Judge Declares Mistrial on First Day of Prairieland Trial
The trial of nine protesters facing extreme charges stemming from a noise demo outside the Prairieland ICE detention facility was abruptly delayed Tuesday when the judge declared a mistrial.
Tag: noise demo
State and Local Police Make Mass Arrest Again at Fourth Graduate Noise Demo
A mixture of state and local police arrested at least a dozen protesters on Thursday night after a noise demo outside of the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis.
ICE in Minnesota – Days 57-62: Masses Protest ICE While Violence Continues and Feds Indict Journalists
Minneapolis, MN – In the week after the third shooting, and second killing, by federal law enforcement in the Twin Cities, the landscape has somewhat shifted while the federal occupation under Operation Metro Surge has continued its violent ways; tens of thousands of community members…
State and Local Police Make Mass Arrest After Noise Demo at Hotel Housing ICE Agents
A medley of state and local police officers arrested nearly 70 protesters after the third noise demo at the Graduate Hotel for hosting ICE agents.
ICE in Minnesota – Days 51-56: Bovino Removed After Pretti Killing; Noise Demo Drives Out Agents; ‘ICE Out’ Day of Action in Twin Cities
Operation Metro Surge continues to weigh on Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota as a whole. The federal government has increasingly targeted the state government and local leaders who have engaged in widespread and organized resistance to ICE’s campaign in the region.
Resistance has continued, and…
Federal Agents Crash Noise Demo at Hotel, Escort Masked Guests With Luggage Out
A noise demo at a hotel suspected of housing ICE was interrupted by federal agents, who filled the street with tear gas and threatened arrests while escorting masked people out the back.
Large Noise Demo Against ICE Crashed by Police Who Arrest 30
Minneapolis, MN — Over a thousand protesters visited two hotels in downtown Minneapolis on Friday night, equipped with loud noise makers, in an attempt to disrupt the sleep of any ICE officers who may be staying in the hotels. More than four hours into the…
Nights of DNC Noise Demos for Palestine Near Salt Shed, Harris Hotel in Streeterville, T-Pain Show
Chicago, IL — The second, third and fourth nights of the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) got punctuated with loud noise demonstrations near key locations. While noise demonstrations were not usually huge groups, they caught the massive convention police force somewhat by surprise and moved…
🦄 Prison
Anti-Prison Protest Raises Ruckus At Philly Youth Jail
Philadelphia, PA – On the evening of Thursday, September 9, several dozen anarchists gathered in West Philly for a noise demonstration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison uprising. After marching in the street for several blocks, the unannounced protest arrived at…
Police Attack NYE Noise Demo, Five Given “Politically Motivated” Felony Charges
Minneapolis, MN – On New Year’s Eve, authorities in Minneapolis attacked a crowd of nearly 100 without warning during a national night of noise demos held against the prison systems and in solidarity with incarcerated people. Police arrested three dozen and charged five people with…
🦄 Prison
Prison Abolition Advocates Rally Outside Federal Prison on NYE
Lakewood, CO — As 2020 comes to an end, prison abolition advocates around the world will be continuing an annual tradition of demonstrating outside of prisons on New Year’s Eve.
A call for New Year’s Eve prison solidarity demonstrations was circulated earlier in December by…
🦄 Prison
Support Builds for Grand Jury Resistors in D.C. Metro Area
Alexandria, VA – On New Year’s Eve, supporters held a noise demonstration for imprisoned grand jury resistors Chelsea Manning and Jeremy Hammond, contributing to a swell of support that has grown for the past several weeks. The rally follows efforts to petition the judge overseeing…
🦄 Prison
Fighting Youth Incarceration in Minnesota & Creating Alternatives
Twin Cities, MN – New issues revolving around out-of-home placements for youth have recently been brought up through protests and direct actions in the Twin Cities metro area. The effects of youth ‘prisons’, the school-to-prison pipeline, and the disparities of youth of color being targeted…
Hundreds of Minnesotans Protest, Take to the Streets on Trump’s Inauguration
Minneapolis, MN – On January 20th, 2017, multiple actions took place in protest of Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, which included an early morning strike, a student walkout, three adjoining marches, a nighttime rally at the government center, and a breakaway march led by the Queer…
Water Protectors’ Prayer Walk Ends up with 127 Arrests, Including Unicorn Riot Journalist
Morton County, ND – Early on Saturday, October 22nd, water protectors from the camps near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation blockaded roads by locking themselves to cars and set out on foot to confront construction that threatens to destroy more sacred burial sites.
[Updated as…
Water Protectors Blockade Highway in Bismarck, Some Charges Dropped
Bismarck-Mandan, ND – Around noon on Monday, a group of over 100 water protectors from the pipeline resistance encampments converged to blockade the Memorial Bridge, a piece of highway connecting the cities of Bismarck and Mandan.
Happening now: water protectors block highway bridge between Bismarck…
Four Unicorn Riot Journalists Face Charges For Covering #NoDAPL
Since April 1st, 2016, Unicorn Riot has been covering the Sacred Stone Spirit Camp, and the subsequent #NoDAPL movement, to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) underneath both the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
Over three hundred tribes have come together to say no…
#NoDAPL Noise Demo Demands Freedom for Jailed Water Protector Olowan Martinez
UPDATE- Thursday, September 22 – Olowan Martinez has been freed on bail after being booked in Sheridan, Nebraska, according to a statement posted to Facebook by Red Warrior Camp.
UPDATE- Wednesday, September 21-
The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says Olowan Martinez was extradited…