Thread: Police push protesters from Capitol 4/13/16

Democracy Spring 3:

Police push protesters from Capitol

Published time: 13 Apr, 2016 17:32
Edited time: 13 Apr, 2016 18:09

US Capitol Police are pushing back protesters during the third day of 'Democracy Spring' demonstrations, after giving them final warnings to disperse or face arrest. The theme of the day’s sit-in is 'Black Lives Matter.'



In addition to the overall demands to remove corporate money from politics and ensure fair elections, on Wednesday 'Democracy Spring' focused specifically on"racial justice" for the black community, calling for“intentional investment” there.


One difference between today's protest and the preceding marches on Monday and Tuesday is that the tourist area of the US Capitol was cordoned off from protesters by police tape, RT's Caleb Maupin noted.

“Rich people are the source of poverty and oppression… of black people” in the US, one protester told RT, adding that democracy was the key to dismantling white supremacy in the American South.

"We need a democracy in which Black Lives Matter," Democracy Spring organizer Kai Newkirk said on Twitter.


The week-long protest campaign began Monday, when over 400 activists occupied the steps on the east side of the Capitol building in order to bring attention to the problem of corporate funding for US politicians. Monday set the record for the largest number of arrests in a civil disobedience protest at the Capitol, according to the organizers.

READ MORE: 400+ arrested as Democracy Spring calls for fairer elections, no more money in politics

Scores of elderly protesters were detained on Tuesday. As they were being released, the main body of the activists proceeded to picket the Congressional Republican headquarters.

https://www.rt.com/usa/339481-democr...olice-arrests/

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