Monthly Archives: August 2012

As Mitt Romney was saying “we own this county,” Our DC was either marching to or blocking the intersections of 14th st and U st NW. This was where a street party erupted in 2008 on election night when the … Continue reading →

Freddie Mac and JP Morgan Chase are again trying to evict retired DC paramedic Deboerah Harris.On the 21st of August, Deborah showed up Freddie Mac backed up by at Occupy Our Homes to deliver petitions demanding they abandon this robosigned … Continue reading →

Danaher is the parent corporation of Beckman Coulter, supplier of lab equipment to Huntingdon Life Sciences(HLS) . Jonathan Graham is the Senior Vice President of Danaher, with the power to cancel this puny $85,000 contract. He has so far not … Continue reading →

The multibillion dollar redevelopment plan for Union Station includes an ugly extra: an “Interim plan” to park idling inter-city buses at Crummel School, in Ivy City. Many residents there already have asthma. On the 15th of August, over half of … Continue reading →

Deborah Harris is a former DC paramedic and firefighter who was forced to retire by an on-the-job injury. Freddie Mac and JPMorgan Chase have been trying to foreclose on her home for months, only to be stopped twice by Occupy … Continue reading →

In early 2011, a Toronto cop told a woman that had been raped that she was a “slut” and was responsible for beig raped, In response to this outrage was born the Slutwalks, protests in many cities against blaming and … Continue reading →

On the 9th of August, GLOV (Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence) organized a “safety walk” in response to the recent beatings of two men at Lincoln and T sts NW by three men yelling homophobic slurs. The march itself got … Continue reading →

Patton Boggs is the chief US lobbyist for Air France, one of the last airlines that will transport animals, primates included, to vivisection labs like HLS. Video of the Patton Boggs protest This time around, the protest was at 2550 … Continue reading →

On the 5th of August, just after the exact anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, two Hibakasha, or survivors of this atomic bomb spoke at the annual DC vigil on this anniversary. Video including clips of both Hibakasha speeches … Continue reading →

On the 4th of August, a variety of animal rights activists launched a night of residential picketing aimed at two targets. The first was the French Ambassador, as Air France/KLM is one of the last airlines on Earth that will … Continue reading →