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Excluded Workers rally demands relief benefits for informal sector workers

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/29/2020 - 14:35

On the 29th of June, the Excluded Workers Rally and motorcade demanded an end to the exclusion of informal sector workers from unemployment benefits. This includes day laborers, sex workers, undocumented workers, and many others in the informal economy. None have been receiving benefits as the virus has decimated their trades like so many others.

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Photo by GU Kalmanovitz

Protesters set up mock guillotine in front of DC home of Jeff Bezos

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/28/2020 - 18:25

On the 28th of June, protesters marched on the massive, palatial DC home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. They brought a mock guillotine with them-and set it up right in front of Jeff Bezo's home.

Video-guillotine set up at Jeff Bezo's house 1 min 48 sec

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Guillotine in front of the DC home of Jeff Bezos

G7 Finance Ministers Discuss Coronavirus Debt and Transparency Impacts for Developing Countries

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 15:39

Amidst questions of upcoming G7 meeting dates and which countries are participating, G7 Finance Ministers met virtually about economic issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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Poverty

Breaking: DC lifts stay-at-home order, restaurant workers get "back to work" order

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:54

At 12:01AM on Friday, Mayor 29, Mayor Bowser lifted DC's stay-at-home order, theoretically removing the power of police to arrest people in disfavored neighborhoods for just for being away from their homes. For those in neighborhoods where police have not used the stay-at-home for harassment, the main change is "back to work" orders for those working in a long line of businesses not deemed "essential" by government.

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Developing Countries Struggle with Coronavirus Health and Economic Impacts

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 17:38

Washington DC - From Ecuador to the Dominican Republic to Ethiopia, developing countries are struggling to obtain aid and financing to address the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus."Because of high debts and austerity policies, countries like Ecuador cannot provide basic health services to confront the coronavirus, let alone help their people survive the economic disaster," stated Eric LeCompte a United Nations finance expert who leads the religious development group, Jubilee USA Network.

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Mayday Action Roundup

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 14:50

Early afternoon on Mayday, May 1 2020, car and bike caravans began lining up for another day of caravan protests.One of the motorcades began the day by essentially driving laps around the White House.while bicyclists rode by HHS chanting "Do Your Job!" Videographer Jane Recker reports at least 40 cars in the motorcade.

Iron Snowflake in Exile Mayday roundup video 1 min 36 sec

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Still from Jane Recker's Twitter video of cyclists near HHS chanting "Do Your Job!"

ShutDownDC activists paint murel at Amazon CEO Bezo's DC mansion

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 18:12

On the 29th of April, ShutdownDC activists showed up in front of Jeff Bezo's new DC mansion. Once there, they painted a murel demanding that Amazon protect their workers from COVID-19, now known to be spreading in Amazon "fulfillment centers" as online shopping soars.

Video of murel painting at the home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos 16 sec

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Photo by Shutdown DC

Essential not Expendable caravans crisscross DC

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 20:29

On the 27th of April, two motorcades and a bike caravan crosscrossed the city visiting locations where essential workers are placing themselves at risk for the public before converging in SE DC. During the closing rally in SE, cops demanded protesters leave-and some of the cops removed their own personal protective equipment to do so.

Video featuring the bike caravan, including police incident at end 1 min 58 sec

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United Nations Warns of Famine, Urges Debt Relief and Calls for New Debt Process to Confront Coronavirus

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 16:34

Over the last 48 hours, United Nations agencies warned the coronavirus could spread famine to hundreds of millions, called for new debt relief processes and the UN's chief urged expanding debt relief and aid to more countries."Without debt relief and emergency aid, too many countries do not have the ability to feed their people, strengthen health services or help their people survive the economic impacts of the coronavirus," stated Eric LeCompte, a UN finance expert, who leads the religious development group, Jubilee USA Network.On Thursday, United Nations Secretary Genera

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Major Religious Institutions Urge President, IMF and G20 to Cancel Debts and Use Reserves to Protect Poor

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 17:42

Many of the largest religious institutions are calling for financial crisis protections, debt relief and additional resources to protect the world's poor in what the IMF calls the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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