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"Justice" Alito gets another home demo

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 02:53

On Sunday, the 19th of February, Supreme Court "Justice" Alito get yet another protest at his northern VA home. Protesters emphasized that he stands for theocracy and is a threat to the lives of trans folks as well as his infamous authorship of the antiabortion Dobbs ruling

Video: protesting at and around Alito's house 1 min 30 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Amy Coney Barrett gets another residential protest

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 18:12

Eight months after the leak of the Dobbs decision, protesters are still showing up at the homes of antiabortion/Christian nationalist Supreme Court "Justices." One of these protests took place on Jan 29, 2023. In addition to abortion rights chants, protesters also invoked the name of Tyre Nichols, beaten and tortured to death by murderous Memphis cops.

Video from raw clips by Our Rights DC 2 min 5 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by Our Rights DC

Activists disrupt Banquet for Capitol Hill "Crisis Pregnancy Center," a fake clinic

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 23:23

On Dec 1, a banquet for the so-called "Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center" was held at a Marriot in Crystal City. Protesters showed up outside chanting and banging drums. In addition, a projector was used to show messages on the side of the building. On top of all else, three protesters got inside and shouted down the proceedings. One person screamed "Jane Says Revenge, motherfuckers! Blood on your hands!

Video of outside action by John Zangas 49 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by John Zangas

"Justice" Amy Coney Barrett gets home demo night after Trump's acceptance speech

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 22:28

The 16th of November was just one night after Trump's formal announcement that he is running for the White House again. On that night, protesters again returned to the home of "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett, Trump appointee to the court. She also formerly held the title of "handmaid" in the Christian extremist group People of Praise.

Video from clips by Our Rights DC 1 min 28 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by Our Rights DC

Virginia Governor Proposes "Natives Are Immigrants" and Columbus Was a Good Businessman

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:51

Virginia Governor Youngkin just proposed new history standards for all Virginia students. He released them over the weekend and the first hearings are this Thursday, to try to force them through quickly. He proposes to teach Virginia children a lot of falsehoods about Natives and very little mention of Asian, Latinos, or Pacific Islanders. His new standards include genocide denial and that Natives are "immigrants."

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Race/Racism
Right Wing
Youth Education

Virginia Students Oppose Giving Youngkin an Honorary Degree Because of His Bigotry

Students meet with school board,demand Arlington stand up to Va Gov. Youngkin's anti-trans policies

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 22:46

On the 13th of October, Arlington County Public School students defied threats from Fascists and met with the school board to condemn VA Governor Youngkin's vicious anti-trans student policies. They demanded that Arlington hold the line and stand up to this MAGAt governor and the hate he is spreading as much as possible.

Video-a special education teacher slams Gov Youngkin's hateful anti-trans policies 1 min 54 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

MAGA neighbors of Amy Coney Barrett chalk antichoice messages as protesters arrive

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 00:05

On the 7th of October, yet another protest at "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett's house encountered opposition from far-right neighbors. The pro-Nazi and pro forced birth messages they chalked on the trail to Amy's block were no surprise given racist and misogynistic statements made at prior protests by Karens and Kens who live on Amy Coney Barrett's block.

Marchers call Barrett "a politician in a robe" 10 sec by Our Rights DC

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

"Ultra MAGA" on Twitter means swastika-waving hard Nazis who support Trump. This was posted by one of Amy Coney Barrett's neighbors

Rally for trans and gender expansive students held before Fairfax County school board meeting

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 01:34

On the 6th of October, a meeting of the Fairfax County school board at Luther Jackson Middle School included an agenda item of favorable concern to transgender students. A rally was held prior to the meeting in support of this agenda item and more generally to protect trans and gender expansive students from the current wave of hate and attacks. Only a half dozen presumed Christian Nationalists dared counterprotest.

Video contrasting the big rally turnout w the tiny counterprotest by religious extremists. 1 min 3 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Youth Education

"Justice" Alito called out as illegitimate at home demo

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 16:51

On the 29th of September, protesters outside Supreme Court "Justice" Alito's home emphasized that he and the Supreme Court are now considered illegitimate by tens of millions if not more. He and Roberts had been whining about this growing realization on social media. This in turn told protesters what to focus on.

Video-calling out Alito, SCOTUS as illegitimate 48 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Police harass protesters at "Justice" Alito's house over "noise"

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 22:21

On the 8th of September, protesters again returned to the home of Supreme Court Justice and "witchburner" Samuel Alito. For the first time, Fairfax County police showed up with a dB meter and complained about sound levels.

Video of interaction between Fairfax cops and protesters over sound levels 44 sec

Gender/Sexuality/Identity
Police/Legal/Prisons

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