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People For Fairness Coalition holds annual march and vigil for fallen homeless

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 23:57

On the 21st of December, People For Fairness coaltion held their annual vigil and march to remember those who have died on the street while homeless this year. This year 45 people died on the streets, some of their names as well as a casket were carried in the march from Luther Place Memorial Church to Freedom Plaza.

Video of the march

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

Marching on 14th st with the casket remembering 45 homeless people who died this year in DC

The Shortwave Report 12/22/17 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 19:40

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (December 22) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} 

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

First 6 defendents acquitted of all charges in first J20 trial

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:10

On the 21st of December, after a trial lasting well over a month, the jury returned a verdict in the first of the many J20 trials: all six defendents not guilty on all counts. The jury has thrown Jennefer Kerkhoff's "novel legal theories" about proximity to protest being somehow unlawful back in the government's face. There are 188 more defendents still facing serious charges, but the government has taken a serious defeat in this first trial.

Video: the scene outside the courthouse and two interviews with former defendents from Unicorn Riot stream

Police/Legal/Prisons

Power4PuertoRico distributes paper towels on Capitol Hill

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 18:01

On the 20th of December, members of Power4PuertoRico distributed paper towels on Capitol Hill, evoking Trump's infamous paper towel tossing in his post-hurricane visit to Puerto Rico. The paper towel distrubution was to remind members of Congress that Puerto Rico cannot rebuild unless Congress passes a comprehensive aid package.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Race/Racism

Vigil held at DC Jail for DREAM 7 as more protests demand no budget without a clean DREAM Act

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:44

On the 19th of December, DREAMERs, other migrants, and their allies held a vigil outside the DC Jail for 7 DREAMers and one ally who were being held after a Friday civil disobedience in Senator Schumer's office. They refused to give their names and are on a hunger strike until a clean DREAM act is part of the upcoming budget deal. Three were supposed to be released Tues night but never were.

Update Dec 20 10:45PM: #Dream7 released, all 8. Confirmed by separate Twitter, Facebook reports

Video-support vigil outside DC Jail sings same song #Dream7 ,ally sang in Senator Schumer's office

Video-the DREAM 7 in Sen Schumer's office.

Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons

The press conference begins at the DC Jail

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