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Pride week Bike Party draws hundreds

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 06/04/2014 - 23:25

On the 4th of June, organizers of the Bike Parties held a special Pride Week ride, drawing hundreds of riders, including a few in fairy wings, glitter, etc.

Musical video of the Bike Party on Archive

Elections/Legislation/Government
Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Fairy wings in the Pride Bike Party

"Fitness Tax" draws protest at Wilson Building

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 06/03/2014 - 14:41

On the 3rd of June, staffers and customers from several gyms showed up in front of the Wilson Building to oppose the extension of sales taxes to gyms and health clubs, calling it the "fitness tax." They complained about getting only 18 hours notice of the proposal, one that sank the last time it was introduced.

HD 720p video on Archive-download (16mb) if you can't play it in browser

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Labor/Economics/Business
Local News/Neighborhoods

Net Neutrality activists catch FCC Chair Tom Wheeler on street in front of FCC

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/02/2014 - 21:39

The fight against paid prioritization of Internet content is not over. On the 2nd of June net neutrality activists returned to the FCC and by chance caught FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in the street as he left for the day. They asked him "which side are you on?"

Video on Archive

Science/Technology
https://archive.org/download/FCCNetNeutrality622014540p/FCC_Net_Neutrality_6-2-2014_540p.gif

Critical Mass draws good crowd May 30

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 23:48

The May 30, 2014 Critical Mass bike ride drew a good crowd with a lot of new riders.

Video of the ride on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

SOA Watch activists facing charges for street mural

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/26/2014 - 20:20

SOA Watch Activists Arrested and Charged with “Defacing Public or Private Property” in Washington, DC for Creating a Mural to Commemorate Victims of SOA Violence

Art is Not a Crime - Drop the Charges

SOA Watch video on Vimeo

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Police/Legal/Prisons

March on Monsanto takes streets, covers Monsanto's doors with stickers

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/24/2014 - 19:57

On the 24th of May, there were Marches on Monsanto in many cities. Here in DC the march took the streets, marched on Monsanto's lobbying headquarters, and left its mark with a blizzard of stickers on Monsanto's doors.

Video on Archive, available in 540p or full HD 1080p resolutions Full HD recommended for download only

Environment/Food/Health

Anti-torture activists demand closure of GITMO in White House protest

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 16:22

On the 23ed of May, the 1 year anniversary of an Obama speech promising to close Guantanimo Bay, torture survivors and peace activists showed up in front of the White House to call Obama out for this repeatedly broken promise.

Video on Archive.org

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Military/Weapons
Police/Legal/Prisons

Obama fundraising appearance in Potomac jams streets, draws Keystone protesters

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 21:15

On the 19th of May, Obama appeared at a fundraiser in ultra-wealthy Potomac, MD. Activists opposing the Keystone XL and favoring clean energy were there to greet his motorcade. Meanwhile, traffic backed up for miles as Secret Service forced Montgomery County police to shut down both MacArthur Blvd and Falls Road for that motorcade.

Video on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

Obama's motorcade passes Keystone protesters to enter a country-club neighborhood in Potomac, MD

Islamophobic Ads on Metrobusses compare Muslims to Hitler

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 16:55

On the 19th of May, large advertisements appeared on the sides of Metrobusses showing a picture of Adolf Hitler and claiming the Quran calls for such hatred. The ads are running on the sides of 20 Metrobusses, barring overlying graffiti or mechanical problems taking them off the road.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Race/Racism

Climate First! protests Keystone XL at Canadian Embassy

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/17/2014 - 18:15

On the 17th of May, Climate First! showed up at the Canadian Embassy with signs opposing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This was part of a continent-wide "hands across the land" day of action against the pipeline, with events taking place all over Turtle Island.
Video on Archive

Environment/Food/Health

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