Monthly Archives: November 2015

On the 29th of November, the Global Climate March took to the streets of DC in solidarity with hard-pressed climate activists in Paris. There, the COP 21 climate change summmit starts on Nov 30, the 16th anniversary of the Battle … Continue reading →

On Black Friday, the 27th of November, the in-store protest at Miller’s Furs ended in a police attack on the protesters. Two were handcuffed and two more were detained. Three escaped the scene entirely, as police arrived well after protesters … Continue reading →

On the evening of Black Friday, November 27, Direct Action Everywhere protested inside the Tenleytown Whole Foods. They were protesting fake “cruelty free” turkeys being sold sometimes at triple digit prices to Whole Foods customers. Days earlier, Whole Foods released … Continue reading →

The 27th of November was Black Friday, known to animal rights activists as Fur Free Friday. This year, activists managed to march through both Neiman-Marcus in DC and Miller’s Furs a little over a mile north of DC in Maryland. … Continue reading →

On Black Friday, the 27th of November, protesters showed up in front of the H st Wal-Mart. They were demanding that Wal-Mart pay all of their “associates” $15 an hour and offer all of them full-time hours. A speaker at … Continue reading →

Video and coverage from DC’s Trans Week of Action march on 5th and K, Wal-Mart, and Union Station on November 17, 2015. The 5th and K area used to be used by transgender sex workers until police harassment forced them … Continue reading →

On the 20th of November, three separate Muslim rallies took place in DC. A small rally at the Lincoln Memorial and a very large march to the White House directly protested ISIS/Daesh. Many in the larger protest has US flags, … Continue reading →

On the 20th of November, Mayor Bowser carried out her threat to begin DPW “cleanup” raids on homeless camps with an attack on the camp in Rock Creek Park near Va Ave. A trash truck, a box truck, and a … Continue reading →

On the evening of November 19th the Queers and Allies’ Trans and Non-Binary Collective at American University held the Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil and Speakout. After speakers at the indoor portion spoke of the severe discrimination, poverty, and widespread … Continue reading →

On the 18th of October, Trans Week of Action protesters took to the streets for the second night in a row. This time around, the blockades targeted the area around Target. Police tried to aggressively move traffic past protesters. When … Continue reading →