March and Vigil to Remember Lives Stolen and Destroyed by the Police

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/16/2017 - 06:20

As police spend their week commemorating fallen officers, we call on comrades from across the D-M-V to join us in a marching vigil to remember the lives stolen, destroyed and permanently altered by the police. Victims and families/friends of victims will be given space to speak, should they wish to.

Meet at Mt Vernon Square, Friday, May 19, 2017 at 9pm.

Police/Legal/Prisons

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gets home demo for net neutrality

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 05/14/2017 - 20:55

On the 14th of May, Popular Resistance showed up outside the home of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in opposition to reopening the net neutrality issue. In addtion, three of Pai's neighbors joined the protest. Net neutrality was thought to be settled law, but Trump and Pai want to reopen the danger of paid prioritization and throttling or outright blocking of websites that cannot pay for premium "fast lanes.

This 33 second video of the protest would become harder to access without net neutrality

Science/Technology

Facing prison for laughing at Sessions confirmation, Code Pink holds "laugh-in" at DOJ

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 16:18

On Jan 10, Code Pink protested the confirmation of racist Jeff Sessions attorney general. On the 3rd of May, three Code Pink members were convicted of "disorderly conduct" carrying up to a year in prison for this, one for nothing more than laughing at Sen Shelby and Sessions prior to the hearing. On the 10th of May, Code Pink held a "laugh-in" in front of the Dept of Justice to protest these outrageous possible prison terms-and the decades in prison Inauguration protesters are facing.

Video-Code Pink's "laugh-in" at the Dept of "Justice"

Police/Legal/Prisons

Comey firing draws Russiagate/Trump protesters to White House

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 15:59

On the 9th of May, Trump fired FBI director James Comey. It is generally believed this is due to his request for more resources to investigate "Russiagate," the suspicions that Trump had help from Putin in the 2016 election. On the 10th of May, protesters gathered in front of the White House not to defend the FBI but rather against Trump. Some demanded a special prosecutor, others went further to demand that Trump be impeached.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Miscellaneous

Detention, torture of Gay men in Chechnya draws protesters to Russian Embassy

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 23:26

On the 9th of May, members of HRC (Human Rights Campaign) showed up outside the Russian Embassy to protest ongoing mass arrests and torture of Gay men in Chechnya.CNN reports that at least three detention centers in Chechnya are being used to imprison Gay men for nothing more than who they are.

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Community demands removal of police, Wells Fargo, arms contractors from Capitol Pride Parade

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 01:56

On the 8th of May, the Capitol Pride board held a rare open community meeting as controversy swirled about the inclusion of MPD, Wells Fargo, arms contractors, MD live, and other inappropriate sponsors and contingents in the upcoming June 10 parade. Many people from marginalized groups showed up to ask pointed questions, the board's answers were long on words but almost completely empty of any commitments to take action.

Video-selected moments as community members question the Capitol Pride board

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Victory at AU in sit-in over racist noose incident

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 00:52

On the 5th of May, students at American University stages a sit-in with three demands over the racist noose/banana incidents on campus. The university agreed to all three demands by the end of the day to end a siege that was preventing any cars from getting out of a parking garage

Race/Racism

Photo by Alejandro Alvarez

Solidarity protest for DisruptJ20 defendants condemns new and even more extreme charges

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/01/2017 - 21:40

In the final week of April new and even more extreme charges were filed against many of the DisruptJ20 defendants, some now facing 8 felonies carrying a total of 100 years (!) imprisonment. At least one new defendant was charged as well. On May 1, while Mayday protests continued elsewhere in the city, activists converged on DC Superior Court to demand that both the new and the previously existing charges be dropped

Police/Legal/Prisons

Solidarity with the DisruptJ20 defendants! (Photo cropped and enhanced from photo on the ResistsThis twitter account)

Reportbacks from Mayday

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/01/2017 - 20:49

DC's Mayday march was a two-part affair, beginning with an immigrant march from Mount Pleasant that linked up with a worker's march at Malcolm X Part before continuing to Freedom Plaza and a much larger immigrant rally at the White House. A third march started at Dupont Circle and proceeded directly to Lafayette Park. The Worker's March was marred by harassment from both neo-Nazis and police. Two protesters were detained but both were released as police could not find or fake any kind of probable cause.

Video from the Mayday marches in DC preceded by a stirring speech about the Mayday labor holiday's origins in 1886 (the Haymarker Martyrs)

Labor/Economics/Business
Right Wing

The lead of the Worker's March pulls onto 16th st

IWW pickets P st Whole Foods demanding Julia's job back

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 04/30/2017 - 19:49

On the 30th of April, the IWW showed up at the Whole Foods on P st, demanding reinstatement of a worker named Julia who was fired for union organizing activity. In addition to the picket, someone dropped a banner with the same demand on it. In an ugly development, alt-right(neo-Nazi) organizer Mike Cernovich showed up, posting photos to his Twitter account.

