Denver, CO – On December 16th, Unicorn Riot was on the ground as Denver PD evicted a homeless camp during a blizzard-like snowfall (pictured below) that day that measured eight inches. We learned later that police also attacked and evicted a camp that numbered in…
Aurora, CO – On Friday, July 12, 2019, more than 1,500 people participated in a protest outside the sole Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in the state, owned and operated by the private prison corporation GEO Group.
The protesters were expressing their opposition…
Falcon Heights, MN – Three years to the day after the police killing of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old school cafeteria worker, about 100 people gathered in remembrance. At the site of Castile’s death in a St. Paul suburb, his family was joined by community members,…
Washington, DC – Earlier this year, the neo-nazi group Identity Evropa (IE), known for organizing the deadly Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, rebranded itself the ‘American Identity Movement’ (AmIM). By adopting generic patriotic imagery and conservative rhetoric, the group has sought to build a…
Burnsville, MN – Minnesotans gathered to support Minnesota US Representative Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump shared a tweet on his social media that Congresswoman Omar stated caused increased death threats against her. The Congresswoman’s supporters were met by Trump supporters who arrived to cheer…
Minneapolis, MN – State legislators continue to push the creation of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) task force in Minnesota. The House Bill HF 70 was approved by the Committee of Government Operations and is slated to go to the house floor as…
Columbia Heights, MN – Unicorn Riot documented a vigil held for Michael Kirvelay on December 5th, 2015 where we listened to witnesses to the police killing of Michael Kirvelay.
On November 24th, 2015, Jaime, Michael’s sister, had advised the police that her brother was unwell…
Denver, CO – After three days of striking and late nights of negotiating, many Denver teachers returned to their classrooms on Thursday, February 14, 2019 after a tentative agreement was struck between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) and Denver Public Schools (DPS).
The agreement…
After 18 days of occupying North Minneapolis’ 4th precinct in the wake of the ‘execution style’ murder of Jamar Clark on November 15, 2015, the Minneapolis Police have raided the encampment.
The night of December 2nd was peaceful, as groups organized around campfires enjoying each…
San Francisco, CA – A Superior Court judge has dismissed a subpoena by ‘weed Nazi’ Bethany Sherman in her attempt to reveal the identities of anonymous antifascists who published an article about her ties to white supremacist groups. Sherman, 36, had been the CEO of…
November 24 – On Tuesday afternoon the #Justice4Jamar and #BlackLivesMatter Minneapolis community rallied in the wake of five protesters having been shot by white supremacists the night before. A march with 1.5K participants circled City Hall while dozens more maintained the camp. The marchers also…
Athens, Greece – Greek riot police attacked an anarchist contingent as they dispersed from an annual November 17 commemoration for the second year in a row. Hours of clashes followed massive demonstrations commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, a student uprising against…
