October 2022

Noise demo "impedes communication" at G20 presscon at IMF

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 17:06

On the 13th of October, the G20 (20 richest nations reps) attempted to hold a press conference in a ballroom on the 20th st side of one of the IMF's buildings in DC. Outside, protesters pounded drums, blew whistles and air horns, and even rang cowbells. The noise was so loud protesters were issued ear plugs-and it was admitted the noise interfered with the pres conference.

Video-noise demo outside ballroom location of G20 press conference 2 min

Globalization/Anti-globalization

Protesters on their way to the press conference

Climate/IMF Protesters may have forced cancellation of G20 dinner at DAR Constitution Hall

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 21:35

On the 12th of October, climate and Indigenous centric protests against the Fall 2022 meetings of the IMF and World Bank began. First up was an evening bike ride from Murrow Park in front of the World Bank to DAR Constitution Hall. Plenty of cops were there but there was seemingly no other activity in or around the building. The G20 Climate and Energy Ministers were supposed to be having a fancy dinner there but seemed to be absent, presumably due to the presence of protesters.

Video of the ride showing lack of limos and G20 ministers around DAR Const Hall 2 min 28 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

No limos and G20 ministers in sight here-just cops and protesters

Code Pink drops banner INSIDE World Bank building

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 23:01

On the eve of the IMF and World Bank's Fall 2022 meetings, Code Pink got inside the World Bank's headquarters and dropped a "Cancel All Debt" banner before being escorted out.

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization
Labor/Economics/Business

Photo by Code Pink

Declare Emergency and Indigenous activists blockade Capitol Beltway

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 23:48

On Indigenous People's Day, the 10th of October, Declare Emergency and fifteen Indigenous activists from Minnesota sat down on the Capitol Beltway in almost the same place protesters had blocked it on July 4. The road was blocked nearly an hour. Again many were arrested.

Video of Declare Emergency's Capitol Beltway blockade 1min 18 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Declare Emergency

Indigenous People's Day rally and speakout held on the Mall

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 22:53

One of a great many Indigenous People's Day events was held on the Mall in Washington DC near 3ed st SW.

Video including Jay Winter Nightwolf's explanation of so-called "Columbus Day" and a water protector speaking on Enbridge's Line 5 (5m 17 sec)

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

An Indigenous water protector who was present at Declare Emergency's Capitol Beltway blockade earlier the same day speaks

Brookside Gardens drag queen story hour beseiged by Proud Boys terrorists

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/09/2022 - 01:38

On the 8th of October, the Proud Boys may have taken advantage of the Women's March keeping activists busy to disrupt an undefended Drag Queen Story Hour reading event for children in Brookside Gardens.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by MoCO County Council candidate Kristin Mink

Women's March reportback

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 16:51

On the 8th of October, the Women's March returned to Capitol Hill for another mass march against SCOTUS's decision to scuttle Roe Vs Wade and permit about half the US to ban abortion outright. At least two groups of counterprotesters and several far-right media teams(notably the Daily Signal) were driven away by more militant protesters.

Update Oct 8, late night: Simultanious protests held at homes of all 6 antichoice Supreme Court "Justices" Video-the protest at Kavanaugh's house 1 min 16 sec

Video-chasing right wing trash out of the Women's March 5 min 14 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Lead banner of the Women's March

MAGA neighbors of Amy Coney Barrett chalk antichoice messages as protesters arrive

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 00:05

On the 7th of October, yet another protest at "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett's house encountered opposition from far-right neighbors. The pro-Nazi and pro forced birth messages they chalked on the trail to Amy's block were no surprise given racist and misogynistic statements made at prior protests by Karens and Kens who live on Amy Coney Barrett's block.

Marchers call Barrett "a politician in a robe" 10 sec by Our Rights DC

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

"Ultra MAGA" on Twitter means swastika-waving hard Nazis who support Trump. This was posted by one of Amy Coney Barrett's neighbors

Rally for trans and gender expansive students held before Fairfax County school board meeting

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 01:34

On the 6th of October, a meeting of the Fairfax County school board at Luther Jackson Middle School included an agenda item of favorable concern to transgender students. A rally was held prior to the meeting in support of this agenda item and more generally to protect trans and gender expansive students from the current wave of hate and attacks. Only a half dozen presumed Christian Nationalists dared counterprotest.

Video contrasting the big rally turnout w the tiny counterprotest by religious extremists. 1 min 3 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Youth Education

Oct 5 Kavanaugh Roberts Home Demos trouble free/no harassment

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 01:29

Whoever commanded the Montgomery County police presence at last week's Kavanaugh protest seems to have been replaced after all the videotaped harassment and threats. This time around, the Oct 5 Kavauagh and Roberts residential protests went smoothly, with no harassment or problems of any kind.

Video of Oct 5 Kavanaugh and Roberts home demos 1 min 59 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Police/Legal/Prisons

At "Rapey Brett" Kavanaugh's house

Press conference by fetus stealing PAAU disrupted at DOJ

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 16:26

On the 5th of October, so-called "Progressive Anti Abortion Uprisng" (PAAU) held a press conference at the Dept of Justice to decry the Federal prison time they may get for storming abortion clinics. Two pro-choice counterprotesters called out their hypocrisy, one responding to their whining about Jane's Revenge with "Jane is watching!" The entire event was livestreamed so this is certainly true.

Video-Disrupting PAAU, calling out their keynote speaker Randall Terry 4 min 4 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

PAAU's keynote speaker: the infamous Randall Terry of Operation Rescue

DC marches in solidarity w women's uprising in Iran

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/02/2022 - 01:05

On the 1st of October, Iranians marched in DC and many other US cities in solidarity with the hard-pressed fighters in the women's uprising against theocracy in their home country. Local activists turned out to support them. The uprising began when security forces murdered Mahsa Amini over a veil worn "improperly." Much like police murders in the US, this has set off a firestorm of resistance.

Video highlights of the march 1 min 47 sec

World Uprisings

Marchers and the overall "Woman Life Freedom" theme

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