Mono Diner in Georgetown closes after refusing or shorting last paychecks to all their workers

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 15:53

For months Georgetown's Mono Diner has had a problem: owner Mohammad Esfahnani had discovered he could save money by withholding employee's last paychecks outright and paying for only some of the hours employees had been clocked in on others. This is flat-out wage theft. Now he has shut the restaurant down, and apparently nobody there will get their last paycheck. Mohammad Esfahnani now owes at least $6,602 in back wages and has refused to pay even in the face of months of pressure and complaints to the DC government.

Labor/Economics/Business

Mock statue of liberty set up at US Citizenship and Immigration "Service"

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 17:24

On the 14th of August, opponents of Trump's racist pogrom against migrants set up a mock Statue of Liberty outside the Mass Ave offices of the US Citizenship and Immigration "Service." The statue bore an inscription welcoming migrants in many languages at the base. Security removed the statue after USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli took a selfie with it, carefully cropping out the inscription at the base welcoming migrants

Video originally published by CommonDreams.org of security removing statue after Cuccinelli's cropped selfie

Immigration

Tisha B'Av Protest Against Howard County Contract with ICE

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 13:44

Never Again Action, Jews United for Justice, Truah, CASA and other human rights activists marched to the Howard County Detention Center and risked arrest protesting Howard County's contract with ICE.

YouTube Link

According to a Jews United for Justice Facebook post, "County Executive Ball has already indicated a willingness to "reexamine" the intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) that Howard County has with ICE."

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Human Rights
Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons

Cville car attack survivors disrupt and discredit Terry McAuliffe's "Beyond Charlottesville" book talk

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 00:42

On Aug 1, former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe showed up at Politics and Prose to promote his new "Beyond Charlottesville" book. Several people who had been badly wounded in the Aug 12 2017 car attack by white nationalist James Fields got control of the Q&A session and hammered him for profiting off their injuries and donating profits to police instead of to those left with permanent injuries and huge medical bills by the attack. He answered their questions with the police, MPD escorting the survivors out of the building.

HD Video: the book talk breaks down into chaos, fed-up survivors begin chants 6 min 36 sec

Race/Racism

Former VA Governor Terry McAuliffe responds with the cops to questions about his handling of "Unite the Right" in Cville

Extinction Rebellion blockades Capitol Hill tunnels with superglued protests

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:16

On the 23rd of July, with the the Sanders/Cortez climate emergency resolution going nowhere, Extinction Rebellion returned to Capitol Hill. Multiple teams converged on the tunnels connection House office buildings to the US Capitol. They arrived all at once and as the commotion started it quickly became clear that protesters had superglued themselves across the access doors to at least one tunnel. There were 17 reported arrests (prior report was 16), but the blockades held for over two hours.

HD Video: Superglued blockaders hold tunnel entrance 2 min 4 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Extinction Rebellion Uses Superglue to Call On Congress To Declare A Climate Emergency

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 07/23/2019 - 23:39

YouTube Link | Updates

 

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Environment/Food/Health
World Uprisings

Opponents of W Va Rockwool plant erect mock factory inside Lowes

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/20/2019 - 15:16

On the 20th of July, residents of W Va, Virginia, Maryland, and DC opposing Rockwool's planned factory in W Virigina built a mock Rockwool factory inside the Lowes hardware store in Gaithersburg. The mock plant was built from Rockwool's own product and was no more welcome there than the real one is in W Va across from an elementary school.

HD Video-erecting a mock Rockwool factory inside Lowes 3 min 14 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Beyond Extreme Energy protests fracked gas export facilities at FERC's monthly meeting

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 16:43

On the 18th of January, Beyond Extreme Energy showed up outside FERC, the Federal Energy "Regulatory" Agency. They were there to demand that possibly retiring FERC commissioner Cherly Lefleur vote against all proposed fracked gas export facilities-and against Canadian and other foreign pipeline companies using eminent domain for private gain against US residents.

