Monthly Archives: May 2013

On the 25th of May, there were March against Monsanto events all over Turtle Island and elsewhere. One of them was here in DC, a march from the White House to Monsanto, to the Washinton Post, and back. The march … Continue reading →

On the 22nd of May, the same protesters who have been hammering Eric Holder and the Department of Justice all week over “too big to fail” banks stormed the DC office of Holder’s former law firm, Covington and Burling LLP. … Continue reading →

On the 21st of May, striking contracter employees at Union Station and their supporters picketed outside several times-and once marched through the station-to demand a living wage. All the Smithsonian buildings, the Ronald Reagan Building, and the Old Post Office … Continue reading →

On the 20th of May, hundreds of opponents of foreclosures marched on the Department of Justice demanding that the “too big to fail” bankers be jailed and foreclosures be ended. Many were arrested and two were Tasered, but at the … Continue reading →

On the 16th of May, activists from Occupy DC staged an aggressive street march in solidarity with the NATO 5 and all victims of US police violence and repression. Video of the march I thought they were going to march … Continue reading →

On the 15th of May, protesters showed up in front of the Children’s Place in Colombia Heights. Their merchandise was found in the ruins of one of the factories in the collapsed Rana Plaza builidng in Bangladesh. Video of the … Continue reading →

On the 13th of May, a number of DC area nonprofits and community groups staged a rally on the steps of the Wilson Building to demand passage of the Large Retailer Accountability Act. The DC Jobs Council, NAACP, LiLuna, and … Continue reading →

From the 11th to the 12th of May, a Poor People’s March walked from Baltimore to DC. When they set out, at least 150 participants were in the march. Thirteen of the marchers went every mile on foot, the rest … Continue reading →

On the 8th of May, Appalachia Rising staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency, demanding that the EPA accept gallons of contaminated water from the wells, taps, and streams used by Appalachia residents in the protest. … Continue reading →

Guantanimo Bay: The very name rings with the cries of the tortured. Now, with Obama going into his 5th year of ignoring his promise to close it, over half the detainees are on hunger strike, some of them being force-fed. … Continue reading →