Over 200 Dakota Access pipeline protesters marched in New York City to honor activist Sophia Wilansky who is facing a possible arm amputation and up to 20 surgeries after pipeline security reportedly threw a concussion grenade. The 21 year old was severely injured by an explosive during clashes with police at Standing Rock in North Dakota on Sunday night. The Obama administration meanwhile, has remained silent amid mounting calls for federal authorities to intervene to stop police violence at Standing Rock after hundreds of water protectors were injured, some seriously. RT reports: The activists gathered in New York City’s Columbus Circle at 7 p.m. Wednesday, independent journalist and activist Ashoka Jegroo told RT. In a press release emailed to RT, the protest was described as “a rally of both love and rage: love for our people, and the rage to fight for a better world.” Organized by the “black liberation group” a group called NYC Shut It Down which holds weekly Peoples’ Monday protests, described the demonstration as a “vigil and solidarity action for Sophia and all the water protectors who experienced state violence on the morning of November 20.” It lists the use of tear gas, concussion grenades, and [...]
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