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Climate march blockades16th and H, Palestine protest joins in

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/09/2015 - 18:35

On the 9th of November, hundreds of marchers took to the streets for the "Our Generation Our Choice" march against climate chaos, racism, and militarized policing. Simultaniously, a rally was taking place in front of the White House protesting Benjamin Netanyahu's, visit begging Obama for more military aid. When the climate march arrived at 16th and H, they stopped and blockaded the intersection. Police tried and failed to prevent the two protests from joining forces.

Video of the march and blockade(2 min 30 sec)

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

The intersection of 16th and H completely blocked by "Our Generation Our Choice"

Blocking the streets during Netanyahu's visit over climate chaos and colonialism

Keystone XL opponents celebrate victory over tar sands pipeline

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/07/2015 - 21:07

On the 6th of November, President Obama formally rejected TransCanada's permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to cross the US-Canada border. After 7 years of struggle, the resistance is catching fire, and pipeline after pipeline is being rejected. With other pipelines in Canada also being stopped and oil prices plunging, tar sands projects are being cancelled and investment funds for "unconventional oil" are drying up. Protest WORKS, and on the evening of Nov 6 activists gathered in front of the White House to celebrate victory in what has been a long and difficult battle.

Environment/Food/Health

The victory celebration on front of the White House on the evening after the Keystone XL permit was formally rejected.

Banners at Skanska construction site redecorated over vivisection lab

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/05/2015 - 13:46

Sometime over the Halloween weekend (also known as Earth Night), animal rights activsts redecorated banners on the fence of a Skanska construction site in DC. They added a reminder that Skanska is also building an underground animal testing/torture lab for the University of Wisconsin.

Animal Rights

"Bees" swarm hardware stores for removal of bee-killing pesticides

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 17:03

On the 4th of November, activists from multipe groups "swarmed" into an Ace and a True Value hardware store asking that both chains stop selling neo-nicotinoid pesticides. Some were dressed as bees and one of them was a beekeeper and wore beekeeping gear. They delivered letters and petitions to both stores concerning the neo-nicotinoid pesticides and plants containing them, both of which have been implicated in colony collapse disorder and the massive die-offs of honeybees

Video highlights of the Ace action

Environment/Food/Health

Meeting with the manager of an Ave hardware store in DC

"Bees" swarm Ace against neo-nicotinoids

Anti-fracking activists rally at White House ahead of Paris climate summit

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/03/2015 - 16:14

On the 3ed of November, Americans Against Fracking, National Nurses United, and other groups gathered at the White House to deliver the Global Frackdown letter demanding a ban on this destructive practice. Obama will be heading within a month to the Paris Climate Summit, and fracking is a major part of the US contribution to climate chaos due to the methane leakage it causes.

Environment/Food/Health

Antifascist arrested for wearing mask at NPI protest

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 13:50

On Halloween night, protests at the neo-Nazi National Policy Institute convention continued until the Nazis had to leave. At arount 10PM, all of the Nazis tried to flank the protesters by going around to the F st doors while protesters were on 14th st. Protesters saw this developing and charged over, getting there first. The resulting situation drew bike cops. Meanwhile, a few activists were still on 14th st. A white supremacist named Sam Dixon, former lawyer for the KKK, asked the police to arrest Sima for wearing a mask-and they complied.

Video of the "costume party" and the confrontation with the Nazis at F st as they left in a single large group

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
Right Wing

The "Costume Party" outside the neo-Nazi NPI convention at National Press Club

Antifa "costume party" vs NPI Nazis at National Press Club

Neo-Nazis at NPI convention sprayed with silly string and caught smoking

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/31/2015 - 15:30

On Halloween, the 31st of October, the neo-Nazi American Policy Institute (NPI) Convention met at the National Press Club. Many well-known white supremacists were in attendance. To get in, they had to run a gauntlet of anti-racist protesters who not only called them out on their racism but also sprayed them down with Silly String. Later, one of the Nazis was observed smoking next to the Press Club's sign "no smoking within 25 feet of entrance" sign. Security guards made no attempt to interfere with this smoking violation.

Vidoe of silly string spraying and Nazis smoking under the no-smoking sign

Race/Racism
Right Wing

An attendee at the neo-Nazi "National Policy Institute" convention being sprayed with Silly String by anti-racist protesters

Silly String for Silly Nazis

High Heel Race takes over 17th st

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 15:53

On the 27th of October, a huge crowd descended on 17th st to watch the annual High Heel Race. Included in the race was a "Kim Davis" themes contingent complete with clashing "Free Kim Davis" and "Do Your Job" signs

Video featuring the "Kim Davis" contingent(1 min 10 sec)

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
High Heel Race

Code Pink protests "Predator" drone talks at Air and Space

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:34

On the 27th of September the National Air and Space Museum hosted the "Predator: Transforming Modern Warfare with Drones" talk. The featured speaker was James G. “Snake” Clark, a former US killer drone commander. Outside Code Pink protested the talk and the drone exhibit with a banner, a mock drone, and a die-in. Attendees mostly refused Code Pink leafets detailing how many people these drones have killed.

Video of the die-in outside Air and Space

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Die-in at Air and Space

Proposed $600/month rent hike at Mt Vernon Plaza apartments draws protest vigil

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/26/2015 - 23:57

Mt Vernon Plaza at 10th and M sts is owned by Bush Construction Companies, the same VA landlord who is seeking to evict all residents of Museum Square in Chinatown. At Mt Vernon Plaza Bush is attempting to shake down tenants for an extra $600 a month in rent, a 50% increase. On the 26th of October, tenants held a vigil outside reinforced by activists from the Black Lives Matter movement and other community activists. Bush Construction Companies was warned that evictions would require carrying people-including community activists-physically out of the building.

Video-Reverend Hagler speaking on gentrification and displacement as racism-including a direct comparison to the displacement of and theft of land from Native Americans

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods
Race/Racism
Rev Hagler at Mt Vernon Plaza

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