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Trump tax cut speech for Heritage Foundation draws protest, "Tax Chicken"

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 00:08

On the 17th of October, Donald Trump gave a speech for the Heritage Foundation at the Marriot at 901 Mass Ave. Organizers of the April 15th Tax March set up the "Tax Chicken" in the adjacent park, then they and other protesters marched onto the sidewalk where Heritage members and Trump supporters were filing in.

Video from the "Tax Chicken" rally and in front of the Marriot as the Trumpers arrived

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business
Right Wing

The "Tax Chicken" from the April 15 march demanding Trump release his tax returns

Brazilian fascist Jair Bolsonaro forced to cancel GW University speech

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 14:07

On the 13th of October,extreme-right Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro was forced to cancel his planned appearance at George Washington University after students began mobilizing against him. He is a far-right fascist planning to run for President of Brazil. In a recent scandal Bolsonaro called for the execution by firing squad of the curators of an LGBTQ art exhibit.

Right Wing

VICTORY! Bolsonaro cancelled his appearance before this mobilization had to occur

Fair Trade advocates Protest Trump's NAFTA renegotiation talks

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 23:01

On the 11th of October, the 4th round of NAFTA renegotiation talks opened at the Pentagon City Sheraton in Virginia. Outside, protesters demanded NAFTA be scrapped instead, and a banner across the street read "Fix it or Nix it. Similar posters appeared all over Capitol Hill and around the IMF and World Bank, which meet Oct 13-15.

Video from protest both outside and inside the Sheraton

Globalization/Anti-globalization

A protester gets inside the Sheraton where the 4th round of NAFTA renegotiation talks are being held(photo by Flush the TPP)

DC Police escort Nazis to vans for torchlit return to Charlottesville

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 10/08/2017 - 21:46

On the 7th of October, Richard Spencer's crew of neo-Nazis assembled at the Jefferson Memorial in DC before boarding what were reported as "four white Enterprise rental vans" for a return trip to Charlottesville, VA-and another torchlight march. Tourists heckled the Nazis at the Jefferson Memorial. DC Police (MPD) escorted the Nazis all the way to their vans here in DC.

Video clips from Richard Spencer's own Periscope clearly show MPD escorting the Nazis

Police/Legal/Prisons
Right Wing

Code Pink protests Yemen war at Saudi Embassy

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 23:16

On Oct 5, Code Pink protested outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia. A year ago on the same date, 140 people were killed and 500 wounded by the Saudis when they bombed a funeral in Yemen.

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Photo by Code Pink

Immigrants and supporters March from ICE to Wilson Buildng demanding Mayor Bowser block further raids

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 20:32

In the last week of September, ICE and Trump brazenly declared war on sanctuary cites such as DC, sending ICE to raid homes and detain over 450 people. Fourteen were taken by these terrorists here in DC. On Oct 4, immigrants and supporters marched from ICE headquarters to the Wilson Building to demand that Mayor Bowser take action to prevent further raids. So far she has been silent on this assault immigrant communities.

Video including the march and the four demands

Immigration

Assembling in front of ICE to protest Trump's so-called "safe city" raids and terror

DC Reinvest protests as Senate summons Wells Fargo CEO to hearing

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 13:26

On the 3rd of October, Well Fargo CEO Tim Sloan had to face the music, testifying in front of the Senate Banking Committee about the fraudulent loans and unauthorized accounts Wells Fargo opened in the names of unknowing account holders. Meanwhile, protesters from DC Reinvest were outside calling out Wells Fargo for other offenses such as funding gentrification, pipelines and private prisons.

Environment/Food/Health
Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Race/Racism

Massive March for Racial Justice "takes a knee" at Trump Hotel

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 19:21

On the 30th of September, the March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women converged at Lincoln Park and marched to the Mall. On the way, the march passed the Dept of "Justice" and Trump Hotel. At Trump Hotel many of the marchers stopped to "take a knee" and boo at the hotel.

Video-the march takes a knee at Trump Hotel first on the street, then the sidewalk up close

Race/Racism

Fascist cowards no-show at Mark Bray Antifa book event

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/30/2017 - 00:26

On the 29th of September, Mark Bray spoke at Politics and Prose almost next door to Comet Pizza to promote his book "Antifa" subtitled "the anti-fascist handbook." Fascists were expected to attempt to disrupt this militantly anti-fascist event like earlier this year at Potter's House when another antifascist author spoke, but never showed up.

Right Wing

Politics and Prose was packed for Mark Bray's book event around "Antifa" subtitled "the anti-fascist handbook"

Metro riders objecting to police harassment at WMATA board meeting harassed by police

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/28/2017 - 15:29

Update Sep 29:WTOP Radio reports WMATA board admits to "crackdown on fare evaders," students being pepper sprayed by police over missing cards for free travel, violent police assaults when riders defend themselves.

On the 28th of September, Metro riders organized by Save Our System descended on a WMATA board meeting scheduled at the deliberately inconvenient time of 9AM to air complaints about skyrocketing fares, service cuts, and police harassment. There was at least one ugly incident of a speaker objecting to racist harassment of riders by Metro police being harassed at the podium by these same cops.

Local News/Neighborhoods
Police/Legal/Prisons

Police harass a speaker at the podium, speaker was testifying about transit police harassing riders. Photo by Do Better WMATA

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