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Fire Drill Friday Reportback: Black Friday funeral march for the climate and young people's futures

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 22:08

On the 29th of November, as other stormed the shopping malls with nothing but holiday plunder on their minds, the weekly #FireDrillFridays climate/fossil fuels protest at the US Capitol morphed into a funeral march for young activist's futures. Teenage speakers reminded everyone that scientists now say there is only a decade left to avoid irreversible climage chaos-and that failure to act may destroy their future lives.

Video-a stirring song at the starting rally, the funeral march, and die-in at the Columbus monument 2 min 51 sec

Video-a representative of the Piscataway Nation speaks at the start of the US Capitol rally 3 min 46 sec

Environment/Food/Health

The funeral march departs the US Capitol, bound for the Columbus monument at Union Station and the Chinatown shopping area

Impeachment protesters show up again at Trump Hotel

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:10

On the 25th of November, yet another group of protesters showed up at Trump Hotel demanding he be impeached and removed from office. This group emphasized his use of the White House for personal gain, a crime that prior to the current century would have led to a bipartisian vote to remove him from office. In the current "Party Uber Alles" situation anything can happen.

Elections/Legislation/Government

Extinction Rebellion Hunger strikers occupy MoCo county council's cafeteria

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 14:44

On the 19th of November, a group of hunger strikers from Extinction Rebellion set up shop in the cafeteria used by the Montgomery County council. They demanded the council back up its words on climate emergency with actual deeds which so far have been lacking. This cooincides with Extinction Rebellion's hunger strike in Nancy Pelosi's office also demanding serious measures on climate change.

Video interview with one of the hunger strikers 5 min 34 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Protest held at White House against US backed coup in Bolivia

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 11/16/2019 - 22:05

On the 16th of November, the ANSWER Coalition held a protest against the US supported "soft coup" in Bolivia. A smaller group of possibly wealthy and mostly non-Indigenous Bolivians counterprotested. The right wingers claimed there was no coup, but speakers at the rally reported Evo Morales resigned in the face of "guns to his head" from the military, a week after sabotage nearly brought down his helicopter.

Video-Chile protest unites with the coup protest as an Indigenous speaker speaks 2 min 33 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

DC Bike Party rides on cold November night

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 21:19

On the 13th of November, the DC Bike Party took to the streets on an only slightly above-freezing night. The DC Bike Party rides the 2nd Wed of every month from April through December, so there will be one more ride this year.

Video-start of the Nov DC Bike Party 1 min 35 sec

Culture/Entertainment

Bike Party at Connecticut and K sts

Kurdish and antifascist activists protest against Trump's meeting with Turkish dictator Erdogan

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 02:06

On the 13th of November, as public impeachment hearings started, Donald Trump welcomed Turkish dictator Erdogan to the White House. This is while Turkish troops occupy part of Norther Syria and are destroying Kurdish towns. Outside the meeting, Kurdish and antifascist protesters banged drums, chased away pro-Erdogan provocateurs, and attempted to cut off Erdogan's escape route from the meeting.

Video featuring confrontations with Erdogen supporters, a YPG veteran's speech, and pursuing Erdogan's motorcade 7 min 19 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Police line at G st holding furious protesters two blocks away from Erdogen's E st exit from the White House

Code Pink protests Kennedy Center exhibit of GW Bush paintings glorifying Iraq war

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 20:03

On Veteran's Day (Nov 11), Code Pink protested at the Kennedy Center against an exhibit "artwashing" the Iraq War. The Boeing-sponsored exhibit is of GW Bush's own paintings of the very veterans whom he sent to war and who came back wounded. Bush sent them to fight for lies about nonexistant WMD and nonexistant Saddam-al Quaeda ties.

Video: what's wrong with this exhibit, and security guards trying to prevent the banners from being shown 3 min 29 sec

Anti-War/Peace

A challenge to GW Bush's new "career" as an "artist"

Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays joins #RemoveTrump in mass march on White House

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/08/2019 - 20:00

On the 8th of November, #RemoveTrump joined forces with Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays for a massive pro-impeachment march from the US Capitol to the White House. A sit-in was staged there but no reports of arrests at this writing.

Video: the Capitol Police interference, scene at Trump Hotel, arrival at White House 5 min 38 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health

The lead of the march stopped at Trump Hotel for some public shaming

Remove Trump hits GOP impeachment strategy retreat at Trump Hotel with loud noise demo

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 23:54

On the 7th of November, the GOP held a strategy retreat at Trump Hotel to discuss their response to the impeachment proceedings against Trump. Outside, protesters banged drums and blew horns and whistles. GOP members often had to run a gauntlet of protesters to get inside.

Video-protesters blow whistles, make GOP members run the gauntlet 2 min 58 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

The scene in front of Trump Hotel as the GOP tried to hold a strategy session on the impeachment proceedings

Beyond Extreme Energy disrupts hearing for FERC nominee Danley

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 20:50

Three members of Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) disrupted the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing for James Danly, who was nominated by President Trump to be the third Republican commissioner at FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Two BXE members unfurled a banner reading “Reject Danly” and yelled "FERC: No more fossil lovers! Wind and solar now!" before being removed from the room and arrested.

Environment/Food/Health

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