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Slutwalk DC protests blaming victims for rape and sexual assault

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 00:34

In early 2011, a Toronto cop told a woman that had been raped that she was a "slut" and was responsible for being raped. Worst of all, he did this by saying in a public forum after the attack that women "should not dress like sluts" if they don't want to be raped on the street. IIn response to this outrage was born the Slutwalks, protests in many cities against blaming and shaming victims of sexual assault on the basis of appearance or dress.

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Thousands march on API to "Stop the Frack Attack"

Submitted by imc-dc on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 16:05

On the 28th of July, thousands of opponents of natural gas fracking marched from the US Capitol to the American Petroleum Institute, with an intermediate stop at the American Natural Gas Association. Audio Report posted elsewhere by WSQT Radio: http://dcimc.alchymedia.com/sites/default/files/audio/H_Stop_The_Frack_Attack_7-28-2012_Radiomix.mp3 (filtered html FAILED, displayed as plain text).

 
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Reportback from Sunday AIDS march on Washington

Submitted by imc-dc on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 19:23

This event was NOT the Tuesday, July 24 mobilization, but rather a mass march that kicks off the massive International AIDS Convention.

 

That convention is in the US for the first time in 23 years, thanks to the lifting of a visa ban on people testing positive for HIV. Unfortunately non-US sex workers who were supposed to participate in the convention were still denied visas.

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This is a test site.

Submitted by imc-dc on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 19:16

Welcome to the Drupal test site for the DC Independent Media Center. Please explore the interface and look at the types of documents and media that can be posted. Also, feel free to create a user acount and post your own media! Be aware, though, that since this is a test site, your media may disappear unexpectedly, so don't post anything here that isn't safely archived elsewhere.

03/19/2014 -- Currently there are issues with uploading new content, as saving new articles generates a php error. We are currently working to isolate the issue...

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March for Women's Lives 2004

Submitted by imc-dc on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 12:15

Aerial photoMarch for Women's Lives Pro-Choice, 1.2 million 2004

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