Sunrise HoCo Climate Strike

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Sun, 12/08/2019 - 00:21

Howard County Youth leaders rally at the George Howard Building to call for a #GreenNewDeal.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
World Uprisings
Youth Education

Fire Drill Friday Reportback: Black Friday funeral march for the climate and young people's futures

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 22:08

On the 29th of November, as other stormed the shopping malls with nothing but holiday plunder on their minds, the weekly #FireDrillFridays climate/fossil fuels protest at the US Capitol morphed into a funeral march for young activist's futures. Teenage speakers reminded everyone that scientists now say there is only a decade left to avoid irreversible climage chaos-and that failure to act may destroy their future lives.

Video-a stirring song at the starting rally, the funeral march, and die-in at the Columbus monument 2 min 51 sec

Video-a representative of the Piscataway Nation speaks at the start of the US Capitol rally 3 min 46 sec

Environment/Food/Health

The funeral march departs the US Capitol, bound for the Columbus monument at Union Station and the Chinatown shopping area

Impeachment protesters show up again at Trump Hotel

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:10

On the 25th of November, yet another group of protesters showed up at Trump Hotel demanding he be impeached and removed from office. This group emphasized his use of the White House for personal gain, a crime that prior to the current century would have led to a bipartisian vote to remove him from office. In the current "Party Uber Alles" situation anything can happen.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Extinction Rebellion Hunger strikers occupy MoCo county council's cafeteria

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 14:44

On the 19th of November, a group of hunger strikers from Extinction Rebellion set up shop in the cafeteria used by the Montgomery County council. They demanded the council back up its words on climate emergency with actual deeds which so far have been lacking. This cooincides with Extinction Rebellion's hunger strike in Nancy Pelosi's office also demanding serious measures on climate change.

Video interview with one of the hunger strikers 5 min 34 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Kurdish and antifascist activists protest against Trump's meeting with Turkish dictator Erdogan

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 02:06

On the 13th of November, as public impeachment hearings started, Donald Trump welcomed Turkish dictator Erdogan to the White House. This is while Turkish troops occupy part of Norther Syria and are destroying Kurdish towns. Outside the meeting, Kurdish and antifascist protesters banged drums, chased away pro-Erdogan provocateurs, and attempted to cut off Erdogan's escape route from the meeting.

Video featuring confrontations with Erdogen supporters, a YPG veteran's speech, and pursuing Erdogan's motorcade 7 min 19 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Police line at G st holding furious protesters two blocks away from Erdogen's E st exit from the White House

Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays joins #RemoveTrump in mass march on White House

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/08/2019 - 20:00

On the 8th of November, #RemoveTrump joined forces with Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays for a massive pro-impeachment march from the US Capitol to the White House. A sit-in was staged there but no reports of arrests at this writing.

Video: the Capitol Police interference, scene at Trump Hotel, arrival at White House 5 min 38 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health

The lead of the march stopped at Trump Hotel for some public shaming

Remove Trump protests begin at White House as impeachment procedures formalized

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 11/02/2019 - 20:20

Impeachment proceedings now being formalized in Congress are starting to bring people out in the streets! On the 2nd of November, protesters gathered at the White House to demand that Trump be not only impeached but removed. These protests will continue at noon and 6PM each day through Nov 11.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Whistleblower contingent runs in High Heel race, invokes "Lock Him Up"

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 23:02

DC's annual High Heel Race took place on October 29, the last Tuesday before Halloween. One contingent was dressed in referee's uniforms, blew whistles, and chanted "Lock Him Up!" This was just two days after Donald Trump was jeered with the same chant at the World Series and nearly booed out of the stadium.

Video-the Whistleblower Bloc at DC's High Heel Race 1 min 27 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Gender/Sexuality/Identity

The Whistleblower Bloc in the High Heel Race

BLM marches on FOP for Atatiana Jefferson after rally at MPD

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 00:30

On the 28th of October, Black Lives Matter activists rallied at MPD's headquarters, then marched on the headquarters of the Fraternal Order of Police. They were demanding justice for Atatiana Jefferson and for all other Black women murdered by police.

