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Police attack using snowplows fails to remove Nellie's protest

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/31/2021 - 03:04

On the 30th of July, Boycott Nellie's protesters showed up for the 7th week since Keisha was dragged down the stairs over Pride weekend. The bar was open but sparsely attended. During the protest, snowplows summoned by MPD tried to clear the intersection, one of them coming in straignt-on and honking while others flanked. The plows were halted by advancing protesters and the attack failed.

Video of the failed police attempt to push through using snowplows 53 sec

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Snowplows attempt to charge into the intersection held by protesters in front of Nellie's Sports Bar

Boycott Nellies block party ends in thunderous finale of dirt bikes, ATV's

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/23/2021 - 20:02

On the evening of Friday, July 23, Boycott Nellies protesters returned to 9th and U, the bar having been open since the previous Sunday. This time around, ATV and dirt bike riders provided a thunderous finale in front of the near-empty bar. All the partying was in the streets.

Video of the block party and its thunderous finale 1 min 35 sec

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ATV riders at Nellie's

Nellie's Sports bar tries to reopen, gets shut down by protesters, reopens again

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 07/18/2021 - 14:21

On the 14th of July, an attempted reopening by Nellie's Sports Bar failed after community activists formed a human chain to block the doors. People are still furious about Nellie's former security guards dragging Keisha down the stairs during Pride weekend. The Friday protests were back on July 16, and on July 17 Nellies was closed, though the TV's were on and staffers inside.

Update: Nellies spotted OPEN on Sun, June 18

Chuck Modi video originally posted to Twitter of human chain blockade 29 sec

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Nellies "Closed"-but staff inside and all the TVs on on July 17

Nellies gets block party/protest for 4th weekend in a row

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 20:18

On the 2nd of July, BLM and HIPS activists once again blocked off 9th and U in front of Nellies Sports Bar. Nellies is now under investigation by both the DC atty general and the liquor board for that infamous dragging of a Black woman down the stairs.

Video-dance party as night falls on U St 16 sec

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Nellies gets another block party/protest, still CLOSED for brutality

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 18:38

On Friday, the 25th of June, Nellie's Sports Bar again had to remain closed as protesters descended on the intersection of 9th and U sts NW. A block party (including sexy dances) was held in what was made both a GLBTQ and sex worker friendly space, while Nellies missed out on the packed crowds that filled all the other bars on U st. This is the price of dragging a Black woman down the stairs on June 12 during Pride

Video-protesters read out demands, many more show up after dark 1 min 36 sec

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Anti-Racist block party closes U st in front of Nellie's Sports Bar

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/18/2021 - 22:55

On the 18th of June, protesters again descended on the 9th and U st area, at now-closed Nellie's Sports Bar. On Pride night Nellie's security dragged a Black woman down the stairs by her hair. Now they have shut down supposedly for training but probably to avoid confrontation with furious BLM protesters.

Video:protesters take over U st, Nellie's is CLOSED 1 min 13 sec

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BLM, NJNP protest Nellie's Sports Bar after Black woman beaten by security

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/14/2021 - 00:58

On the evening of the June 12 main Pride events, security at so-called Gay bar Nellie's Sports Bar claimed to see a Black woman drink an outside beverage. They responded by brutally dragging her down the stairs by her hair-as a camera rolled. One patron intervened against the security thugs. The next day, protesters showed up at Nellies vowing to shut them down.

Video-Chuck Modi's interviews at the protest, and Nee Nee Tay's video of the violent assault by security 3 min 43 sec

More: Chuck Modi's video of police assaulting protesters at Nellie's Sports Bar 53 sec

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Stop Police Terror Project photo of the evening noise demo at Nellie's

Pride revelers drive off fundamentalist Christian counterprotesters

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/13/2021 - 12:19

On the 12th of June, Pride returned to DC with a vengeance. Well into the afternoon, some fundamentalist Christians and two anti-trans extremists attempted to counterprotest Pride, only to taste that vengeance as the crowd reported began pushing them away. Cops swarmed into the area and an ambulance was seen. In the end, the cops extracted the religious and anti-trans extremists without seeking to make arrests

Video of Pride revelers facing off vs religious extremists, MPD extracting the fundamentalists 3 min

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Cops extracting religious extremists from their attempt to counterprotest Pride

Spaces in Action hold International Women's Day rally on Mall

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 21:51

The Monday, March 8 DC International Women's Day rally by Spaces in Action prominantly featured the demand for "one fair wage" at $15 an hour. The centerpiece of the rally featured the slogan "fight don't starve."

Raw video: the "Fight don't Starve" Black version of Rosie the Riveter and the US Capitol 24 sec

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Harassing "Pizzagate" conspiracy theorists driven off from Comet Pizza by dance party

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 01:21

On the 19th of January, fundamentalist Christian "Pizzagate" believers attempted to harass Comet Pizza (again...) only to be driven off by a loud dance party. Their slanderous chants were answered with Lady Ga-ga and other dance music, and soon a full-on dance party began. Not long after, the Fundies packed it in, tapped out, and quit the field.

Video of Comet's sucessful dance party response to "Pizzagate" harassment 58 sec

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