Marchers at US Capitol protest police killings

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters carrying signs bearing names of black Americans killed by police have marched outside the U.S. Capitol to demand a human rights investigation.

About two dozen protesters were met by a line of police who stopped them from advancing toward the building Monday morning. The protesters stood side by side to mourn black Americans killed by police. They said they were seeking an international investigation of U.S. police violence.

A number of protests have been staged around the country following recent grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in New York and Ferguson, Missouri, over the deaths of unarmed blacks.

FULL short story at link.


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141208/us--police_protests-dc-e82739de32.html

[jwirr]

1. Any idea why the numbers are so small?

[Marrah_G]

2. It's a Monday during the day

Also it's just before the holidays and cold.

All those things probably contribute to the low numbers.

[jwirr]

3. Makes sense. Thank you.

[riversedge]

17. Well, I am glad to see they are starting up again MON. eve...

see posts below if interested......

[FSogol]

4. Its 35 deg F outside the Capitol today. n/t

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5. A #blacklivesmatter demonstration blocking k and 17th right now.

I thought I would continue on with this tread of related protests across the country.


I do not know where this protest is:


Bob LaFollette and 6 others follow
Talia Buford ?@TaliaBuford 4m4 minutes ago

A #blacklivesmatter demonstration blocking k and 17th right now.
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6. BREAKING: People are gathering by the thousands in #London #England to support #EricGarner & #BlackL

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 28m28 minutes ago

BREAKING: People are gathering by the thousands in #London #England to support #EricGarner & #BlackLivesMatter.
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7. #Chicago 700 S Halsted, UIC Forum, Protest at 5pm. Please come!

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Chicago Rising ?@ChicagoRising 37m37 minutes ago

RT @ChicagoRADicals: #Chicago 700 S Halsted, UIC Forum, Protest at 5pm. Please come! #BlackLivesMatter via @huliganjetta48
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10. There are cops on standby at nearly every intersection/street within 3 or 4 blocks of Halsted/Roosev

netminnow and 2 others follow
R.Ⓐ.D ?@ChicagoRADicals 4m4 minutes ago

There are cops on standby at nearly every intersection/street within 3 or 4 blocks of Halsted/Roosevelt. #BlackLivesMatter #Chicago

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8. Boulder sheriff: Planned protest to shut down U.S. 36 today a 'no-win situation' -

Comments thus far on this site are nasty!




Boulder sheriff: Planned protest to shut down U.S. 36 today a 'no-win situation' - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_27090627/undefined?source=infinite …
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Photo from Dec 6

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9. UCW students walked out of class and blocked traffic on Monday, December 8, 2014.

Also a video





http://abc7chicago.com/427164/


UCW students walked out of class and blocked traffic on Monday, December 8, 2014.
WLS
Updated 1 hr 2 mins ago
CHICAGO (WLS) --



Students at University of Chicago Woodlawn Charter School (UCW) walked out of class and into Jackson Park in protest Monday morning.

They blocked traffic at 63rd and Stony Island, but moved the peaceful protest off the street when met by Chicago police. About 150 UCW teenagers participated in the student-organized protest.

"It's something we continue to hear about. We want to do something," Amari Malone, student, said.

"We are leaving class so people can understand that we don't want our people dying anymore," Javid Edwards, student, said.

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11. BREAKING: Denver High School Students Walk Out In Protest

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 3h3 hours ago

BREAKING: Denver High School Students Walk Out In Protest #Ferguson #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter

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12. Students in Quebec were asked to send protest route to the cops & they replied with this:

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 4h4 hours ago

Students in Quebec were asked to send protest route to the cops & they replied with this: #ICantBreathe #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/strYwSbAzI
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Sorry but cannot transfer the image.


but it was a finger shaped outline on a map


Hey--I captured it!!

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13. Harvard Medical Students had a Die-In!

