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People for Fairness Coalition marches coffin to City Hall to remember 54 who died in 2018

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 18:52

On the 20th of December, the People for Fairness Coalition carried a casket from a church near Logan Circle to Freedom Plaza in front of the Wilson Building(city hall) to remember 54 homeless people who died on the streets of DC this past year.

Video-marching a coffin to City Hall for 54 fallen homeless folks in pouring rain

Race/Racism

Kurds protest at White House after Trump declares he will remove US troops as Turkey requested

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 00:12

On the 19th of December, Donald Trump announced the last 2,000 US troops would be withdrawn from Kurdish areas in what is now Syria, possibly within 24 hours. This is suspected of being to get them out of the way of a Turkish bombing campaign and invasion of Rojava. In response. Kurds and allies supporting the YPG and YPJ gathered in front of the White House on the evening of Dec 19 demanding that the US troops remain but above all that US ally Turkey cease and desist their armed aggression against the Kurdish people

Video of the Kurdish emergency protest in front of the White House 1 min 17 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Sex workers and supporters hold Decrim Carnival 3 at Reeves Center

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 00:25

Dec 17th was the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. In DC, the Decrim Carnival 3 was held in the Reeves Center on 14th st. Music and dancers performing dances similar to what they would do onstage (but fully dressed) alternated with speakers on the human cost of keeping sex work illegal. Physical assaults by violent men posing as customers go unpunished because sex workers know the police cannot be trusted and filing a report simply creates a second round of risk, this time from the cops.

Video-two dance performances and a speaker on why sex workers can't report assaults to the cops 4 min 13 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Labor/Economics/Business

Justice for Jakelin protest held at Customs and Border "Protection"

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 00:13

On the 17th of December, pro-migrant activists gathered outside the office of Customs and Border "protection" aptly located in the Ronald Reagan Building on Penn Ave. Activists were in front of CPB to protest the death of a 7 year old Mayan girl from Guatamala named Jakelin in Customs and Border "protection" custody. Flowers and bottled water were left on the building at the conclusion of the rally.

Video-speaker on what happened to Jakelin, laying flowers and bottled water for her on CBP's building 3 min 6 sec

Immigration
Race/Racism

Trump adviser Stephen Miller gets another home demo

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 12/16/2018 - 17:06

On the 12th of December, WERK Not Walls marched on the home of Donald Trump's political adviser Stephen Miller after a stopover at ICE. This is at least the second time Stephen Miller has had protesters at his house. Stephen Miller is the thug who first suggested to Trump that families be separated at the border to deter migration

Video compilation-march from ICE to home of Stephen Miller 2 min 25 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Race/Racism

Photo by Alejandro Alvarez

DC Bike Party holds final 2018 ride, rides past #KremlinAnnex impeachment protest

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/14/2018 - 17:40

On the 12th of December, the DC Bike Party held their final ride of the year. On the route was H Street NW, so when the Secret Service closed Lafayette Park, the Kremlin Annex impeachment protest was right next to H st, bringing cheers from riders and the sidewalk as the ride went by.

Video of the ride featuring the KremlinAnnex ride by 1 min 18 sec

Culture/Entertainment

Bikes lit up for the night

Migrants and supporters call for defunding Department of Homeland Security

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 14:18

On the 10th of December, migrants and their supporters held a protest at the White House demanding a clean DREAM act and renewal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In addition they called on Senator Chuck Schumer and others in Congress to defund or at least cut the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, of which both ICE and CBP are large components.

Video: call defunding DHS over family separation, candle ceremony, bonus footage of nearby pro-ICE propaganda removed and burned 4 min 30sec

Immigration

The scene outside the White House

Over 100 arrests as Sunrise Movement occupies Nancy Pelosi's office

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 00:19

On the 10th of December, the Sunrise Movement visited a number of Congressional offices and staged a sit-in in Nancy Pelosi's office, demanding a "Green New Deal" on climate change and fossil fuels. Reports on Twitter indicate more than 100 people were arrested and over 800 participated althogether.

Environment/Food/Health

Still from "Rebel HQ" video (note: Rebel HQ states they are a progressive media outlet, not Posobiec's former outfit)

Luke Kuhn rips down, burns Patriot Front stickers in DC

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 21:42

On the 7th of December, members of the neo-Nazi "Patriot Front" posted several stickers on the backs of street signs in DC, then published deceptive close-up photos on Gab.ai making them look much larger. The next day Patriot Front held an unannounced march in DC. That night, DC activist Luke Kuhn followed the Gab posts to the offensive stickers, ripped them down, and burned the one that came down in large enough pieces.

Update 12-10-2018: ALL of the stickers Patriot front posted and photographed have been found and destroyed

Video-Luke Kuhn removing and burning Nazi propaganda posted by Patriot Front 1 min 17 sec

Race/Racism
Right Wing

Pro-ICE Patriot Front sticker burns. Note the presence of the fasces (symbol of Fascism copied from the Roman bundle of rods bound around an ax) above the eagle

Fascist meeting at Woodley Park Marriot flops

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 15:02

From Thursday Nov 6 through Saturday Nov 8, the Marriot Wardman Park hosted the "American Priority" conference featuring among others Deporaball organizers Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich. Very little was pubished from the event other than livestreams of a few high-profile fascist speakers. By the second night, Twitter reports were calling it "a dud" and reporting that organizers spend $200K but very few people showed up.

Race/Racism
Right Wing

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