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War Thugs

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/05/2015 - 10:20

Commentary on US warmongering by the last 11 US presidents was added to the mural by Mama Ayesha's restaurant on Calvert Street.

Anti-War/Peace
Commentary/Op-ed
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Code Pink hula-hoops for nuclear peace deal with Iran

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 21:59

On the 4th of August, Code Pink set up on the H st side of Lafayette Park with hula hoops and signs supporting the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran. The GOP and politicians funded by AIPAC are doing everything they can to kill this deal on Capitol Hill. It is possible that gas fracking and shale oil interests would also fund efforts to kill the deal, as the lifting of sactions on Iran could cause crude oil and gas prices to plunge. That could make fracking and tar sands unprofitable for years to come.

Video-Code Pink hula-hoops plus explanation of effect of Iran nuclear deal on fracking/tar sands

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health

Protesters storm, disrupt P st Whole Foods over fake "cruelty-free" foods

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 18:49

On the 3rd of August, Vegan activists from Direct Action Everywhere (DXE) swarmed into and disrupted shopping at the Whole Foods at 14th and P sts NW. A DXE investigation Youtube video found that Whole Foods is marketing factory farm products such as eggs from collectively caged hens as "cruelty-free." DXE called the Whole Foods marketing and endorsements from some animal welfare groups the "invasion of the movement snatchers." The "cruelty-free" eggs are just one example of fraudulent marketing of factory farm products at Whole Foods and suggest many more similar examples

Video-protesters inside Whole Foods plus clip from inside "humane" egg farm

Same video on Liveleak

Animal Rights
Inside whole foods-protesting fake "cruelty free" and the reality behind it

Bunny Alliance protests Delta's vivisection flights at National Airport

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 18:10

Delta Airlines has a "strategic partnership" with Air France, one of the few remaining airlines that will fly monkeys and other animals to vivisction labs for a life of torture. Due to the partnership, some of the animals fly on Delta's planes. On the 3ed of August, the Bunny Alliance deployed from the Animal Rights 2015 convention to National Airport to demand Delta stop flying animals to labs and demand the same of Air France. On the same day, Delta announced they will no longer fly dead animals for trophy hunters in response to the lion who was killed by an American poacher. The Bunny Alliance asks that the same courtesy also be extended to live animals.

Video of Delta/Air France protest at Ronald Raygun National Airport

Animal Rights

Neighbors of Skanska VP get home visits from No New Animal Lab campaign

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 08/01/2015 - 21:20

Stephen Skinner is Executive VP and General Managert of the building division of Skanska. Skanska is the construction company currently attempting to build a new underground primate vivisection lab at University of Washington. On the 1st of August, animal rights activists took time off from the Animal Rights 2015 convention to canvass Stephen Skinner's neighbors. Fliers went out and neighbors who cared were asked to sign letters requesting that Mr Skinner use his position to halt construction of the underground monkey torture dungeon now being built at Univerity of Washington.

Video-activists near Stephen Skinner's home

Animal Rights

Entering Stephen Skinner's street

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