Civil Rights/Equal Rights

Video showing results of police assault on man said to be a protester

Still from the Travis Shoff Youtube video

Man injured by violent arrest at Dec 5 civil rights protest in Chinatown

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 12/06/2014 - 16:02

On Dec 5, civil rights protesters in DC shut down Chinatown on multiple occasions. At about 10:55PM cops suddenly pursued someone said to be one of the protesters, the crowd surged after them. When the scene opened up a bit one man was down and in handcuffs. He suffered seizures police said were caused by being pepper sprayed. They left him in handcuffs through the seizures, and no ambulance was summoned. Finally a bunch of cops picked him up like a log and carried him off to an unknown destination at or beyond the end of the block.

Video of the later 11PM die-in at 7th and H in Chinatown

This man was injured by police

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Civil Rights protesters shut down Chinatown, blockade Verizon Center

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 19:21

On the 5th of December, civil rights protesters returned to Chinatown, staging a massive die-in in rush hour traffic before blockading the Verizon Center. In a repeat of the previous night's scene at the Hyatt/ALEC confrontation, bike cops blocked off the Verizon Center as well, creating a front-line similar to at a very large IMF protest.

11PM Dec 5:Violent arrest leaves one protester injured Video

Video:DC Ferguson storms H st Wal-Mart

John Zangas photo of Chinatown die-in

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DC Ferguson marchers take over streets, storm Wal-Mart

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 11/26/2014 - 01:27

On the 25th of November, thousands took to the streets for the second night of DC Ferguson protests responding the the grand jury's refusal to indict killer cop Darren Wilson. The protest took over the streets and blocked the intersection of NY Ave and 395 before marching south-and storming the Wal-Mart on H st. The only looting was the usual looting by Wal-Mart's bosses, stealing from their associates with their law wages and terrible working conditions. Protesters made it plain they were after management, not the associates actually working late to put food on their family tables.

Wal-Mart is known to have donated $10,000 to killer cop Darren Wilson's legal defense fund, so on Nov 25 DC Ferguson marchers "indicted" Wal-Mart for obstructing justice by storming the H st store!

Labor/Economics/Business

Inside the Wal-Mart at 1st and H sts NW

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Video from the DC Ferguson Georgetown March

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Wed, 10/08/2014 - 11:10

A rally by the DC Ferguson coalition demanding justice for Mike Brown and protesting police terrorism. Speakers include PJ from the National Black United Front, Salim Adolfo from Black is Back, and Eugene Puryear from the ANSWER Coalition.

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Human Rights

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Terrorism, COINTELPRO, and the Black Panther Party --An interview with law professor Angela A. Allen-Bell

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/07/2014 - 15:54

(PHOTO: Angela A. Allen-Bell joins Amnesty International in support of the Angola 3 outside of the Louisiana State Capitol on April 17, 2012.) Terrorism, COINTELPRO, and the Black Panther Party --An interview with law professor Angela A.

Video of the march set to "thunderstruck" for the storm that rolled in

Albert Woodfox, left, with Zulu Whitmore, right

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Ferguson/Michael Brown protesters shut down U st, Adams-Morgan

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 09/07/2014 - 00:16

Saturday night, the 6th of September was the third Saturday night in a row that Ferguson/Michael Brown protesters marched into and shut down one or more gentrified parts of the city. Two weeks earlier it was Chinatown, last week it was H st where all the new money is flowing into NE, this time around it was U Street and later Adams-Morgan and Columbia heights.

Video featuring speakers including the Mayor of Alexandria

Taking over U Street

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Sierra Club demands Dominion Resources dump ALEC at ALEC's headquarters

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/04/2014 - 17:15

On the 4th of September, the Sierra Club backed up by Virigina residents including the Mayor of Alexandria showed up in front of the offices of ALEC, the American legislative Exchange Council. They were demanding that Dominion Resources stop contributing money paid by Virginia ratepayers to this far-right thinktank. ALEC is the largest non political party donor of campaign cash in Virginia, and Dominion's customers literally have no choice but to help ALEC corrupt the political process simply by paying their electrical bills.

Civil Liberites/Constitution

Environment/Food/Health

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Video from DCFerguson Rally and March

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Mon, 09/01/2014 - 12:23

In solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Missouri, a coalition of activists marched in Washington DC. Speakers include (in order of appearance):

Eugene Puryear, ANSWER Coalition

Kymone Freeman, WEACT Radio

Aisha Fleury, Uhuru Movement, Black is Back Coalition

Salim Adofo, National Black United Front

Stuart Anderson, Family and Friends of Incarcerated People

?, Homeless Advocate, Empower DC

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1 min 20 sec video, clips cut from "DC Solidarity by Stream" coverage posted by "Gen Knox"

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Ferguson Solidarity march shuts down H st on Saturday night

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 08/31/2014 - 16:30

On Saturday night, the 30th of August, Ferguson solidarity marchers assembled at Union Station, then marched on H Streen NE, shutting it down for over two hours. Cops were blocked from hassling stragglers and many bystanders joined the march. Eventually the march grew to a length of about two blocks of people taking the whole street.

Full HD Video of the Shut Down H Street march for Ferguson

Local News/Neighborhoods