Monthly Archives: October 2012

HLS protest at home of Danaher exec menaced with red laser

On the 20th of October, protesters returned to the home of Danaher Senior Vice President Jonathan Graham just one week after a noisy residentail protest amped up by bright police lights, This time a ten minute protest may have beaten … Continue reading

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HLS home demo ends in tense standoff at home of Danaher VP Jonathan Graham

On the 13th of October, as part of National Primate Liberation Week, DC area animal rights activists showed up at the home of Danaher Senior Vice President Jonathan Graham at 3526 Ordway St NW. Danaher is the corporate parent of … Continue reading

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Protest at home of French ambassador over Air France shipping animals to laboratories

On the 13th of October, as part of National Primate Liberation Week, DC area animal rights activists showed up at the home of the French Ambassador. The French government owns 20 percent of Air France/KLM, one of the last airlines … Continue reading

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Primate Liberation Week protest hits HLS supplier parent Danaher

On october 19th, Animal rights activists decended on Danaher Corportion to name and shame them with a early morning “meet and greet” demo followed up with another lunchtime demo. The police where called both time, however on the second visit … Continue reading

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Micah Turner publicly defects from US Army at Freedom Plaza

Micah Turner announced on October 6, 2012 at an Occupy DC rally on Freedom Plaza trhat he has defected from the US Army, having been AWOL for weeks. After giving a 25 minute interview, he immediatly left the area, well … Continue reading

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Occupy Night March condemns Obama and Romney, blocks 7th and H

On the evening of October 5, another Occupy DC/Anarchist Alliance-DC Network march issued forth from McPherson Square, explicitly condemning all the politicians running for office as corporate controlled. Video of the march The main chant was “right wing, left wing, … Continue reading

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Occupy DC storms Dept of Commerce after 2nd IMF bookstore protest

On the 5th of October, Occupy DC marched for the second time on the IMF/World Bank “infoshop” bookstore. They nearly managed to enter the store but were driven back by security or cops brandishing pepper spray. An outdoor shelf of … Continue reading

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Uhuru Party protest at South African Embassy against police shooting striking miners

On the 5th of October, a delegation from the Uhuru Party showed up at the South African Embassy to protest police shootings of striking workers in the Marikana mines. Video of the Uhuru Party protest at the South African Embassy … Continue reading

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Occupy , Vets stage daylong protest at Veterans Affairs

On the 4th of October, Veterans backed by Occupy DC staged a daylong protest in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Recorded Ustream video Audio report by DC’s WSQT Radio This was just two days before the 11th anniversary … Continue reading

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Occupy DC Storms Verizon, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank before blockading World Bank bookstore

On the 3rd of October, Occupy DC stormed buildings housing a Verizon wireless store, followed by a Wells Fargo Bank and a PNC bank before marching on the World Bank and blockading the doors of the IMF/World Bank “Infoshop” bookstore. … Continue reading

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