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SodaStream to close factory in illegal West Bank settlement

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/30/2014 - 15:59

On the 30th of October, Bloomberg.com reported that Sodastream has decided to shut down their factory in the illegal West Bank settlement industrial zone of Mishor Adumim, Occupied Palestine. This is a stunning victory for the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions campaign modeled on the sucessful overthrow of Apartheid in South Africa.

World Uprisings

We Act Radio posts video of council candidate debate on racism, gentrification, and displacement

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/29/2014 - 15:53

We Act Radio has posted this Youtube video video of the at-large City Council candidate's debate on racism, gentrification, and displacement. Video about 2 hours, 11 min, sound low first couple minutes

Local News/Neighborhoods
Poverty
Race/Racism

High Heel Race draws huge crowd to 17th st

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/29/2014 - 03:04

On the 28th of October, the annual High Heel Race drew a huge crowd to 17th st. This event is normally on the last Tuesday before Halloween. Until a 1991 police attack on the event it was an underground high heel race between some of the gay bars on Halloween itself. This provoked a massive occupation of 17th st by the GLBT community on Halloween 1992, and ever since it has been an officially supported event on the last Tuesday BEFORE Halloween

Video of the Race

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

One of the race leaders-hard to see in the crowd

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN CLIMATE-ACTION

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/28/2014 - 17:49

DEAR  FOLKs:  warm greetings + many blessings !!the GREAT CLIMATE MARCH started in LOS ANGELES on 1-MARCH-2014  and will arrive in WASHINGTON, DC on SATURDAY-1-NOVEMBER-2014 ...our main focus is on the problems related to GLOBAL-WARMING + CLIMATE-CHANGE ... below is a copy of our schedule for SATURDAY-1-NOVEMBER:  un-fortunate-ly, it was changed, due to the fact that our PERMIT from the city allows us to walk only from BETHESDA to the WHITE HOUSE, with no stops along the way ...

Environment/Food/Health

Only two DC Councilmembers attend Stop and Frisk hearing

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 14:07

On the 27th of October, DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier appeared before the city countil to testify about the use of "stop and frisk" tactics by DC Police. This is an admission that Stop and Frisk exists in this town. Unfortunately, only two DC City Councilmembers bothered to attend, leading one witness to remark when a white witness was testifying that this amounted only to "three white people having a conversation."

Police/Legal/Prisons

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