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Neo-Nazis post pro-Trump flier at Union Station with Jewish caricature

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 23:12

On the 26th of May, a neo-Nazi propaganda poster promoting Donald Trump appeared on a Metro station post at Union Station. The poster used a caricature of Jews consistant with those drawn in Nazi newspapers in Germany during the 1930's and blamed "Jew media" for "whipping up hysteria" against known racist Donald Trump. This poster is designed to resist removal, being a very difficult to remove sticker of thin paper with very tough glue and probably will leave behind permanent damage to the underlying paint.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Race/Racism

Code Pink protests rape and murder of woman by ex-Marine near Okinawa base

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 22:43

On April 28, 2016, a former U.S. Marine and current civilian employee of the US Marine base on Okinawa, Japan raped and murdered a local woman. This was the latest in a decades long string of rapes associated with that particular US military base. On the 26th of May, Code Pink staged a protest at Union Station demanding that the US base on Okinawa be removed instead of rebuilt.

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Labor activists march into Wal-Mart, demand fired pregnant worker's job back

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 18:34

Wal-Mart fired Arleja Stevens for pregnancy-related absences two years after agreeing never to do so. On May 25, she walked back into the H st Wal-Mart to demand her job back. She was backed by activists from Making Change at Walmart and DC Jobs with Justice. The manager objected to protesters inside the store but accepted a copy of DC laws pertaining to pregnancy and employment and agreed to meet with her in an "open door" session at 10AM on May 26, 2016. If she does not get her job back protesters will target Wal-Mart's main corporate office in DC on the 7th of June.

Video-marching into Wal-Mart to demand Arleja Stevens's job back

Labor/Economics/Business

Black LIves Matter activists demand investigation of police killings of Black women, project images on DOJ's walls

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/21/2016 - 15:34

On evening of the 21st of May, Black Lives Matter activists gathered at the Department of Justice to demand investigations into police murders of Black women both Cisgendered and Transgendered. A projector was set up, showing scenes of some of the police incidents that led to the deaths of Black women at the hands of police on the walls of the Department of Justice.

Video featuring Sandra Bland portion of projection

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Closure of FERC "public" meeting draws street blockade

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/19/2016 - 17:19

The monthly "public" meeting on May 19th of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) was closed to the public in response to this week's protests. In response protesters took over 1st St NE in front of FERC's doors. Sounds of chainsaws and fracking fluid injection were played over the PA at one point, at another point the mock eminent domain notice against FERC chairman Norman Bay's house was read aloud for the second time. It had been posted the previous day when the mock pipeline was set up at the Chairman's house.

Video from the 1st St blockade outside FERC on 5-19-2016

Related:Video overview of entire week of action including both the Rubber Stamp Rebellion and Break Free From Fossil Fuels (1 min 15 sec)

Environment/Food/Health

Blocking the streets outside FERC after their monthly "public" meeting was closed to the public

Anti-TPP activists perform street theater, then march to DNC

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/18/2016 - 21:38

On the 18th of May the US International Trade Commission (US ITC) released its economic impact statement of the TPP or Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Outside, both the Rubber Stamp Rebellion and the No Lame Duck Uprising were present, performing a skit about how the ISDN or "Investor State Dispute resolution" corporate courts would let oil companies sue the US for demanding they clean up their spills or limit their drilling. The skit ended with Uncle Sam, hat in hand, begging the taxpayers for money to pay off the TPP ISDN judgements to Big Pig Oil.

Video of the TPP skit featuring Pig Oil and his fracking buddies

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

The skit in front of the US International Trade Commission

FERC chairman Norman Bey skips town to dodge protesters at his house

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/17/2016 - 23:29

On the 17th of May, the Rubber Stamp Rebellion showed up in front of FCC Chairman Norman Bey's Dupont Circle area DC home.Some stayed all night-and early the next morning a notice of eminent domain was read out and a "pipeline" set up in front of his home. A neighbor reported Norman had skipped town to duck the protesters.

DC Media Group video of "pipeline" at Norman Bay's house early AM May 18

Environment/Food/Health

FERC Chair Norman Bey gets gas pipeline at HIS house! (still from DC Media Group video taken early AM May 18)

Rubber Stamp Rebellion begins with AM and PM blockades of FERC, 7 arrests-and a home demo

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 08:51

On the 16th of May, the Rubber Stamp Rebellion began with an 8AM blockade and noisefest outside the offices of FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This was followed by a PM rush hour "pipeline" blockade stopping all traffic out of FERC's driveway. That night, FERC Commissioner Tony Clark got home only to find protesters were there too. FERC is notorious for rubberstamping almost all permits for oil and gas fracking and pipelines. They are also the source of eminent domain authority for these projects.

Video highlights of the FERC blockades plus(last 38 sec) a cop trying to order the camera turned off (common problem at FERC)

Environment/Food/Health

Blocking FERC's driveway at about 4PM

Break Free From Fossil Fuels demands end to offshore drilling

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 22:05

On the 15th of May, the global Break Free From Fossil Fuels protests came to DC with a march from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial. The demand in DC was for an end to offshore oil drilling, just days after Shell spilled more oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Some of the marchers carried a mock offshore "jack-up" oil drilling rig through the streets.

Video highlights of the march

Environment/Food/Health

Break Free from Fossil Fuels on Constitution Ave

Protesters deliver coffin to GOP HQ during Trump's DC Visit

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/12/2016 - 21:02

On the 12th of May, a visit to GOP headquarters on Capitol Hill by Donald Trump drew immigrant protesters and Code Pink as well. The protest appeared to have been either spontaneous or organized on very short notice,as seemingly no information had been available anywhere the previous night. Despite this short notice opponents of Trump's gutter racism managed to drop a coffin right in front of GOP headquarters. Inside RNC headquarters, staffers were told to either support Donald Trump or leave.

Video of coffin delivery originally uploaded to Twitter by "Frank Thorpe V"

Elections/Legislation/Government
Race/Racism
Right Wing

Still from video originally uploaded to Twitter by "Frank Thorpe V"

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