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https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/kendrick-lamar-in-africa-big-steppers-heritage-plug/
Kendrick Lamar in Africa – Big Stepper’s Heritage Plug

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Denver Unhoused Advocacy Group Releases Winter Shelter Survey Data

On Wednesday morning, local unhoused advocacy group Housekeys Action Network Denver (HAND) presented their findings to the Denver City Council from surveys they conducted throughout January and February 2024 about winter shelter accessibility. The advocates also used “data from City shelter records, and experiences of advocates assisting houseless people.”
https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/denver-unhoused-advocacy-group-releases-winter-shelter-survey-data/

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Unicorn Riot is covering a press conference about the report - we are live now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRKTPtiKfs

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https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1zqKVqaqWjZxB

Hearing from several Denver area people involved in housing support re packed shelters, cold weather sweeps and more - live now

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Breaking: In New Sweep, Police Ban Observers & Media from Control Zone in Kensington, Philadelphia #Philadelphia #Kensington

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/in-new-sweep-police-ban-observers-media-from-control-zone-in-kensington-philadelphia/

Philadelphia police officers under orders from the mayor’s office are conducting anti-homeless encampment sweeps.

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BREAKING: During a downpour, Philadelphia Police under orders from new hardline Mayor Cherelle Parker are conducting anti-homeless encampment sweeps of the Kensington and Allegheny area in the northeast area of the city - footage taken around 7 a.m.

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Philly PD expanded their sweep perimeter to block Kensington and Clearfield & some surrounding streets; camp residents were told they couldn’t return.

Members of a missionary group on site were heard off-camera praising the sweep - “it’s the cleanest I’ve ever seen it”

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UR was told by aid workers that police reportedly used force with bicycle teams to clear out legal observers and community outreach workers from Kensington & Allegheny around 6:30 a.m.

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Some Kensington encampment residents were reportedly forced out of the area after being told they could wait there to access services, according to advocates on site to assist unhoused community members.

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Philly Police have brought in racks of metal barricades to reinforce and expand the Kensington sweep perimeter within the last 30 mins or so

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The Philly Police perimeter at Kensington & Allegheny has hardened from tape into metal barricades

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The view from Kensington & Allegheny of the Philly Police anti-homeless camp sweep operation as of 9:35 a.m - some metal barricades placed on the sidewalk appear to have been placed to obstruct people from continuing to sleep where they have been sleeping.

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All business on this stretch of Kensington look shuttered - all access closed for likely 6 hours or more - some residents were let in after officers inspected their ID (lack of access to ID and mailing address is a well-known issue for those experiencing homelessness)

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In addition to the large group of PPD occupying several blocks of Kensington Ave, groups of officers and vehicles are stationed throughout the surrounding area - the dept is likely incurring significant overtime expenses today:

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The police perimeter on Kensington Ave. in Philadelphia has expanded southwest and currently ends at intersection of Kensington & F St - some confusion as civilian vehicles drive through behind police vehicles getting waved under the tape. Cops expected to expand perimeter soon:

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Outside of the blocked-off police control zone on Kensington Ave between Allegheny and F for the anti-encampment sweep, a variety of Philly Police and city employees/contractors are working on nearby streets:

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The current scene at Kensington Ave. & Allegheny in Philadelphia: traffic has been reopened while PPD continues patrols and metal barricades remain, physically blocking the site of the tent residences destroyed this morning.

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Press Conference, 5/7/24, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO: 14 Denver Students Arrested During Pro-Palestine Sit-In

https://vimeo.com/943924763

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Fourteen Denver students were arrested on Tuesday during a pro-Palestine sit-in at an aerospace and engineering sciences building on the Auraria Campus, which manufactures weapons for Lockheed Martin on-site.

The sit-in came after students had a meeting with Dr. Angie Paccione, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Displeased with the meeting, students decided to conduct the sit-in.

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Law enforcement from Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Rangers, and Auraria Campus Police Department were present and coordinating together.

Since the Auraria Campus pro-Palestine encampment began on April 25, there have been a total of 59 students, faculty and community members arrested.

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There are multiple college campuses with pro-Palestine encampments in Colorado, and dozens remain across the country.

Check out our video interview here about the Auraria Campus encampment in Denver: https://vimeo.com/943430872

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Learn more here: https://unicornriot.ninja/palestine-coverage-latest-unicorn-riot-stories-from-palestine-and-pro-palestine-protests/

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NEW: Chainsaw Democracy – Argentina in Crisis Faces an Authoritarian President

Unicorn Riot heard from Argentinians on the frontlines of mass protests against the economic plans of newly elected President Javier Milei.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/chainsaw-democracy-argentina-in-crisis-faces-an-authoritarian-president/

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Displaced Palestinians Thank American Students for Solidarity

“We cherish what they did for the sake of our Palestinian people,” said Tafkir Hamad speaking of the students in the U.S.

Messages such as “Thank you students [at] Columbia,” “Thank you American universities,” and “Thank you students in solidarity with Gaza your message has reached” were sprawled across the facade and walls of tents where Palestinians forcibly pushed into southern Gaza are currently living.

https://vimeo.com/943517541

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