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Lockdown delays North American Gas Forum's tour bus to Cove Point

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/05/2016 - 21:26

On the 5th of October, the North American Gas Forum at the Hyatt in DC scheduled a field trip to Lusby, MD to visit the fracked gas export plant at Cove Point. They were delayed leaving the Hyatt for at least 45 minutes after a single protester locked down to their bus.

Video from the gas industry tour bus lockdown

Environment/Food/Health
Locked down to North American Gas Forum's tour bus to Cove Point

Chairman of Standing Rock Sioux speaks outside courthouse after DAPL Pipeline hearing

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/05/2016 - 20:11

On the 5th of October,the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held a hearing on the tribe's request for an injunction against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline during the appeal process of previous decisions. The builders of this pipeline have a record of trying to finish as much construction as possible before court cases can be heard. After the Oct 5 hearing. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II gave a statement outside the courthouse

Video-Statement by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II in front of the courthouse plus some questions answered by the tribe's attorney

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism
Statement by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman

Black Lives Matter blocks streets, chases cops off NY Ave for Terrence Sterling

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 01:32

On the 3rd of October, Black Lives Matter activists swarmed onto NY Ave from 3ed and M st, and blockaded it in memory of Terrence Sterling. Two burning torches were in the march and smoke rose from sage smudging the area. When police ordered the blockade to disperse, people responded by advancing on the cops, who retreated with the crowd in pursuit. Cops by this means were able to lead the crowd off NY Ave, only to kick off a long march that blocked many streets.

Video including Black Lives Matter pushing the cops off NY Ave, the bikers-and the name of the killer cop near the end

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Blocking NY Ave, two torches can be seen in the crowd

Black Lives Matter shuts it down for Terrence Sterling

NoDAPL protesters in Iowa rip down fence, 32 arrests

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 16:19

Construction of the infamous Dakota Access Pipeline (Black Snake) continues except for the 40 mile segment near the Missouri River that has been stopped for now. Water protectors are now engaging the entire route. On the 1st of October, over 200 water protectors in Iowa ripped down a "security" fence at an Iowa DAPL site, only 32 were arrested. Two days later(Oct 3), five more sites where shut down by a "toxic tour" of 111 carloads of water protectors.

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Trump hotel redecorated with "Black Lives Matter"

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2016 - 13:22

On the 1st of October, the words "Black Lives Matter" and words and symbol for "No Justice No Peace" appeared on the walls at the very front entrance of the racist Trump Hotel on Penn Ave. This is an extremely gutsy direct action, driving the message home to a place white supremacists wrongly thought could not be attacked.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Race/Racism

This photo was posted to Twitter by April D Ryan of the White House press corps, slightly cropped to fit. It has been widely recirculated. Some are thus attempting to give credit to the White House for the direct action, but Obama does not seem to be the "Black Bloc" masked anarchist type...

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