Washington, DC— American supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have chained the front doors of the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown to prevent the Trump administration from invading and taking over the building. Calling themselves the Embassy Protection Collective, they are residing at the Venezuela Embassy 24 hours a day at […]
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Washington, DC–Palestinians and supporters gathered at the White House on Sunday afternoon to rebuke the lobby American-Israel Political Affairs Committee (AIPAC), for its lopsided influence over U.S. governmental policy. Speakers called out its role in supporting Israeli government policies affecting the Occupied Territories, which they say mimic apartheid policies of […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlGIFF9MsgE] Arlington, Virginia — Environmental group Greenpeace pranked Amazon on Thursday near the future site of its new headquarters for dragging its feet on a promise to reduce its energy usage. Greenpeace erected a 6-foot replica of “Alexa,” Amazon’s interactive home assistance device, outside Crystal City metro entrances to […]
Washington, DC — Multimedia artist and filmmaker Robin Bell premiered a moving lights and projection exhibition of what an open and transparent society should be at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design at George Washington University. ‘OPEN: an installation by Robert Bell’, uses light and projection to celebrate […]
Washington, DC — The AFL-CIO, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) joined in a picket inside the Senate Hart Building Wednesday over the longest-ever government shutdown that they are blaming on the Trump administration. Hundreds of AFL-CIO and IAM […]
Washington, DC — The founders of the historic Women’s March stood together on stage in Freedom Plaza on January 19 urging the nation to embrace diversity, equality, and intersectionality for women everywhere. The march was part of a 300-city “Woman’s Wave” involving hundreds of thousands of women, femmes and allies […]
Washington, DC — Peace activists are calling for the U.S. government to call off plans for a massive military construction project on the Japanese island of Okinawa. On January 7, a fourth generation Okinawan-American and local peace groups staged a demonstration and delivered a petition with 190,000 signatures to the […]
Washington, DC — Activists from several organizations flashed a light show on the Rayburn House Office Building on Saturday, December 22. The phrase “All I Want for Christmas Is a Green New Deal” was displayed with a high-powered projector in a green hue on the Congressional building for about five […]
Washington, DC — Thousands rallied in hundreds of cities across the country Thursday night after President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The mass mobilization was triggered by the Sessions’ firing and subsequent installation of Matt Whitaker as acting Attorney General, actions seen as attempts to undermine the investigation being […]
By John Zangas and Anne Meador Washington, DC– The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed rule changes that, if enacted, would limit the duration of protests at parks in the National Capital Region. The rule changes include time limits which could abolish protests such as the ongoing White House Peace […]
Taking the approach that it’s better to laugh at a despot than get angry at him, John Darrin roasts Trump and his administration in his new cartoon book, Who’s That Man With Mr. Lincoln, Mommy? With the help of 24 award-winning editorial cartoonists from news publications around the country, Darrin […]
Washington, DC–Thousands of protesters led by women, walked past the Supreme Court Thursday and Friday in opposition to the likely appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the high court. It was the second day of a growing people’s mobilization against a GOP-led Senate confirmation expected to take place Saturday. Earlier on […]