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The Shortwave Report 10/04/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 19:57

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio   http://www.outfarpress.com/swr191004.mp3        From JAPAN- 36 European youth are sailing from Amsterdam to attend the upcoming COP 25 climate conference in Chile. More than 10 million signatures have been collected urging a UN treaty that prohibits the development and possession of nuclear weapons.

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

Press Conference Marking Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder (video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:13

On Wednesday, Oct.

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights

Anniversary of Kashoggi's dismemberment murder earns day of protest at Saudi Embassy

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:53

The 2nd of October was the anniversary of the brutal murder and dismemberment of Saudi/Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Once in daytime and a second time after dark, protesters showed up at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia demanding that Crown Prince Mohommad Bin Salman be held responsible for this crime. Trump has done nothing to condemn this crime, no doubt wishing he too could butcher unfriendly journalists.

Video: Code Pink denounces Saudi Arabia as "terror state, NBC journalist warns media "is watching" Saudis 35 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights

The daytime protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia

DC Abolition Coalition locks down at DOJ against prison horrors

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 16:55

On the 1st of October, protesters from the DC Abolition Coalition (prison abolition) locked themselves to ladders blocking all the vehicle driveways into or out of the Dept of Justice. Police used power tools recklessly and shook ladders while cutting them out of the 9th st side of the lockdown. They also threatened to knock out an African-American woman on top of one of the ladders.

Video: police use reckless tactics to remove locked-down protesters 7 min 42 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

Cops recklessly push and pull on one of the locked down defenders. This made the ladders rock dangerously

Climate Strike DC September 27 2019 (video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 15:09

As part of the Global Climate Strike, #ShutDownDC visits some of DC's worst climate criminals--mega funders of fossil fuels BlackRock and WellsFargo, the EPA and Trump Hotel in DC.

YouTube Link

 

00:07:51
Outside Black Rock 

00:12:25
Outside the EPA

00:15:45
Trump International Hotel

00:21:35
 Outside Wells Fargo

 

 

Environment/Food/Health
Science/Technology
World Uprisings

National Transgender Visibility March massively outnumbers pro-Trump counterprotesters

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/28/2019 - 20:19

On the 28th of September the National Transgender Visibility March took to the streets, taking up several blocks at a time on Penn Ave. A smattering of pro-Trump counterprotesters from the tiny and probably failed "Mother of All Rallies" were hugely outnumbered by what appeared to be the largest transgender march in DC so far.

Video: the march passing Trump Hotel, the counterprotesters, and the finish of the march 2 min 3 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

ShutDown DC stages followup climate strike march in AM rush hour

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/27/2019 - 19:30

On Sep 27, the same climate protesters who shut down the previous monday's AM rush hour returned to the streets for a followup march. With the US government and major corporations having done nothing after the climate strike, they needed a reminder.

Video-the march at Trump Hotel(w impeachment call) and Wells Fargo(w indigenous speaker) 5 min 33 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Climate Strikers held a dance party in front of Trump Hotel

New Senate Bill Combats Shell Companies United Nations Debates Tax Havens

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/27/2019 - 13:23

Washington DC - A bipartisan group of Senators introduced the "Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act" to stop the creation of shell corporations in the United States.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Poverty

Kremlin Annex protesters celebrate as Pelosi opens impeachment inquiry against Trump

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 23:42

Since the summer 2018 Trump/Putin Helsinki Summit, "Kremlin Annex" protesters at the White House have been demanding the impeachment of Donald Trump. On Sep 24 and 26, they celebrated as Trump's new new Ukraine "Do me a favor" finally forced Nancy Pelosi to open an official impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Kremlin Annex protesters on Thursday, Sep 26

The Shortwave Report 09/27/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 19:39

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba   http://www.outfarpress.com/swr190927.mp3        From RUSSIA- On his show called Going Underground Afshin Rattansi interviewed Tim Jones from Extinction Rebellion.

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

Shut Down DC Sept 23 (Video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 13:51

RisingTide with final arrest and I395 ramp closure 00:07
Climate Injustice 5:05
Black Lives Matter 10:30
Code Pink/350 12:11
XRDC after arrests 20:09

Speakers:
DC activist 12:11
Raegan, Code Pink at the American Petroleum Institute 16:12
Open Mic speakers after 27:11

YouTube Link

Environment/Food/Health
Local News/Neighborhoods

Climate Strike blockades dozens of roads, AM rush hour reduced to chaos

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 20:25

On the 23ed of September, a wide variety of climate activists groups set street blockades all over DC and in all four quadrants, blocking many of those who can afford to pay $20+ a day to park from getting to jobs at places like corporate lobbying firms and Trump's climate change-denying government.

HD video: what worked and what did not in the Shut Down DC climate protests 6 min 13 sec

Environment/Food/Health

14th and C SW: Cops tow Rising Tide's blockade van with protesters still locked to the roof and secured only by one arm

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