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8 arrests at Extinction Rebellion "Climate Games" at GOP headquarters On the 16th of April, the Extinction Rebellion showed up in front of Republican Party headquarters just S of the US Capitol. Extinction Rebellion blocked off First Street and began setting up for the "Climate Games" pitting Team Earth against Team Greed. Capitol Police pounced almost immediately, making 8 arrests within five minutes of their first warning and disrupting the Games.
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On the 11th of April, British police "forcibly removed" and arrested Julian Assange on an extradition warrant from the United Snakes after the government of Ecuador cravenly gave them a green light. That afternoon, protesters showed up at UK embassies all over the world. One of the protests was here in DC. Protesters are demanding that Assange (of Wikileaks) be released and NOT be extradicted to the US.
Video-the protest in front of the UK Embassy 1 min 40 sec
On the 10th of April, the DC Bike Party drew a large turnout for the season opening "Cherry Blossom Chase" ride.
Video highlights of first half of Cherry Blossom Chase ride 1 min 42 sec
The scene on U st after sunset on April 9(still from Julina Dion G's video as cut for horizontal screeen)
On the 9th of April, a huge crowd celebrated and danced to go-go on U st. What was to be a protest had become a celebration as the enemies of go-go threw in the towel and the music was back on at the 7th and FL Ave MetroPCS.
Video-crowd dances to go-go on U st after victory over complaint about go-go at MetroPCS
Sanctuary DMV photo of the rally
On the 5th of April rent-striking tenants of 1454 Irving St NW rallied at Columbia Heights Civic Plaza and then marched on 14th st.This was the second Friday in a row of these protests. Tenants are withholding rent in opposition to what appears to be an attempt at "eviction by neglect" with mold, broken heat, and pest infestation intentionally not repaired. The landlord has made it clear he wants the tenants OUT. Many have been there since the 1970's and the surrounding area has been gentrified.
Sanctuary DMV video of the march orginally posted to Twitter 17 sec
On the 5th of April, Black Lives Matter showed up outside MPD's First Division headquarters at 1st and M sts SW. They were there to protest the normalization of Black kids as young as 11 being subject to arbitrary detention, Stop and Frisk, and being handcuffed. MPD claims these are isolated incidents, Black Lives Matter says otherwise and has the testimony and accounts by parents to back it up.
#ReleaseTheReport protest at the White House, Washington DC
YouTube Livestream Link
Speakers include:
Rochelle Rice - National Anthem
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY-10)
CAP (Neera Tanden, President)
PFAW (Diallo Brooks, Senior Director of Outreach and Public Engagement)
Common Cause (Marilyn Carpinteyro, Vice President of Programs and Strategy)
Democracy 21 (Fred Wertheimer, President)
CREW (Noah Bookbinder, Executive Director)
On the 18th of April, the long-awaited Mueller report on the Trump/Russia affair was released in a redacted form. Again, as in the summary the report claims no collusion between Trump and Russian agents seeking to interfere in the 2016 election. Protesters at the White House disputed this report, claiming Attorney General Bob Barr cooked the report to ensure this conclusion and should be impeached alongside Trump.
Photo by BXE
Video from the top of FERC's awning 4 min 44 sec
On the 18th of April, two activists from Beyond Extreme Energy scaled the headquarters of FERC and dropped a banner from the awning. Others inside disrupted FERC's monthly meeting, at which gas and fracking eminent domain projects are normally rubber stamped
US Capitol Police arrest 8 within minutes as Extinction Rebellion targets the Republican National Committee, part of a global mass movement using civil disobedience in order to demand radical action on climate change. YouTube Live Video Streams UPDATE Washington, DC, April 16 – 8 arrested and charged with incommoding, blocking
Video of Speakers at the April 4 Protest in front of the 1st District DCMPD headquarters YouTube LinkFrom the Press release: On Saturday March 30, 2019 multiple DC police officers stopped and detained three Black children, all under 11 years old, near 5th and H St NE for four hours. At least one was handcuffed and temporarily taken into custody. This is just the most recent in a string of incidents involving young Black children.
The scene inside a branch of climate-killing Wells Fargo
On the 10th of April, Climate First! disrupted business at a Wells Fargo branch a few blocks north of the White House. Wells Fargo is one of the world's largest investors in climate-killing fossil fuels. After two activists delivered a demands letter to the branch manager, the rest of the protesters rushed into the lobby with a banner and loud chants.
Video originally posted to Youtube(and only sent back at 192x144) 36 sec
Late afternoon on April 9, protesters showed for a symbolic defense of the Embassy of Venezuala from any takeover by the forces of US backed, self-declared "president" Juan Guaido after the OAS voted to recognize his envoy instead of that of the actual government of Venezuala.
