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Solo counterprotester drives antifa flag through MAGAt convoy on Beltway

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/06/2022 - 15:09

On the 6th of March, the long-expected MAGAt/antivax convoy descended on the Capitol Beltway. Included in the convoy were many with pro-Trump and pro militia banners. There was even explicit support for the J6 coup attempt. A single counterprotester drove through them with a large antifa flag flying from their car.

Video-Trumpers/MAGAts and militia supporters in convoy, antifa flag opposing them 46 sec

Right Wing

"Showing the flag" mission against convoy of anti-vax/antimask Trumpers

Fridays for the Future joins protest for Ukraine, calls for ban on Russian oil imports

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 23:52

On the 4th March, young people from Fridays for the Future joined protesters in front of the White House supporting Ukraine. They brought a message demanding that the US and the world boycott Russian oil. This sanction would put Putin out of business financially while encouraging use of renewable energy.

Video-Both FFF and Ukrainians demand ban on Russian oil imports 55 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health

Migrants protest at ICE against Biden's continuation of Trump policies

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 23:20

On the 3ed of March, a number of migrant organizations descended on the headquarters of ICE to protest record deportations and Biden's continuation of many of Trump's worst immigration policies. Demands included freeing all ICE detainees, ending electronic monitoring, halting deportations, shutting down detention centers and chopping the budgets of ICE and CBP.

Video-protest at ICE including laying of flowers 2 min 15 sec

Immigration

Property of unhoused residents of 18th and Columbia Road plaza stolen by security guards

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 21:46

This is a bit delayed, but reports have reached Indymedia that on Feb 26th,. Truist Bank's security guards stole posessions of unhoused residents on the plaza at 18th and Columbia Road. Unhoused residents have been driven from the plaza by harassment but activists still hold it. Truist Bank is attempting to fence off, then demolish the plaza for condo construction but has been hung up in court for decades.

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods

"Trucker" rally for State of the Union draws zero turnout

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 16:14

At attempt to organize a "trucker" convoy rally at the Washington Monument on March 1 failed with the organizeer whining "where are the trucks?" on Twitter. This was supposed to cooincide with Biden's State of the Union address. For far-right organizers to enter DC would be to subject themselves to scrutiny by the US Marshalls and FBI which are still hunting J6 fugitives and unindicted co-conspirators, so they may have been scared away.

Right Wing

Only media at the stage: no-show for the "trucker" convoy against the State of the Union address (still from Ford Fischer video)

Ukrainians protest at White House, Russian Embassy against Putin's invasion and war

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 21:05

On the 23ed of February, Russian fascist dictator Putin launched his long-expected invasion of Ukraine. As Ukraine's military and guerilla groups mounted resistance to the invasion, protesters gathered from Moscow to Washington DC to oppose this assault. In DC, protests have been taking place at the White House every day, with big ones on weekends. Still more protests have been taking place at the Russian Embassy.

Video-Sat 3-5 protest demands ban on Russian oil

Video highlights of big Feb 27 White House protest

Video from ongoing protests at the Russian Embassy Sat 2-26-2022

Video highlights of the Feb 24 White House protest

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Feb 27: Ukrainian flags nearly block view of White House in Lafayette Sq

Convoy FAIL! First "trucker" convoy to arrive in DC area is 3 vehicles

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/23/2022 - 21:17

Late afternoon on Feb 23, three vehicles of Bob Bolus's convoy to "Washington" (actually the Beltway) arrived in the DC area. There had been 8 earlier but two flat tires delayed their departure and traffic obstructed the convoy instead of the other way around. They had the usual anti-vax and pro-Trump flags and signs. The three vehicles that made it to the last I-95 rest stop before DC were one semi, one pickup truck, and one SUV-that's IT.

Video: interviews with participants. One claims his truck has been trashed and burned, none would answer whether "my body my choice" includes abortion 2 min 56 sec

Right Wing

Protest at Peruvian Embassy demands Repsol pay for oil spill

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/13/2022 - 15:30

On Jan 15, the Spanish (original colonizer) oil company Repsol spilled over 6,000 barrels of oil in a Peruvian port after waves from the distant Tonga volcanic eruption rocked their tanker in port while unloading oil. Peruvians have been protesting Repsol ever since, demanding accountability. One of these protests took place on Feb 13 at the Embassy of Peru here in Washington DC.

Video-why we protest Repsol 1 min 31 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

Wiphala on display at protest against Repsol at Peruvian Embassy. This flag represents many Indigenous peoples of the Andean region

Code Pink protests at White House and in cities nationwide against Ukraine war

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 02/05/2022 - 22:15

On the 5th of February, Code Pink held a nationwide series of rallies against increasingly likely war between the US and Russia over Ukraine. One of these rallies was directly in front of the White House.

Anti-War/Peace

Photo by Katie

Extinction Rebellion brings debt/extraction protest back to IMF and World Bank

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 02/04/2022 - 21:11

On the 4th of February, protesters returned to the IMF and World Bank. This time around it was Extinction Rebellion DC, protesting IMF and World Bank "loans" to nations in the global South-and demands that "debtor" nations permit fracking, pipelines, and fossil fuel export. From 20 to ten years ago, the IMF and World Bank endured siege after siege by protesters over almost the same issues.

Video of the protest including the failed attempt by security guards to stop chalking 2 min 28 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Globalization/Anti-globalization

Protesters return to the IMF

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