First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out By Binny Paul, Cowichan Valley Citizen. December 10, 2020 First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/cowichan-e1607634228918.jpg200px200px Above photo: Sept. 26, when First Nations marched in Campbell River, in solidarity with 100 other Nations throughout the province to protest against fish farms in B.C.’s coastal waters. Marc Kitteringham. Vancouver Island First Nation chief tells mayors to butt out […]
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The UK authorities on Tuesday reported an abrupt increase in infection rates – over 14,500 new coronavirus cases, roughly 2,000 up from Monday, with the worrisome statistics making the resolution of the health crisis an even more burning issue. Senior politicians from four major northern councils have directed a letter to the government warning that the current coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, calling some of them […]
The Seattle City Council has voted to overturn Mayor Jenny Durkan’s veto on legislation that would slash millions of dollars from the local police budget, a move cheered by activist groups and reviled by some residents. The council overturned Durkan’s veto by a vote of 7-2, securing exactly the number of votes needed to put the legislation into effect. “In the wake of a racial reckoning, […]
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa makes up a sizeable portion of the city’s population of roughly 100,000. Mayor Walt Maddox says losing an entire semester of school would be “economically disastrous for our community.” Wesley Hitt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa makes up a sizeable portion of the city’s population of roughly 100,000. Mayor Walt Maddox […]
The city of Portland has witnessed nightly protests for the last three months, with violent attacks on police, court buildings, and federal government facilities, beginning after the death of Black man George Floyd while in police custody on 25 May. Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon have broken into the lobby of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment building and staged a sit-in protest, according to photos and videos posted on […]
Following the historic RNC 2020 Convention six Democrat mayors in Minnesota’s Iron Range today endorsed President Donald J. Trump for president. There was a massive crowd waiting for Vice President Mike Pence on Friday on his visit to Minnesota. Massive crowd of supporters in Minnesota for Vice President @Mike_Pence!! pic.twitter.com/jRqbVLfoij — Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) August 28, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: Violent Black Lives Matter Mob Attacks Sen. […]
President Donald Trump has offered federal assistance to the mayors of cities dealing with violent “antigovernment” protests, saying he can “solve [the] problem fast” if they can’t properly police their own communities. “These riots are an antigovernment movement from the Left that are all in Democrat run cities,” the president tweeted on Sunday. “The mayors have got to let their police do what they know how […]
In multiple cities across the United States, a peculiar thing is happening. Liberal mayors are allowing lawless rioters to do whatever they want, while law abiding citizens are stuck in their homes. In Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York, and other cities, the mayors actually seem to be siding with the rioters and telling police to stand down. This is unfair to their peaceful, tax-paying citizens. TRENDING: […]
The home of far-left Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was shot with fireworks and vandalized with “defund the police” graffiti on Monday night. Local station ABC 7 reports that “Witnesses say 30 to 40 people dressed in black and wearing masks shot projectiles and set off fireworks around 2 a.m.” Some of the messages that were spray-painted on #Oakland Mayor @LibbySchaaf’s house include: “defund OPD! Cancel Rent! […]
Cuomo received an award in Savannah this week after he compiled the worst coronavirus record of any leader in the world. Andrew Cuomo is the hero of the left. New York state and Governor Cuomo had THE WORST Coronavirus death ratio in the world — higher than any state (except New Jersey) and higher than ANY COUNTRY! Advertisement – story continues below New York state under […]
World Mayors Call For Car-Free Streets And More By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch. July 18, 2020 World Mayors Call For Car-Free Streets And More2020-07-182020-07-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/bikes.png200px200px Above photo: Cyclists ride through an intersection in downtown Brooklyn on July 30, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images. Also End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies as Part of ‘Green and Just Recovery.’ Mayors from some of the world’s major cities have […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s funeral will be held online to comply with South Korea’s coronavirus-related restrictive measures, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the ceremony’s preparation committee. The Seoul government has previously said that the mayoral funeral ceremony was scheduled to start on Monday and was planned to be held for five days, instead of traditional three. “It [the funeral] […]
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson read aloud several constituents who wanted to defund the police — IN ST. LOUIS! — The murder capital of America.Krewson read off their names and addresses in a Facebook live broadcast. You can’t unring this bell Mayor @LydaKrewson . The harm you caused these constituents by maliciously doxing them on Facebook is proof that you are unfit for office. RESIGN. pic.twitter.com/pw93ksPv7L […]
New Yorkers are fed up with Mayor Bill de Blasio allowing the lawlessness continue on their streets, which includes shooting off fireworks at all hours of the night. To enact their revenge, protesters lined up their cars and held down their horns for a noise demonstration outside the Gracie Mansion late Monday night. “If Brooklyn can’t sleep, @NYCMayor can’t sleep,” one person familiar with the protest […]
Videos show Portland police removing barricades and disbanding a nascent ‘Autonomous Zone’ set up by protesters in front of the mayor’s home after activists’ demands were not met at a city hall meeting. Demonstrators set up a row of barriers outside Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment on Thursday morning, but Portland police officers had little patience for the project, moving in quickly to tear them down after […]
It happened in Atlanta. In San Francisco. In D.C. and in Charlotte. Over and over again in recent weeks, black female mayors have stepped onto the national stage—and been forced to publicly face their contradictory roles. Not only are these women in positions of power and obligated to uphold the law, but they also find themselves promoting racial justice in a movement that does not always […]
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in Birmingham, Ala., seen here in 2016, has been the subject of legal controversy in recent years. Jay Reeves/AP hide caption toggle caption Jay Reeves/AP The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in Birmingham, Ala., seen here in 2016, has been the subject of legal controversy in recent years. Jay Reeves/AP Piece by piece, authorities overnight began pulling down a 5-story-tall […]