Monthly Archives: September 2016

On the 26th of September, Obama met with tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Outside, Native Americans and allies rallied around the demand that the US Army Corps of Engineers and other parts of the Executive Branch … Continue reading →

On September 26, 2016, after years of unsuccessfully seeking meetings with elected and appointed government officials over the ongoing US wars, proxy wars and military occupations, armed drones, US war crimes, and the increasing Pentagon budget activists associated with the … Continue reading →

Beginning at 4AM on Sep 26, Black Lives Matter activists gathered at 3rd and M st to remember Terrence Sterling, shot off of his motorcycle by DC Police at 4:20AM on Sep 11, 2016. Demands at the rally included releasing … Continue reading →

The 22nd of September was the national Renter’s Day of Action, with protests in over 50 cities. In DC, tenants from Congress Heights, Museum Square, and other threatened buildings gathered on Alabama Ave by 3200 13th st. Geoff Griffis of … Continue reading →

Representatives of the International Indigenous Youth Council have called on Senator Barrasso, chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, to hold a hearing on the Dakota Access Pipeline. He has refused to do so. On Sep 20, Youth Council representatives and … Continue reading →

On the 17th of September, visits to TD Bank Branches by first six and then four #NoDAPL protesters were sufficient to shut two branches down. On the 20th of September, one activist paid “recon by action” visits to three TD … Continue reading →

On the 17th of September, “We Are Cove Point” took to the water in Annapolis, MD in several kayaks and a sailboat against Dominion’s LNG export plant at Cove Point, MD. The kayaktivists were demanding that MD Governor Hogan order … Continue reading →

On the 17th of September, Climate First! took a crew of six protesters to a branch of TD Bank at about noon to speak to the manager about TD Bank’s investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline. This was sufficent to … Continue reading →

In recent years DC’s developers and their bought-and-paid for politicians have been trying to move out the residents of Barry Farms to make way for “redevelopment” and what they think of as “progress.” On the 17th of September, the 11th … Continue reading →

The 14th of September featured another DC Bike Party, this time on a route including Memorial Bridge into Virginia and back. As always hundreds of riders showed up. The DC Bike Parties are once again on the 2nd Wednesday of … Continue reading →