Extinction Rebellion Rallies For Congress To Declare A Climate Emergency (Video)

The DC chapter of the climate group Extinction Rebellion (XR) mobilizes in response to a resolution by House Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-D) alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D) and Bernie Sanders (VT-D) in the Senate, calling for the declaration of a climate emergency at the federal level.

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Protesters disrupt, blockade, attempt to storm "Christian Zionist" convention

Blockading the L st entrance to the Washington Convention Center after an initial attempt to gain entry here

On the 8th of July, the so-called "Christian Zionist" group Christians United for Israel or CUFI held their convention at the Washington Convention Centers. Small teams of protesters got inside, disrupting VP Mike Pence (an infamous Christian Dominionist) and other speakers. Outside, protesters marched on the building and tried to enter via the more weakly-defended rear entrance. When that failed the doors were blocked and at times windows pounded on. Hours later, protesters marched to the front doors and got past police barricades, stopping at the locked front doors.

HD Video-protesters surge past police barricades to blockade front door, bonus footage of inside disruption 3 min 19 sec

AllOutDC credited with ending Fascist fake "free speech" rally an hour early

The AllOutDC stage at Pershing Park where go-go bands played. Many more people were on 14th st s close to the fascists as they could get

On the 6th of July, a laundry list of extreme-right figures spoke at the "Demand Free Speech" rally at Freedom Plaza. Some of the speakers were no-shows, and Laura Loomer "blamed" anti-fascists for the event ending an hour early. Free speech is an interesting theme for Nazis and fascists historically known for burning books and executing opposition journalists. Some of the speakers have been seen elsewhere in swastika armbands.

Late afternoon, many of the fascists were tracked to Harry's Bar and police were setting up something at Trump Hotel. Anti-Fascists marched in and members of the Proud Boys assaulted a anti-fascist, whom police proceeded to arrest even though he was the victim Alex Rubenstein video of this incident 58s

Video-Proud Boys voices sound like same fascists as in 2018 NYC beating 28 sec

Video: go-go on Pershing Park, Fascists on Freedom Plaza, cops harass an antifa march, and fash hit the streets in small clumps after their rally ends early 2 min 8 sec

July 4: Trump campaign rally, Code Pink's Baby Trump balloon, Proud Boys start trouble

John Zangas photo of Trump Baby Balloon. It is grounded as Trump himself will be if Congress ever takes real action on the Mueller report

On July 4, Code Pink set up the Baby Trump and Trump on a toilet balloons as Trump turned the July 4 Mall events into a campaign rally for himself. Outside the checkpoints, MAGAts (Trump supporters) were everywhere along with Trump campaign signs and hats. Some of the Proud Boys showed up and when protesters burned a US flag the Proud Boys responded with a near-riot.

HD Video: Proud Boys assault and police arrest flag burners at White House From Alejandro Alvarez Twitter clips, 1 mn 31 sec

HD Video: Dogs destroy US flag, Pepe the Frog chew toy at "Burn the American Plantation" party 1 mn 2 sec

AlloutDC announces schedule for July 6 anti-Fascist mobilization

At a press conference on the 2nd of July, AllOutDC announced that on July 6 there would be a mobilization at 10AM at Pershing Sq Park, hip-hop and go-go bands there at 11:30AM, and a Block the alt-right action at 6PM. An early victory was also announced: that the Spy Museum has kicked the alt-right's "VIP event" out so the fascists must find another venue for their evening gala if they still can. Over 44 alt-right speakers will be on Freedom Plaza beginnng 11AM, guarded by over 100 Proud Boys plus MPD, Park Police, and Secret Service.

Update July 3:Mike Cernovich drops out

Update July 4: Another speaker quits, claiming cocaine use by Proud Boys as reason

Basic details as announced at the press conference 2 min 47 sec

Hundreds march in Columbia Heights 1 week after "delayed" ICE raid

Not all of Trump's racial purity roundups originally scheduled for June 22-23 were delayed. ICE is known to have taken two parents into custody in DC on Saturday, June 22. Unknown how many others exercised their right to not open their doors without a warrant signed by a judge. At the same time the following Saturday (June 29), hundreds marched from Columbia Heights to Adams-Morgan demanding ICE out of DC and zero cooperation with ICE from MPD and the DC government.

Video: marchers in the streets, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau calls for reporting DC govt collaboration w ICE to herself 2 min 3 sec

No Justice No Pride rallies for sex work decriminalization

The 28th of June was the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in NYC, in which a police vice squad assault on a gay bar was repelled by force. On June 28, 2019 No Justice No Pride acted in the spirit of this uprising to demand the DC Council pass a bill to decriminalize sex work. One group went in en masse to deliver petitions while others waited outside. One sex worker testified at the rally that the police were comparable to the worst of bad johns.

Video-Em on the attack on the NJNP house, cops as bad as any bad john, the hypocrisy of the opponents of decrim 2 min 28 sec

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Protesters invoking "Never Again" surround, blockade and enter ICE headquarters

Marching off the road in victory after shutting down much of ICE headquarters with an all-entrances plus street blockade

Video: blockades isolate and shut down ICE headquarters 1 min 38 sec

On the 16th of July, protesters from Never Again Action, Jews against ICE, and Movimiento Cosecha blocked every doorway into ICE headquarters on 12th street and the streets outside. Jewish activists explicitly tied Trump's concentration camps to those used by the Nazis during WWII, using talking points like "Never Again means NOW!"

Amazon's contract with Palantir/ICE earns Jeff Bezos a protest at his HOUSE

On Amazon Prime Day the 16th of July, protesters descended on the home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. They carried mock Amazon Prime delivery boxes loaded with petitions demanding Amazon drop their DHS/Palantir contract which has caused thousands of deportations. The petition boxes changed Amazon's smile to a well-earned frown.

Mijente's "Who’s Behind ICE?" report found some ugly truths about Palantir's data mining software, which runs on AmazonAWS servers:

ICE agents spotted "canvassing" Van Dorn and Sanger neighborhood

REPORT ICE activity

On the 15th of July, ICE (Trump's racial purity police) were seen "canvassing" the area of Van Dorn and Sanger in Alexandria, VA. They may have captured one person but disappeared no more than an hour after their presence was publicized on social media. Surely they had many more targets, but may have been scared away by potential community response once their presence was publicized.

DC Bike Party's 7th anniversary ride makes special stop at Lights for Liberty

On the 12th of July, the DC Bike Party's 7th anniversary ride made a special stopover at the Lights for Liberty vigil. Riders dismounted and walked by this vigil, a protest against Donald Trump's border concentration camps and threatened terror raids against migrant communities.

HD Video: Start of the ride and the stopover at Lights for Liberty 2min 8 sec

"Lights for Liberty" vigil protests border concentration camps, proposed raids

One of several signs referencing the Nazi Holocaust and that round of camps

HD Video featuring the speaker describing conditions imposed on a mother and premature baby in a border camp 2 min 23 sec

Extinction Rebellion marches on Capitol Hill in face of police harassment

Motorcycle cops push, hold the march to the sidewalk

On the 9th of July, the DC Chapter of the global Extinction Rebellion movement marched on the US Capitol to support a climate emergency resolution introduced by Sen Bernie Sanders and Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.The march faced considerable harassment by US Capitol Police.

Video of the march showing the police harassment and aggression 5 min 21 sec

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