The Week Ahead ….and Photo Essay on Saturday Anti-Spying Rally
by Larry Janezich
Tuesday, October 29
ANC6B Executive Committee meets at 7:00pm in Hill Center to set the agenda for the ANC’s November meeting.
Wednesday, October 30
ABRA meets at 1:00pm at 2000 14th Street, NW, Suite 400S .
On the agenda are matters concerning several bars/restaurants on H Street, NE, including a request to change hours of operation and sales for Sahra Hooka Lounge, 1200 H Street; and requests to terminate Settlement Agreements on Rock N Roll Hotel, 1353 H Street and on H Street Country Club, 1335 H Street, NE.
Scenes from the Anti-Spying Rally, Saturday, October 26, 2013
Several thousand protesters rallied on the West side of the Reflecting Pool in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday. There was a heavy media presence with at least 15 television organizations represented including television media from Germany and Spain. Following are images captured mid-way through the rally.
View of the rally from the east side of the reflecting pool
Anonymous – the collaborative international hacktivist group – was pulled over by police and redirected away from the U.S. Capitol
The Speaker’s Stand
Anti-Spying Rally, in front of the U.S. Capitol, October 26
Rock group “Yacht” revs up the crowd with “Party at the NSA”
Crowd Shot, Anti-Spying Rally, October 26
Former Senior NSA Exec Thomas Drake, Whistleblower, recipient of the 2011 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling and co-recipient of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award.
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