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Anonymous claims DC cops ordered to arrest homeless between midnight and 5AM

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 13:27

A Twitter message from Anonymous claims that DC police have been ordered to impose an illegal, de facto curfew on the homeless, arresting them between the hours of midnight and 5 AM. It does not cite a context nor a location. Since there is no legal curfew, these arrests would have to be on made up or spurious "charges of convenience." Alternately they use "evidence" from illegal stop and frisks, known as jumpouts in DC. This kind of spurious arrest was how Freddie Grey got killed. Does DC want a week of protests, riots, and no baseball too?

Police/Legal/Prisons
Poverty
Race/Racism

The Twitter post from Anonymous

"Million Moms March" against police brutality during National Police Week

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/09/2015 - 19:03

On the 9th of May, mothers of African-American men murdered by police marched at the head of a column of supporters from John Marshall Park by the courthouses to the Dept of Justice and back. Marchers demanded an end to police murder violence in the wake of police brutality cases and uprisings from Ferguson to Baltimore.

30 seconds video of the march

Youtube video of meeting of mothers with the DOJ:

youtube.com/watch?v=hIwwxSujFe4&

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Mayday reportback from Occupied Baltimore

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 00:01

On May 1, 2015, Mayday,the occupation of Baltimore by the National Guard and out of state cops completely failed to deter protesters from taking ov A march so large that nowhere could both ends be seen marched on the jail, on City Hall, and on the Western District police station in West Baltimore near wher Freddie Grey was murdered. Later that night protesters staged a sit-in at City Hall in defiance of the Mayor's curfew. Police reponded with beatings and arrests to the sit-in.

Update May 2:Thousands march again on and around City Hall

Mayday protesters march on Baltimore City Hall and Jail past riot cops and armored vehicles

RT Youtube video of police attack on marchers defying curfew

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Protesters and two armored vehicles in West Baltimore

ATU protests on Mayday against Metro Access cuts

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 14:18

On Mayday, May 1 2015, the Amalgamated Transit Union or ATU showed up in front of Metro's headquarters. They were demanding an 8 hour workday and cancellation of proposed cuts in Metro Access, Metro's disability transit system. Mayday celebrates the victory by unions in reducing working days that were once as long as 16 hours to 8 hours a day and originated right here in the US. At this rally, Reverend Hagler cited the success of protesters in Baltimore in forcing the indictment of all 6 cops that killed Freddie Grey as proof that fighting for justice works.

Labor/Economics/Business

Solidarity march demands DC cops OUT of Baltimore

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 00:52

On the 29th of April, a huge Baltimore Uprising solidarity march issued forth from Chinatown. This march visited the Wilson Building (DC's city hall) and the White House. At the White House, the security lights behind the fence were turned on for the duration of the protests, something that used to be exceedingly rare and reserved for things like fence-jumpers and suspicious packages.

Video highlights of the march

Mike Fluggenock's Video (Vimeo) of 4-29 Baltimore solidarity march

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
World Uprisings

Marching out of Chinatown

Baltimore/Freddie Grey solidarity protests begin in DC

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 00:16

On the 28th of April, as the curfew threatened peaceful protesters in Baltimore, solidarity protests began in DC. Protesters marched on the White House, only to find Obama's answer to the Question of Baltimore was to barricade the White House. Later a surprise "pop-up" protest blockaded 14th and U sts, and grew over time as bystanders joined in to reinforce the blockade.

John Zangas Youtube video of protests around the White House for Freddie Grey

Video of U st shutdown following White House protest summary

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Obama's answer to demands for justice for Freddie Grey

Ecuadorians protest Chevron at World Bank

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 00:43

On the 27th of April, Ecuadorians showed up in front of the World Bank to protest Chevron's counter-lawsuit against Indigenous communities harmed by oil spills before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The ICSID is a member of the World Bank Group.Chevron is seeking by counter-lawsuits to evade paying the judgement against them for their oil spills that have given Indigneous children cancer.

Video-interview giving specifics of the case

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

Ecuadorians protest in solidarity with Indigenous people harmed by Chevron

Georgetown U students drive off Westboro Baptist early

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 23:31

On the 27th of April, Westboro "Baptist," a hate group notorious for their funeral protests and hatred of GLBT people showed up at Georgetown University. They had a permit to be there for an hour but chose to leave at least 20 minutes early after having their message of hate drowned out by thousands of counterprotesters.

Video-Georgetown vs Westboro

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Baltimore police keep baseball fans in stadium during massive Freddie Grey protest

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/25/2015 - 23:01

On the 25th of April, a massive protest took to the streets of Baltimore demanding justice for Freddie Grey, whose spine was broken by Baltimore police. Both before and after the City Hall rally, protesters marched on the baseball game at Camden Yards. Due to the protests, police "advised" baseball fans to remain in the stadium. Until at least 6PM it seemed this huge protest was able to chase Baltimore's killer cops right off the street. After that things got rough.

Video-Protesters confront police at station near Gilmor Homes where Freddie Grey was killed

Video-the first of two sieges of Camden Yards

Video-no violence in 1st pass thru Inner Harbor as bystanders/cops did not provoke it

Very good Popular Resistance youtube video including battle with tailgaters and smashing of cop cars

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Protesters approaching the Camden Yards baseball stadium

SOA Watch protests "war on drugs" inside Sen Rubio's office

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/24/2015 - 15:31

On the 24th of April, School of the America's Watch activists culimnated several days of lobbying with a direct action protest inside Sen Marco Rubio's office, calling him out for failing to oppose the failed "war on drugs" that has caused spiraling violence violence in Mexico and elsewhere.

Drugs
Immigration
Poverty
Race/Racism
World Uprisings

Photo by SOA Watch

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