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Park Service found shooting deer in Rock Creek on Dec 8

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 12/08/2014 - 21:43

On the 8th of December, The National Park Service's contract deer shooters showed up the earliest they have yet been seen to kill deer in Rock Creek Park. They claim 300 deer in Rock Creek is too many, even though there are nearly 600,000 people in the surrounding city. Animal rights activists are patrolling the woods to document and when possible disrupt this "cull" of the Rock Creek Deer

Spooky video shot during surveillance run showing NPS blockade positions

Animal Rights

Barricades and a lit-up truck in the community gardens off Oregon Ave. This is what the Park Service does when they are setting up to shoot deer behind the barricaded positiion

6th night in row of protests after Eric Garner decision blocks 14th st Bridge

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 12/08/2014 - 18:42

On the 8th of December, civil rights protesters shut down streets in evening rush hour for the 6th day in a row since a grand jury refused to indict NY cops for the chokehold death of Eric Garner. This is now the 3ed week of frequent street protests since St Louis cop Darren Wilson was also not indicted in the shooting death Michael Brown. At around 8PM protesters blocked the 14th st Bridge, stopping traffic there for the third time in a week.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Photo: John Zangas, 14th st blockade as time police give 2nd warning

TPP trade talks draw protests and sit-in, one activist dragged from building

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 12/08/2014 - 11:20

On the 8th of December, TPP or Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks opened in DC. As the talks began activsts outside staged a sit-in on the steps of the USTR or United States Trade Representatives office, the location of the meetings. Two attempts to deliver a letter demanding release of the proposed TPP text were rebuffed, with one activst dragged out of the building after the second attempt.

A few hours later, hundreds more protesters marched around the USTR building, including both labor and environmental activists.

Video of activists trying to deliver letter, being dragged out of USTR

Video-hundreds march around USTR against "secret" TPP trade talks and "fast track"

Globalization/Anti-globalization

An activst is dragged out of USTR after the second attempt to peacefully deliver a letter

US Capitol Police force civil rights die-in to relocate to DOJ

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 12/08/2014 - 11:03

On the 8th of December, civil rights protesters had planned to stage a 4 1/2 hour die-in on the US Capitol West Lawn. They were met with threats and verbal aggression by the US Capitol Police. Since this was not intended to be a confrontational action, protesters decided to march to the US Dept of Justice and stage the die-in there.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Animal rights activists protest sale of animal products at VA Safeway

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 12/07/2014 - 23:20

On the 7th of December, the animal rights group "Direct Action Everywhere" staged a protest in the meat department of a Safeway grocery store in Virginia. Organizers posted this video on Youtube

Animal Rights

Still from Youtube video-protesters in the meat department of Safeway

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