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Thousands rally to support Pope's message on climate change

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/24/2015 - 18:31

On the 24th of September, thousands participated in the "Moral Action on Climate" rally just outside the security zone as the Pope addressed Congress. The Pontiff asked Congress directly to abolish the death penalty and to show compassion for immigrants. He more generally called on the world to "limit and direct technology," and also to "put technology at the service of another type of progress." This is not the message Wall Street and extractive industries want to hear at the US Capitol.

Video-the Pope asks humanity to "limit and direct technology"

Environment/Food/Health
Pope Francis: limit and redirect technology

Pilgrimmage to the Pope for immigrant rights arrives in DC

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 23:09

On the 22nd of September, the "100 women 100 miles Pilgrimmage to the Pope" for immigrant rights arrived at McPherson Square. One hundred women had marched all the way from an ICE detention center in Pennsylvania and were joined by many more supporters on the last leg of the march inside DC. The march ended at McPherson Square, where the Catholic hunger fasters for climate action already have tents set up. The evening program featured an appearance by Sweet Honey in the Rock after the speakers finished.

Stirring video of the end of the march, followed by clip from Sweet Honey in the Rock's performance

Immigration
100 women finish march from ICE hellhole to the Pope

Antiwar and climate activists arrested blockading White House gates

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 16:53

On the 22nd of September, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance marched from the World Bank to the gates of the White House and demanded a meeting with President Obama.They wanted to discuss the impact of Obama's wars on climate change but were ignored. In response they blocked the White House gates and over a dozen were arrested.

Video: Marching from the World Bank to the White House, then blocking the gates

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Environment/Food/Health

Blocking the gates of the White House

Climate/war blockade at the White House

Va governor confronted at energy event by anti gas pipeline activists

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 20:24

On the 21st of September, activists from a number of pro-Earth, anti-fracking groups disrupted an appearance by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe at the Biennial Natural Resources and Energy Law Symposium with a custom-written peom. This occurred just before the "Natural Gas Pipelines"panel featuring a representative from Dominion and three days after Dominion formally filed for FERC to rubberstamp approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This pipeline will desecrate a Native American burial ground and transport fracked gas from the Marcellus shale region.

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