Monthly Archives: August 2014

On the 29th of August, Critical Mass bikes rides around the US weretransformed in part or in whole to Ferguson solidarity events. Here in DC, the ride made a pit stop at the National Police Memorial, where “hand up don’t … Continue reading →

On the 28th of August hundreds of immigrants and supporters organized by CASA de Maryland were arrested in front of the White House after marching there from the national headquarters of ICE, demanding that Obama end deportation of undocumented migrants … Continue reading →

On the 27th of August, the film Above All Else, about the Texas tree sitting blockade against the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline was shown for the first time in DC at the E St Cinema. … Continue reading →

On the 27th of August, protesters gathered in front of the Dept of Justice to demand the arrest of Ofc Darren Wilson in Ferguson for murdering Michael Brown. They also demanded accountability for all other killer cops, removing all military … Continue reading →

On the 25th of August, Code Pink and area Egyptians showed up outside the Georgetown home of US Secretary of State John Kerry. They were demanding that the US Embassy take steps to push the illegal coup government of Egypt … Continue reading →

On the 24th of August, Ferguson solidarity marchers took to the streets of Chinatown for the second night in a row. The marchers gathered on the east steps of the National Portrait Gallery and took to the streets, and will … Continue reading →

On the 23ed of August, several hundred protesters marched on Chinatown demanding that Darren Wilson, the cop who shot Michael Brown, be charged with murder and that all cops be required to wear video cameras at all times. A speaker … Continue reading →

On the 20th of August a small number of protesters gathered at the White House after organizers of a intended larger protest were denied a permit to be there and very heavy rain rolled through the area. One protester asked … Continue reading →

On the morning of August 20th, Chesapeake Earth First! locked down blocking the front doors of the downtown office building housing ANGA or America’s Natural Gas Alliance. The activists are demanding that ANGA stop lobbying for gas fracking and stop … Continue reading →

On the 16th of August, the mock LNG tanker “SS Dominion Titanic” paid a port call to the town of Solomons on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, MD. This was an educational visit by SEED (Stop Energy Exports and … Continue reading →