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ADAPT protests at home of FDA director against electroshock torture of autistic people

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 02:01

Beginning on the weekend of March 10-11, ADAPT has been camping out in front of FDA Director Dr. Scott Gottlieb's home. Things got a little hot on the evening of March 11 as ADAPT occupied the circular driveway, and MPD showed up to push them back. ADAPT is there to demand the FDA ban the use of electroshock aversive "therapy" against autistic children and adults at the Judge Rotenberg "Educational" Center.

Video of the protest in the circular driveway and the police response

Video originally posted by John Zangas of the daylight portion of the same protest

Environment/Food/Health
Human Rights

Naming and Shaming!

Bozzuto's Maple View Flats/Starbucks construction site shut down by protesters two days in a row

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 18:12

On the 9th of March, protesters called to the scene by DC Councilmember Trayon White shut down Bozzuto's Maple View Flats construction site in Anacostia for the second day in a row. One of the anchors of the project is a Starbucks, whose products are not affordable for current Anacostia residents. The protest is because Bozzuto is refusing to hire local residents to work on the project and because gentrification projects are not welcome in Anacostia.

Video: Protesters shut down Maple View Flats construction Day 2

Local News/Neighborhoods

Protesters descend on the site

Protesters for DREAM act lock down on Capitol Hill, storm DNC HQ

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 02:05

On the 5th of March, protesters demanding that Congress pass a clean DREAM act hammered Capitol Hill and the Democrats with a two-pronged direct action. A march from Union Station was able to storm Democratic Party headquarters and confront Nancy Pelosi in person. In addition protesters marched up the Mall and some locked down in a hard blockade to shut down Independence Ave by the Capitol itself. Over 80 arrests were reported.

Video compilation showing march on the Mall, lockdown on Indep Ave, confrontation with Nancy Pelosi

Immigration

Protesters in lockboxes take over and hold Independence Ave by the US Capitol

Sunrise Movement blockades, shuts down oil lobbyists' dinner in Trump Hotel

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 21:52

On the 5th of March, the Sunrise Movement sucessfully slipped past the defenses of Trump Hotel and blocked the entrances to a room where "IPAAaccess" planned to eat dinner while lobbying politicians to do their bidding. All got out safely after an hour-long blockade. IPAAaccess is a lobbying arm of the Independent Petroleum Institute of America, and the purpose of the dinner was to promote fracking.

Video of both the support protest and the blockade inside Trump Hotel

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by Sunrise Movement

Palestinians and supporters march on AIPAC Convention

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/04/2018 - 22:45

On the 4th of March, Palestinians and supporters from many organizations marched on AIPAC's convention from the White House.

Video with music showing highlights of the march

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Code Pink protests for release of Ahed Tamimi on eve of AIPAC convention

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 03/03/2018 - 18:01

On March 3, as pre-convention activities for AIPAC ramped up, Code Pink held a protest at an entry checkpoint demanding that Israel release 17 year old Ahed Tamimi. She is being held without bond through her "trial" by an Israeli military court for slapping an occupation solder who participated in a raid on her home.

Video highlights of Code Pink's pre-AIPAC protest

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Code Pink blocking checkpoint at entrance to AIPAC

MPD/NewSham oversight hearing suspended after community activists ejected

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 18:28

On the 1st of March, the DC Council held a long-awaited oversight hearing on MPD and Chief Newsham. Citizens called out Newsham for lying in his own testimony. Citizen testimony call condemned Newsham for fostering overt racism in DC's police department and using counterinsurgency tactics learned from Israeli trainers to suppress dissent, notably in the J20 mass arrest and cases.

Video: tough testimony and citizen expulsions from the MPD oversight hearing

Police/Legal/Prisons

Photo by Jewish Voices for Peace Metro DC

Catholic group stages civil disobedience for DREAM act on Cap Hill

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 16:09

On the 27th of February, a Catholic group including many nuns took over the Russel Senate Office Building's rotunda, praying the Rosary and singing "Amazing Grace" in defiance of US Capitol Police. This led to many arrests. The protest was to demand that Congress pass a clean DREAM act to protect migrants brought to the US as children.

Immigration

Anti-Fascist protesters confront Cernovich's event at City Club of Washington

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 01:57

On Feb 24th, Mike Cernovich and others associated with the Deploraball were back in DC. They held "A Night for Freedom DC" at The City Club of Washington just a block from the Deploraball site, running the gauntlet of loud anti-fascist protesters to get in and often being photographed. Attempts by the fascists to conceal their venue location ended in failure, with protesters descending on their party.

Video:Scenes from the Anti-Fascist protest (1 min 18 sec)

Alex Rubenstein Video: antifascists take a knee NFL style as fascists sing "star spangled banner"

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Race/Racism
Right Wing

Marching on The City Club of Washington's front doors

Still Rising #4 Mixtape

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 18:38

This mixtape is dedicated to the J20 Defendants who will be going to trial on March 26 2018, the German and Russian Anarchists who are facing repression right now, and the average joe trying survive this winter.

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