Monthly Archives: December 2016

Video highlights of the past year in progressive activism. Resistance to Donald Trump, to the Dakota Access Pipeline, and to police murder are the three main themes of the past year. Now we must prepare for the battle to come … Continue reading →

On Dec 21, both Jewish and Muslim activists backed by allies held a “No Hate Groups at 1717 Penn” rally, demanding that the extremist,anti-Muslim Clarion Project be evicted from the building for peddling hate. It is rare to hear of … Continue reading →

On the 20th of December, the People for Fairness Coalition marched from Luther Place Church to Freedom Plaza to remember 46 people who died on the street or with a housing voucher they were unable to use. The march included … Continue reading →

On the 20th of December, 350.org and several other environmental groups gathered in front of the GSA office at 1800 F st. Trump’s transition team is being permitted to use that Federal building. The pro-Earth groups were there to denounce … Continue reading →

On the 12th of December, MoveOn.org and DRUM(Desis Rising Up & Moving ) marched from the Department of Justice to the White House demanding Obama shut the NSEERS muslim registry all the way down. This is so Trump cannot use … Continue reading →

On the 10th of December, the Standing Rock and Beyond march and rally demanded that Obama move to finish off the Dakota Access Pipeline and grant executive clemency to Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier’s eldest son spoke at the rally on … Continue reading →

On the 8th of December, the Georgetown Solidarity Committee decided they have had enough of Georgetown University’s refusal to cancel their contracts with Nike. At 10AM, a crew of students occupied the University President DeSioia’s office, then at around noon … Continue reading →

On Sep 11, 2016 Terrence Sterling was shot off his motorcycle by a DC cop while riding home to his family. Ever since then, his personal friends, Black Lives Matter, and SURJ-DC (Standing Up For Racial Justice, DC chapter) activists … Continue reading →

On the 5th of December, DC-MD-VA Veterans Stand with Standing Rock held an all-day”stand-in” on the East side of the US Capitol. Congressman Grijalva was the keynote speaker, warning Trump not to attempt to undo Obama’s Dec 4 refusal via … Continue reading →

On the 3ed of December, SURG DC and other opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline marched from the Columbus monument at Union Station to the Capitol Hill home of Wells Fargo board member Elaine Cho at 217 C st NE. … Continue reading →