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No New Animal Lab protests Skanska office in Rosslyn

The University of Washington has employed the multinational construction firm Skanska to build an underground vivisection laboratory for them. Underground it will be out of sight and armored against attack. The global No New Animal Lab campaign is mounting a pressure campaign to force Skanska to drop their contract and halt contruction of this torture chamber. On September 9, they showed up in front of Skanska's offices in Rosslyn, Virginia with signs and bullhorns for a noisy and graphic protest.

Video highlights of the Skanska office demo

Vivisection: If you build it they will come...

Code Pink counterprotests Donald Trump/Ted Cruz anti-Iran rally

On the 9th of September, infamous racist Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and other far-right ideologues staged a rally on the Capitol West Lawn against the Iran nuclear deal. Some among their audience had Israeli flags, no doubt AIPAC played a role in this. Code Pink showed up and took up a position effectively corking the main entrance to the entire Trump/Cruz pro-war shinding.

Video-Code Pink takes on the Trump/Cruz zoo

Code Pink vs "Don Trump"

Anti-fracking activists begin 2 week fast, occupation at FERC

On the 8th of September, anti-fracking activists arrived in front of the offices of FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) for a two week fast and sidewalk occupation that will last until the Pope's visit to Washington DC on September 24. Activists from Beyond Extreme Emergy are demanding that not one more permit be approved for a fracking well, a gas export facility, a pipeline, or any other fracking related project. This is the 4th time FERC has found itself facing daily protests over fracking and gas export. Yes, we have "a situation" at FERC!

Code Pink protests Cheney's AEI speech against iran nuclear treaty

On the 8th of September, former Vice President Cheney spoke at the American Enterprise Institute(AEI) calling for sabotaging and blocking Obama's nuclear treaty with Iran. Code Pink showed up outside, denouncing Cheney as "wrong in Iraq, wrong in Iran." Several speakers noted that ISIS/Daesh would not exist if the US had not invaded Iraq, and Cheney played a large role in causing that invasion. One activist was dressed as Cheney in old style prison stripes, emphasizing Code Pink's call for criminal chargeds against Cheney for war crimes and for torture.Another managed to get inside with a banner and was escorted out as Cheney's supporters howled.

Video-Code Pink protests both inside and outside Cheney's warmongering speech

"Cheney" in prison stripes in front of "American Empire Incorporated"

Heckling Cheney's warmongering speech at AEI

Anti-racist protesters disrupt "Southern Heritage Rally," destroy Confederate flags

On the 5th of September, a "Southern Heritage Rally" waving Confederate flags showed up in Upper Senate Park, just north of the US Capitol. The Capitol Police attempted to protect them from a much larger group of anti-racist protesters but were outflanked by a street march. Protesters circled the area, got around the cops, and got between the Confederate flag wavers and their cars and Metro. This set up a "Capture the Flag" match in which several Confederate flags were captured and destroyed. The racists had to run a gauntlet of protesters to escape.

Video-protesters march around the cops, catch Confederate flag waving racists

Applying fire to a Confederate flag. It was polyester and difficult to ignite, so it was torn up

Capture the flag!

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