The anarchist hacker group Anonymous has called for all of America “to rise up” in solidarity with #BlackLives Matter for a “Day of Rage” tomorrow — Friday, July 15 — in 37 U.S. cities to protest against police “murders” of Blacks.
Although Snopes.com says the Day of Rage is a false rumor, Bill Gertz of The Washington Times says that the U.S. military isn’t taking any chances. On July 8, U.S. Army North sent out a notice warning members of the Armed Forces to avoid those cities tomorrow because things can get violent.
A U.S. Army North spokesman Lt. Col. Jason Shropshire said the safety of soldiers and their families is a high priority:
“For security reasons, we don’t discuss force-protection measures that we put into place at our Army installations or the specifics of cautionary advice we provide to our soldiers. However, the advisory was to provide situational awareness for all Army personnel within the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility who may find themselves in the vicinity of any protests (planned or spontaneous). At this time, we do not have information regarding any specific threats to DOD personnel.”
Here’s are the 37 cities and the times of protests — places you should avoid tomorrow:
- Ann Arbor, MI: 7:00PM (THE DIAG, Burns Park, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)
- Atlanta, GA: 7:00PM (OLD DECATUR COURTHOUSE, 101 E Court Sq, Decatur, GA 30030)
- Austin, TX: 6:00PM (TEXAS STATE CAPITOL, Outside South Gate-11th and Congress Ave.)
- Baltimore, MD: 7:00PM (201 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202)
- Boston, MA: 7:00PM (MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE, 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 01233)
- Carson City, NV: 4:00PM (NEVADA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, 101 N Carson St, Carson City, Nevada 89701)
- Chicago, IL: 6:00PM (RICHARD J DALEY CENTER, 50 W Washington St, Chicago, Illinois 60602)
- Cleveland, OH: 7:00PM (CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, 325 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, Ohio 44114)
- Columbus, OH: 7:00PM (GOODALE PARK, Columbus, Ohio 43215)
- Denver, CO: 5:00PM (CIVIC CENTER PARK, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, Colorado 80204)
- Des Moines, IA: 6:00PM (IOWA STATE CAPITOL, 1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50319)
- Durham, NC: 7:00PM (200 E. Main St. Durham, North Carolina)
- Detroit, MI: 7:00PM (Campus Martius Park, Detroit, Michigan 48226)
- Lansing, MI: 7:00PM (STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, Capitol Avenue at Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933)
- Little Rock, AR: 6:00PM (OUTSIDE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr., Little Rock, AR 72201)
- Los Angeles, CA: 4:00PM (LEIMERT PLAZA PARK, 4395 Leimert Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008)
- Manhattan, NY: 7:00PM (TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan, NY, 10036)
- Memphis, TN: 6:00PM (Health Sciences Park Memphis, TN)
- Miami, FL: 7:00PM (GWEN CHERRY PARK, NW 71 St., Miami, Florida, 33147)
- Milwaukee, WI: 5:00PM (DINEEN PARK, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Minneapolis, MN: 6:00PM (MINNEAPOLIS URBAN LEAGUE, 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
- Nashville, TN: 6:00PM (801 Broadway Nashville, TN 37203 Estes Kefauver Federal Building)
- Newark, NJ: 7:00PM (NEWARK CITY HALL, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102)
- New Orleans, LA: 6:00PM (LAFAYETTE SQUARE, New Orleans, LA 70130)
- Oakland, CA: 4:00PM (FRANK OGAWA PLAZA, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612)
- Orlando, FL: 7:00PM (LAKE EOLA PARK, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801)
- Philadelphia, PA: 7:00PM (LOVE PARK, 1599 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102)
- Pittsburgh, PA: 7:00PM (PITTSBURGH CITY-COUNTY BUILDING, 414 Grant St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219)
- Phoenix, AZ: 5:00PM (EASTLAKE PARK, 1549 E Jefferson St , Phoenix, AZ 85034)
- Portland, OR: 4:00PM (PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE, 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97204)
- Salt Lake City, UT: 5:00PM (SALT LAKE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 4600 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123)
- San Francisco, CA: 4:00PM (CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 355 Mcallister St, San Francisco, California 94102)
- Seattle, WA: 4:00PM (QUEEN ANNE BAPTIST CHURCH, 2011 1st Ave N, Seattle, Washington 98109)
- St. Louis, MO: 6:00PM (GATEWAY ARCH, St. Louis 63102)
- Tampa, FL: 7:00PM (OUTSIDE HILLSBOROUGH COURTHOUSE, 800 E Twiggs St, Tampa, FL)
- Tucson, AZ: 5:00PM (CATALINA PARK, 900 N 4th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85705)
- Washington DC: 7:00PM (OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500)
H/t GiGi and FOTM‘s Hadenoughalready
~Eowyn
