D.C. Mic Check » community http://www.dcmiccheck.org Life in these occupied Washington times Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 What is the Really, Really Free Market? http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/12/06/really-really-free-market-recycling-resources-living-collectively/ http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/12/06/really-really-free-market-recycling-resources-living-collectively/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:34:20 +0000 John Zangas http://www.dcmiccheck.org/?p=1541 OccupyDC activists hosted a free goods-exchange event in Malcolm X  Park on Saturday, December 8 to benefit area residents. They aim to build a sharing collective that returns resources directly back to the people who need them. John Zangas explains the ideology behind D.C.’s first “Really, Really Free Market”. The Really, Really Free Market is designed to… more

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]]> http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/24/squatting-101/feed/ 0 Free Franklin homeless advocates found guilty, undeterred http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/23/free-frankli-homeless-advocates-found-guilty-undeterred/ http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/23/free-frankli-homeless-advocates-found-guilty-undeterred/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:10:14 +0000 Anne Meador http://www.dcmiccheck.org/?p=1156 Six activists from Free Franklin DC were found guilty of unlawful entry at Franklin School, which they occupied during a protest in November 2011. Undeterred, they vow to fight on. Ann Meador reports.Six activists charged with unlawful entry into the Franklin School on 13th Street NW last November were found guilty by a jury in D.C. Superior… more

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]]> http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/23/free-frankli-homeless-advocates-found-guilty-undeterred/feed/ 3 Picketers propose alternative solutions to WMATA fare hikes, employee benefit cuts http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/16/picketers-propose-alternative-solutions-to-wmata-fare-hikes-employee-benefit-cuts/ http://www.dcmiccheck.org/2012/07/16/picketers-propose-alternative-solutions-to-wmata-fare-hikes-employee-benefit-cuts/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:25:45 +0000 Michael Goldman http://www.dcmiccheck.org/?p=1033 As the Washington Examiner blasted warnings about an imminent Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) fare increase on July 1, a group of activists joined with members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 to protest the negative effect of regional transportation fares hikes, and to propose alternate solutions. The June 28 picket coincided with a… more

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