Environment/Food/Health

Protesters invoking "Never Again" surround, blockade and enter ICE headquarters

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 01:03

On the 16th of July, protesters from Never Again Action, Jews against ICE, and Movimiento Cosecha blocked every dooryway into ICE headquarters on 12th street and the streets outside. In addition, 12 protesters entered the building and reportedly were the only protesters arrested in this day of direct action against ICE and concentration camps. Jewish activists explicitly tied Trump's concentration camps to those used by the Nazis during WWII, using talking points like "Never Again means NOW!"

Video: street and door blockades isolate and shut down ICE headquarters 1 min 38 sec

Immigration

Marching off the road in victory after shutting down much of ICE headquarters with an all-entrances plus street blockade

Amazon's contract with Palantir/ICE earns Jeff Bezos a protest at his HOUSE

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 00:50

On Amazon Prime Day the 16th of July, protesters descended on the home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. They carried mock Amazon Prime delivery boxes loaded with petitions demanding Amazon drop their DHS/Palantir contract which has caused thousands of deportations. The petition boxes changed Amazon's smile to a well-earned frown.

Immigration

"Lights for Liberty" vigil protests border concentration camps, proposed raids

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/13/2019 - 16:03

On the 12 of July, "Lights for Liberty" protests were held from coast to coast against Trump's concentration camps on the border and the threatened ICE raids. Here in DC, the American Federation of Teachers sent a feeder march, and the DC Bike Party stopped by, with most riders dismounting and walking past in solidarity. Comparisons were made my many protesters to Hitler's camps, Trump too being considered a fascist.

HD Video featuring the speaker describing conditions imposed on a mother and premature baby in a border camp 2 min 23 sec

Human Rights
Immigration

One of several signs referencing the Nazi Holocaust and that round of camps

Extinction Rebellion Rallies For Congress To Declare A Climate Emergency (Video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 22:02

The DC chapter of the climate group Extinction Rebellion (XR) mobilizes in response to a resolution by House Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-D) alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D) and Bernie Sanders (VT-D) in the Senate, calling for the declaration of a climate emergency at the federal level.

YouTube Link

Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Strategy/Theory/Movement Issues
World Uprisings

Protesters disrupt, blockade, attempt to storm "Christian Zionist" convention

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 19:56

On the 8th of July, the so-called "Christian Zionist" group Christians United for Israel or CUFI held their convention at the Washington Convention Centers. Small teams of protesters got inside, disrupting VP Mike Pence (an infamous Christian Dominionist) and other speakers. Outside, protesters marched on the building and tried to enter via the more weakly-defended rear entrance. When that failed the doors were blocked and at times windows pounded on. Hours later, protesters marched to the front doors and got past police barricades, stopping at the locked front doors.

HD Video-protesters surge past police barricades to blockade front door, bonus footage of inside disruption 3 min 19 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Blockading the L st entrance to the Washington Convention Center after an initial attempt to gain entry here

AllOutDC credited with ending Fascist fake "free speech" rally an hour early

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/06/2019 - 16:35

On the 6th of July, a laundry list of extreme-right figures spoke at the "Demand Free Speech" rally at Freedom Plaza. Some of the speakers were no-shows, and Laura Loomer "blamed" anti-fascists for the event ending an hour early. Free speech is an interesting theme for Nazis and fascists historically known for burning books and executing opposition journalists. Some of the speakers have been seen elsewhere in swastika armbands.

Late afternoon, many of the fascists were tracked to Harry's Bar and police were setting up something at Trump Hotel. Anti-Fascists marched in and members of the Proud Boys assaulted a anti-fascist, whom police proceeded to arrest even though he was the victim Alex Rubenstein video of this incident 58s

Video-Proud Boys voices sound like same fascists as in 2018 NYC beating 28 sec

Video: go-go on Pershing Park, Fascists on Freedom Plaza, cops harass an antifa march, and fash hit the streets in small clumps after their rally ends early 2 min 8 sec

Race/Racism
Right Wing

The AllOutDC stage at Pershing Park where go-go bands played. Many more people were on 14th st s close to the fascists as they could get

July 4: Trump campaign rally, Code Pink's Baby Trump balloon, Proud Boys start trouble

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/04/2019 - 17:12

On July 4, Code Pink set up the Baby Trump and Trump on a toilet balloons as Trump turned the July 4 Mall events into a campaign rally for himself. Outside the checkpoints, MAGAts (Trump supporters) were everywhere along with Trump campaign signs and hats. Some of the Proud Boys showed up and when protesters burned a US flag the Proud Boys responded with a near-riot.

