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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. 2020 civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (September 2021) George Floyd protests in ...
November 9–23 – Occupy Wall Street protesters march from New York City to Washington DC, to demonstrate at a congressional committee meeting to decide whether to keep President Barack Obama's extension of tax cuts enacted under former President George W. Bush. Protesters say the cuts benefit only rich Americans.
Over a million workers and residents south of Canal Street were evacuated, and police stopped pedestrians from entering Lower Manhattan. With subways shut down, vehicle traffic restricted, and tunnels closed, they mainly fled on foot, pouring over bridges and ferries to Brooklyn and New Jersey. [2]
Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present ...
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The stairs of the Lincoln Memorial, the site of the incident, seen in July 2004. In the afternoon of January 18, 2019, on the Plaza of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. two separate marches were held: the Indigenous Peoples March, which had the purpose of raising awareness of indigenous people's issues, [18] and the March for Life, [9] which had the purpose of raising awareness of anti ...
The 2023 Democratic National Committee protests were a pro-Palestine protest turned violent. [8] The protest organizers, the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement as well as other Pro-Palestinian protesters arrived outside the DNC building on 430 South Capitol St. SE at 6:40 pm after a candlelight vigil at 3rd Street and Maryland Avenue SW. [5]
As of March 5, 2012, Occupy New Haven on the New Haven green is the last occupying group in New England. [32] New London [33] Delaware: Wilmington: October 15, 2011 150 [34] District of Columbia: Washington: October 1, 2011 3,000 Occupy D.C., sometimes also went by "Occupy K Street" Florida: Daytona Beach [35] Ft. Myers [36] Gainesville [37 ...