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Live Paintings, Marches, Bike Rides For Justice: D.C.-Area Demonstrations This Week
AUG 25, 1:02 PM
Live Paintings, Marches, Bike Rides For Justice: D.C.-Area Demonstrations This Week
Elliot C. Williams
This story was last updated Aug. 25, 9:00 p.m.
This week is off to a busy start. On Monday night, hundreds took to D.C.’s streets in solidarity with Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old who was shot multiple times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. That followed a Sunday afternoon at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Kalorama residence full of go-go music and calls to protect the USPS.
But the activity isn’t stopping there, as RNC-related events, ongoing protests by local grassroots organizations against police brutality, and the 2020 March on Washington are bringing thousands to the nation’s capital. Here’s a running list of what’s going on this week.
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Live Paintings, Marches, Bike Rides For Justice: D.C.-Area Demonstrations This Week
Elliot C. Williams
This story was last updated Aug. 25, 9:00 p.m.
This week is off to a busy start. On Monday night, hundreds took to D.C.’s streets in solidarity with Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old who was shot multiple times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. That followed a Sunday afternoon at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Kalorama residence full of go-go music and calls to protect the USPS.
But the activity isn’t stopping there, as RNC-related events, ongoing protests by local grassroots organizations against police brutality, and the 2020 March on Washington are bringing thousands to the nation’s capital. Here’s a running list of what’s going on this week.
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