Beltway Area Indymedia

On May 24, the Swarm on Congress continued with actions at the Dept of Injustice, the Cannon Building-and the Hart building again. In the Hart, a 75 year old activists was arrested on sight!

This arrest was for allegedly violating a stay-away order. Rev Yearwood spoke afterwards, comnparing her action to Rosa Parks getting fed up and refusing to take any more shit.

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At a little after noon on April 26, protesters from many antiwar groups staged a noisy, disruptive joint action inside the Hart senate office building. Protesters demanded NO funding for the war on any terms-and the impeachment of Bush and Cheney!

As things began, cops were busy chasing what looked like the usual protests and the usual protesters inside the Hart building. On the way in, one cop even asked "uniformed" Code Pink activists if they were expecting "a short day."