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Carolers in New York tweak classics to protest police violence
Source: Reuters
Reuters) - Amid a sea of holiday shoppers, about 30 protesters, among them professional opera singers, gathered on Sunday in midtown New York to sing Christmas carols modified with lyrics lamenting recent cases of police violence against African American males.
The event, which drew smiles from onlookers, was in contrast to more charged protests, including a night earlier in Seattle, where people threw rocks at police, and in Berkeley, California, where looters smashed store windows.
In the reimagined songs, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" became "O Little Town of Ferguson," the Missouri city where Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, was shot dead in August by a white police officer. A grand jury declined last month to indict the officer, Darren Wilson, sparking a nationwide wave of protests.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/07/us-usa-newyork-chokehold-carols-idUSKBN0JL0WR20141207
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Hope you do not mind if I attach other protests from other cities for sunday.
Miami Protesters Blocking I-95 @deray #EricGarner #ICantBreathe - http://bit.ly/1zCACk6
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Chicago Churches Lead Protests After Sunday Services
Several churches, including St. Sabina, have planned peaceful protests to block traffic and spread a message about justice
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Leaders and their congregations protested the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner Sunday. NBC's Katie Kim reports. (Published Sunday, Dec 7, 2014)
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 • Updated at 5:12 PM CST
Several Chicago churches led protests after their Sunday services following the recent controversial grand jury decisions in New York and Ferguson.
Fr. Pfleger of St. Sabina Church said about 100 churches across the city planned to participate in the protests throughout the day.
Derrick Rose Wears "I Can't Breathe" T-shirt Before Game
"The young people have raised the consciousness and put a focus on the problems of America," Pfleger said.
Around 11 a.m., Pfleger and more than 100 members of his congregation assembled outside of St. Sabina and block traffic in both directions for about 30 minutes in an attempt to spread the message that the justice system in the U.S. is flawed......
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Churches-Plan-Protests-After-Sunday-Services-285012851.html#ixzz3LGB4kvht
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Ferguson, Eric Garner Protesters Clash With Police Across Country
Dec 7, 2014, 2:29 PM ET
By GEETIKA RUDRA
Protesters march in downtown Durham, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014 during a demonstration against the non-indictments of the police officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York City.
Hundreds of people took to the streets this weekend in cities across the country in protest against the killing of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. Here's an update on where police and marchers clashed.
Peaceful Protests in Berkeley, California, Turn Violent
A protest in Berkeley Saturday night turned violent when protesters began to throw bricks, pipes and smoke grenades at police officers, police told ABC News. Officers responded by releasing tear and smoke gas on some demonstrators.
Some individuals broke away from the main protest group and went through several Berkeley neighborhoods, vandalizing cars and breaking windows. They also looted businesses, including a Trader Joe's, a Radio Shack and a Wells Fargo Bank. Numerous police cars were also vandalized.
Police responded to violent demonstrators by using smoke and tear gas on crowds who refused to disperse. It is unclear how many arrests were made or how many injuries were reported.
Demonstrators in California Struck in Hit-and-Run
A handful of protesters in Riverside, California, were struck by a BMW that drove through a large crowd Saturday evening, according to ABC’s Los Angeles station KABC.
CBS/APDecember 7, 2014, 5:16 PM
"I Can't Breathe" protest message spreads to NFL
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Wearing a Detroit Lions shirt with "I can't breathe" written on the front, running back Reggie Bush runs through pre-game warmups in an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. AP / Rick Osentoski
More professional athletes were wearing "I Can't Breathe" messages Sunday in protest of a grand jury ruling not to indict an officer in the death of a New York man.
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose wore the message on his T-shirt during warmups before Saturday night's home game.
Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush and Cleveland Browns cornerback Johnson Bademosi warmed up in shirts with the message before NFL games Sunday. St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Davin Joseph wore the message on his cleats.
"Honestly, I've always been the quiet kid. I've always been the one who's reserved, to kind of sit back and not really get into politics and things like that," said Bush, whose mother has been a police officer for about 20 years. "But I don't know why I just felt some kind of ... I guess the situation just touched me.............
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So much respect. @ReggieBush and #JohnsonBademosi #NFL #ICantBreathe
2:08 PM - 7 Dec 2014
Brian Cassella ?@briancassella 33m33 minutes ago
Continuing protests move through Chicago’s South Loop tonight #EricGarner #ICantBreathe http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-protests-1208-20141207-story.html …
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Danielle ?@daneyvilla 37m37 minutes ago
Huge sit-i ln happening now at State & Congress. #Chicago #icantbreathe
Seems this is the 2nd day in a row that violence has broken out in Berkley....
Global Revolution TV ?@GlobalRevLive 4h4 hours ago
#Berkeley clashes: Several injured – cops use tear gas on protesters http://on.rt.com/5zhlqf #ICantBreathe
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No Justice, No Peace ?@AmyStephen Dec 5
@stlcountypd Tallahassee protesters take it to the street.
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Anonymous Brings Down Oakland PD Website After Cops Gas Protesters
By The Free Thought Project on December 8, 2014
The fifth night of nationwide protests over the widespread failure of the system to prosecute white officers who kill unarmed black men and boys, culminated in hacktivist group Anonymous taking down the Police Department’s website in Oakland, California.
Protesters retreat while police officers deploy teargas to disperse a crowd comprised largely of student protesters during a protest against police violence in the U.S., in Berkeley, California December 7, 2014 (Reuters / Noah Berger)
The group was responding to the firing of tear gas at hundreds of protesters in the city.
While recent police killings of two black men happened in New York and Missouri, it was the West Coast that experienced heightened moods.
In a second night of protests on Sunday, multiple injuries and arrests have been made in Oakland and Berkley. Acts of vandalism and rock-throwing by rioters started to take place as splinter groups broke off from the original peaceful march. Someone smashed a window of a local Radio Shack store, which escalated the situation. According to Police Officer Jennifer Coats, one protester tried to stop the act of vandalism and received a hammer to the head.
This followed the latest incident that became a tipping point – the jury’s unwillingness to prosecute another white police officer, this time for choking an unarmed black man to death.
Similar incidents were seen in Oakland, where people were seen walking on the roads and blocking traffic on roads and a nearby freeway. No conclusive arrest figures have yet been released for Sunday.
There is still no word if any protesters were injured in the tear-gas exercise. The only notable injury was an officer’s dislocated shoulder. However, at one point, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on a line of about 100 police in riot gear, pushing back against a crowd of 300-400 people.
It also reported other people being hit by tear gas – not just protesters.
Initial demonstrations in New York and Missouri started out peacefully, calling for police reforms as politicians appealed for calm. Others joined the protesters in calling for unity and a more representative political apparatus.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/anonymous-brings-oakland-pd-website-cops-gas-protesters/#j8ITfeS5p0GTDLwq.99
