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Protesters gather at Tanzanian Embassy in response to new persecution of GLBTQ people

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 11/29/2018 - 16:02

On the 28th of November, protesters gathered outside the Embassy of Tanzania(Tanzania House) in response to a "crackdown" on GLBTQ folks that has included arrests and calls for mass roundups. The arrests are under an over century old law originally written by British colonizers.

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Handmaids, anti-Trump acts in High Heel Race as putting Mayor's name on it stokes controversy

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 16:36

On the 30th of October, the annual pre-Halloween High Heel Race took to 17th st. There were multiple participants in "Handmaid's Tale" costume, a possible reference to the Kavanaugh confirmation fightback. Also present were participants with "Trump is a Drag" and "Drag out Trump" signs.

Video including the Handmaids, the anti-Trump act, and a critique of the Mayor 1 min 14 sec

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#WontBeErased: Transgender activists and allies protest at Zorbas, staff or management calls the cops

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 14:44

Video from Zorbas (960x540 resolution) 2 min 58 sec

On the 26th of October, transgender activists and allies showed up at Zorbas, a supposedly GLBTQ friendly restaurant just north of Dupont Circle in DC. They were there to educate diners about the ongoing murder of transgender people and especially transgender people of color in the US. The case of Crystal Lee was cited as an example. The response by Zorba's staff was to summon the police.

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The scene inside Zorbas as transgender activists and their friends held an educational "mic-check" intended to last five minutes

Protest remembering murdered Trans Women Marches into Columbia Heights restaurants

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/20/2018 - 17:33

On the 19th of October, Transgender activists and their allies gathered at the Columbia Heights Metro and marched into a variety of area restaurants. The protest was on behalf of the shocking number of transgender people who have been murdered, and focussed on the case of Jennefer Laude, a Filipina transgender woman who was murdered by a US Marine who claimed "self-defense" for strangling her to death after finding she was transgender.

The protest visited Chipotle, Starbucks, a branch of the notoriously homophobic Chick-Fil-A chain, and Z-Burger. Not surprisinly the worst issues with threats from staff were at Chick-Fil-A.

Video from all four stops of the protest for murdered trans women

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Fists up for murdered transgender folks at Chipotle

Protesters at Supreme Court as Kavanaugh shows up for Day 1

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/09/2018 - 16:02

On the 9th of October, "Injustice Brett KKKavanaugh" reported to the US Supreme Court for his first day of putting his agenda into action. Just to enter the building he had to get past protesters. A three-SUV motorcade that dove into the building past penned protesters was probably him. Afterwards protesters in "Handmaid's Tale" costumes marched to the front of the building

Video-protesting Kavanaugh's motorcade,then the Handmaid's March to the front of SCOTUS 1 min 12 sec

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The last of 3 SUV's in what may have been Kavanaugh's motorcade which had to dive into the garage past protesters

Progressives confront Trumpers outside White House as Kavanaugh gets 2nd swearing-in by Trump

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 23:49

On the evening of October 8, Donald Trump summoned Brett Kavanaugh to the White House for a ceremonial second swearing-in. Outside, Penn Ave was closed, but arguments between progressives and Trump supporters broke out up and down the opposite sidewalk until the loud "Kremlin Annex" protesters showed up with musical instruments and their PA to drown the MAGAts out.

Video: Magats admit to being driven by religion, KremlinAnnex protesters drown them out 2 min 7 sec

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Trump supporters argue with protesters outside Kavanaugh's second swearing-in for primetime TV

It's not over-#KremlinAnnex protest calls Kavanaugh "sexual predator"

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 01:39

On the 7th of October, the #KremlinAnex protests continued in front of the White House. This was the 84th evening of the protests. Again the theme was Kavanaugh's history of alcohol abuse and sexual abuse.

Video from the Oct 7 evening of musical protest in front of the White House

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#CancelKavanaugh: Injustice KKKavanaugh confirmed as protesters take Capitol steps, disrupt vote

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 20:23

On the 6th of October, the US Senate voted to confirm "Injustice KKKavanaugh" by a 50-48 margin. The vote was interrupted by protesters who Vice President Mike Pence himself tried to gavel into silence. Outside, a mass protest occupied the East Steps of the US Capitol. At times the sound of public fury was deafening.

Video of the civil disobedience on the Capitol steps 3 min 18 sec

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#CancelKavanaugh: Womens March marches on Supreme Court, Occupies Hart Building

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 17:13

On the 4th of October, the Women's March and other groups bussed in protesters from all over the US for a massive march from Brett Kavanaugh's current place of work at the Federal Courthouse (333 Const Ave) to the US Supreme Court. Plans to hold a massive sit-in on the Capitol steps were hampered by Capitol police blocking access to the entire building, so protesters took over the Hart building atrium after the rally instead.

Video of the march from US Courthouse to Supreme Court and the civil disobedience in the Hart Building 3 min 22 sec

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Protesters including many sexual assault survivors at the US Supreme Court

#CancelKavanaugh: Sexual assault surviver confronts Senator Bob Corker at his car

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 16:52

Video-sexual assault survivor confronts US Senator Bob Corker(R-TN) at his car 37 sec full HD

On the 4th of October, Senato Bob Corker emerged from the Dirksen Senate Office Building into a crowd of protesters to walk to his car. Several protesters broke from the crowd to follow him. At his car, a woman identifying herself as a surviver of sexual assault confronted Senator Corker, demanding he vote NO on confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

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