HD Video: Proud Boys assault and police arrest flag burners at White House From Alejandro Alvarez Twitter clips, 1 mn 31 sec

HD Video: Dogs destroy US flag, Pepe the Frog chew toy at "Burn the American Plantation" party 1 mn 2 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Miscellaneous

John Zangas photo of Trump Baby Balloon. It is grounded as Trump himself will be if Congress ever takes real action on the Mueller report

AlloutDC announces schedule for July 6 anti-Fascist mobilization

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 02:53

At a press conference on the 2nd of July, AllOutDC announced that on July 6 there would be a mobilization at 10AM at Pershing Sq Park, hip-hop and go-go bands there at 11:30AM, and a Block the alt-right action at 6PM. An early victory was also announced: that the Spy Museum has kicked the alt-right's "VIP event" out so the fascists must find another venue for their evening gala if they still can. Over 44 alt-right speakers will be on Freedom Plaza beginnng 11AM, guarded by over 100 Proud Boys plus MPD, Park Police, and Secret Service.

Update July 3:Mike Cernovich drops out

Update July 4: Another speaker quits, claiming cocaine use by Proud Boys as reason

Basic details as announced at the press conference 2 min 47 sec

Right Wing

Hundreds march in Columbia Heights 1 week after "delayed" ICE raid

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 23:15

Not all of Trump's racial purity roundups originally scheduled for June 22-23 were delayed. ICE is known to have taken two parents into custody in DC on Saturday, June 22. Unknown how many others exercised their right to not open their doors without a warrant signed by a judge. At the same time the following Saturday (June 29), hundreds marched from Columbia Heights to Adams-Morgan demanding ICE out of DC and zero cooperation with ICE from MPD and the DC government.

Video: marchers in the streets, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau calls for reporting DC govt collaboration w ICE to herself 2 min 3 sec

Human Rights
Immigration

No Justice No Pride rallies for sex work decriminalization

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 00:38

The 28th of June was the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in NYC, in which a police vice squad assault on a gay bar was repelled by force. On June 28, 2019 No Justice No Pride acted in the spirit of this uprising to demand the DC Council pass a bill to decriminalize sex work. One group went in en masse to deliver petitions while others waited outside. One sex worker testified at the rally that the police were comparable to the worst of bad johns.

Video-Em on the attack on the NJNP house, cops as bad as any bad john, the hypocrisy of the opponents of decrim 2 min 28 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

All out DC against the alt-right on July 6

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 20:56

Video posted originally to Vimeo by AllOutDC 1 min 53 sec

This June, the neo-nazi group National Socialist Movement attacked pride in Detroit. Escorted in by the police; the fascists tore up PRIDE flags, yelled racial slurs at Black people, and physically intimidated a number of PRIDE attendees.Acts of vandalism, intimidations, and protests have already happened elsewhere. Similar right wing demonstrations are getting planned in Seattle, DC (JULY 6), and Portland.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

All out DC July 6 10 AM Pershing Park, #Mutethealtright

Protesters at Embassy of Honduras condemn shooting protesters, imprisoning dissidents

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 20:31

On the 27th of June, protesters showed up at the Embassy of Honduras to condemn the shooting of protesters by the US-backed coup regime and demand the release of political prisoners. Unlike the failed coup attempts in Venezuala, US backed coup plotters siezed power in Honduras in 2009 after the previous government raised the minimim wage.

Video featuring speakers on that fake "election" and Irish multinational fruit planter Fyffes 3 min 13 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

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