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People vs Fossil fuels Day 2: 155 arrests, climbers replace US flags at Corps of Engineers

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 18:11

On the 12th of October, People vs Fossil Fuels direct actions continued in DC. In the morning, activists again descended on the White House, where 155 more people were arrested. A few hours later, Indigenous activists descended on the US Army Corps of Engineers, one of several key agencies in approving pipelines. Climbers replaced the US flags with more appropriate banners.

Video: the scene at the White House as cops read out the first warning PeoplevsFossilFuels, 39 sec

Video-Climber on flagpole replacing US flag at Corps of Engineers (Indigenous Environmental Network, 21 sec

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US flags replaced by Indigenous climbers at US Army Corps of Engineers (from Indigenous Environmental Network video)

Indigenous-led day of action w 130+ arrests kicks off week of climate protests

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/11/2021 - 16:08

On Oct 11, while some settlers celebrated lost seafarer Columbus, Indigenous activsts and their friends descended on the White House for a massive civil disobedience demanding an end to Federal approval of any new fossil fuel projects. Police violated the usual rules of civil disobedience twice, leading to one extraneous arrest-and one unarrest after the supporters crowd fought back.

Video: The CD, a police outrage, and the resulting near-battle 4min 23 sec

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Action began early with direct action against the Andrew Jackson statue. This monument to the author of the Trail of Tears needs to come down NOW.

The Shortwave Report 10/08/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 21:17

This week's show features stories from  France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK Japan, and Sputnik Radio.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr211008.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From FRANCE- I wanted to find a story with details about what is in the P

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Pandora Papers Reveal Financial Secrecy that Drains Resources from Poor Countries

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 09:12

An investigation into more than 11 million private financial documents show hundreds of public officials in 90 nations using schemes to hide wealth offshore and avoid taxes. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the Pandora Papers in partnership with the Washington Post and 600 journalists in 116 countries.

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Embassy of Japan gets protest against funding for coal projects

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 21:59

On Oct 4, protesters showed up at the Embassy of Japan, demanding the new Prime Minister put a stop to recent increases in funding for coal projects outside the country.

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