video from 4-11-2014 IMF protests: interviews and issues

Protesters and one of the workers at the IMF Spring Meetings speak on camera. The "Redd" scheme of taking forests away from Indigenous folks and giving it to coal, oil, and gas companies to "manage" for carbon credits as supported by the IMF is condemned by one speaker.

On the 13th of April, social activists from Food Not Bombs served free food in Murrow Park outside the IMF and World Bank meetings. Not one of the delegates accepted the food. Food Not Bombs then moved to Franklin Park where there was much more interest in the food from area homeless folks who rely on the availablity of free food.
Video from Food Not Bombs

On the 11th of April, IMF protesters seemingly managed to catch police and security by surprise. The buildings were not barricaded and protesters were able to close to face to face range on the sidewalk and even get under one of the tents in front of the IMF building.

IMF Protesters confront Spanish delegate at limo(liveleak)
Protesters enter the Mayflower unopposed (Liveleak)

On the 11th of April, Egyptian Minister of Finance Hani Qadri Demian showed up to be "honored” at a luncheon staged by the US Chamber of Commerce, only to face disruption by Code Pink.

Code Pink gets inside, disrupts Egyptian Finance Minister's event at CofC Youtube video by CodePinkAction

44 sec video of bike racers training under the cherry trees at Haines Point

Footage of DC area bike racers training under the cherry blossoms on their first or second day open. As of two days later WTOP Radio reported crowds so heavy this was no longer possible, at least at the noon hours reported by them.

Group Condemns National Park Service for Killing 106 Deer in Rock Creek National Park
Calls for Congressional Investigation into Park Mismanagement;
Says Rock Creek National Park should be removed from Park Service control

(Washington, D.C.) Members of the group 'Save the Rock Creek Park Deer" condemned the National Park Service today for killing 106 deer since January 2014 in Washington, DC's Rock Creek National Park.

March for Women's Lives Pro-Choice, 1.2 million 2004

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