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The Shortwave Report 06/12/15 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 19:22
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DC Bike Party takes to the street for Pride Week

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 01:46

On the 10th of June, a special Pride Week edition of the DC Bike Party took to the streets with the usual hundreds of riders. Some were in bright colors and even a few in fairy wings for the occasion, and the ride finished at the 17th st bar area.

Video highlights of the Bike Party

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

The Shortwave Report 06/05/15 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 06/04/2015 - 20:06
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Activists take to Capitol Hill against TPP fast-track House vote

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 06/04/2015 - 19:26

On the 4th of June, activists began the "Rigged Trade Rebellion" presence on Capitol Hill to oppose passage of "fast-track" for the TPP and other trade deals. This presence will continue every Tuesday and Thursday at Independence and NJ Aves SW. The TPP treaty is nearly done except for disputes between the US and Japan, stopping fast-track is not crucial to stopping the entire TPP.

Video interview-status of fight to stop the TPP

Globalization/Anti-globalization

Petitions against TPP fast-track deliverd to Congress

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 06/03/2015 - 14:20

On the 3rd of June, opponents of the proposed TPP or Trans-Pacific Partership delivered over 2 million petition signatures to Capitol Hill.

Youtube video of Keith Ellison's speech at the Capitol Hill rally against the TPP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inaCcQOXSK8

Globalization/Anti-globalization
Labor/Economics/Business

Bernie Sanders speaks against the TPP-photo by Untol Carslyle

Wal-Mart associates, allies protest punitive store closures over wage demands

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/01/2015 - 14:35

On the 1st of June, labor activists and Wal-Mart associates protested outside the Ga Ave Wal-Mart. They were demanding that Wal-Mart re-instate the over 2,600 associates fired when five stores across the US were closed for "plumbing repairs." Pico Rivera, CA, one of the offending locations, was the target of Our Wal-Mart's very first walkout over wages. The closings appear to have actually been illegal retaliation for the demands for better wages and full-time or at least predictable schedules.

Related video-how Wal-Mart is killing small business on Ga Ave by taking away their parking

Labor/Economics/Business
Local News/Neighborhoods

Protesters at the Ga Ave Wal-Mart

Armed bikers protesting existance of Phoenix mosque outnumbered by counterprotest

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/30/2015 - 12:20

On the 30th of May, armed motorcycle gang members staged an anti-Islamic rally outside a mosque in Phoenix, Arizona. They showed up with semiautomatic rifles and full military gear to draw offensive cartoons while police kept them apart from a larger group of counterprotesters. Many have remarked that the National Guard would probably have opened fire if African-American protesters against police brutality in Baltimore had shown up carrying similar weapons.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Armed "peaceful protesters" outside a Phoenix, AZ mosque. Photo by Fashion Faerie

Calvert County residents march from Solomons to Cove Point against gas export

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/30/2015 - 12:05

On the 30th of May, residents of Calvert County backed by environmentalists marched from Solomons at the southern tip of the county to Cove Point. The ending point was a park close to Dominion's LNG plant, the target of the protest. Dominion has begin construction to convert the old LNG import plant into an export facility for far larger quantities of fracked gas.

We Are Cove Point video of the march

Environment/Food/Health

The march begins-photo by We Are Cove Point

Fracking protesters storm Spectra, ANGA, NPR

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 18:39

The 29th of May was the last day of the third round of daily protests at FERC by Beyond Extreme Energy(BXE). This time around, activists marched from FERC and stormed into the office buildings housing some of their friends. First up was Spectra, builder of the "AIM" pipeline project FERC rubber stamped. Next up was ANGA, "America's Natural Gas Alliance," the notorious gas and fracking lobby. Finally came a suprise: the headquarters of NPR, known for promoting gas fracking with what can only be called public disservice announcements.

Video of the storming of Spectra, ANGA, and NPR

Environment/Food/Health

Activists from Beyond Extreme Energy inside Spectra's building

The Shortwave Report 05/29/15 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 20:09
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Circus act at FERC lampoons revolving door w/ gas industry

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 16:47

On the 28th of May, the Third Siege of FERC continued with the FERCus-go-round, a circus act that emphasized the revolving door between FERC commissioners and the gas/fracking industry. The commissioners were called weasels, images of their faces mounted on mock carousel horses, a turkey, even a seahorse. Meanwhile, very few FERC staffers tried to run the door blockades, one speaker estimated only a tenth of the normal workforce showed up.

Video of the FERCus-go-round

Environment/Food/Health

Five arrested in blockade of FERC

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 17:03

On the 27th of May, five activists were arrested while blocking access to FERC on the 4th day of actions by Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE). They stood their ground when the Federal Protective Services/Homeland Security cops gave the "three warnings" and were arrested after a blockade lasting nearly an hour. Afterwards protesters held a silent vigil lasting until Noon in front of FERC's headquarters. BXE is demanding that FERC stop acting as the gas industry's rubber stamp for seemingly every gas/fracking infrastructure permit to cross their desks.

Video of the FERC rubber stamp brigade running the gauntlet of protesters

Environment/Food/Health

This blockade at FERC's backdoor turned away their staff for nearly an hour before 5 activists were arrested

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