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Climate First!, Greenpeace protest Citibank's funding of Dakota Access Pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 20:01

Dec 1, 2016 was a global day of action against the Dakota Access Pipeline(DAPL). Here in DC, Climate First! showed up at four Citibank branches demanding they divest from the project. The fourth and final branch had already been visited earlier the same day by Greenpeace. Citibank organized the loan package that is funding construction of the DAPL.

Video from Climate First!'s four Dec 1 NoDAPL Citibank protests

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Reminding a Citibank branch that water is life!

Climate First! protests Citibank's DAPL funding

Animal activists drive deer slaughter out of Rock Creek Park two nights in row

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/28/2016 - 19:55

On the evening of 28th of November, the Park Service set up the usual barricades and flashing lights indicating preparatons to shoot deer. By a little after 9PM they disappeared, protesters having threatened to deploy. The Park Service had warned people to be off the trails by 8PM on both Monday and Tuesday nights. They were expected to try again Tuesday, Nov 29 but once again did not show up. Protesters were there instead, and had announced they were coming.

Animal Rights

This shot was taken with an ordinary daytime fisheye camera that is not even supposed to be any good at night. Too much light for the night vision stuff...

Code Pink occupies HP Government Affairs Office building over biometric sales to Israel

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/28/2016 - 19:38

On the 28th of November, Code Pink protested Hewlett-Packard's sale of biometric and identity-tracking software to Israeli prisons, settlements, and the Israeli government in general for use at checkpoints. During the protest, someone came out the door-and the open door let in several members of Code Pink, who stopped further traffic in and out by turning the elevator into occupied territory of a different kind.

Video including elevator occupation and debate with probable HP employee

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Storming Hewlett-Packard over biometric sales to Israel

March and Rally for Standing Rock demands NO Dakota Access Pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 11/27/2016 - 22:21

On the 27th of November, water protectors from Standing Rock and a huge crowd of allies marched from the Dept of Justice past Trump Hotel to the Washington Monument. Once there, speakers described the ongoing campaign, the strategy, and the brutal repression water protectors have received in the process of slowing down and hopefully stopping the Dakota Access Pipeline

Video of the march and some high points of the rally

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism
March against the Black Snake, the Dakota Access Pipeline

Baltimore water protectors lock down, shut down Wells Fargo over DAPL

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/25/2016 - 21:29

On Black Friday, the 25th of November, water protectors in Baltimore locked down inside a Wells Fargo bank branch, forcing them to close down for the day. Six activists were arrested after being cut out of the lockdown, which defeated the first tools used to try and cut them out. O ne activist indigenous to Mexico had to be taken to the hospital after being injured by police.

video including preroll of Nov 20-21 police attack at Standing Rock, the Baltimore march into Wells Fargo, the failed police attempt to cut the locks, and fire department cutting activists out of the lockdown

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Still from Baltimore Bloc twitter video

NoDAPL Lockdown closes Wells Fargo in Baltimore

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