January 2018

Pipeline/fracking opponents post their demands on the walls of FERC

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 19:22

On the 18th of January, Beyond Extreme Energy and others fighting against fracked gas pipelines, fracking, and eminent domain posted their demands on the walls of FERC shortly before the agency's monthly meeting.

Video: Posting demands on the doors and walls of FERC

Environment/Food/Health

Jewish activists take over Russel building rotunda demanding clean DREAM act

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 18:36

On the 17th of January, several dozen Jewish activists were arrested after staging a civil disobedience in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building. Under the tagline #letmypeoplestay , they were demanding that Congress pass a clean DREAM act to protect undocumented migrants brought to the US by their parents as children.

Video compiled from several Twitter clips

Immigration

Photo by The RAC

Black Lives Matter DC selected to be Grand Marshalls at MLK Day parade

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 20:49

On the 15th of January, Black Lives Matter DC marched in the annual DC MLK day parade. Black Lives Matter DC also had the honor of being selected as grand marshalls in the parade this year.

Video highlights of the Black Lives Matter contingent

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Race/Racism

DC Black Lives Matter in the house!

ICE raid on Mt Pleasant 7-11 no-show after activists mobilize

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 00:03

On Jan 11, 2018, multiple sources reported that ICE was planning to raid the Mt Pleasant 7-11 the next day. People showed up in shifts to monitor the situation throughout the day, but ICE never showed up. Word of the planned raid had leaked the previous evening, coming to the attention of migrant rights, anti-racists, and anti-fascist groups. If you see ICE agents in the community at any time, please CALL the Sanctuary DMV Hotline at 202-335-1183!

Immigration

Protest against GITMO on 16th anniversary of opening leads to five arrests

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 19:40

On Jan 11, protesters marked the 16th anniversary of the opening of Gitmo with a protest in front of the White House,. They found Penn Ave closed (as usual) so they held a tea ceremony for the current 41 detainees on the park side sidewalk. Afterwards, five people marched into the prohibited zone in an act of civil disobedience and were arrested.

Video highlights of the protest and civil disobedience

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons

41 detainees are still in Gitmo

The Shortwave Report 01/12/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 19:32

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Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Iraq/Afghanistan
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Environmentalists rally in Annapolis for 50% renewable energy mandate

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 17:16

On the 10th of January, environmentalists gathered in Annapolis, MD to demand that the General Assembly pass the Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2018, mandating that 50% of energy used in the state come from renewables such as solar and wind. The existing Clean Energy Jobs Act calls for 25% renewables by 2020, now climate, environmental justice, and faith activists are asking the state to double down with 50% by 2030.

Video highlights of the rally and electric vehicle parade

Environment/Food/Health

Rally for 50% renewable energy mandate at the MD State House

Breaking: ICE Gestapo descends on 7-11 stores, including in DC

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 15:46

On the 10th of January, ICE agents descended on about 100 7-11 stores in a coordinated attack aimed at "interviewing" worker and delivering some kind of audits or "notices of inspection." Fortunately, only 21 arrests came from the entire sweep. Stores were hit in D.C., Maryland, Indiana, Illinois,California, Florida, Missouri, and elsewhere.

Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons

Islamic State in Pakistan, Baloch Leader Prof.Naela Quadri Baloch

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 03:01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWBWF (World Baloch Women Forum)Vancouver, Canada(9/1/2018) - Head of World Baloch Women Forum , Prof.Naela Quadri Baloch issued following statement to media regarding growing Islamic State footprint in Pakistan and role of Pakistani Millitary and Intelligence.The footprint of the militant Islamic State group is continuously on the rise in Pakistan as over the past year responsibility for as many as six deadliest attacks, in which 153 people were killed, was claimed by the outfit, according to a think-tank report.The security report by Pakistan Institute for Peace

Anti-War/Peace
Iraq/Afghanistan
Strategy/Theory/Movement Issues
World Uprisings

Black Lives Matter distributes Smartrip cards to protect needy Metro riders

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 01/09/2018 - 16:21

On the 8th of January, Black Lives Matter activists instituted the "Swipes on Us" program, distributing preloaded Smartrip cards at the Anacostia Metro station to riders who otherwise would have had to risk confrontations with Metro management over no longer accepted negative balances when exiting at the other end.

Police/Legal/Prisons

Distributing Smartrip cards at Anacostia Metro station (photo by Black Lives Matter DC)

2018 Year of Dr. George Washington Carver ~ Legacy Preserved

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/08/2018 - 23:02

Reprint from Marilyn Jones

It’s whisper quiet in the museum as I pull open large windowed doors to what used to be the campus laundry.  The century-old brick building served Tuskegee Institute students and faculty in a utilitarian way for decades until, in 1941, it was turned into a museum to honor George Washington Carver; a memorial to what can be accomplished with intellect, imagination and integrity.

Environment/Food/Health

Protesters at White House after Trump cancels TPS for Salvadorans, 250K+ face deportation

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/08/2018 - 16:27

On the 8th of January, Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary Kisstjen Nielson announced that Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran immigrants is being terminated. Now an estimated quarter million people risk deportation after Sep 2019, the formal end date for TPS. As word of this racist decision spread, protesters gathered at the White House.

15 sec video clip-speaker asks immigrant voters who stayed home in 2016 to boot GOP, Trump

Immigration

Photo cropped from image posted to Twitter by Brynna Quillin

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