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Rally Against Chelsea Manning Federal Grand Jury Summons

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 21:50

Rally Against Chelsea Manning Federal Grand Jury Summons

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST

401 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Police/Legal/Prisons

Sunrise Movement occupies Mitch McConnell's office for Green New Deal

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 22:03

On the 25th of February, hundreds of activists from the Sunrise Movement occupied Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office. They were protesting his efforts to scuttle the Green New Deal with a quick (presumably NO) vote before it can even be fully written. Protesters called him out for "lining your pockets while we die in floods." Over 40 of them were arrested after refusing orders to roll up their signs and leave.

Video from raw clips originally posted to Twitter by Aida Chavez

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Mark Ruffalo

Rojava benefit concert plays to capacity crowd at St Stephens

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 23:44

On the evening of the 23ed of February, several punk bands with Anti-Flag headlining played a Rojava(Kurdish) benefit show at St Stephens. The show was entirely sold out. At several times, anti-Fascist and pro-YPG/YPJ chants alternated with the music. A film from the war front against Daesh and Turkey was shown, and several speakers were invited to the stage as well as the bands.

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
World Uprisings

Whole room filled for the show

Extinction Rebellion holds second "Freaky Fridays" rally at Suntrust Plaza

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 02:44

On Friday, the 22nd of February, DC's Extinction Rebellion chapter held their second "Freaky Fridays" protest about extreme climate chaos and resulting extinctions in a row. This time around, the chosen site was Suntrust Plaza at the intersection of 18th st and Columbia Road. This was picked both to call out Suntrust for their role in funding fossil fuels and because the area is very busy on a Friday night.

Environment/Food/Health

BLM blockades Chinatown, "National Emergency" protesters rally at White House

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 00:03

At Noon on the 18th of February, protesters at the White House declared that TRUMP is the "national emergency". This is over his attempt to claim dictatorial powers to remove as many Brown people from the US as possible and build his wall. At the exact same time, Black Lives Matter blockaded Chinatown, protesting MPD and Bowser for their efforts to remove as many Black people from DC as possible.

Video of the blockade at 7th and H sts with the mock prison cells 3 min 16 sec

Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons
Poverty

Protesters and mock prison cells exclude car traffic from prime shopping territory in Chinatown.

Extinction Rebellion holds climate chaos "Jeopardy" in Columbia Heights

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 00:27

On the 15th of Feb, the DC chapter of the global Extinction Rebellion movement held a "Jeopardy" themed street theater event in Columbia Heights. Questions included "a form of government made more common by climate change and resulting migration" for which the answer of course was "what is Fascism?"

Environment/Food/Health

Noise Protest outside DC Jail protests 8 months w no Rec Time

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 02:39

Recently, BLM activists and No Justice No Pride got word that inmates at both the DC Jail (Central Detention Facitly) and the so-called "Correctional Treatment Facility" had used various excuses to deny inmates ALL outdoor recreation time for the past 8 months. In reponse, activists staged a pot-and-pan banging noise protest outside the jail on the evening of Valentine's Day.

Video-banging pots and pans outside DC Jail, (at 3:03)guard shoves videographer 3 min 45 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

March for TPS Justice tears down mock wall at Trump Hotel, marches on Capitol Hill

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 01:04

On the 12th of Feb, migrants holding Temporary Protected Status backed by a massive crowd of supporters marched from the White House to Capitol Hill to demand legal permanent residency. The march stopped at Trump Hotel, where a mock wall banner emblazoned "No Borders on Stolen Land" was set up, then torn to pieces in symbolic demolition of Trump's wall.

Video featuring tearing down the mock wall at Trump Hotel 2 min 42 sec

Immigration

This mock wall at Trump Hotel was torn to bits by the crowd, just as Congress needs to tear up his demands for wall money

State of the Union draws protests in multiple locations

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 17:35

Before Donald Trump could give his State of the Union Address filled with racist venom against migrants, he had to get past protesters. There were protesters at the White House and along both the Constitution Ave and Independence Ave motorcade route options.

Video from the motorcade route protests 3 min 1 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

A motorcade's-eye view of the Constitution Ave side of the main protest

Arsonist attempts to burn down Comet Pizza

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 01/27/2019 - 14:52

On Jan 24, an unknown person walked into Comet Pizza while it was open and people were inside, squirted a flammable liquid onto the back curtains and set the curtain on fire. A fast-reacting person with a fire extinguisher got the fire out before it could spread, saving the building and possibly many lives. As of this writing the arsonist is still at large.

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