Anti-police protesters are at it again trying to win hearts and minds by preventing people from going about their day.
The “Black Lives Matter” protesters took to the streets of Chicago, New York and other cities Tuesday and used the hashtag #ShutDownA14 to trumpet their exploits on social media.
According to a news release by stopmassincarceration.net, the intention is to shut down schools and businesses and “disrupt business as usual.”
“More than 90 unarmed people have been shot by police since Jan 1, 2015. On April 14, 2015 an unprecedented group of prominent voices of conscience will come together with relatives of the unarmed shot down by police in a movement determined to STOP this murder,” the news release states, making no distinction between justified and unjustified uses of force
The protests were organized by prominent rabble rousers Cornel West and Carl Dix.
Speakers addressing the crowd, now maybe 100, at #Oakland #ShutDownA14. pic.twitter.com/3J4S9kLipW
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) April 14, 2015
#NYPD just blocked off #ShutDownA14 march at Worth st & Broadway in #NYC! #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/2ecopjXAlN
— Ash J (@AshAgony) April 14, 2015
#ShutDownA14 is taking over the Brooklyn Bridge! #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/b60eSMj8Wh
— Ash J (@AshAgony) April 14, 2015
Union Square right now! #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/WOOY01w2sd
— KING CHILI (@Kingchili1) April 14, 2015
The march against police murder makes its way down Broadway. Cornel West in center. #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/VFhIgz7x39
— allison burtch (@irl) April 14, 2015
Correction bus and NYPD with handcuffs on their belts have arrived. Arrests coming? #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/KvkdQNpZrr
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) April 14, 2015
Honor the names! #shutdowna14 #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/DRf1OYmbKw
— Reverend Billy Talen (@revbillytalen) April 14, 2015
Front of #ShutDownA14 on Mission St in SF. Lots of whistle-blowing, drumming, sign-waving pic.twitter.com/60wFHYALka
— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) April 14, 2015
NOW: A packed Union Sq. Park. New York. #ShutDownA14 #sos #saconscene #sosnyc @mtsacjour pic.twitter.com/0TM91nmbyL
— Pablo Unzueta (@Unzueta_Pablo) April 14, 2015
hundreds of #students walk out, in protest of #police murder of #WalterScott and others, at #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/HNbXFjcAb9
— World Can’t Wait! (@worldcantwait) April 14, 2015
30+ students #WalkOut Brooklyn Friends HS to #ShutDownA14 #NYC. #unionsq #BlackLivesMatter #TamirRice pic.twitter.com/CETIvGzdWy
— StopMassIncarceratio (@StopMassIncNet) April 14, 2015
#ShutDownA14 protestors reach area around City Hall and 1PP, block traffic coming off the Brooklyn Bridge pic.twitter.com/V4OkiiPZOD
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) April 14, 2015
Murdered by police since 2015 #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/yfSCKkbBbK
— Jasiri X (@jasiri_x) April 14, 2015
“The Whole Damned System Is Guilty As Hell” #A14 #A14ShutDown #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/FJhJIWMIS3
— JamesFromTheInternet (@JamesFTInternet) April 14, 2015
NOW: Union Sq. Park, New York. #ShutDownA14 #sos #saconscene @mtsacjour pic.twitter.com/H9T7TTmfdp
— Pablo Unzueta (@Unzueta_Pablo) April 14, 2015
Protesters are gathering at 24th street BART to march against shootings by police as part of #ShutDownA14 actions pic.twitter.com/qblniGrC8D
— Mission Local (@MLNow) April 14, 2015
Union square now. #shutdowna14 pic.twitter.com/ayuhzHtRW1
— Reverend Billy Talen (@revbillytalen) April 14, 2015
“I come from ppl who have been terrorized, traumatized, stigmatized for 400 yrs!” @CornelWest #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/yeg2LX0FM1
— StopMassIncarceratio (@StopMassIncNet) April 14, 2015
UPDATE:
Protesters turned their attention to the Brooklyn Bridge about 4:30 p.m.and temporarily shut it down. By 5 p.m. police had arrested more than a dozen of the malcontents, according to DNA Info.
As of 6 p.m. the bridge has been reopened.
HAPPENING NOW: Protesters Shut Down The Brooklyn Bridge -[VIDEO] – http://t.co/JNKmpDm3MQ pic.twitter.com/nqoDEGJugi
— Breaking News (@Breaking911) April 14, 2015
Police holding some protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC. pic.twitter.com/CGQE30FZvd
— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) April 14, 2015
LOOK: Protesters demonstrating against police brutality shut down Brooklyn Bridge http://t.co/7cb1dySjPB – @CBSNLive pic.twitter.com/3yJafnlpmy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 14, 2015
Protesters shut down Brooklyn Bridge while marching against police brutality: http://t.co/aD5caQeem5 pic.twitter.com/3vDrY35E49
— DNAinfo.com New York (@DNAinfo) April 14, 2015
The walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge has been shut down #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/Ias7clXuAf
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) April 14, 2015
Protesters are shutting down Brooklyn Bridge #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/ysFhQCwaVm
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) April 14, 2015
Tourists at the Brooklyn Bridge are wide-eyed seeing this mass of people shutting it down #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/9wLtzWxT06
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) April 14, 2015
Protest on the Brooklyn Bridge pic.twitter.com/afXTBy1Toq
— Veronica Albarella (@VeroAlbarella) April 14, 2015
Brooklyn Bridge is essentially shut down Manhattan bound
#ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/XX93Yi9dLV
— L Mazzei (@515LM) April 14, 2015
NYC: Protesters Marching Against Police Brutally shut down Brooklyn Bridge. Multiple arrests being made. pic.twitter.com/aRfIwyyzCL
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) April 14, 2015
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