Monthly Archives: April 2015

On the 29th of April, a huge Baltimore Uprising solidarity march issued forth from Chinatown. This march visited the Wilson Building (DC’s city hall) and the White House. A new demand was the removal of all DC cops from Baltimore. … Continue reading →

On the 28th of April, as the curfew threatened peaceful protesters in Baltimore, solidarity protests began in DC. Protesters marched on the White House, only to find Obama’s answer to the Question of Baltimore was to barricade the White House. … Continue reading →

Ecuadorians protest Chevron at World Bank On the 27th of April, Ecuadorians showed up in front of the World Bank to protest Chevron’s counter-lawsuit against Indigenous communities harmed by oil spills before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes … Continue reading →

On the 27th of April, Westboro “Baptist,” a hate group notorious for their funeral protests and hatred of GLBT people showed up at Georgetown University. They had a permit to be there for an hour but chose to leave at … Continue reading →

On the 25th of April, a massive protest took to the streets of Baltimore demanding justice for Freddie Grey, whose neck was broken by Baltimore police. Both before and after the City Hall rally, protesters marched on the baseball game … Continue reading →

On Earth Day, the 22nd of April, antiwar activists showed up first at the EPA and then at the Pentagon to condemn the huge usage of fossil fuels and massive pollution by the US military. Eight of the protesters were … Continue reading →

On the 22nd of April, hundreds of striking Federal contract workers marched on the US Capitol demanding $15 an hour. They were joined by a second group of activists protesting the TPP “fast track” bill that would allow any TPP … Continue reading →

On the 21st of April, the 250 miles “March2Justice” from New York City arrived in front of the US Capitol, demanding that three bills to get killer cops under control be passed by Congress. Several members of Congress spoke at … Continue reading →

On the 20th of April, unions members staged a march from the AFL-CIO’s DC headquarters to the office of the United States Trade Representative against the TPP. The TPP is a proposed NAFTA style trade deal that would affect about … Continue reading →

On the 18th of April, the World Bank Group staged the “Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day” concert, with Fallout boy headlining. This concert was during their Spring Meetings, and in spite of an increase in overall World Bank investments in … Continue reading →