Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sep 24: Police attack Occupy Wall St, 100 arrests, 5 maced

Here is coverage of the Sep 24 police attack on the Occupy Wall St protests by DC’s WSQT Direct Action Radio: Audio-WSQT Broadcast coverage of Sep 24 brutality from Sep 27 broadcast If you get your news from the mainstream … Continue reading

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Brian Maloney of Astra-Zeneca gets another residential protest,cameraman assaulted

On the 25th of September, Brian Maloney, an executive specializing in “issues management” for Astra-Zeneca, got yet another protest in front of his ritzy downtown apartment. Animal rights activists were demanding that his company stop doing business with puppy-killing Huntingdon … Continue reading

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IMF protesters at Washington Circle hotel call for Greek/Portugese debt repudiation

A little after 7PM on the 24th of September, as IMF delegates in the Washington Circle Hotel were probably settling in to stuff themselves full of foods many in DC could never afford to eat, protesters outside denounced attempts by … Continue reading

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Anarchists stage late-night march on Supreme Court over Troy Davis execution

Late night on September 21, after Troy Davis was murdered with permission from the US Supreme Court, anarchists assembled on U st and marched from there to the US Supreme Court. Cops at the Supreme court objected strenuously to anyone … Continue reading

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DC Residents march against execution of Troy Davis

On September 16, people all over the US marched and rallied to demand that the state of Georgia abandon their attempt to execute Troy Davis. Here is DC, events began with a rally at the incredibly busy and crowded 14th … Continue reading

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Palestinians march on White House for UN statehood recognition

The UN is expected to vote in recognition of Palestine as a state as soon as Sep 20. Here in DC, Palestinians marched from the State Department to the White House demanding noninterference and NO VETO of full membership from … Continue reading

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Transit advocates storm GOP headquarters demanding jobs and funding

On Sep 13, as Congress was coming back into session, activists from the Transportation Equity Network and the Gamaliel Foundation stormed the Republican Party’s S Cap st headquarters. Video: Transit advocates storm GOP headquarters, take over room set up for … Continue reading

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Racist “NPI” Convention sparks confrontation, drawn batons at Ronald Reagan building

On September 10, many of the same white supremacists and outright Nazis involved in the American Renaissance Conference were meeting at the Ronald Reagan Building under the name of the “National Policy Institute.” Protesters showed up to disrupt their lunch,leading … Continue reading

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Executives of American Petroleum Institute, Astra-Zenica get home demos

As the tar sands protests in front of the White House were ending, another group of activists deployed to the home of Luciano B. Hayden, who is in charge of government relations for the American Petroleum Institute. He lives at … Continue reading

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243 arrests and a closing rally/art show bring tar sands arrests to 1,252

A massive civil disobediance in front of the White House, a rally with speakers in lafayette Park, and an art show in which hundreds of people lined up in the shape of a pipeline before sheddign their shirts marked the … Continue reading

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