November 2016

On the 11th of November, and anticapitalist/antifascist march took to the streets against Donald Trump.Also present were many Black Lives Matter activists. The climax of the march was a moving, marching occupation of the I-395 tunnel near 3ed st. Immediately prior to that the march blocked NY Ave to mark 2 months since DC police shot Terrence Sterling off his motorcycle.

Video showing march in Chinatown, NY Ave blockade, and freeway march

On the 10th of November, anti-Trump protesters took to DC's streets for a second night in a row, chanting things like "My body my Choice" and "Pussy Grabs Back." Marchers surged from Trump Hotel to the White House to the Capitol, back and forth the marches went. There is also an unconfirmed report thatr Georgetown Day School students stormed Trump Hotel earlier in the day. This was actually the 3ed night of protests as the Light brigade set up at the White House shortly after Trump claimed the election.

Video Highlights of the second night of anti-trump marches

On the 9th of November, protesters marched on Trump Hotel at least three separate times. The first march started at the White House and marched to Trump Hotel chanting "No Trump, no KKK no racist USA." A second, equally large march arrived from U before that first massive siege of the hotel could entirely disperse, and contained some militant activists. One group burned the US flag, which will be the flag of Donald Trump after Jan 20. Shortly therafter someone threw a paint projectile, scoring a direct hit on the building.

Updates Nov 10:Twitter reports indicate a Black Lives Matter organizer not involved in the flag burning, paint projectile, or any other such incident was assaulted by a "rogue" police officer. Also report in Washington Post of flags burned in protest at American University, no reports of police violence there.

Video showing both marches approaching, then the flag burning and paint hit

The 8th of November was just short of 2 months after Terrence Sterling was shot by a DC police officer for "erratic driving" his motorcycle. Protesters once again gathered at 3ed and M sts NW where he was shot, this time to deliver a weighted blow. They marched to Chinatown and shut down the iconic 7th and H st shopping area, then marched to N Capitol St and shut it down too, finally shutting down NY Ave one more time.

Video of Chinatown blockade and that angry motorist near Wal-Mart

On the 5th of November, the annual Million Mask March stormed Trump Hotel on Penn Ave. Three arrests were reported over spray painted tags left at Trump Hotel and on FBI headquarters. Police websites and some other news outlets reported that couched were thrown at glass doors inside, but video footage clearly shows that heavy couches were only pulled against glass doors to barricade them against security.

Video-News2Share's video from inside Trump Hotel with added musical backing