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Community activists restore Miguel Gonzales memorial destroyed by Truist Bank

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/04/2022 - 14:26

On the 4th of June, community activsts returned to the fenced-off Adams-Morgan Plaza. Once there, they restored the memorial on the fence to Miguel Gonzales. Miguel was murdered by Truist Bank when they took his blankets while clearing the plaza by force. He died shortly therafter from hypothermia.

Video-setting the Miguel Gonzales memorial back up 39 sec

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

Antichoicers protesting doctor's office overwhelmingly outnumbered by counterprotesters

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/04/2022 - 14:22

On the 4th of June, only two far-right Christians (w rosary beads even) showed up to protest at the office of a Potomac doctor who performs abortions drew many counterprotesters and at one point were all but surrounded. These two gave the chant "Keep your Rosaries off my Ovaries" literal meaning.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Atlanta Stop Cop City project posts promo video communique

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/04/2022 - 14:02

On the 3ed of June, the Stop Cop City/Atlanta Forest Defense project posted a fundraising/promo video with many direct action scenes to scenes.noblogs.org

Stop Cop City promo video June 2022 1 min 30 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Police/Legal/Prisons

Capitol Hill fake abortion clinic hit with paint, eggs

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/03/2022 - 17:30

Sometime between the evening of June 2 and the morning of June 3, unknown fighters took direct action against the so-called "Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center." Graffiti left on the building declared "Jane Says Revenge, a possible reference to the "Jane's Revenge" direct action movment targetting antichoice organizations and facilities all over the so-called US.

This is one of many "clinics" posing as abortion clinics run by antichoice religious groups. Women who mistake them for health clinics get hammered with religious propaganda.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Fake abortion clinic redecorated on Capitol Hill

Protest at Amy Coney Barrett's house stands up to right-wing media and hostile neighbors

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/03/2022 - 01:31

The 2nd of June was Thursday and thus Amy Coney Barrett night. Ms Barrett once literally held the title of "handmaid" in "People of Praise." She was called out for this at the protest in front of her house. Meanwhile one of her neighbors went full Karen with racist trash talk demanding people "speak English" while two videographers from Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal shot video footage. None of this slowed the protesters down

Video: protesters stand up to harassment, don't take bait from fash aimed at triggering arrests2 min 34 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

"Karen" (circled in photo) attempted to start arguments and disrupt the protest. She ran behind the cops when this failed

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