October 2018

Homeless shelter at DC General closed by Mayor Bowser

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 00:55

On the 31st of October, the Washington Post reported that Mayor Bowser has closed the family homeless shelter at DC General. The post reports this fulfulls one of her campaign promises. The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post did NOT report that this makes the site ready for a possible Amazon HQ2 project where DC General now stands. The Post admitted 9 familes were disqualified from further housing assistance for "rule violations" and claims others have been housed.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

Handmaids, anti-Trump acts in High Heel Race as putting Mayor's name on it stokes controversy

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 16:36

On the 30th of October, the annual pre-Halloween High Heel Race took to 17th st. There were multiple participants in "Handmaid's Tale" costume, a possible reference to the Kavanaugh confirmation fightback. Also present were participants with "Trump is a Drag" and "Drag out Trump" signs.

Video including the Handmaids, the anti-Trump act, and a critique of the Mayor 1 min 14 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

#WontBeErased: Transgender activists and allies protest at Zorbas, staff or management calls the cops

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 14:44

Video from Zorbas (960x540 resolution) 2 min 58 sec

On the 26th of October, transgender activists and allies showed up at Zorbas, a supposedly GLBTQ friendly restaurant just north of Dupont Circle in DC. They were there to educate diners about the ongoing murder of transgender people and especially transgender people of color in the US. The case of Crystal Lee was cited as an example. The response by Zorba's staff was to summon the police.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

The scene inside Zorbas as transgender activists and their friends held an educational "mic-check" intended to last five minutes

The Shortwave Report 10/26/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 19:28

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Spanish national Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.  http://www.outfarpress.com/swr181026.mp3        From SPAIN- Alison Hughes and Panorama are back on SNR. Here is a series of Spanish newspaper reviews, beginning with European reaction to the Khashoggi case, with Germany alone putting arms sales to Saudi Arabia on hold.

Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
World Uprisings

#KremlinAnnex impeachment protest reaches 100 nights outside the White House

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 02:27

The 23rd of October was the 100th evening of the #KremlinAnnex protests outside the White House demanding that Donald Trump be impeached, removed as unfit, or resign from office

Video: the 100th #KremlinAnnex protest in a row 43 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

Oversight Board Reviews New Fiscal Plan for Puerto Rico

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 16:06

Puerto Rico's oversight board reviews a new plan on economic growth and debt payments to the island's creditors in San Juan today.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business

Stop Police Terror Project marches on National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 02:09

On the 22nd of October, the National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality, the Stop Police Terror Project and Black Lives Matter-DC marched against Mayor Bowser's "Resume Raiser" event hoping to catch her there, and then against the brand-new National Law Enforcement Museum. Mayor Bowser scuttled out the back door and escaped from her own event as Black Lives Matter spoke in front of the front door.

Video of the march on Mayor Bowser's event and the National Law Enforcement Museum

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Black Lives Matter at the National Law Enforcement Museum

Reportback from Women's March on the Pentagon

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/21/2018 - 22:10

The 21st of October featured Cindy Sheehan's Women's March on the Pentagon. Protesters assembled outside the Pentagon City shopping mall, and set off chanting "out of the shopping malls and into the streets." The march wound under the highway and through the streets around the Pentagon before finally ending in one of the Pentagon parking lots.

Video highlights of the march 2 min 16 sec

Anti-War/Peace

Protest remembering murdered Trans Women Marches into Columbia Heights restaurants

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/20/2018 - 17:33

On the 19th of October, Transgender activists and their allies gathered at the Columbia Heights Metro and marched into a variety of area restaurants. The protest was on behalf of the shocking number of transgender people who have been murdered, and focussed on the case of Jennefer Laude, a Filipina transgender woman who was murdered by a US Marine who claimed "self-defense" for strangling her to death after finding she was transgender.

The protest visited Chipotle, Starbucks, a branch of the notoriously homophobic Chick-Fil-A chain, and Z-Burger. Not surprisinly the worst issues with threats from staff were at Chick-Fil-A.

Video from all four stops of the protest for murdered trans women

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Fists up for murdered transgender folks at Chipotle

The Shortwave Report 10/19/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 19:31

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.  http://www.outfarpress.com/swr181019.mp3        From JAPAN- The governor of Okinawa denounced the central government for pushing through the location of a new US military base. A Tokyo criminal court is questioning three former TEPCO executives concerning negligence before and during the nuclear accident at Fukushima in 2011.

Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Immigration
Iraq/Afghanistan
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

"Supervillains" visit Congress for FERC nominee Bernard McNamee

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 01:47

On the 16th of October, activists from Beyond Extreme Energy dressed as "Supervillains" to mockingly lobby for confirmation of Trump's new FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) nominee Bernard McNamee. Supervillains included Columbus, the Joker, the Ghost of Fossil Fuels Past, the UnderTrumper(a mining fanatic), and more.

Beyond Extreme Energy Video of "Supervillains" inside the Senate Office Buildings

Environment/Food/Health

The Joker and Christopher Columbus-just two of the Supervillains supporting Trump's nomination of Bernard McNamee to FERC

Charles County residents may have DEFEATED proposed Dominion compressor station

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 17:37

Residents of both Accokeek, MD and Cove Point, MD may have just won a major victory. In the face of unrelenting, "not one step back" community opposition, Dominion Energy is claiming to have thrown in the towel on building a crucial fracked gas compressor station in Charles County, MD near Accokeek. While this has yet to be entered into the court docket of a related lawsuit, it would be foolish for Dominion to publicly state they have cancelled the compressor station if they still intend to build in Charles County.

Environment/Food/Health

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