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t. e. The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) or Capitol Hill Organized Protest[7][8][9][10] (CHOP), [11][12] originally Free Capitol Hill[13][14] and occasionally the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), [15] was an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone [1] in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
The city of Seattle experienced protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and 2021. Beginning on May 29, 2020, demonstrators took to the streets throughout the city for marches and sit-ins, often of a peaceful nature but which also devolved into riots. Participants expressed opposition to systemic racism, police brutality and violence ...
Part of George Floyd protests. Protesters at Seattle City Hall on June 3. Date. May 29 – August 2020. (2 months and 3 days) Location. Washington, U.S. Caused by. Police brutality.
Seattle police officers, under orders from Mayor Jenny Durkan, cleared demonstrators out of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest Zone (CHOP) on Wednesday, just two days after one person was killed ...
Law enforcement in Seattle swept into the protester-controlled Capitol Hill Occupied Protest Zone Wednesday, reportedly arresting at least 31 people. Known as CHOP, the zone several blocks long ...
“With not having a police presence here, people are free to do whatever they want to do," said Bobby Stills, a Seattle resident who has spent time volunteering at the protest zone. “You never ...
Occupy Seattle began with a demonstration at the Federal Building in downtown Seattle on September 26, 2011. The movement then relocated to Westlake Park on October 1. At first, Westlake was mostly used as a gathering site. Small groups of 20 to 30 people remained overnight, but, the majority of the work still took place during the day.
Seattle authorities moved on Wednesday to dismantle a protest zone that the city's police chief derided as "lawless and brutal" and which had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for ...