Video featuring stirring performance by Dick Gregory's daughter (starting 1:46) after opening rally, march on FOP, and a speaker describing their role in convering up police shootings (4 min 10 sec)

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

In front of MPD's main headquarters

#JUSTICEFORMONTE rally held in front of PG County Police Station

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 01:48

On the 26th of October, Black Lives Matter activists backed by allies showed up in front of the PG County police station on Barlowe Rd in Landover, MD. They were there to demand that the cops who broke Monte's neck during a traffic stops on Oct 17, the proceeded to break his back too be fired for this outrage. There were rumblings the cops would respond with the SWAT unit, instead they mostly stayed inside in shame.

Video: #JUSTICEFORMONTE rally at PG police station 4 min 26 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

IMF/World Bank 75th anniv Fall Meetings draw climate protesters

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 17:50

On the 18th of October, at least three different groups of protesters descended on the Fall Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. The largest was a climate protest, demanding that the IMF, World Bank, and IFC entirely stop funding coal, oil, and gas.

Video: rally at Murrow Park,march on IFC and IMF entry checkpoint 3 min

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

Protesters at the IMF's re-entry checkpoint after a looong IMF/World Bank lunch

Smithsonian Police harass Black Lives Matter activists at Atatiana Jefferson Vigil

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 00:12

On the 16th of October, Black Lives Matter activists showed up at the Museum of African-American History on the Mall to hold a vigil honoring Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot by a Texas cop while playing video games in her own home. Smithsonian Police became quite aggressive in demanding one activist move her car, but finally backed off when their own behavior was cited as a reason the activist in the car would NOT leave, for fear of leaving others at risk from the same cops.

Video cut from longer vertical video posted by Black Lives Matter DC Twitter account @DMVBlackLives 2 min 8 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

Opponents of Potomac Pipeline/Rockwool hold 2nd "Hands Across the Potomac" event

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/13/2019 - 22:01

On the 13th of October, opponents of Transcanada's Potomac Pipeline and of the toxic Rockwool plant being build across from a school in W Va held the second "Hands Across the Potomac" event on the bridge from Shepherdstown, W Va to MD. TransCanada subsidiary Columbia Gas lost their first attempt at Federal eminent domain of MD parkland to build this pipeline but has appealed to the 4th Circuit.

Video: Hands Across the Potomac spans bridge from Shepherdstown W Va to MD 1 min 57 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Kurds and antifascists protest again at White House vs Turkey's bombing

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/12/2019 - 20:41

On the 12th of October, members of the Kurdish community supported by area anti-Fascist activists once again gathered at the White House to condemn Turkey's terror bombing and Trump's greenlight for a Turkish invasion of Kurdish portions of Northern Syria(part of Kurdistan is in Syria).

Video w stirring background music 1 min 21 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Over 160 arrests as Supreme Court hears case to decide legality of firing GLBTQ employees

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 21:44

On the 8th of October, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in two GLBTQ discrimination/ Title VII cases. One concerns whether firing transgender employees violates the Civil Rights Act's Title VII sex discrimination provisions. The other concerns whether firing men for dating men but not firing women for dating women constitutes sex discrimination under the same law. A huge crowd of protesters gathered outside. Police efforts to pre-empt a civil disobedience failed when that portion of the protesters arrived late due to a highway traffic jam.

Video-Reinforements from NYC blockade 1st st 1 min 30 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

This blockade of 1st st led to around 160 arrests

Women's March marches on Mitch McConnell's house after SCOTUS protest for impeachment of Kavanaugh

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 21:59

The 6th of October marked the first anniversary of rapist Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. With an abortion case headed to the court, Women's March and sexual assault survivors showed up for a "Reclaim the Court" protest at the Supreme Court. After the speakers protesters blockaded the street in front of the Supreme Court. When cops declined to arrest them, they marched on the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Video: 1st st Blockaded, the march on Mitch McConnell's house, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's speech at the Supreme Court 6 min 21 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Sexual assault survivors and Women's March are demanding the impeachment of both Trump and Kavanaugh

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

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