Monthly Archives: January 2018

Trump’s State of the Union address drew protesters who lined both probable motorcade routes, booring as his motorcade passed. As soon as it did, protesters turned their backs on Trump’s SOTU and left, some dispersing and others marching away. There … Continue reading →

The 27th of January was the anniversary of Donald Trump signing Executive Order 13769, also known as Muslim Ban 1.0. This triggered massive airport protests and urban marches a year ago. This year in DC, the march gathered at the … Continue reading →

On the 26th of January, Bijan Gaisar’s family and friends spoke at a massive protest in front of the US Dept of the Interior, demanding the names of the two US Park Police officers who shot him dead. On Friday, … Continue reading →

On the 26th of January, DC area Kurds and their supporters marched on the White House to demand that the US not support Turkey’s offensive against Rojava and instead impose a no-fly zone. For a week US ally Turkey has … Continue reading →

Jan 20, 2018, much of the Federal government’s non-cooercive portions shut down on the anniversary of Trump’s Inauguration. ICE, the FBI, and the military are not included in the shutdown. Meanwhile, protesters hit the streets all over DC. There was … Continue reading →

On the 18th of January, Beyond Extreme Energy and others fighting against fracked gas pipelines, fracking, and eminent domain posted their demands on the walls of FERC shortly before the agency’s monthly meeting. As fast as activists were putting up … Continue reading →

On the 15th of January, Black Lives Matter DC marched in the annual DC MLK day parade. Black Lives Matter DC also had the honor of being selected as grand marshalls in the parade this year. Behind Black Lives Matter … Continue reading →

On Jan 11, protesters marked the 16th anniversary of the opening of Gitmo with a protest in front of the White House,. They found Penn Ave closed (as usual) so they held a tea ceremony for the current 41 detainees … Continue reading →

On the 10th of January, environmentalists gathered in Annapolis, MD to demand that the General Assembly passthe Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2018, mandating that 50% of energy used in the state come from renewables such as solar and wind. … Continue reading →

On the 4th of January, riders of the DC Circulator objected at a public hearing to proposed April 2018 “major service changes” that would favor upscale development on the Potomac Waterfront over existing bus riders and over nonprofit and governmental … Continue reading →