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Landowner assaulted after confronting FERC meeting over Spectra's pipeline

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/17/2016 - 18:06

On the 17th of March, Nancy Vann of Resist AIM Pipeline from NY was violently removed from the room after daring to speak out at FERC's monthly meeting. She was knocked to the ground when security guards in the process of forcibly removing her denied her access to her cane. Her property was condemned by Spectra Energy for their Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project. This time around, FERC was not sucessful in preventing photos and video from escaping the hearing room. They are known for aggression against photographers but this time they were not sucessful in concealing their violence and aggression.

Video of FERC security's violent assault on Nancy Vann

Environment/Food/Health

Still from the video that got out of the FERC meeting

FERC security goons assault owner of land condemned for Spectra pipeline

Contract food service workers picket USDA over demands for wage cuts

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 03/16/2016 - 20:19

I.L. Creations or "In the Lord Creations" is a contract food service vender serving 18 Federal buildings in DC. On the 16th of March, some of their workers backed by Unite HERE picketed USDA over demands from I.L.Creations for wage and benefit cuts. At the same time they want givebacks from their workers, I.L Creations is considering buying a corporate jet, implying they have the money to pay a living wage.

Video of the picket at USDA(55 sec)

Labor/Economics/Business
Picketing USDA over food service contractor's wage cut demands

Argentina Lower House Repeals Laws to Support Hedge Fund Debt Deal

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/16/2016 - 13:17

Argentina's lower house of Congress voted 165-86 to repeal two laws that blocked the country from settling its decade-long debt dispute with a group of "hold-out" investors. A US judge approved the $4.65 billion agreement on March 2 on the condition that Argentina's congress revoke the two laws.‎ Argentina's Senate now faces an April 14 deadline to also repeal the laws.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Labor/Economics/Business

Two arrested in banner drop on Reagan building over Honduras coup

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 16:12

On the 14th of March, two people were arrested after a banner was dropped inside the Ronald Reagan Building opposing the involvement of USAID in the 2009 coup in Honduras. Two of their support team were at least detained as well, security guards used a pain hold on one of them. The banner remembered Berta Caceres, an Indigenous activist murdered by the coup regime's security forces last week. USAID has an office on the Mezzanine level in the building. Security guards failed in their attempt to prevent the protest from being photographed.

Video by Rex Neon

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
World Uprisings

Photo by Anya Parampil. USAID security tried to prevent this photo.

Banner Hang at Ronald Reagan Building against USAID funding coups and murder

Cove Point LNG export protest takes to the water in kayaks

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/13/2016 - 20:20

On the 13th of March, "Kayaktivists" with a banner set up from their boats joined a protest at Solomons, MD against LNG export out of nearby Cove Point, MD. Dominion is about 1/4 of the way through converting the old liquified natural gas (LNG) plant at Cove Point, MD into a substantially larger export plant for fracked gas from both existing and new fracking "sacrifice zones."

video of the kayaks and banner shot from another kayak(52 sec)

Environment/Food/Health
Kayaktivism against Dominion's LNG export from Cove Point

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