Monthly Archives: October 2023

Gaza solidarity protests are continuing on essentially a daily basis in DC. On Friday the 20th of October, the noontime assembly at 3ed st on the Mall near the Capitol spawned a substantial march on the White House.Marchers carried red … Continue reading →

On the 19th of October, Biden gave an Oval Office speech trying to link his “all-in” support for Israel’s war in Gaza to the ongoing war in Ukraine. A half dozen noisy protesters gathered as close to the White House … Continue reading →

Climate Defiance has been bird-dogging Biden’s secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg. He is known as “Petro Pete” for his support of the oil and gas industries. At a protest presumably on Oct 19 (the day this video emerged), one of … Continue reading →

On the 18th of October, capping an already busy day of protest against the Israeli war on Gaza, protesters infuriated by the bombed hospital the day before and reported bombing of a US school as well as the total siege … Continue reading →

On the 18th of October, Jewish activists notably including Jewish Voice for Peace chanted “Never Again!” and “Cease Fire Now!” as they marched up Capitol Hill to the Longworth and Cannon House Office Buildings. Marjorie Tayler Greene called these peaceful … Continue reading →

On the 17th of October, a bomb hit a hospital in Gaza City, one estimate for the number of dead was 900 people many of them children. As night fell in Washington and Biden was on a plane to Israel, … Continue reading →

On the 16th of October, IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace marched on the White House with an estimated 1,000 protesters or more. On reaching the White House, they divided into multiple units. Each unit took on a separate White … Continue reading →

Friday the 13th was the DC Bike Party’s Halloween Ride. Hundreds of riders took to the streets, some bikes were brilliantly lit up and several mobile sound systems were part of the rid

On the 14th of October, thousands marched through downtown DC demanding an immediate cease-fire and an end to the siege of Gaza. There was no sign of counterprotesters. Unlike in previous wars in Palestine, and unlike the situation in Florida, … Continue reading →

On the evening of Oct 13, as part of a global day of action for Gaza, protesters gathered at the offices of the Washington Post in Washington DC. Speakers and chants called out the warmongering Washington Post in particular and … Continue reading →