Washington, DC — Groups against a two-tiered Internet are rallying to beat back FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s plan to end Net Neutrality, which will affect users’ ability to access thousands of websites. They are mobilizing with support from activists for a two-day “Break The Internet” effort to temporarily shut down […]
Washington, DC–A free exhibit called “Protest Matters” was organized by a local anthropologist to showcase items used at protests and how they promote change for public benefit. Siobhán McGuirk, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, assembled the exhibit from local activists’ contributions. A large collection of buttons, protest signs, pamphlets, […]
Washington, DC–White supremacist Richard Spencer and about 20 of his followers expressed hatred for immigrants at the White House Sunday afternoon while protesting the San Francisco trial verdict in the shooting death of Kathryn Steinle. About 75 counter-protesters confronted Spencer and his Nazi group on Pennsylvania Ave. as they […]
The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to give TransCanada permission to build the northern leg of the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline on November 21, yet opponents are heralding the decision as a victory. The Commission’s 3-2 vote approved an alternate route rather than TransCanada’s preferred one, a move […]
“Catharsis on the Mall” is DC’s smaller version of the Burning Man festival, held annually at the Washington Monument. With thoughtful art or theatrical displays, the organizers offer anyone who wants to come an opportunity for purification, healing and, of course, catharsis through emotional release. The main draw was […]
They came from the four corners of the country by motorcycle, car, bus, plane and train. Some came by foot. They wore parts of old uniforms with medals, berets, old military boots, suits and jeans. They carried decades-old memorabilia, photos, letters, poems, and notes–the tokens of comrades lost in war. […]
Washington, DC — Despite a steady cold drizzle, nearly a hundred Million Mask March diehards returned for the annual November 5th tribute march to Guy Fawkes. There were far fewer Anonymous members attending this year than in the past five years that the gathering has taken place in Washington, DC. […]
Trans and queer activists blockaded entrances on Saturday evening to the Washington Convention Center where Human Rights Campaign held its annual gala dinner. Some activists chained themselves to doors while others obstructed them with banners and a faux coffin labelled “RIP.” The activists from No Justice No Pride (NJNP), Trans […]
Shepherdstown, W.Va. — Three hundred and fifty people spanned the James Rumsey bridge between Shepherdstown, W.Va., and Sharpsburg, Md. on Saturday to draw attention to TransCanada’s plan to drill under the Potomac River and lay a gas pipeline. Holding hands across the entire width of the Potomac River and symbolically […]
A meeting hosted by the Maryland Public Service Commission drew hundreds to deliver comments on an application made by Dominion Energy Cove Point (DECP) to amend the certificate approving the LNG export facility’s power plant. The line to get into the auditorium at Patuxent High School in Lusby, Md., stretched […]
Tens of thousands marched for racial justice on Saturday, calling for racial equality, an end to police violence and white supremacy. Black women carried the lead banners for the March for Racial Justice, accompanied by Native Americans drumming. Many marchers displayed messages of disapproval of President Trump regarding his divisive […]
Arlington, Va. — On Sunday afternoon, the Backbone Campaign, World Without War, the Raging Grannies, and other peace and environmental groups staged the spectacular banner hoist using a flotilla of linked kayakers in the lagoon just off the Potomac. About 50 kayakers took part in the event which was caught […]