Labor/Economics/Business

Reportback from 4-28 "Sweet Potatoes Not Pipelines" protest at FERC

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 04/30/2017 - 19:38

On the 28th of April, Beyond Extreme Energy showed up at the offices of FERC, the Federal agency that issues permits for oil and gas pipelines that make eminent domain possible. FERC currently lacks a quorum due to vacancies and is shut down, but that does not stop already approved projects. The April 28th protest featured sweet potatoes, as Atlantic Coast pipeline threatens to severely harm N Carolina's sweet potato farmer, many of whom are on the route and facing eminent domain.

Video originally posted by Beyond Extreme Energy

Environment/Food/Health

People's Climate March surrounds the White House

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/29/2017 - 21:06

On the 29th of April, the huge People's Climate March succeded in putting a ring of protesters all the way around the White House. At 15th st, part of the march went North and around the White House before going back down 17th st to the Monument grounds. Another part went south directly to Constitution Ave, thus closing the ring around the White House. One report credited the march with exceeding Trump's inaugural spectator turnout.

Video showing quick highlights of main march followed by the pulse charge sequence at Trump Hotel

Environment/Food/Health

This is but the last few blocks of the march, well over an hour after steopff time

Indigenous "Red Line" protest blocks 3ed st at US Capitol

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 16:31

On the 28th of April, Indigenous marchers organzed by It Takes Roots declared a "red line" on climate change, pipelines, and fossil fuel extraction with a march around the US Capitol followed by a blockade of 3ed st.This was not long after an insulting remark from Trump about Pocohontas and breast size even though Pocohontas was a child raped by one or more settlers.

Video of the march around the Capitol and 3ed st blockade

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

Indigneous drummers lead round dance on Penn Ave in front of Trump Hotel against pipelines

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 00:43

On the evening of April 27, as the People's Climate March was two days out, drummers from multiple Indigenous communities held a drum circle and round dance in front of Trump Hotel. At the climax the entire round dance took over Penn Ave in front of the hotel, blocking traffic in all 4 directions at Pennm and 12th sts. The drummers and dancers were there because of Trump's executive orders ramming pipelines through Indigenous lands, and Trumps general pro-extractive agenda too.

Video of the Round Dance in front of Trump Hotel

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

The round dance on Penn Ave with Trump Hotel behind it

Code Pink, Popular Resistance protest as Trump summons all 100 Senators for N Korea war conference

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 20:07

On the 26th of April, Trump summoned all 100 US Senators for a conference generally believed to be about a potential war against North Korea. The dictator of N Korea and wannabe dictator of "North America" have been in a situation best compared to an escalating fight in a crowded restaurant between two heavily-armed, violently psychotic Mafia dons. As protesters set up to denounce the brewing war, the police closed or claimed to close Lafayette Park, as they so often do at "convenient" moments these days.

Video from the Code Pink/Popular Resistance protest

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Neo-Nazi disrupts Antifa event, bystander arrested after intervening

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 04/24/2017 - 19:11

On the 23rd of April, DC area antifascists held a public outreach event at GW University after a failed neo-nazi "night of the flier" did not post any of their threatened racist fliers. Neo-Nazi Jack Posobiec and one of his friends showed up and walked up to disrupt the event with shouting. Posobiec tempted a bike messenger who came to the area as part of an Alleycat ride into a fight, then had him arrested.

Video of the bike messenger lured in by Posobiec's baiting and then arrested

Right Wing

Jack Posobiec (center of picture) likes to lure people into fights, then have them arrested instead of fighting them himself.

Scenes from DC's Earth Day Science march

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 18:47

On the 22nd of April, Earth Day, Science Marches were held all over the planet to protest the "alternative facts," climate science denial, and all-around bad science spewing from Donald Trump and the rest of the far-right.DC's march too well over an hour to pass any single point, and the mainstream press spoke of "hundreds of thousands" marching all over the world.

Video highlights from DC's Science March

Environment/Food/Health
Science/Technology

Climate first! protests Wells Fargo's Keystone XL/TransCanada investments

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/20/2017 - 20:10

On the 20th of April, Climate First! staged what may be the first snowflake of the coming avalanche of protests in DC against Trump's reborn Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Two branches of Wells Fargo, one of the banks financing TransCanada were targetted. As 17th and Penn, activists got inside to deliver a letter. The second branch at 18th and K sts locked their doors.

Video of Climate First! activists entering first Wells Fargo branch for letter delivery

Elections/Legislation/Government

Inside the Wells Fargo at 17th and Penn

Video-three months of resistance to Trump

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 22:09

Protest and direct action against Trump's first three months in office, mostly in DC and starting with the pre-inauguration buildup to the massive DisruptJ20 protests. Mainstream media starting to talk about Trump's first 100 days, well here's our answer!

Video compilation of protest and direct action mostly in DC this year against Trump and the Trump agenda

Miscellaneous

Massive "Tax March" demands trump release his tax returns

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/15/2017 - 18:54

On the 15th of April, thousands marched past Trump Hotel in DC to demand that Donald Trump release his tax returns, especially before any Congressional consideration of his "tax reform" package that might be designed to benefit him directly. A mock Trump "released" his tax returns in front of the Capitol-shredded.Similar marches took place in cities all over the US.

Video highlights of the march featuring a trump impersonator "releasing" shredded tax returns and the scene at Trump Hotel

Elections/Legislation/Government

Thumbs down! on Trump's tax secrecy

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