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On June 13, a group of several dozen protest leaders agreed to change the name from CHAZ to CHOP. [158] The name change was the result of a consensus to de-emphasize occupation and improve accuracy. [ 22 ] [ 159 ] According to TechCrunch , participants decided to change the name to "the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest—then, noting the fact that ...
CHOP/CHAZ was not centrally organized, but included a temporary stage and sound system where community members shared with the participants about their experiences with law enforcement in Seattle. Members of the Seattle Police Department were observed to be present in plain clothes.
The CHAZ or CHOP in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle on June 10 (top); East Precinct sign after police retreat (bottom) Early in the afternoon on June 8, police began removing all items of value from the East Precinct on Capitol Hill, preparing for the possibility that the East Precinct may need to be abandoned, as happened on May 28 in ...
A demonstrator critically wounded in a shooting just outside Seattle’s cop-free CHOP zone has alleged he was attacked by a group of racist men hurling hateful slurs. DeJuan Young, in an ...
Established on June 8 in Seattle, CHAZ/CHOP was a self-declared autonomous zone established protesting the murder of George Floyd after police abandoned the East Precinct building. Groups like the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club provided security while the protesters themselves provided either resources or assisted the PSJBGC in security.
In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.
Established on June 8 in Seattle, CHAZ/CHOP was a self-declared autonomous zone established to protest the murder of George Floyd after police abandoned the East Precinct building. Groups like the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club provided security while the protesters themselves provided either resources or assisted the PSJBGC in security.
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star's passing comes long before it was their time to go. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith ...