Today at the #FreePalestine rally in front of the State Department, @RashidaTlaib spoke.

She described struggling to discuss this issue with colleagues.

"The ethnic cleansing continues now," she said of Israel's actions.

"We all deserve to live freely and with human dignity."
"What they are doing to the Palestinians is what they are doing to our Black brothers and sisters here," @RashidaTlaib told the crowd.

"As you all are marching for freedom of Palestine, please know that you must be marching for everybody's freedom."

"It's all interconnected."
"If you are Black, this is your fight. If you are Latino, this is your fight. If you are South Asian, this is your fight. If you're white, this is your fight. If you're Jewish, this is sure enough your fight," said @RepAndreCarson.

"If you're an American, this is your fight."
I've put the full speeches of both reps @RashidaTlaib and @RepAndreCarson speaking out at the #FreePalestine rally at the State Department uncut here on YouTube.

As always, all footage is available to license.

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12 May
"Hey hey, ho ho, the occupation has got to go!"

Today thousands of #FreePalestine protesters from a coalition of 15 organizations marched beginning at the State Department HQ in Washington DC.

"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!"
The activists marched their makeshift, fake tank to the White House where they chanted that "Israel is a terror state!"

"1, 2, 3, 4, occupation no more! 5, 6, 7, 8, Israel is an Apartheid state!"

"Israel is a racist state!"
The #FreePalestine activists concluded at #BlackLivesMatter Plaza, just north of the White House.

Activists on top of the makeshift tank chanted that "They got tanks, we got rocks, we won't back down Sheikh Jarrah!"

#SheikhJarrah
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12 May
PHOTO THREAD: Today #FreePalestine protesters marched from the State Department to the White House demanding the end of Israeli settlement and displacement of Palestinians.
Two members of congress spoke out at the rally in front of the State Department: @RashidaTlaib and @RepAndreCarson.

Both emphasized an intersection between struggles like Black Lives Matter and the Free Palestinian movement.
One somewhat unconventional element of the event was a giant replica tank.

It is not motorized (activists had to push/pull it) and was actually built for Columbia protests also taking place in DC.

"Demilitarize the budget" and "Healthcare not warfare" it says on the sides.
Read 4 tweets
7 May
Today protesters with @XRebelDC & @ShutDown_DC targeted several @WellsFargo bank branches in DC to demand they stop funding Line 3 Pipeline.

When group arrived at the branch near Freedom Plaza, officers toppled over their makeshift oil drums as they got behind the police line.
As the activists began smearing fake oil onto the windows of the Wells Fargo branch, a shirtless man confronted the group, getting up in their faces and threatening to fight for the bank's private property.

Officers removed the man when he grabbed someone's sign.
"STOP LINE 3" the @XRebelDC activists left behind written into the fake oil smear on the Wells Fargo branch.

I've filmed them do this before; the substance is food dye, corn starch, and water. It washes away easily.
Read 9 tweets
6 May
A few days ago I got home from #ElizabethCity, where I'd spent week covering the movement demanding answers and the release of bodycam footage in the death of #AndrewBrown.

Pic thread coming, but wanted to say: This story really burned me out. I apologize for lateness of photos.
"Would you demand footage if it was your son?"

I first arrived in #ElizabethCity on April 28th, which was be the second day of peaceful activism since the "State of Emergency" was declared as the state reviewed the bodycam footage and refused to release it.
I only took video rather than photo in the evening, but a few hours after those photos, police arrested activists and charged them with disorderly conduct and violating curfew for continuing to speak out past 8pm.

No civilian violence nor vandalism.

Read 7 tweets
2 May
THREAD: Today is a big day for activism in #ElizabethCity, expected to draw thousands.

Ahead of that, here's what I saw yesterday.

Firstly, the "Suited Movement" from Virginia's 757 region marched in solidarity and prayed for the community.
"Lord thank you for the victory of today," they prayed as the march concluded.

"Lord we continue to pray for these officials, God We ask that you forgive them, for they know not what they do."

Full video:
Later, the community marched for #AndrewBrownJr as they have every night. When they passed the surviving family, hugs and tears.
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30 Apr
Here in #ElizabethCity, there is a curfew now from midnight to 6am.

Police used giant dumpster to block main parking lot near meetup.

So crowd has assembled in parking lot instead of parking there.

#AndrewBrown
With the police having blocked off the parking lot near the public safety building, the community is using it as a barbecue location.

People are happy, and cops are staying away.
Last night, I filmed one officer draw a handgun as he searched this alley for escaped curfew breakers.

They found these bags and brought them into the street (see my tweet from last night.)

Those bags actually are still here right now. ImageImage
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