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Declare Emergency paints up Degas "Little Dancer" sculpture

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/28/2023 - 16:07

At around 11AM on April 27, Declare Emergency entered the National Gallery of Art. Inside, they both handprinted and poured mock blood and oil onto the clear plastic casing around Edgar Degas' "little dancer of 14 years" statue. They then sat down and waited for arrest. This is in the footsteps of UK based "just stop oil" which has also targeted artworks. In this case, no damage to the sculpture itself was possible or intended. Declare Emergency stated that "human expression is being destroyed by climate change."

Video by Ford Fischer 5 min

Environment/Food/Health

Still from video by Ford Fischer

Reportback from Apr 24 Orlando, FL trangender rights rally

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/25/2023 - 00:00

On the 24th of April, transgender folks and their supporters gathered in drenching rain in Orlando, defying a threat of armed attack by an out of state pastor’s son as well as the rain.A grand total of nine Fascists showed up to harass them, thinking at first the rally had been “rained out” but people fighting for their lives cannot be rained out. The Fascist counterprotest by comparison was mostly rained out, those who did show were outnumbered at least five to one.

Video of the march in the rain and rally at Orlando City Hall 3 min 22 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Green Groups Rally On Earth Day, Warn Fossil Fuels Imperil Life As We Know It

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/23/2023 - 14:14

Washington DC—Over 40 green groups rallied on Earth Day at Freedom Plaza to celebrate the Earth’s natural beauty while calling on world and local leaders to get serious about ending the use of fossil fuel energy sources. The Saturday event saw hundreds join a in panorama of environmental and social justice messages on a common theme: any further delay in ending carbon based energy sources-oil, methane, and coal, and continued reliance on these energy sources—would lock in rising global heat levels and imperil the existence of all the future generations.

In-depth video by DC Media Group 4 min 57 sec

Environment/Food/Health

DC Earth Day reportback

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/22/2023 - 17:08

DC's Earth Day marched towards the White House after a series of events on Freedom Plaza. Heavy rains passed through, about half the participants stayed through it and continued the event. "Hundreds" reported present even after the rain.

Video of the rally and march 1 min 25 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Still from Extinction Rebellion DC video

Sarasota County, FL School Board meeting draws big protest vs book bans, fundamentalist takeover

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 02:32

On the 18th of April, a Sarasota County, FL School Board meeting drew a huge protest against book bans, the anti-trans hate coming from all but one Board member, and a proposed takeover of New College at DeSantis' urging by an outfit called Vermillion, which is tied to far-right Hillsborough College.

Video-protesting outside the Sarasota County School Board meeting before some went inside to speak 1 min 47 sec

Philosophy/Religion
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