Mobile phone footage of the teenager having his legs kicked from underneath him by an officer in Surry Hills, in inner-Sydney this week quickly drew widespread criticism.

As protests escalate worldwide, solidarity with U.S. demonstrators is increasingly mixed with local worries.

Showing solidarity with protesters, police in several states have knelt, marched with demonstrators

Amid chaotic and violent scenes, glimmers of hope, unifying gestures and stirring displays of solidarity.

RT @Teamsters: Our collective power against @UPS’s greed comes from our solidarity. That is how we win! #UPSTeamsters #HotLaborSummer #1…

RT @addisstandard: Op-ed: Solidarity, to me, is practicing love https://t.co/r9FZOcjhTP Solidarity is supporting people both privately and…

RT @bongbongmarcos: We stand in solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters as we commemorate the Amun Jadid. Let us come together and…

RT @earthygirl011: Blocked Mayor Jamie Driscoll is going to be a massive focal point for the left as he resigns from Blairite Labour to bec…

RT @Longjacket2: Marge has her feet Painted in solidarity for Donald Trump, her brother from another clusterfukker. May they both find chao…

RT @leftiblog: Material aid to Cuba to overcome the genocidal effects of the US blockade is not just solidarity — it can mean life or death…