Category: Protest & Direct Action
Vandals Attack Caterpillar Building in Tucson on Nakba Day
Late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, anonymous vandals smashed out at least five windows of the Caterpillar headquarters in Tucson, Arizona in solidarity with those observing Nakba Day.
‘The People’s Graduation’ Celebrates Dozens in Denver During Pro-Palestine Ceremony
Denver, CO — On Sunday afternoon, more than 100 people gathered on the Tivoli Quad at the Auraria Campus to witness and celebrate the dozens of graduates and student activists who participated in “The People’s Graduation” organized by the campus’ pro-Palestine solidarity encampment that’s been…
Activists Attempt to Storm Tesla Gigafactory in Germany
Grünheide, Germany — Over a thousand environmental protesters broke through lines of polizei and reached the outside of Tesla’s only European factory on May 10 in an action opposing Tesla’s extreme water usage and planned expansion in the area.
The protest was organized by a…
Chainsaw Democracy – Argentina in Crisis Faces an Authoritarian President
After years of economical problems Argentina entered a new phase of a full-scale economic crisis. “People don’t have enough to eat, wages are low and there is a lot of inflation,” taxi driver Claudio Suárez summed up the current situation. On the way to the…
Displaced Palestinians Thank American Students for Solidarity
Al-Shaboub Refugee Camp, Gaza — From inside a refugee camp in southern Gaza, displaced Palestinians spray painted messages of thanks to students and protesters at Columbia University and the masses of American universities for their support of Palestine and the Gaza Strip. “We cherish what…
Masked Israel Supporters Attack UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity Encampment With Weapons
Los Angeles, CA — Over more than five hours on Tuesday night, pro-Israel Zionist agitators violently beat, pepper sprayed and threw fireworks at hundreds of college students and protesters in a “unilateral, surprise attack“ as they held UCLA’s Palestine solidarity encampment while security and police…
University of Utah Joins Gaza Solidarity Encampment Wave
Salt Lake City, UT — Students at the University of Utah joined the wave of campus protests demanding that their school, which has close ties with weapons manufacturers, divest from Israel and condemn the genocide in Gaza.
Under the gaze of a multi-agency police response,…
‘Teslastoppen’ Elon Musk’s Water War in the Heart of Europe
“Welcome to the Utopian Gigafactory,” reads a banner hung across a path in a Brandenburg Forest outside Berlin, Germany. At the end of the path, Tesla’s -very real- Gigafactory is visible behind the trees. The banner has been hung by activists of the “Teslastoppen” (Stop…
Forest Defenders Declare Victory After 22-Day Tree Sit
Josephine County, OR – Environmentalists are declaring victory after occupying a stand of old growth forest for three weeks to prevent trees from being logged.
Forest defenders launched a tree sit on April 1 to prevent Boise Cascade Wood Products, the timber company who bought…
Google Employees Sit-In to Protest ‘Project Nimbus’ AI Tech Contract With the Israeli Military
Manhattan, NY — Google employees organized a sit-in at the tech company’s Chelsea office in New York City and occupied the office of Google Cloud’s CEO Thomas Kurian in California on April 16, 2024. The demonstration aimed to expose the internal unrest surrounding Google’s involvement…
Amazon Blocked, Wells Fargo Windows Smashed on Day of Action for Palestine in Minnesota
Maple Grove, MN — Pro-Palestine activists blockaded an Amazon distribution center in the northwestern Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove as part of A15 Action, a global day of action against Israel’s war on Gaza. In a separate action in the Twin Cities, a Wells Fargo…
Pro-Palestine Activists Attempt to Block Workers from Entering Arms Manufacturer in Charlotte
Charlotte, NC — Charlotte activists joined a global movement on April 15 to create an economic blockade in support of Palestine at “major chokepoints,” modeled off recent blockades in Oakland, California and Melbourne, Australia.
Early Monday morning, activists put paint and screws in the driveway…
Philly Workers March for Palestine Protests Against Israel, Militarized Robots
Philadelphia, PA — On Saturday, April 13, local groups protested Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed 33,000 Palestinians according to the latest figures. The march gathered in Clark Park.
Organizers say that workers and unions are sending the message today. The Philly Palestine Coalition…
