A pair of tone-deaf white people supporting Darren Wilson—the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. last week—made a brief…
Two protesters climbed on the first floor awning of Pepco’s DC headquarters this morning and smeared cake on the logo. This act was in response to Pepco’s proposed rate hike. The protesters explained that it smeared cake on the sign and windows of the headquarters because “Pepco can’t have its cake and eat it too.” […]
NEW YORK — More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a […]
Often times peaceful protests turn violent. Many times police turn on protesters with violence, and sometimes peaceful protesters turn violent when confronted by police unjustly. There is a thin line between a peaceful protest and a riot. Sometimes violent people take advantage of peaceful protests to wreak havoc. 5. Oscar Grant Protests One week after […]
SAN FRANCISCO — More demonstrators were arrested in the third week of San Francisco protests against Bay Area Rapid Transit police. About 75 individuals gathered to protest the July 3rd shooting of a BART passenger as well as a decision to cut off cell service when protesters gathered on July 11. According to police, those […]
