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Extinction Rebellion DC disrupts DC Council Chair candidate's forum over $5B gas project

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/17/2022 - 13:25

On the 16th of May, Extinction Rebellion again targetted DC Government support for Washington Gas's proposed $5 billion pipeline replacement project. This time, they disrupted a candidate's forum for DC City Council chair candidates. Rather than answer questions raised by XRDC, organizers simply ended the event early.

Video-questioning the candidate's forum about the value of any other issue on an unstable planet.

Environment/Food/Health

Video-two weeks of fury in the streets greet leaked SCOTUS draft decision to kill Roe

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 13:55

Video of two weeks of fury in front of the Supreme Court, at the homes of Supreme Court "justices," at marches in Florida (an antiabortion state), and more. Includes failed attempt by LAPD to arrest anticapitalist pro-choice marchers, and the effects of the fire/molotov attack on an antichoice group's HQ building in Madison, WI.

Video-Two weeks of fury in the streets after SCOTUS leaks draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade 2 min 39 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Faceoff against the far-right at a march for abortion rights. Cops protecting the far-right as always

Pro Choice marchers take to the streets in DC and nationwide

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/15/2022 - 13:16

On the 14th of May, furious pro-choice protesters marched on the Supreme Court-and on Federal courthouses all over the so-called "United States" in the "Bans off our bodies" marches. In DC, the marches were followed by protests at the homes of multiple anti-choice Supreme Court "Justices."

Video: Bans off Our Bodies marches in DC and Orlando FL,plus the home demos at Roberts and Kavanaugh's homes 1 mn 50 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

DC March on final approach to Supreme Court (photo by John Zangas)

Trump's "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett gets a pro-choice home demo

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 23:15

On the 11th of May, "performance artists" in Handmaid's Tale outfits showed up at the suburban home of Supreme Court "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett. Staging a performace art means local prohibitions on residential protests cannot be enforced.

Video originally posted to Twitter by Virginia Allen 31 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Still from Virigina Allen's Twitter video

Pro-choice activists march on Capitol for Women's Health Protection Act

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 23:07

On the 11th of May, the Senate is scheduled to hold a hasty vote on the Women's Health Protection Act, a proposed Federal statue to do the same job as the previous Roe v Wade Supreme Court ruling. The evening before, activists marched from the Supreme Court to demand that the Senate pass this bill.

Video of the march and another argument w antichoice theocrats 3 min 17 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Supreme Court "Injustice" Alito gets pro-choice home demo

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 00:19

On the 9th of May, pro-choice protesters descended on the VA home of Supreme Court "Justice" Samuel Alito, author of the infamous draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Protesters warned that this is not just about abortion but contraception and LGBTQ rights too.

Video based on Shut Down DC's live coverage including two speakers 8 min 13 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Hundreds protest in rain at homes of SCOTUS judges Kavanaugh, Roberts

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 15:03

On the 7th of May, hundreds of pro-choice activists descended on the posh Chevy Chase homes of Supreme Court "Injustices" Kavanaugh and Roberts. Neither rain nor cold nor cops yakking about residential protest laws could deter them. Statements afterwards warned that if women don't get privacy in their bodies, SCOTUS judges don't get privacy in their homes.

Video from "FederalFelonMouse" twitter clips: the protests and a cop's failed attempt to stop them 1 min 22 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

A cop futily tries to scare off protesters

Adams-Morgan Plaza memorial to Miguel Gonzales destroyed by unknown parties

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/06/2022 - 18:57

Miguel Gonzales used to sleep on Adams-Morgan Plaza. When Truist Bank fenced it off, he was displaced and was found dead shortly therafter. A memorial to him had been erected on the fence, only to be destroyed sometime between Wed May 4 and Thurs, May 5 by unknown forces.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

The memorial to Miguel Gonzales on Truist Bank's fence around Adams-Morgan plaza before it was destroyed

Fences go up at SCOTUS as nationwide anger rises, fighting begins and clinic attacks ramp up

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 14:38

By the morning of May 5, the tall fence previously seen at the US Capitol and the White House was installed surrounding the US Supreme Court. Some say this means formal publication of the draft decision is imminent. Angry protests are already taking place nationwide however.

Video-LAPD arrest attempt at pro-choice march defeated in furious fighting 48 sec of why they want this fence!

Video-Far-right storms building housing DC clinic 3 min 27 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Supreme Court gets massive pro-choice protest in wake of draft decision to overturn Roe

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 22:34

On the afternoon of the 3ed of May, pro-choice protesters returned to the Supreme Court for the 2nd time in less than 24 hours. This was a huge permit rally w space set aside for both pro-choice activists and antichoice bigots. So few of the antichoicers showed up that pro-choice activists got control of both areas.

Video-Fundamentalist Christian heckler driven OUT of rally 52 sec

Video-Reportback by John Zangas from the rally as a whole 2 min 38 sec

Video-two clips by Alejandro Alvarez showing huge crowd and "Where is Joe? chant 51 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

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