WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Monday, mass protests against police brutality turned into riots in Baltimore, following the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American who died of spinal injuries while in police custody.
The "riots" in Baltimore are not a "civil disturbance" they are a primal scream to fix a systemically racist world. #BaltimoreUprising
— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) April 28, 2015
Occupy Wall Street said that the unrest in Baltimore is merely an act of defense of African American lives.
This is why people in #Baltimore are angry. #FreddieGray #BaltimoreRiots #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/dnplVVKXpt
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) April 28, 2015
“Funny how the system calls for non-violence once those who experience violence daily start fighting back,” Occupy Wall Street concluded.
Look past the race driven narrative and gaze directly at the truth. #BaltimoreRiots #FreddieGray #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/UsqBfrXHJG
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) April 28, 2015
Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement, whose goal is to fight back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process, according to the movement’s website.
Today! NYC Solidarity With The #BaltimoreUprising 5PM, Union Square https://t.co/Kh2pNS3zHN pic.twitter.com/AHddGk39KT
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) April 28, 2015
TO OUR SISTERS & BROTHERS AROUND THE NATION & WORLD. JOIN US IN SOLIDARITY TOMORROW IN YOUR CITIES #BALTIMOREUPRISING pic.twitter.com/AU2eeEkgYy
— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) April 28, 2015