May 2014

Reportback from Cove Point gas export hearing

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/31/2014 - 10:55

On the 31st of May, FERC held their one and only hearing in Lusby, Calvert County for local residents who will be affected by Dominion Energy's proposal to convert the old Cove Point LNG import plant to a fracked gas export facility. The hearing was carefuly stage-managed to make each opponent of the project think they were alone in one of the most corrupt processes I have ever seen.

Video on Archive.org

Environment/Food/Health

The Line outside Patuxent HS 2 hours before the start of FERC's hearing inside on gas export from Cove Point

Critical Mass draws good crowd May 30

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 23:48

The May 30, 2014 Critical Mass bike ride drew a good crowd with a lot of new riders.

Video of the ride on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

SOA Watch activists facing charges for street mural

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/26/2014 - 20:20

SOA Watch Activists Arrested and Charged with “Defacing Public or Private Property” in Washington, DC for Creating a Mural to Commemorate Victims of SOA Violence

Art is Not a Crime - Drop the Charges

SOA Watch video on Vimeo

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Police/Legal/Prisons

March on Monsanto takes streets, covers Monsanto's doors with stickers

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/24/2014 - 19:57

On the 24th of May, there were Marches on Monsanto in many cities. Here in DC the march took the streets, marched on Monsanto's lobbying headquarters, and left its mark with a blizzard of stickers on Monsanto's doors.

Video on Archive, available in 540p or full HD 1080p resolutions Full HD recommended for download only

Environment/Food/Health

Anti-torture activists demand closure of GITMO in White House protest

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 16:22

On the 23ed of May, the 1 year anniversary of an Obama speech promising to close Guantanimo Bay, torture survivors and peace activists showed up in front of the White House to call Obama out for this repeatedly broken promise.

Video on Archive.org

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Military/Weapons
Police/Legal/Prisons

Global Jubilee Movement Meets Pope Francis

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 10:40

Pope Francis welcomed members of the global Jubilee movement to the Vatican on Wednesday as they were received for high level meetings with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The Catholic Church, various Christian Churches, Jewish groups and trade unions founded the global Jubilee campaign that successfully cancelled more than 130 billion dollars in sovereign debt and has won tax policies to benefit people living in the poorest countries of the world.

Poverty

Putin-Xi Huge Gas Deal Could End Dollar and US Domination

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/21/2014 - 14:53

 by: CLAYTON HALLMARK  The situation between Russia and the USA almost has reached a state of “hot” war. Usually that is what happens when anyone threatens America’s dollar hegemony, which really is its hegemony. Russia and China soon may arrange for payments on their huge natural gas deal (and later a huge petroleum deal) to be made in OTHER THAN DOLLARS – a “RED LINE” for which lesser countries have been invaded and their leaders killed by US forces.Russia is the second-largest producer of dry natural gas and third-largest liquid fuels producer in the world.

Anti-War/Peace
Commentary/Op-ed
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization

Russian SPIMEX Oil Product Indices -- Soon will include Crude Oil, possibly add Russia's ESPO oil benchmark to existing world benchmarks Brent (North Sea, world) and WTI (Texas, USA).

Obama fundraising appearance in Potomac jams streets, draws Keystone protesters

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 21:15

On the 19th of May, Obama appeared at a fundraiser in ultra-wealthy Potomac, MD. Activists opposing the Keystone XL and favoring clean energy were there to greet his motorcade. Meanwhile, traffic backed up for miles as Secret Service forced Montgomery County police to shut down both MacArthur Blvd and Falls Road for that motorcade.

Video on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

Obama's motorcade passes Keystone protesters to enter a country-club neighborhood in Potomac, MD

Islamophobic Ads on Metrobusses compare Muslims to Hitler

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 16:55

On the 19th of May, large advertisements appeared on the sides of Metrobusses showing a picture of Adolf Hitler and claiming the Quran calls for such hatred. The ads are running on the sides of 20 Metrobusses, barring overlying graffiti or mechanical problems taking them off the road.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Race/Racism

Climate First! protests Keystone XL at Canadian Embassy

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/17/2014 - 18:15

On the 17th of May, Climate First! showed up at the Canadian Embassy with signs opposing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This was part of a continent-wide "hands across the land" day of action against the pipeline, with events taking place all over Turtle Island.
Video on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

Protesters disrupt FCC as 3-2 vote scraps net neutrality

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 13:31

On the 15th of May, protesters banged bucket drums and bells outside the FCC while commissioners gathered to vote on "paid prioritization" of content. Ignoring the sound of people's anger from outside, and ejecting four activists who got into the hearing, they voted 3-2 to permit "paid prioritization" of content.

Downloadable video on archive.org

Science/Technology

Hundreds of cyclists take the streets for the DC Bike Party

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/14/2014 - 23:40

On the 14th of May, hundreds of bike riders showed up for the DC Bike Party, which takes place the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

Downloadable video on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

This is but a small fraction of the DC Bike Party! Some of the riders are two blocks or more up the street, others are still back in Dupont Circle

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