Category: Protest & Direct Action
Protest ‘Peacekeepers’ Shot Two People at a March in Salt Lake City. One Died, the Other Went to Jail.
Salt Lake City, UT — When friends of Arturo Gamboa heard that he had been shot at a protest last Saturday, they were shocked.
A fixture in the punk and activist scenes of Salt Lake, Gamboa is a known leftist and musician who regularly carries…
Philadelphia Police Crack Down on Anti-ICE Marches Twice in One Week
Philadelphia, PA — The increasing tempo of pro-immigrant, anti-ICE protests hit Philadelphia last week, and the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) has decided to crack down.
On Tuesday, June 10, and Saturday, June 14, autonomous protests were called outside of the Federal Detention Center (FDC), where…
SEIU Protests Arrest, Injury of Union Leader David Huerta in LA ICE Raid
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is holding rallies across the U.S. demanding the release of California SEIU President David Huerta from the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. Huerta, a US citizen, was documenting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Downtown…
Palestine Protests Target Philly-Based ‘Genocide Profiteer’ Day & Zimmermann
Philadelphia, PA — “Before long the entire city will know what this company does!” These were some of the last words spoken Tuesday morning by a protester with a megaphone and a kaffiyeh scarf after a few dozen people had gathered for two hours outside…
ICE-Led ‘Homeland Security Task Force’ Raid Draws Large Mobilization in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN — Dozens of federal agents in a newly minted federal task force raided a business on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis on Tuesday morning (June 3) and were quickly met with a raucous crowd amid toxic smoke conditions from Canadian wildfires. The…
Car Marshals Protecting Pro-Palestine Protest Acquitted in Minnesota Court
Minneapolis, MN — A judge recently acquitted three car marshals ticketed for positioning their vehicles to protect a pro-Palestine protest in Minneapolis on October 1, 2024. Judge Bev Benson ruled that Jess Sundin, Emily Newberg and Sarah Martin “had no legal alternative” and a justified…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Feature-Length Documentary
Unicorn Riot’s exclusive new feature-length documentary, Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising, spotlights the perspectives of the community on the frontlines of the historic popular revolt following the merciless police killing of George Floyd. Narrated by Unicorn Riot’s Niko Georgiades, the 150-minute documentary takes you…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 5
The final episode of Unicorn Riot’s Reporter Reflection series on the George Floyd Uprising features the final nine days of the historic uprising from Minneapolis and St. Paul. This episode starts in Uptown Minneapolis on the night of May 30, 2020 with heavy police and…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 4
Episode 4 of Unicorn Riot’s exclusive documentary series Reporter Reflection takes the viewer through the fiery streets of South Minneapolis on May 29, 2020 — the fourth day of the historic popular uprising against police terror and anti-Blackness after the murder of George Floyd. The…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 3 (Parts 1 and 2)
May 28, 2020, the third day of the George Floyd Uprising, was the most significant as the community continued directing its outrage at the Minneapolis Police’s 3rd Precinct, leading to it being ransacked and set on fire, something that has historically never been done in…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 2
With an up-front view of the crowd control tactics used by police and voices from community members in front of burning buildings, Episode 2 of Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising takes you into the fiery night before the popular siege of the Minneapolis Police…
Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising – Episode 1
Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities after Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old father of five and security guard, on Memorial Day 2020. The historic uprising that followed the murder saw the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct besieged by thousands…
Thousands in Gaza Protest War, Israeli Occupation and Hamas
Gaza, Palestine — Amid Israeli war crimes and acts of collective punishment against the civilian population in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians amassed in multiple gatherings in late March to protest the war, Israeli occupation and the rule of Hamas.
Grassroots-led protests sprung up in Beit…
Thousands at Philly ‘Hands Off’ March and Rally: ‘No Kings in America’
Philadelphia, PA — After a brutal stock market correction and new anti-trade tariff policies, more than 120,000 layoffs of federal workers, dozens of executive orders, and hundreds of immigrant arrests led by ICE, many Americans are reeling from political and financial upheaval caused by the…
‘I have no oxygen’ – Train Crash Leads to Greece’s Biggest Post-War Social Movement
Two years ago the deadliest train crash in Greek history happened. 57 people died after a passenger train collided with a cargo train. The crash occurred at Tempi, a rural area in between Athens and Thessaloniki. Most of the victims were young students traveling after…
Native Community Protests MPLS Security Company Who Beat, Maced, and Cuffed Indigenous Man
Minneapolis, MN — On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, an Indigenous man was visiting the Franklin Library when he was reported to have been slammed headfirst into the ground multiple times, as well as maced and handcuffed by the security company Black Knight Protection Agency until…
Minneapolis Parents and Teachers Protest Cuts to Special Ed
Minneapolis, MN — Dozens of teachers and parents interrupted a school board meeting to demand the Minneapolis Public Schools not cut special education department staff or funding. As special education teachers are beginning to be laid off and the Minneapolis Public School district faces a…
