Protests

Thousands of people from around the United States are rallying in the nation’s capital for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration.

Democratic lawmakers who loudly boycotted Trump’s first inauguration say they feel compelled to go this time, while protests are expected to be a fraction of their 2017 size.

The People’s March will focus on a broader set of goals around women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration, climate and democracy, rather than on Trump himself, as the Women’s March did before his first inauguration.

“2024 was the hottest year on record. We have passed the 1.5 degree threshold that was supposed to keep us safe,” explained the British environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil.

Workers United, the union behind the strike that started on Friday, represents more than 10,500 workers at 525 stores.

Police arrested a woman after she refused to leave the main office. Officers described her as “unruly” in the arrest report. NBC6’s Julia Bagg reports.

Morningside Park is located in the northeast part of the city of Miami with beautiful views of Biscayne Bay. City leaders had a ceremony to celebrate phase 1 of a project, but their photo-op was interrupted by chanting protestors. NBC6’s Lorena Inclán reports.

Residents and activists gathered in front of the Stephen P. Clark building in Miami Saturday to protest against the proposal to rebuild the solid waste incinerator in Doral.

Residents and activists gathered in front of the Stephen P. Clark building in Miami Saturday to protest against the proposal to rebuild the solid waste incinerator in Doral.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has provided an update on the debate over plans for a new trash incinerator in Miami-Dade.

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended Thursday after Maori members staged a traditional ceremonial dance to protest legislation that would reinterpret a treaty between the British and indigenous Maori.

Hundreds of people gathered at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami on Saturday in support of Venezuelan opposition after the recent presidential election.

Protests over Venezuela’s recent presidential election results are growing across the country, including here in South Florida.

Calls for freedom echoed Saturday at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, as the local Venezuelan community stood in solidarity with their brothers and sisters taking to the streets back in their home country.

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado is calling for international support in response to the election. NBC6’s Laura Rodriguez reports

Elected officials in New York City and Los Angeles have signaled recently that they’re open to reinstating decades-old mask bans after several tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where local officials say masked protesters aimed to conceal their identity.

The pro-Palestinian demonstration comes after more than a dozen protestors were arrested on June 5.

The group Climate Defiance took responsibility for the protest, wearing shirts reading “end fossil fuels.”

There have been weeks of protests, encampments and the occupation of an administration building at Columbia that led to a police response and mass arrests.

New York police officers arrived at Columbia University shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday night to clear protesters barricaded inside Hamilton Hall.