/national-black-lives-matter-organizers-throw-support-behind-portland-protests
Hudson challenged that assessment.
"I'm seeing Black leaders in the streets, being assaulted by police, asking to be heard," Hudson told the Mercury. "Don't tell me this isn't about Black lives." "
https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/08/10/28723613/national-black-lives-matter-organizers-throw-support-behind-portland-protests
Portland Mercury
National Black Lives Matter Organizers Throw Support Behind Portland Protests
For national leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement, Portland has become "ground zero" for the uprising against racist policing. "This is a revolution moment," said Sandy Hudson, a Black Lives Matter organizer based in Los Angeles, speaking at an afternoon…
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Cbslocal
Mother Of Man Shot By Police In Englewood Before Downtown Unrest Says He Had No Gun, Was Trying To Run Away
The unrest that ravaged downtown Chicago in the early morning hours Monday started after a police-involved shooting the day before in Englewood. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini went inside the home where the shooting victim ran after he was hit by police gunfire.
Forwarded from Strike Force
The storm has cleared in Chicago. Meet up at this Jail Support rally! https://twitter.com/BLMChi/status/1292906262674526210
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BLMChicago
CHICAGO We will be rallying at jail support TONIGHT! 7pm at 18th & State We do this til we free us #DefundCPD #CPACNow
Forwarded from Black Lives Matter Pitt
Hello, we have created a group chat for Pennsylvania activists to anonymously build dialogue. Please remember this chat is publicly accessible and not to post anything sensitive.
https://t.me/BLMPENNCHATSCREEN
https://t.me/BLMPENNCHATSCREEN
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
https://twitter.com/ChrisDaniels5/status/1293034111045517314
Reactionaries are going crazy online right now over headlines saying that Seattle City council voted to "slash" police budgets when it reality they've cut the $400,000,000 budget for this year by less than 1%. It's barely even symbolically a cut at this point, and falls far short of protestors' demands.
https://apnews.com/34bd2d8ad9088194383cddb1eb9bcf79
https://apnews.com/34bd2d8ad9088194383cddb1eb9bcf79
AP NEWS
Seattle City Council OKs cuts to police positions, budget
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council approved proposals Monday that would reduce the police department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition — an action supported by...