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Black Lives Matter DC selected to be Grand Marshalls at MLK Day parade

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 20:49

On the 15th of January, Black Lives Matter DC marched in the annual DC MLK day parade. Black Lives Matter DC also had the honor of being selected as grand marshalls in the parade this year.

Video highlights of the Black Lives Matter contingent

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Race/Racism

DC Black Lives Matter in the house!

ICE raid on Mt Pleasant 7-11 no-show after activists mobilize

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 00:03

On Jan 11, 2018, multiple sources reported that ICE was planning to raid the Mt Pleasant 7-11 the next day. People showed up in shifts to monitor the situation throughout the day, but ICE never showed up. Word of the planned raid had leaked the previous evening, coming to the attention of migrant rights, anti-racists, and anti-fascist groups. If you see ICE agents in the community at any time, please CALL the Sanctuary DMV Hotline at 202-335-1183!

Immigration

Protest against GITMO on 16th anniversary of opening leads to five arrests

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 19:40

On Jan 11, protesters marked the 16th anniversary of the opening of Gitmo with a protest in front of the White House,. They found Penn Ave closed (as usual) so they held a tea ceremony for the current 41 detainees on the park side sidewalk. Afterwards, five people marched into the prohibited zone in an act of civil disobedience and were arrested.

Video highlights of the protest and civil disobedience

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons

41 detainees are still in Gitmo

Breaking: ICE Gestapo descends on 7-11 stores, including in DC

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 15:46

On the 10th of January, ICE agents descended on about 100 7-11 stores in a coordinated attack aimed at "interviewing" worker and delivering some kind of audits or "notices of inspection." Fortunately, only 21 arrests came from the entire sweep. Stores were hit in D.C., Maryland, Indiana, Illinois,California, Florida, Missouri, and elsewhere.

Immigration
Police/Legal/Prisons

Black Lives Matter distributes Smartrip cards to protect needy Metro riders

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 01/09/2018 - 16:21

On the 8th of January, Black Lives Matter activists instituted the "Swipes on Us" program, distributing preloaded Smartrip cards at the Anacostia Metro station to riders who otherwise would have had to risk confrontations with Metro management over no longer accepted negative balances when exiting at the other end.

Police/Legal/Prisons

Distributing Smartrip cards at Anacostia Metro station (photo by Black Lives Matter DC)

Protesters at White House after Trump cancels TPS for Salvadorans, 250K+ face deportation

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/08/2018 - 16:27

On the 8th of January, Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary Kisstjen Nielson announced that Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran immigrants is being terminated. Now an estimated quarter million people risk deportation after Sep 2019, the formal end date for TPS. As word of this racist decision spread, protesters gathered at the White House.

15 sec video clip-speaker asks immigrant voters who stayed home in 2016 to boot GOP, Trump

Immigration

Photo cropped from image posted to Twitter by Brynna Quillin

Remembering Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (video)

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 23:45

On the second anniversary of the execution of Shia civil rights and democracy activist Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Saudi Arabian government, his god-son Mustafa and a colleague drove from Michigan and joined Code Pink to protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy. Despite a wind chill in the single digits, the late Sheikh's voice filled the street in a reminder of the continuing human rights abuses against Shia citizens in Saudi Arabia.

YouTube Livestream

 

Short interview at 16:35

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Philosophy/Religion
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
World Uprisings

Riders OBJECT to proposed DC Circulator route changes to favor private business over other riders

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 00:49

On the 4th of January, riders of the DC Circulator objected at a public hearing to proposed April 2018 "major service changes" that would favor upscale development on the Potomac Waterfront over existing bus riders and over nonprofit and governmental agencies and their workers.

Video highlights of the hearing (5 min 15 sec)

Local News/Neighborhoods

The hypocrisy of Trump on Protests in Iran vs protests of his inauguration

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/01/2018 - 20:00

As 2017 faded into 2018, Donald Trump tweeted messages of support for protesters in Iran, where protests over price increases have escalated into street fighting and broader antigovernment demands. The scenes from Iran being played on US corporate news TV look a bit like footage from the protests of Donald Trump's own Inauguration. Of course, Trump is tweeting support for one group of protesters while trying to have 188 people sent to prison for up to 65 years for protesting him.

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Commentary/Op-ed
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Police/Legal/Prisons

DC 2017 on left, Iran 2018 on right: who does Trump want to jail for 65 years?

2017: The year in resistance to fascism and Donald Trump

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 12/23/2017 - 18:54

Video: the year in resistance to Donald Trump and Fascism

Video compilation of protests and actions against Trump, the Trump agenda, fascism, and fascists throughout 2017. Intense J20 and Charlottesville coverage included. One year down, three to go, many battles left to fight-see you in the streets in 2018!

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