April 2019

Embassy of Venezuala holds out against siege by Guaido supporters as coup fails

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/30/2019 - 14:04

On the 30th of April, after a battle was fought in the streets of Caracas, supporters of Juan Guaido laid siege to the Embassy ofVenezuala in Georgetown. The building is being defended by the Embassy Protection Collective, a group of US based antiwar/anti-imperialist activists given the keys by Venezuala's diplomats when Trump expelled them.

HD Video-the front line, one of three failed attempts to get in by a rear entrance, and a Guaido supporters swats at journalists' cameras 2 min 26 sec

Raw video from the front line at 1:45PM 41 sec

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Embassy Protection Collective HOLDING Embassy of Venezuala against Trump-backed forces of Juan Guaido

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 04/29/2019 - 00:41

Update Apr 29:US backed Venezualan opposition claims they will take over Embassy "this week" but this would require considerable force to be used against those who are legally occupying the building. Reinforcements needed!

Since early April, Code Pink and allied groups have been living in and holding the Embassy of Venezuala, keeping out the Trump-backed opposition forces of self-declared "president" Juan Guaido. Diplomats from Venezuala's current government were ordered out of the US, but on the way out they handed the Embassy over to Code Pink for safekeeping. April 28th it appeared that Secret Service might attempt to retake the building but the attack never materialized.

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Protesters in T-rex suits demand Japan stop funding coal at Prime Minister's Trump visit

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 18:25

On the 26th of April, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe visited Donald Trump at the White House.Outside were protesters from Oil Change International in T-rex suits. They were demanding that Japan stop funding dirty coal plants in neighboring countries, especially one in Vietnam that will not have the same emission controls as Japan's own coal burning power plants.

Video-protesters in dinosaur suits vs fossil fuel coal at PM Abe's visit 33 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Second Deadly Cyclone Hits Mozambique

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 17:02

 Category-4 Cyclone Kenneth hit Mozambique Thursday night, the second severe storm to hit the country in six weeks. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 30,000 people were evacuated because of Cyclone Kenneth and another 70,000 people are still in harm's way. The hurricane-strength storm is predicted to drop twice as much rainfall as Cyclone Idai, which devastated the East African nation in March.

Labor/Economics/Business

WTU rally demands full funding for schools, existing budget has other priorities

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 23:53

On the 25th of April, Washington Teacher's Union showed up at Freedom Plaza demanding the City Council amend the upcoming FY budget to fully fund public schools in all 8 wards. It is well known the Mayor prefers to focus on other priorities such as charter schools, stadiums, and anything else to encourage the "New Washingtonians" and their condos to come.

Video-Rev Hagler speaks at the rally 2 min 23 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Local News/Neighborhoods

WTU in front of the Wilson Building demanding funds for schools in all 8 wards (as opposed to the things Bowser prefers to subsidize)

The Shortwave Report 04/26/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 20:12

Todays show is a special edition of the SWR. This past Monday was the 49th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event to try and bring attention to climate issues. There has been increasing data showing that the human impact on the planet is creating weather and environmental disruptions. Globally, the vast majority of scientists are reporting that the human use of fossil fuels is responsible for a planet that is rapidly warming. And that this is accumulating into a crisis. In the US many people still consider this to be speculation.

Environment/Food/Health
Media
World Uprisings

Chelsea still in jail after 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reject appeal and rejects bail

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 13:49

On the 22nd of April, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Chelsea Manning's appeal and denied bail, keeping her in jail where she has been since the 9th of March for defying a grand jury's subpeona to snitch on (presumably) Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Of course, a "Grumbles" motion can be tried again at any time, since the root of it is to show that no amount of confinement can get the target to testify, making confinement punitive rather than probative and thus illegal for civil contempt. Only the U$ and Liberia still use grand juries at all.

Police/Legal/Prisons

424DC #ArmenianGenocide Commemoration and Protest

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 00:25

Armenian protesters demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide in front of the Turkish Embassy and are met with Turkish flags, loudspeakers and counter-protesters attempting to drown them out.

 

Speech by Nareg Kuyunjian, Armenian Youth Federation, after 36:57 in Armenian, English at 44:23

YouTube Livestream

Anti-War/Peace
Human Rights
Military/Weapons

Massive #DontMuteDC event at 14th and U features go-go music, dirt bikes

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 02:20

On the 23rd of April, the #DontMuteDC movement sparked by a single "New Washingtonian" attemting to silence go-go music at MetroPCS returned to 14th and U sts NW. This time the protest had a new demand: fully funding DC schools in Wards 7 and 8. For the evening a touch of Anacostia was brought to 14th st as go-go music pumped and dirt bike/ATV riders showed up to cheers from the crowd.

Video sample of the go-go music and scene with the dirt bikes/ATV's 1 min 24 sec

Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods
Race/Racism

14th and U shortly before sunset on April 23

Unknown fascist draws swastika on window of activist car

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 20:58

Late night on April 20-21, an unknown person left a swastika drawn in black marker ink on the right side window of an anti-fascist activist's car. This is in the wake of the defeat of attempts by Patriot Front to post their propaganda in Washington DC. The full car is not being shown here, and the activist not named so as not to confirm anyone's identification of the car.

Right Wing

A black ink swastika on a glass car window is difficult to photograph in the full sun of the next day(when it was discovered)

Controversy erupts as yuppie dog walkers invade Howard University

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 14:58

In recent weeks, white dog walkers from nearby condos have been literally shitting on parts of Howard University deemed sacred space by some students. Meanwhile, African-American dog walkers from neighborhoods near Howard generally do NOT walk their dogs at Howard according to the Washington Post. The hashtag "#HUisNotADogPark" has arisen on Twitter, and the push to remove the yuppie dog walkers from Howard has been tied to the succesful #dontmutedc campaign that restored go-go music to MetroPCS after a resident of the upscale Shay effectively ordered it stopped.

White Man says on FOX News that Howard University should move 19 sec

Local News/Neighborhoods
Race/Racism

UN Forum Wrestles with Funding Development

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 15:25

New York City - After months of negotiations and four days of formal meetings, the United Nations voted on development policies at the fourth UN Financing for Development Forum. The UN meetings convene world leaders, ministers, governments, the IMF, World Bank and development groups.

Labor/Economics/Business

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