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 4h4 hours ago

Harvard Medical Students had a Die-In! #blacklivesmatter #mikebrown #EricGarner #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/EY8BhBl28k

[LiberalElite]

28. So did some of the NYC Council today - see post below nt

[riversedge]

32. good. Thanks

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14. Call #Berkeley City Council & @MayorTomBates Tell them to join the #icantbreathe protest

Caged Canary ?@freeandclear1 1h1 hour ago

Call #Berkeley City Council & @MayorTomBates Tell them to join the #icantbreathe protest alongside demonstrators NOW http://ow.ly/Fzjj5




http://act.credoaction.com/call/berkeley_council_police_protests/?t=2&akid=12408.1816458.t3wydm

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15. Hella people here. 500 plus. Turn up. #Berkeley #ICantBreathe headed down Shattuck on Allston. "

yousef......ibrahim ?@yousef02543 2h2 hours ago

Hella people here. 500 plus. Turn up. #Berkeley #ICantBreathe headed down Shattuck on Allston. "

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16. Berkeley Protesters Shut Down Highway 24, In Stand Off With Police In North Oakland picture

this probably was from Sunday eve.


Lnonblonde ?@Lnonblonde 18h18 hours ago

Berkeley Protesters Shut Down Highway 24, In Stand Off With Police In North Oakland #ICantBreathe pic @svqjournalist

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42. Thousands march for justice in #berkeleyprotests "Hands up don't shoot!"

RB Blair and 6 others follow
Micah Lee ?@micahflee 2m2 minutes ago

Thousands march for justice in #berkeleyprotests "Hands up don't shoot!"
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43. I'm broadcasting live about "#BerkeleyProtests" at

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CalTV News ?@CalTVNews 6m6 minutes ago

I'm broadcasting live about "#BerkeleyProtests" at http://ustre.am/1jQs9

joncana

joncana @ USTREAM: .
View on web

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/joncana?utm_campaign=ustre.am&utm_source=ustre.am%2F1jQs9&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20141208181432

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18. Kyrie Irving se una a la causa #ICANTBREATHE #ERICGARNER

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adry torres ?@AdryTorresNYC 1m1 minute ago

Kyrie Irving se una a la causa #ICANTBREATHE #ERICGARNER
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19. he people united will never be defeated #royalsshutdown

Alexandra Rosenmann ?@alexpreditor 4m4 minutes ago

The people united will never be defeated #royalsshutdown #ericgarner #blacklivesmatter #ICantBreathe
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20. Columbus Ohio RT @LodroGyatso: Heading to police HQ

Viva la causa! ?@70torinoman 23m23 minutes ago

Columbus Ohio RT @LodroGyatso: Heading to police HQ #cbus2ferguson #blacklivesmatter https://vine.co/v/Orpq1MzQKxD @adri16
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vive video LIVE:

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos_h264high/7601B3F8F11153887627729354752_SW_WEBM_14180821418474168cf781f.mp4?versionId=Vrt.r5oJITPtBtcI9NVwZWbpXh5Ge3Ba

[riversedge]

21. CNN now--saying multiple protests in many cities across USA

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22. Police being read the peoples demands

http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/aaa2014_bn_1417800801610.html



Right Now I/O
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Blacklivesmatter, Enoughisenough, Pgh, Artbasel2014, Miami, Thisstopstoday, Nolies, Translivesmatter, High Street, Lavalas, Durham Nc, New York City, La, Aaa2014, Eastlansing, Msu, Grand River, Alllivesmatter, Nojusticenopeace, Lansing, Nerdland, Nerdland Blacklivesmatter

infiniteideal: RT @LodroGyatso Police being read the peoples demands #CBUS2Ferguson #blacklivesmatter http://t.co/MYVeRfAJll
Dec 09, 2014, 00:27 UTC

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23. #Brooklyn #NYC protesters are on streets now!

Ash J ?@AshAgony 8m8 minutes ago

#Brooklyn #NYC protesters are on streets now! #Ericgarner #icantbreathe #blacklivesmatter

[riversedge]

24. Hundreds of protesters shut down the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic in #Brooklyn.

Hundreds of protesters shut down the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic in #Brooklyn. #EricGarner #BlackLivesMatter

[riversedge]

25. #ICantBreathe Die ins in #NYC and #Clevaland Happening Right now

Global Revolution TV ?@GlobalRevLive 26m26 minutes ago New York, NY

#ICantBreathe Die ins in #NYC and #Clevaland Happening Right now. Livestream multifeed: http://GlobalRevolution.tv

