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Beyond Extreme Energy disrupts FERC, locks down at Democratic Party HQ

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/21/2016 - 18:32

On the 21st of July, six members of Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) locked down across the doors of Democratic Party headquarters in DC, holding the space for hours. The Democrats sent out two people to "negotiate," but they said they had no authority to speak for anyone. Negotiations went nowhere, so the blockade went on for hours. The Dems were outraged that Green Party activists participated in the blockade but were warned that their pro-corporate, pro-fracking, pro-TPP politics were driving away their base.

Video from the lockdown at Democratic Party headquarters

Environment/Food/Health

lockdown and banner at Democratic headquarters

Lockdown against fracking and the TPP at Democratic Party HQ

Black Lives Matter occupies Fraternal order of Police lobbying office

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 15:40

Early morning on the 20th of July,Members of BYP 100 and Black Lives Matter DC took over the Fraternal Order of Police Legislative OfAdvocacy Center at 328 Massachusetts Ave NE. Activists held the site about 16 hours before leaving shortly before midnight, after a "frat party" demonstrating how the FOP works to ensure killer cops escape justice due to start. Several signs called the FOP "the most violent fraternty in America."

Video highlights of the occupation of the FOP's lobbying HQ

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
Black Lives Matter occupies Fraternal Order of Police

Cleveland RNC protests begin amid armed tension

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 07/17/2016 - 18:38

Ongoing coverage from the Cleveland GOP Convention.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Police/Legal/Prisons

The afternoon Shut Down Trump march on July 17-photo by Moorehead/Lilly '16

"Shut down Trump" marches on GOP Convention

Afromation blockades I-83 in Baltimore, 65 kettled in mass arrest

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 07/17/2016 - 15:49

On the 16th of July, activists under the name Afromation blockaded Baltimore's I-83 freeway after marching through the "Artscape" festival. Police used a false report of an ambulance to get protesters to move, then kettled as much of the crowd as they could, arresting 65 people. The "ambulance" turned out to be two police wagons Some of the arrestees were reported to be bystanders who had followed the march from Artscape out of curiosity to watch and were not protesters at all.

Video of the I-83 blockade originally posted to Twitter by Action.Brotha.Jedi

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Blockading Baltimore's I-83 freeway to protest police brutality

Afromation blockades I-83 over police brutality

Skanska executives get more home demos over U-WA vivisection lab contract

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 07/17/2016 - 15:24

Over the weekend of July 9-10, DC Stampede and Tidewater Earth First! combined forces to protest at the homes of three executives of Skanska USA ijn Virginia. There is a report that police used a pretext traffic stop against one of the activist cars to bully and intimidate the passengers in the car demanding personal information. Skanska is building a new vivisevction laboratory for the University of Washington, and the national No New Anijal Lab campaign has sworn to prevent it from ever opening.

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