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DC Bike Party for November takes to the streets

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/12/2021 - 14:08

On the 10th of November, the DC Bike Party took to the streets their hundreds-strong monthly ride

Video-highlights of the Nov 2021 DC Bike Party 1 min 17 sec

Culture/Entertainment

DC Bike Party starts up out of Dupont Circle

The Shortwave Report 11/12/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 20:14

This week's show features stories from  NHK Japan,  Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr211112.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From JAPAN-  On Tuesday members of the US congress arrived in Taiwan- t

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Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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World Uprisings

Climate Summit Debates Funding for Developing Countries to Combat Climate Change

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 16:37

As the climate summit approaches its final days in Scotland, 200 countries negotiate an agreement to combat climate change. A key outstanding item is enacting the 2015 Paris agreement pledge to provide $100 billion to developing countries annually to deal with climate challenges. The OECD forecast that the financing pledge won't be met until 2023.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Free Them All protest at courthouse demands release of ALL held at DC Jail

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 15:54

On the 10th of November, anti-prison activists pounced on the reports that the DC Jail expelled no less than the US Marshalls during a suprise inspection that found "inhumane conditions." Instead of moving a few hundred inmates hundreds of miles from their families, activists are demanding that all inmates at the DC Jail be released and judges STOP sending people into pretrial detention etc.

Video-reading demands, naming and shaming over DC Jail 1 min 32 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

Free Them All protest demands release (not transfer) for every inmate at DC Jail

Supporters, family of Antwan Gilmore march on U st

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 11/06/2021 - 00:24

On the 5th of November, Black Lives Matter activists supporting and accompanying the family of Antwan Gilmore again marched on U st. Antwan Gilmore was shot by MPD in August after being found sleeping in his car and accosted by cops.

Video-crowd reacts as Nellies patron screams "shut the fuck up" 34 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

The march in front of still near-empty Nellie's Sports Bar

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