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Rally to #SaveSCOTUS - May Her Memory Be a Revolution in New York City USA by Mark Apollo Rally to #SaveSCOTUS - May Her Memory Be a Revolution in New York City -  One week after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, let’s put her legacy into action in New York City!. rally at Minority Senate Leader Schumer’s Manhattan office.  Let’s make it clear that we expect our Senator to hold the senate democratic caucus in  line and use any tools available to obstruct the administration and senate republicans’  hyper-partisan push to quickly confirm a new Supreme Court Justice.  We must make sure our fragile democracy is not further harmed just weeks before the election.

Rally to #SaveSCOTUS - May Her Memory Be a Revolution in New York City USA by Mark Apollo Rally to #SaveSCOTUS - May Her Memory Be a Revolution in New York City -  One week after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, let’s put her legacy into action in New York City!. rally at Minority Senate Leader Schumer’s Manhattan office.  Let’s make it clear that we expect our Senator to hold the senate democratic caucus in  line and use any tools available to obstruct the administration and senate republicans’  hyper-partisan push to quickly confirm a new Supreme Court Justice.  We must make sure our fragile democracy is not further harmed just weeks before the election.

 Free All Immigrants Held By ICE and Border Patrol Now!  Photo by Mark Apollo/Hashtag Occupy Media Organized by Rise and Resist the action is meant to shine a light on the U.S. Immigration policy and ongoing issues of those seeking asylum  along the U.S. border. You can find me information about Rise And Resist on Facebook What follows is a series of photos from there action at the Manhattan side of the Queens bound expressway at East 60th and 2nd Ave in New York City All photos by Mark Apollo/Hashtag Occupy Media #RAR #OccupyICE #immigrants #Protest #NYC #USA #Photo #Image #News #Mark Apollo #HashtagOccupyMedia You can find me information about Rise And Resist on Facebook

 Every Dollar Helps, $5, $10, $20, or more adds up and will help me to reach my goal of $633 Apollo's Independent Media Fundraiser for Livestream and Photography-Emergency Fundraiser to cover cost related to Livestreaming, Photography equipment and related expenses. So if anyone who can help with this please do!.  Here is link to my PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/OWSApollo Cashapp: $MarkApollo Venmo: @Mark-Apollo Facebook Pay: Mark_Apolloa Every Dollar Helps, $5, $10, $20, or more adds up and will help me to reach my goal of $633

 #FREEBLOCK13 From Kakuma and Evacuatte Them to A Safe Refuge! This is part of a series of actions taking place around the world, New York City, San Francisco, Canada, and Tel Aviv are a few of the places actions are taking place today. THE PROTEST ARE MEANT TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES AND PLIGHT OF KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP AND GET OUR LGBTQIA SIBLINGS TO SAFETY! Outside  The Daily News Building  220 42nd Street in #NYC offices of the Daily news When we first heard of the atrocities, the fear, and inhumane living situations plaguing the LGBTQI refugees in Block 13 of Kakuma,  we were appalled and baffled at the inaction of the UNHCR in these dire circumstances. Our brothers and sisters were being attacked, robbed, threatened,  and even raped because of who they are. The homophobia and transphobia from locals and officials has poisoned their lives in an irreparable way and we need to do everything we can to get them out of this Hell and move them on to safe houses and eventual asylum in other coun

 "NYC SHUT IT DOWN" Serving the community.  It's not just about protest and being in the streets! Free food for the community at  August 31st 2020 Food Serve at Lexington and 115th st Shut It Down NYC is not just a protest group fighting against injustice, police brutality and a system that targets black and brown community's  with impunity!   "Shut It Down" is a group that is so much more at it's heart is a strong and un-waving need to protect and serve there streets, there blocks, and  community, which is why for the last 3 years as of December 2020, they have setting up food servers, giving to those in need food, clothing, books. The Photos and Video are from the August 31st 2020 Food Serve at Lexington and 115th st. with many more to come in the weeks and months ahead. Photos and Video By Mark Apollo/Hashtag Occupy Media August 31st 2020 marked the first outside food serve for the community since the New York was hit by Covid19, leaving many with out