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🦄 Eco, Protest & Direct Action

“We’ve Got No Choice”: Interview with Elise Gerhart of Camp White Pine

July 4, 2017January 10, 2020

Huntingdon County, PA – In May, Unicorn Riot visited Camp White Pine, a direct action encampment on the Gerhart family’s property in the hills of Huntingdon County, PA. Several tree-sits currently sit on the easement for the Mariner East 2 pipeline, where Sunoco has claimed…

🦄 Police

Minneapolis Police Officer Charged with Two Felonies for Reckless Shooting

February 4, 2017August 30, 2021

Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Officer Efrem Hamilton has been charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and felony discharge of firearm from a November 19th, 2016 incident where he shot a bullet into a car full of young adults.
For more…

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action, Social Control

“No Peaceful Transition” for Trump as Thousands #DisruptJ20 in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day

January 27, 2017September 22, 2021

UPDATE: Charges were dropped on Monday January 30 for 4 of the 6 journalists who were arrested covering the anti-capitalist anti-fascist black bloc on Inauguration Day, including Alexander Rubinstein with RT America who was livestreaming during the action and Evan A. Engel from Vocativ. From…

🦄 Police, Racism & Far-Right

FERC Protest, Evict the DNC, & Disrupt the DeploraBall on the Eve of Trump’s Inauguration

January 23, 2017September 22, 2021

Washington, D.C. – One day before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, protesters converged on Washington, D.C. to broadcast their anger about a variety of issues that are becoming more visible with the upcoming administration about to take…

🦄 Community, Social Control

Denver Intensifies Sweeps of Unhoused Community and Confiscates Survival Gear; Parade of Rights Rally

December 4, 2016September 22, 2021

Denver, CO – As of November 15th, city-wide sweeps targeting people without housing in Denver have intensified again, under explicit direction from Mayor Hancock. Citing the “Urban Camping Ban“, put into effect by Denver city council in April of 2012, Denver Police officers and Public…

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action, Social Control, Tech

FEMA Trains Local Police for “Field Force” Crackdowns

November 16, 2016June 5, 2021

Unicorn Riot has obtained a federal training manual, Field Force Operations, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). The federal government uses this document to train local law enforcement in techniques for quelling protests. It was acquired during our reporting on…

🦄 Protest & Direct Action

Jamar Clark Remembered a Year Later with Balloons & Fireworks

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

Minneapolis, MN – A large group of community members gathered in North Minneapolis at the site of Jamar Clark’s murder for a candlelight vigil. The vigil lasted two hours and featured speeches, sparklers, fireworks, balloons, and food.
Unicorn Riot was live during the proceedings of…


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