August 2018

Fourth week of Occupy Lafayette Park begins with vow to stay until Trump is gone

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/06/2018 - 00:36

Sun, Aug 5 was Day 21 of Occupy Lafayette Park protests demanding impeachment of Donald Trump over the Russiagate election tampering scandal. After some electric violin music protesters vow to keep coming until Trump resigns or is impeached("till he's gone!")

Protesters vow to return night after night until Trump resigns or is impeached

Elections/Legislation/Government

View from inside the semicircle of protesters facing the lighted letters and sound

Over 20 State Attorneys General Call for Shell Company Transparency

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Fri, 08/03/2018 - 13:50

24 State Attorneys General wrote to Congress supporting action to disclose the actual owner of a shell company to law enforcement. "Anonymous" shell companies can be used to hide the identity of the owner.

"Shell companies are used by corrupt government officials to steal money from their people and hide the identities of people involved in the modern day human slave trade," stated Jubilee USA Executive Director Eric LeCompte who serves on United Nations financial expert groups.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business

The Shortwave Report 08/03/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 20:07

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, Sputnik Radio, and NHK World Radio Japan  http://www.outfarpress.com/swr180803.mp3        From SPAIN- Alison Hughes reports on Ahed Tamini, the Palestinian youth released from Israeli prison after 8 months. She had slapped an Israeli soldier after learning that her 15 year old cousin was murdered nearby by another Israeli soldier, also trespassing on Palestinian land.

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Human Rights
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Occupy Lafayette Park Day 17: T-Rexes and shark rock out as Manafort trial gets moving

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 00:39

The first of August was Day 2 of jailed former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort's trial for tax and bank fraud. That evening was also the 17th consecutive evening of Occupy Lafayette Park's protests demanding that Donald Trump be impeached for the related Russiagate scandal. Three activists in T-Rex costumes and one dressed as a shark provided extra energy to this vigorous protest.

Occupy Lafayette Park Day 17:T-Rexes and a shark dance in vigorous protest demanding Donald Trump's impeachment

Occupy Lafayette Park Day 18: A speaker lists crimes and corruption by Trump

Environment/Food/Health

A Statement from the Shut It Down DC Coalition on Facebook's false "Russian Bot" censorship

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/01/2018 - 14:28

Earlier today(July 31), Facebook deleted numerous Facebook pages, including one event aimed at promoting a protest against Jason Kessler's Unite The Right 2, the sequel no one asked for. The Shut It Down DC Coaliton has been meeting for weeks. We took over the Facebook event created by outside groups, in a desire to keep it accountable to local organizers. At numerous points, national groups have organized events in DC, and often demanded the resources of local organizers. We took over the Facebook event in question to prevent over-burden, and to control it.

Race/Racism
Science/Technology

In front of Facebook's DC headquarters on Aug 1

Mock demolition staged at Mayor Bowser's home against DC General demolition near shelter (and kids)

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/01/2018 - 00:04

On the 30th of July, supporters of homeless familes living in the DC General shelter showed up in front of the Mayor's home to protest plans to demolish parts of the building before homeless families have moved out of other parts. Demolition can expose children living there to lead dust and other toxins. Apparently the Mayor wants to offer the site to Amazon for their HQ2 project as quickly as possible.

Video from SURG DC's and Emma Cleveland's Twitter clips

Local News/Neighborhoods
Poverty
Race/Racism

Mock demoliton of DC General staged in front of Mayor Bowser's home(Photo by SURJ-DC)

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