Monthly Archives: July 2010

On the 27th of July, Greenpeace activists shut down all BP gas stations in London by confiscating the emergency shutdown switches, disconnecting the pumps. Stirring Audio coverage by WSQT Radio With the same part missing at every BP station, some … Continue reading →

After three months of BP’s oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, In the middle of the hottest July ever recorded in DC,the Washington Post is reporting that SUVs in Glover Park had their tires flattened. Audio:Do Elves walk among … Continue reading →

On July 22, WSQT Direct Action Radio broadcast extended audio coverage of the July 18 and 19 HLS protests in DC. Intro to Huntingdon Life sciences and the campaign to shut them down Coverage of the July 18 home demos … Continue reading →

On Monday, the 19th of July, as the big Animal Rights 2010 conference was wrapping up, dozens of animal rights activists swarmed into DC to protest at the offices of DC’s Huntingdon Life Sciences customers. Protests began at 701 Penn … Continue reading →

On July 18, at least 30 protesters descended on the homes of Keith Carr (Legg Mason) at 500 Mass Ave, and John Richardson(Abbot Fund) at 2732 P st NW,to protest their role as executives of corporations crucial to the continued … Continue reading →

On July 18, the DC Statehood-Green Party staged a rally at the Parcel 42 Tent City Video Highlights Audio:Most of the speches at the rally This was partially in response to the refusal of members of the existing DC Council … Continue reading →

On July 15, One DC formally transferred control of the tent city on Parcel 42 (7th and R sts NW) to the community that has grown around it. Hours earlier, activists erected a huge shelter, almost an improvised cabin on … Continue reading →

At about 4:30 PM on Saturday, July 10, One DC’s block party for housing rights morphed into a takeover of Parcel 42, complete with the erection of a tent city. While the block Party for Housing Justice continues, activists quietly … Continue reading →

At 9AM on July 8, five activists from Rainforest Action Network took over the lobby of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA),locking down with steel lockboxes. These devices are rarely seen in DC, and as of 11:30 AM the cops seem unable … Continue reading →

The 41st annual July 4 Marijuana legalization parade ran into some police problems, with two arrested and what appeared to be several others detained but released after Park Police dove into the starting rally, then retreated under pursuit from the … Continue reading →