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Mayday Action Roundup

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 14:50

Early afternoon on Mayday, May 1 2020, car and bike caravans began lining up for another day of caravan protests.One of the motorcades began the day by essentially driving laps around the White House.while bicyclists rode by HHS chanting "Do Your Job!" Videographer Jane Recker reports at least 40 cars in the motorcade.

Iron Snowflake in Exile Mayday roundup video 1 min 36 sec

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Labor/Economics/Business

Still from Jane Recker's Twitter video of cyclists near HHS chanting "Do Your Job!"

The Shortwave Report 05/01/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/30/2020 - 20:16

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200501.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 J

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Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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World Uprisings

ShutDownDC activists paint murel at Amazon CEO Bezo's DC mansion

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 18:12

On the 29th of April, ShutdownDC activists showed up in front of Jeff Bezo's new DC mansion. Once there, they painted a murel demanding that Amazon protect their workers from COVID-19, now known to be spreading in Amazon "fulfillment centers" as online shopping soars.

Video of murel painting at the home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos 16 sec

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Labor/Economics/Business

Photo by Shutdown DC

Thoughts and Theses on the Corona Exceptional State

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 14:44

           Resistance is part of our natureby Marcmarc1seed (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified)26 Apr 2020The true journey of discovery is to see old things in a new way, not to explore new landscapes. Marcel Proust Resistance is part of our nature as antibodies are part of our bodies.

Environment/Food/Health
Human Rights

Sunrise holds Cancel Rent banners across from Wilson Building

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 21:49

DC Hub, the DC Tenant's Union, and Sunrise are demanding that Mayor Bowser and the DC Council cancel all rent payments citywide for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunrise started things off with banners on Freedom Plaza across from the Wilson Building. This was followed by a phone jam against the City Council and the Mayor.

Environment/Food/Health
Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification

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