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First DC bike Party of the year takes to the streets

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 20:15

On the 8th of April, the first DC Bike Party of the year headed out at a special date and time. The ride had been scheduled to go to the cherry blossoms, but they opened and were gone early this year, ahead of the ride. The DC Bike Parties are large social bike rides that can attact up to 600 riders. Most are on the second Wednesdays of the warmer months but some are on specially chosen days. All depart from Dupont Circle shortly after 8PM.

Video highlights of the first portion of the ride

Culture/Entertainment
DC Bike Party April 8 2016

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Anti-War/Peace
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Elections/Legislation/Government
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Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

March from World Bank to IACHR remembers Berta Cáceres

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 02:00

On the 5th of April, supporters of Indigenous rights in Honduras marched from the World Bank to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights(IACHR) to remember Berta Cáceres. She was an Indigenous activist murdered by yet to be found killers for destructive projects on Indigenous land, some of them funded by the World Bank. At the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Berta's daughter spoke to the marchers after her meeting with the commission.

Video including Berta Cáceres's daughter's complete speech and translation at the IACHR (11 min 33 sec)

Globalization/Anti-globalization
World Uprisings

Marching from the World Bank, financer of the kinds of mega-projects people are murdered over

Remembering Berta Cáceres

Anti-vivisection activists begin campaign against Skanska's business partners

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 17:36

On the 4th of April, anti-vivisection activists showed up in front of the offices of BlackRock, which holds over 7 million shares of stock in Skanska USA construction. Skanska is building what is essentially a buried fortress vivisection laboratory for University of Washington. There were protests against BlackRock and other Skanska investors all over the continent on April 4. Here in DC activists began by fliering people going into BlackRock's building, following up on polite letters which have been ignored. This is the opening round of the DC portion of the "fracture their finances" campaign

Downloadable copy of No New Animal Lab campaign flier distributed outside BlackRock

Animal Rights

Preparing to flier BlackRock's staffers and those in other offices in the same building

Cannabis legalization activists carry 51 foot "joint" to White House

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/02/2016 - 22:57

On the 2nd of April, activists demanding that cannabis (marijuana) be removed from the DEA's "Schedule 1" classification marched on the White House carrying a 51 foot long mock joint. At the White House, cops claimed it was a "security threat" and it had to be carried back out. Activists then proceeded to defy the still-actve Federal ban on smoking pot on Federal government owned land. Two tickets were issued but there are no reports of actual arrests.

Video posted by DCMJ of the 51 foot "joint" in front of the White House

Culture/Entertainment
Drugs
Police/Legal/Prisons

Still from DCMJ video declared by posters "available for unrestricted media use"

51 foot joint at the White House

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