Race/Racism

Protesters disrupt DeSantis "Education Tour" event as Proud Boys glower outside

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 08/22/2022 - 00:03

On the 21st of August, Florida's religious extremist governor Ron DaSantis held a campaign rally at of all places Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403. The rally was for his far-right agenda in the schools and school board candidates he supports. Two protesters managed to get inside and disrupt the event while Proud Boys tried and failed stop more protests from being held outside.

Video including disruption of DeSantis speech, protests and counterprotests outside 2 min 9 sec

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Youth Education

The protest against DeSantis (Photo by Jonathan DeCamps)

Protesters shut down 9th and Penn at DOJ demanding investigation of recent MPD killings

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 08/19/2022 - 20:20

On the 19th of August, Harriet's Wildest Dreams held a protest demanding investigation of MPD's shootings of Lararus David Wilson and Kevin Hargraves-Shird. The former was killed by infamous protest cop Jason Bagshaw. At the height of the protest, activists shut down the intersection of 9th st and Penn Ave. At one point, numerous Karens and Kens in their cars leaned on their horns.

Video-protesters take 9th and Penn 1 min 45 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Holding the cars off the street rally (still from Anthony Tilghman video)

Protesters disrupt Trump's first post-J6 "America First" DC rally

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 21:08

On the 26th of July, Donald Trump returned to DC for the first time since he fled Biden's Inaugural on Jan 20, 2021. He was the keynote speaker at an indoor "America First" rally at the Marriott Marquis near the Convention Center. Protesters dropped an "Indict Trump" banner inside and chants of "No Trump, no KKK no Fascist USA" resonated from the walls.

Video: Protesters both inside and out disrupt the "America First" fash event 1 min 59 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
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"Greenshirt" goons

Scenes from the Poor People's Campaign rally

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/18/2022 - 14:25

On the 18th of June, the Poor People's Campaign returned to Washington DC, this time for a single massive rally on Penn Ave. The rally area stretched from 3ed at to 6th st NW

Video-scenes from the PPC rally 52 sec

Poverty
Race/Racism

Trump's name GONE from Old Post Office building

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 00:13

In Spring 2022, Trump threw in the hotel towel in DC, selling his hotel lease to an investor's group from Miami. As of June 2022, his ugly name is finally GONE from the facade of the Old Post Office Building. After years of fighting and a year of relative peace, the presence of Trump has been removed from Penn Ave.

Local News/Neighborhoods
Race/Racism
Right Wing

The Old Post Office Building without the garish and ugly Trump nameplate

Racist Karen demands protesters "speak English" at Amy Coney Barrett home demo

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/04/2022 - 16:52

During the Thursday, June 2 pro-choice protest at the home of Supreme Court "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett, a racist neighbor of hers tried to demand that a Black activist on the bullhorn "speak English." This was the second time in the same protest she made that demand.

Video by John Zangas of nasty Karen demanding Black activist "Speak English"

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Still from John Zangas video

Pro-Confederate rally at Stone Mountain (near Atlanta, GA) draws armed counterprotest

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/30/2022 - 14:33

On the 30th of April, the so-called "Sons of Confederate Veterans" held a rally at Stone Mountain just outside Atlanta, GA. They had Confederate flags etc, glorifying the age of slavery. Counterprotesters ranging from the NAACP to a security contingent of armed antifascists marched into Stone Mountain Park, where a shouting match ensued. The neo-Confederates were permitted by the Park Service to fire blank cannon salutes.

Video-confronting "Sons of Confederate Veterans" at Stone Mountain 1 min 28 sec

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Neo-Confederates firing a cannon salute at Stone Mountain as anti-facist protesters advance on them

So-called "People's Convoy" gets disruption, direct action after threat to BLM Plaza

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 23:32

Video-direct action against the convoys 3-18 to 3-21 31 sec

On the 18th of March, a convoy speaker at Hagerstown Speedway threatened to scrape the paint from BLM Plaza, then tar and feather the plaza and "all our delegates." This brought a firestorm of counterattack down on the convoy. On the 18th, one of their livestreamers got a facefull of soda. The next day, a solo biker riding as slow as possible all but stopped the convoy near the White House. On March 21, another convoy livestreamer got his car covered in root beer and antifa stickers.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Solo biker blocking the convoy: one "longtail" holding many bobtails!

Shooting attack on meetup for Portland Amir Locke march leaves one dead, five wounded

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/20/2022 - 00:51

On the 19th of February, Portland activists were gathering at normandale park to march for Amir Locke, the man shot and killed by Minneapolis police in a wrong-address raid. As they were gathering, someone opened fire on the park. One person was reported killed and five wounded two known arrests.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Still from long range video of the aftermath filmed by Chris L

Black Lives Matter Plaza vandalized two days before forced-birth march

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 00:18

Two days before the annual anti-Roe v Wade forced birth march, unknown attackers vandalized BLM Plaza with "Jesus" and "All Lives Matter" graffiti. "All Lives Matter" is widely recognized as a code phrase for "White Lives Matter" or sometimes the pro-police "Blue Lives Matter." The timing and the "Jesus" scrawl suggest a connection to Friday's march.

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