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Code Pink drops banner INSIDE World Bank building

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 23:01

On the eve of the IMF and World Bank's Fall 2022 meetings, Code Pink got inside the World Bank's headquarters and dropped a "Cancel All Debt" banner before being escorted out.

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Labor/Economics/Business

Photo by Code Pink

Indigenous People's Day rally and speakout held on the Mall

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 22:53

One of a great many Indigenous People's Day events was held on the Mall in Washington DC near 3ed st SW.

Video including Jay Winter Nightwolf's explanation of so-called "Columbus Day" and a water protector speaking on Enbridge's Line 5 (5m 17 sec)

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

An Indigenous water protector who was present at Declare Emergency's Capitol Beltway blockade earlier the same day speaks

Women's March reportback

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 16:51

On the 8th of October, the Women's March returned to Capitol Hill for another mass march against SCOTUS's decision to scuttle Roe Vs Wade and permit about half the US to ban abortion outright. At least two groups of counterprotesters and several far-right media teams(notably the Daily Signal) were driven away by more militant protesters.

Update Oct 8, late night: Simultanious protests held at homes of all 6 antichoice Supreme Court "Justices" Video-the protest at Kavanaugh's house 1 min 16 sec

Video-chasing right wing trash out of the Women's March 5 min 14 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Lead banner of the Women's March

Press conference by fetus stealing PAAU disrupted at DOJ

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 16:26

On the 5th of October, so-called "Progressive Anti Abortion Uprisng" (PAAU) held a press conference at the Dept of Justice to decry the Federal prison time they may get for storming abortion clinics. Two pro-choice counterprotesters called out their hypocrisy, one responding to their whining about Jane's Revenge with "Jane is watching!" The entire event was livestreamed so this is certainly true.

Video-Disrupting PAAU, calling out their keynote speaker Randall Terry 4 min 4 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

PAAU's keynote speaker: the infamous Randall Terry of Operation Rescue

DC marches in solidarity w women's uprising in Iran

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/02/2022 - 01:05

On the 1st of October, Iranians marched in DC and many other US cities in solidarity with the hard-pressed fighters in the women's uprising against theocracy in their home country. Local activists turned out to support them. The uprising began when security forces murdered Mahsa Amini over a veil worn "improperly." Much like police murders in the US, this has set off a firestorm of resistance.

Video highlights of the march 1 min 47 sec

World Uprisings

Marchers and the overall "Woman Life Freedom" theme

1776/Convoy MAGAts attempting to take over ten-four DC trucker rally

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 19:33

Once a year, the "ten-four DC" trucker rally sets up on the Mall, polishing and showing off their semis and talking to the public about trucking industry issues and concerns. This year they have a problem: the far-right/antivax/1776 movement convoy MAGAts are trying to take it over.

Video: Ten-Four DC on the mall, confirmed 1776'er present 1 min

Labor/Economics/Business
Right Wing

This truck w anti-vax slogans was also in DC during a March 25 "convoy" run through the city

Defend Atlanta Forest comes to DC Oct 3

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 15:49

On Monday, the 3ed of October, touring activists from the Defend the Atlanta Forest/Stop Cop City campaign will be holding an event in DC at Eaton House 1203 K st NW 6:30-8:30PM.

Environment/Food/Health

Cops aggressively defend counterprotest against J6 "solidarity" rally

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/24/2022 - 20:55

On the 24th of September, J6 insurgents and their supporters returned to DC for the 2nd September in a row. There may have been as few as 80 of them. Two large groups of Proud Boys were spotted outside the city but may have flaked out or othewise not made it in. Cops aggressively fended off and attempted to kettle counterprotesters.

Video: police aggressively defend embarassingly small pro-J6 rally from counterprotesters 1 min 22 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Right Wing

Photo by Sadie

Harriet's Dreams protests at MPD Chief Contee's HOUSE over recent shootings by cops

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2022 - 19:38

On the 23ed of September, Harriet's Dreams showed up to protest at the homes of MPD (DC police) chief Contee. They were there to protest recent shootings by DC cops.

Video originally posted to Twitter by Harriet's Dreams 51 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Photo by Harriet's Dreams

Fridays for the Future holds another climate strike action by the Capitol

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 17:36

On the 23ed of September, the "Fridays for the Future" youth climate strike returned to the area around the US Capitol. In addition to demands directly concerning fossil fuels, demands were made for recognition of Indigenous concerns related to fossil fuel extraction, and for cancelling debts in the Global South in return for the cancellation of fossil fuel projects whose outputs would otherwise go to repayment of those "debts."

Video-Speaker from Our Rights DC on colonization, fossil fuel extraction, and Indigenous rights 3 min 58 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Alex Murphy

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