[riversedge]

26. Protesters shutting down Verrazano bridge for #ericgarner #7minutes #thisstopstoday #NYC

This happened earlier today:



Andrew J. Padilla ?@apadillafilm6

Protesters shutting down Verrazano bridge for #ericgarner #7minutes #thisstopstoday #NYC
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Progressive Pupil Dionne Stephanie Edwardo Sosa Brianna Dacres Paola Andrea? Nadia Brown Cortez A. McKinney UNW♀MⒶN Sar

8:28 AM - 8 Dec 2014

[LiberalElite]

27. Also the NYC Council today - ( I couldn't copy & paste for some reason)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/08/city-council-eric-garner_n_6290654.html?utm_hp_ref=new-york

[riversedge]

33. thanks --and

?6

[LiberalElite]

34. YEAH! nt

[riversedge]

36. :-)

[riversedge]

35. BTW--I found one and posted

it form nyDAILY b/4 I saw yours.


Thought i was all alone. you were here last night also

In solidarity

[riversedge]

29. Black female officer crying in NYC protest

✊#BlackLivesMatter ?@realmelodic 1h1 hour ago

Black female officer crying in NYC protest http://reverseracism.tumblr.com/post/104694761993/shanellbklyn-whatisthat-velvet-no-words … #nycprotest #BlackLivesMatter


?t=HBheaHR0cDovLzQxLm1lZGlhLnR1bWJsci5jb20vZjc4MTdkZDJhZTIzMGYxMzY0NzI4YTViNGNiYjUwNTUvdHVtYmxyX25nODl3bjdGc24xcWQzZWlnbzFfNTAwLmpwZxTABxTABwAWABIA&s=y9iUkAm-cjPqaYBP0Id8shwoyhWqSroJhdazG0dez8I

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30. Council members block traffic on Broadway in #EricGarner

sharik ?@shariline 4h4 hours ago

Council members block traffic on Broadway in #EricGarner protest #NycProtest http://nydn.us/1w6sKYV

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2038116.1418071210!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/breathe.jpg

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31. No justice, no peace! March comes into Downtown Syracuse

BaghwanB: RT @BenFang93 No justice, no peace! March comes into Downtown Syracuse #BlackLivesMatter #ThisStopsToday http://t.co/aSqYecFAe1
Dec 08, 2014, 22:03 UTC

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37. Listening to KPFA 94.1 FM in Bay Area. Berkley Reporter says several hundred already at sproul p

Sing n Play ?@SingnPlay 1m1 minute ago

Listening to KPFA 94.1 FM in Bay Area. KPFA .org. Reporter says several hundred already at sproul plaza. #berkeleyprotests
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YungNDum World News ?@yungndumtweets 4m4 minutes ago

The Mayor of Berkeley released a statement about the #berkeleyprotests
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Coila Hodges ?@CoilaHodges 16m16 minutes ago

Front of protest right now-Person leading tonight just made an announcement verifying 5 start time #berkeleyprotests

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38. TONIGHT Oakland / Berkeley Emergency Response MARCH from Telegraph and Bancroft 5-9 pm

Occupy Oakland ?@OccupyOakland 4h4 hours ago

TONIGHT Oakland / Berkeley Emergency Response MARCH from Telegraph and Bancroft 5-9 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/316716461849844/ … #EricGarner #berkeleyprotests



Monday, December 8
at 5:00pm - 9:00pm in PST
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FROM FERGUSON TO BERKELEY, WE WON'T BACK DOWN!

JUSTICE FOR MIKE BROWN AND ERIC GARNER!
A BADGE IS NOT A LICENSE TO KILL, AND NOT A LICENSE TO BEAT STUDENTS!
JAIL DARREN WILSON AND ALL KILLER COPS!
NO MORE RACIST COVER-UPS!
DOWN WITH THE NEW JIM CROW!
DOWN WITH THE POLICE STATE!

