Monthly Archives: April 2010

At about 8 AM on April 27, the DC offices of Sanofi-Aventis,Novartis, and Astra-Zenica received noisy protests against their status as customers of puppy-killing Huntingdon Life Sciences. Audio coverage from WSQT Radio Huntingdon Life Sciences is a contract animal testing … Continue reading →

On April 26, an estimated 100 people marched from a church on NY Ave to the Dept of Justice. On Penn Ave they took three lanes of traffic-with not a cop in sight! Audio Coverage courtesy of WSQT Direct Action … Continue reading →

The last two scheduled events of the Anticapitalathon Games generated another wrongful arrest, and later another confrontation at a hotel full of IMF delegates. Still later, a police attempt to stop the march was defeated as protesters pushed through. Things … Continue reading →

At about 11 PM on April 23, soccer players deployed to the Concordia Hotel, owned by the IMF itself and housing only IMF delegates for the weekend. Video of the IMF Soccer: Video of the storming of the Washington Circle … Continue reading →

The first event ot the Anticapitalathon Games was the Run on the Bank, from Malcolm X Park to Murrow Park acoss from the Bank. About halfway through the run, police tried to arrest one of the runners but backed off … Continue reading →

On April 15, Big Pharmas Novartis and Astra-Zenica received morning protests at their DC lobbying offices. Both are customers of puppy-killing Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract animal testing firm that kills 500 animals every day testing products like bleach and … Continue reading →

Early morning on Thursday, April 8, protesters showed up at the offices of Novartis, Astra-Zeneca, Sanofi-Aventis-and Bristol-Myers Squibb. They were there to demand that all four Big Pharmas stop contracting for animal testing with puppy-killing Huntingdon Life Sciences. WSQT Audio … Continue reading →

April 3 was the last day the Mt Peasant Library was open-for at least 18 months of (maybe) renovation. On April 3, protesters held the building open at closing time with a door chained open and an occupation of the … Continue reading →

The Greenwash Guerillas strike again! On Fossil Fools Day, the first of April, several thousand PEPCO customers received letters promising a switch by 2020 to 100% renewable energy, no more MTR coal, and the cancellation of proposed rate hikes, along … Continue reading →