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NYC ShutItDown and Millions March NYC called for an emergency demonstration for New York City to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and Chicago after the horrific killings of two unarmed black youth. On Monday, four white men attacked the #4thprecinctshutdown camp and shot five of its members. It is believed they were white nationalists working in league with the Minneapolis Police Department. On Wednesday, New York responded in solidarity with the camp, Jamar Clark, and all victims of white supremacy and police terror.

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From behind the BLACK LIVES MATTER sign,, the poster with the # of the National Lawyers Guild to call if arrested. 212 697 6018
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“FISTS UP FIGHT BACK”

People gathered at 6:00 p.m. in Washington Square Park for an open rally and speakout. All in solidarity are welcomed. Then demonstrators took to the streets and inside Macy’s to “shut shit down”. No justice, no peace, screw the police! SCREW WHITE SUPREMACY!!

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Under the Arch at Washington Square Park
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“Vienna” of Millions March NYC. They feel the actions that occurred at the 4th Precinct in Minneapolis are acts are “State Sanctioned White Terrorism”
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With the Arch behind me looking south
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Activist Josmar Trujillo, “Get to know the people on your block, Get to know the people on your corner. Know who you’re going to call when the shit hits the fan. I’m not going to call the cops about it”.
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More and more people are seeing and feeling that the system does not work for them.

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“The state has always used racism and police brutality to oppress us, this is nothing new. People who think this is coming out of the woodwork need to wake up or read a book”.
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FULL MOON THROUGH THE TREE,, LOOKS LIKE BATS!
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“WE HAVE TO BE ORGANIZED ENOUGH TO PROTECT EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE TO BE DAM SERIOUS ABOUT IT” “Because ALL oppressed people are dying and we have a duty to stand up for each other”
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The # of times Laquan McDonald was shot by Chicago PD
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Speaking out for Transgender people. “Why aren’t there this many people when a trans woman of color gets murdered? We refuse to be forgotten, to be lost in the statistics”.
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Demonstrators leaving Washington Square park for the March out the south exit by Judson Memorial Church, then walked east

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A city garbage pail in the street to block traffic

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FIRST ARREST OF NIGHT THAT I ENCOUNTERED

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WITH KAMAL,, THIS MAN WAS ALSO ARRESTED right outside Union Sq park
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ANOTHER ARRESTED, outside Union Sq park last night while standing up for their “rights”.
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KAMAL, Brother of KALEIF BROWDER, the young teen arrest for “stealing a backpack” and spent 3 years in Rikers Island, 2 of those years in solitary confinement, without ever being charged. Kalief was beaten by other prisoners and guards. He hanged himself after he was released off the 2nd story of his mother’s house with an air conditioner cord.
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Sign lying in street on W 16th across from Union Sq heading north
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Demonstrator holding poster of slain Michael Brown in Ferguson MO last summer which set off days of rage and protests around the country, held in front of Scooter cop
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PROTESTERS ENTER MACY’S. SHOPPERS SNAP PICS other’s look bewildered
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Protesters marching through Macy’s as shoppers look on. Many start filming
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Shoppers looking on from above inside MACY’S Herald Square at protesters marching to end police killing of innocent unarmed black youth with impunity
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Protesters entering MACY’S Herald Square. Trying to get people aware of what’s going on
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Demonstrators exiting MACY’S chanting “We’re doing this for Mike Brown”.

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A Trans gender person arrested

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Last arrest that I saw,, by W 37th and 8th Ave around 9:30pm

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VIDEO: MAH09816
#Justice4Jamar
#NYCStandsWithMinneapolis #4thPrecinctShutDown

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About Cat Watters

Cat Watters is a journalist, blogger, videographer, photographer and radio host on Peoples Internet Radio. She is an expert at photographing, filming and editing footage of street protests, street actions, political rallies, and other events. Cat writes for Democracy Chronicles from Brooklyn, New York and you can tune in to her radio show at Peoples Internet Radio every Tuesday from 6 to 8pm EST.

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