Civil Rights/Equal Rights

Video: Indigenous People's March descends on Washington DC

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 21:52

On the 18th of January, the Indigenous People's March came together at the Department of the Interior from all over Turtle Island. From there the march proceeded to the Lincoln Memorial. Three speakers there featured on video: a welcome to Piscataway land, a warning not to take buyouts from petroleum companies, and an Ojibwe great-grandmother on how so many prophecies such as the Black Snake are coming true

Video-the march and three spectacular Indigenous speakers 8 min 15 sec

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

The march on Constitution Ave

Video: 2018-the year in activism

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 12/22/2018 - 22:03

Video-2018 in activism 18 min 25 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Liberites/Constitution
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Culture/Entertainment
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Labor/Economics/Business
Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism
Right Wing

We Will Not Comply!: Comrade Received Grand Jury Subpoena in Washington DC

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 20:29

 It’s Going Down has received the following statement and press release about a comrade facing a grand jury subpoena in Washington DC. There will also be a protest rally against the grand jury in DC tomorrow at 8:30 AM. WE RESIST GRAND JURIESAn anarchist/antifascist statementMonday, September 10, 2018A group of Washington DC anarchists and antifascists issues the following statement:We will not be intimidated by the state.

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons

Metro Transit Union Protests Special Train for Hate Rally

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 13:48

Amalgamated Transit Union 689 protests outside Metro Center demanding the ouster of General Manager Paul Wiedefeld for providing special accommodations to attendees of the Unite The Right II rally.

YouTube Live Link

Video featuring speaker from Black Lives Matter and the union rep to whom Paul Wiedefeld promised no special trains (3 min 8 sec)

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Local News/Neighborhoods
Race/Racism
Right Wing

A12DC Video

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 12:13

Nazis in DC get VIP treatment from police, finger from the rest of us.

YouTube Link

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Race/Racism
Right Wing

New Student Loan Rule Sides with For-Profit Colleges

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 13:59

This week the US Department of Education proposed new student "borrower defense" rules."If implemented, these rules place a greater burden on students to prove their case for debt relief when for-profit colleges mislead or defraud them," stated Jubilee USA Executive Director Eric LeCompte. LeCompte's organization supported 2016 federal regulations that allowed students to receive debt relief after the collapse of two for-profit schools, ITT Technical Institute and Corinthian Colleges.Because the bar would be higher for students to prove their case for debt relief under the new rule, t

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights

Code Pink Tells Jared Kushner "Palestine is Not for Sale!"

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 07/12/2018 - 23:56

Code Pink protesters rally for the Palestinian Right of Return in front of the Secret Service at Jared Kushner's home in Washington DC. YouTube Link

From the Code Pink press release:

"His proposed peace plan will not achieve peace if it gives away Palestinians’ right to Jerusalem and does not include the essential right of return or an end to the siege. 

Anti-War/Peace
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights

Skirmishes break out at Supreme Court after Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 02:23

On the 9th of July, Donald Trump nominated Brett M. Kavanaugh to be the next new Supreme Court "justice." A large number of protesters gathered at the Supreme Court after his nomination was announced. As right-wingers sought to disrupt a large progressive protest they were surrounded and drowned out by an angry crowd.

Video of confrontations with aggressive anti-choice activists

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Elections/Legislation/Government
Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Rev. Barber Leads Nonviolent Direct Action at the White House

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 19:40

The Rev. Dr. William Barber leads a delegation of moral leaders in nonviolent direct action at the White House to challenge the policies of the Trump Administration and Congress that separate immigrant families from children, deny healthcare to the poor, cut SNAP for those in need and sow division to maintain power. Live Video Stream

 

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Immigration
Philosophy/Religion
Race/Racism

DHS Sec Kirstjen Nielson gets audio of detained kids played outside her house

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 16:39

On June 22, Homeland Security secretarty Kirstjen Nielson got an early morning surprise at her Aleandria townhouse. Before she could leave for work, protesters showed up playing audio of the children she helped to separate from their parents.

Video by Philip Lewis including the audio of the children Kirstjen has helped detain.

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Human Rights
Immigration

Photo by Philip Louis

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