I’ve been covering resistance movements in America since I became a photojournalist. Before that I was an activist, and organized several Bush era protests in Upstate NY. I covered the 2004 GOP convention protests in NYC, anti-war protests, and more. When Occupy Wall Street came about I was there the first day and was beaten…
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Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in
Chanting “No to Kavanaugh” over the megaphones, one by one they were pulled from the floor and arrested. Zach D. Roberts / NationofChange / News Report – Originally published on October 5, 2018 Today was a journey for the protesters that have been showing up daily to say no to the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh…
Visu.News Podcast Ep. 15 – Aaron and Zach discuss #Resistance and Democrats
This is episode 15 of the Visu.News podcast. I’m here with my co-host, Aaron Cynic and this week we are discussing activism, the Democratic Party and voting. We are one year and one hundred and ninety three days into the Donald J Trump administration. If you like this and want to see us do more…
Chicago Police Accountability Activists Score Temporary Victory as City Council Postpones Vote on Cop Academy
The Chicago City Council postponed a planned vote on building a new $95 million police academy on the City’s West Side on Tuesday amid a contentious City Council meeting that saw hundreds of protesters in and outside the building. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the construction of the “public safety training” campus in July of 2017,…
Chicago Marches For May Day
Hundreds rallied and marched in Chicago Tuesday to commemorate May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. May Day, which sees millions of workers and others march across the globe, has deep roots in Chicago. Workers in the late 19th century—many of them immigrants—built a movement demanding an eight-hour workday, better working conditions, and changes in…
Video: Vermin Supreme at AmRen 2018 Protest
Co-Founder Aaron Cynic was in Burns, Tennessee this weekend to cover protests of AmRen, an annual gathering of white supremacists in a local state park. While there he caught up with artist, activist, and presidential candidate Vermin Supreme, who talked about why he traveled to stand with anti-racists and anti-fascists, the dystopian police presence, and…
White Supremacist Richard Spencer Rejected by Hundreds of Protesters at Michigan State University
Hundreds of demonstrators convened near the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education at Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, Michigan to protest a speech being given by white supremacist Richard Spencer. Protesters began assembling in a parking lot across the street as early as noon, though Spencer was not scheduled to speak until 4:00…
A Year in the Resistance in Photos – 2017
Originally published at NationofChange.org Support my work and Visu.News on Patreon Become a Patron! There were some 2016 that had hoped that this year, 2017, would be turn out differently. The idea was that the Donald Trump that we all saw in campaign speeches and at the Republican National convention was just a ploy. The…
Tiki Torches And The Silent Resistance
A group of 30 or so skinny anarchists, and BLM activists stood to confront hundreds of white supremacists holding torches. They were pepper sprayed and his with fuel from the torches that the “alt-right” protesters were carrying. No members of political parties were there that I could see. I heard Cornel West was in…