Monthly Archives: August 2013

On the 30th of August, antiwar activists on bicycles took to the streets to carry a massage opposing Obama’s futile bombing threats against Syria’s regime. The ride set out at perhaps 5:30PM, right in the heart of rush hour. Video … Continue reading →

On the 28th of August, a massive crowd marched freom 600 New Jersey Ave to the Washington Monument. There a line stretched from 17th st all the way back to 15th st to pass through police search checkpoints. Video scenes … Continue reading →

On the evening of the 27th of August, community members and activists packed into the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church to demand that Mayor Gray sign the Large Retailer Accountability Act. Video Highlights of the Town Hall DC Councilmembers Phil Mendelson … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The LRAA is scheduled to be sent to the Mayor on August 28th, the exact anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice On the morning of the 24th of August,DC Mayor Gray spoke at the … Continue reading →

Video:The DC Statehood March, random contingents in the main march, and the fences that limited entry

On the 22nd of August, Wal-Mart’s lobbying office got an unpleasant surprise: Workers Wal-Mart thought they had thrown away were back, supported by current “associates.” After a short rally,they blocked the intersection of 8th and G sts NW. Then they … Continue reading →

On the 21st of August, a military court sentenced Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for blowing the whistle on war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. In response, well over 100 protesters assembled at the White House, then marched … Continue reading →

On the 17th of August, advocates of full equality for migrants to the US showed up in front of the White House, demanding nothing less than an end to deportations and the very concept of “illegal” status. Video highlights Migrants … Continue reading →

On the 14th of August, the Sierra Club, CCAN, Public Citizen, and other groups held another community forum on the ugly coming together ot the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), fracking, and planned export of fracked gas. Video highlights-how the TPP will … Continue reading →

On the 13th of August, Code Pink both protested and disrupted the AUVSI or Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention. This convention is for the makers of the armed killing drones used by the US military, so Code Pink … Continue reading →