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No Justice No Pride rallies for sex work decriminalization

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/29/2019 - 00:38

The 28th of June was the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in NYC, in which a police vice squad assault on a gay bar was repelled by force. On June 28, 2019 No Justice No Pride acted in the spirit of this uprising to demand the DC Council pass a bill to decriminalize sex work. One group went in en masse to deliver petitions while others waited outside. One sex worker testified at the rally that the police were comparable to the worst of bad johns.

Video-Em on the attack on the NJNP house, cops as bad as any bad john, the hypocrisy of the opponents of decrim 2 min 28 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

DC Bike Party holds Pride Ride

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/14/2019 - 01:00

On the 12th of June, the DC Bike Party staged their annual Pride Ride, just days after Capitol Pride. Light rain at the start had exactly no effect on the ride, heavier rain did not arrive until the halfway point at Malcolm X Park. This was a very large event with hundreds of riders stretching for many blocks.

HD Video-the start of the Pride Ride 1 min

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Pride festival features MPD in repudiation of No Justice No Pride's message

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/09/2019 - 21:33

Two years ago, No Justice No Pride blocked MPD, Lockheed-Martin, and Wells Fargo's contingents in the Capitol Pride parade. While negotiations and promises resulted and the lead contingents of the parade were real community groups this year, much of the core message has been ignored. MPD's "special Liason branch" was given a display position right at the entrance to the 2019 Capitol Pride festival. This is a direct repudiation of NJNP's "no cops at Pride" posture.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification

MPD "special Liason Branch" booth at entrance to the Pride Festival. Only the center position at the entrance is more valuble

False report of "active shooter" stemming from a fight causes stampede at Capitol Pride

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/09/2019 - 00:51

On the 8th of June, the Capitol Pride parade marched before a huge crowd of hundreds of thousands. Late in the parade at about 7:30PM a sudden panic sent the crowd into a full stampede to escape the area near Dupont Circle. The author of this story was on a bike and took cover behind a medic's empty wheeled gurney to avoid being trampled or tripping others who would then in turn be trampled.

Video of the parade and stampede from three different camera angles 2 min 25 sec

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People fleeing Dupont Circle after the initial stampede had travelled about a block. No way to get a camera up any closer

DC Dyke March marches against displacement, demands sex work decriminalization

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/08/2019 - 01:11

On the 7th of June, the first DC Dyke March since 2007 took to the streets around an overall demand of "Dykes against Displacement." In addition there was considerable attention paid to demanding the decriminalization of sex work and sex workers. At the closing rally it was announced that a tenant's union is being formed in DC

HD Video including sex work legalization chants, tenants union announcement 2 min 41 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Sex worker decrim activists climb flagpoles at Wilson Building, SWAT pulls down banner

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 02:57

On the 3ed of June, a press conference at the Wilson Building was held to promote councilmember David Grosso's bill to decriminalize sex work. On Freedom Plaza, activists scaled two 80 foot flagpoles and started hauling up a banner, but SWAT cops dragged it down while they were still climbing, placing their lives in danger. FOX News(of all sources) reports they even ordered the press conference to disperse.

Video of cops yanking down banner cut from longer SURJ-DC clip 31 sec

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Photo by No Justice No Pride

Code Pink demands Lush cosmetics close their stores in Saudi Arabia

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 23:39

On the first of June, Code Pink showed up outside the Lush Cosmetics stores on M st in Georgetown around the corner from the Embassy of Venezuala. They were there to demand that Lush shut down their two stores in Saudi Arabia, where women are tortured and imprisoned for protesting male guardianship laws and other misogynist Saudi oppression.These laws have been called gender apartheid.

HD Video-Code Pink protests at Lush's Georgetown store 1 min 15 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Human Rights

"Banantifa" protest at Tucker Carlson's house after his racist and sexist remarks

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 21:23

In the wake of Tucker Carlon's gutter racist and misogynistic remarks on "Bubba the Love Sponge," protesters arrived at his home on the evening of March 15. Several were dressed as "Banantifa" in banana costumes, while more were in Halloween costumes. A lot of cops and a number of area fascists stood on the other side of the street.

Video from in front of Tucker Carlson's house 2 min 32 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Race/Racism
Right Wing

"Banantifa"

Rally at White House remembers murdered Brazilian activist Marielle Franco

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 01:42

On March 14, 2019, murdered Brazilian human rights activists and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco was remembered with with a vigil at the White House. Protesters condemned Brazil's fascist President Bolsonaro who among many other crimes once gave awards to the two military policemen who have been charged with Marielle's murder. Protesters also displayed copies of a street sign remembering her that pro-Bolsonaro politicians have been photographed holding broken pieces of while threatening to break other opponents of facism and white supremacy.

Video: Protesters call out Brazil's far-right for assasinating Marielle and using her murder to threaten others 4 min 11 sec

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World Uprisings

Costume Party at Tucker Carlson's house

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 15:20

When: Friday March 15, 6PM

Where: meet outside National United Methodist Church 3401 Nebraska Ave NW.

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