- Please check the pinned post and scroll through for up-to-date information on events and location. -
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39. Rep. Barbara Lee ‏@RepBarbaraLee 2h2 hours ago

Democrats retweeted
Rep. Barbara Lee ?@RepBarbaraLee 2h2 hours ago

Thank you to peaceful protesters & those helping 2 clean-up today. The path 2 justice is thru nonviolent activism #berkeleyprotests

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40. Students protest in Kalamazoo Video at link......

http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Students-protest-in-Kalamazoo-62193.shtml







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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – On Monday students at Kalamazoo Central High School walked out in protest.

It happened just after 1:00 pm, students took to the streets to raise their voices against racism and police brutality.

Students say they’ve been watching the events unfold in Ferguson and in New York City and they say they’ve tried smaller protests, but never felt like anyone was listening, so today about 200 of them took to the streets.

It was just after 1:00 pm when student at Kalamazoo Central walked out.

“We weren’t going to get heard in school so we just decided to take it to the streets,” said Marcell Bell.
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41. #BlackLivesMatter March and Die-In at Noel Night, Midtown Detroit

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/08/1350229/--BlackLivesMatter-March-and-Die-In-at-Noel-Night-Midtown-Detroit-12-6-14


Mon Dec 08, 2014 at 03:59 PM PST
#BlackLivesMatter March and Die-In at Noel Night, Midtown Detroit, 12/6/14

by peregrine kateFollow



Several hundred people gathered on Saturday, December 6th, during the popular annual holiday event in Midtown Detroit, Noel Night, to march and to hold a die-in. My older daughter and I were among them.

A little background is in order for those who are not familiar with the event or with this part of the city.

Midtown Detroit, formerly known as the Cultural Center, is located about three miles away from the Detroit Riverfront, along Woodward Avenue and the couple of streets on either side of it, between (roughly) Mack Avenue and Antoinette, including a stretch of the Cass Corridor. The area contains most of the major "cultural" institutions of Detroit, ranging from the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Public Library; the Detroit Historical Museum, the Michigan Science Center, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History; Wayne State University and the Center for Creative Arts. In addition to these important anchors for the city, there are now many galleries, studios, theaters, restaurants, and boutiques capitalizing on the recent and still-fragile resurgence of the area. This will be the northern terminus of the new light-rail line being installed along Woodward Avenue, the other end at the foot of Woodward at the Detroit River. It is one of the few relatively busy parts of town, with a modest night-life and skyrocketing rents.

Noel Night is the major annual event for Midtown. The various music festivals so important still to Detroit tend to be located along the riverfront, either in Hart Plaza or at Chene Park. But those are good-weather activities. Noel Night, marking its 42nd year in 2014, happens in early December to boost holiday traffic to local vendors, introduce attendees to the glories of the arts institutions, and offer a showcase for local musical groups, bands and choruses of all sizes and genres. It's estimated that up to 50,000 people crowded into a few blocks during the 5 hours of this event on Saturday.

Under the circumstances, then, it was a perfect location in which to stage some protests. The first was a march that looped around the area, starting from in front of the Detroit of Arts on Woodward, heading south a few blocks, then detouring down Cass Ave. That portion of the march was escorted by police vehicles, interestingly enough, while people carried signs and shouted call-and-response. Some of them were traditional--"No Justice--No Peace," but there were some innovations. To that one, a third section was added: "No Racist Police." I liked this innovation: "Racist-Ass Police--We Don't Need 'em, Need 'em/Back Up, Back Up--We Want

?1418082012

Freedom, Freedom." And then, of course, new chants: "Hands Up--Don't Shoot." "I Can't Breathe." "Black Lives Matter." attribution: None Specified
Unknown signmaker speaking for many of us at the event



Reports since then have been understandably vague about the numbers, but I'd guess at least 300 people were protesting in the streets at any given time. It's likely that the total number of people taking part was greater than that, assuming that others slipped in and out of the protests, as did my daughter and I. .................



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Lining up on the steps of the Detroit Institute of Arts

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44. BART station closed as 100s of protesters march in Berkeley via

RB Blair ?@TuxcedoCat 8m8 minutes ago

BART station closed as 100s of protesters march in Berkeley via @abc7newsbayarea #BlackLivesMatter #NoJusticeNoAccess http://abc7news.com/news/watch-live-bart-station-closed-as-protesters-march-in-berkeley/157264/ …


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