Critical Mass DC rode on the evening of December 27, getting a surprisingly good turnout for a winter ride. Critical Mass rides now depart Dupont Circle at about 8PM on the last Friday of every month.

Video of the Dec 27 Critical Mass

On the 19th of December, homeless folks and homelessness activists began an all-night vigil at Freedom Plaza. After speakers food was served, then a contingent went to the Wilson Building.
Video Highlights of the vigil

12-20:Homeless advocates march casket from Freedom Plaza to Mitch Snyder's gravesite Video of casket march

On the 16th of December, activists dressed as NSA snoops greeted delegates to the TTIP talks as they entered the United States Trade Representative(USTR) building. European delegations are furious about NSA conduct such as wiretapping the German Chancellor's cellphone and the NSA spy scandal threatens to derail the trade talks.

Video: www.liveleak.com/view

More TTIP Protests
12-14, 12-15: Welcome Committee Greets TTIP Delegates at Dulles Airport
12-16 Noon: Activists storm USTR as TTIP talks proceed inside
12-17 Evening:Chief US negotiator for TTIP gets home visit from fair trade carolers
12-20:Lunchtime delegate heckling

On the 14th of December, antidrone protesters showed up once again at the Dolly Madison Blvd entrance to CIA headquarters.

Youtube: Kathy Kelly speaks at CIA drone protest

On the 5th of December, fast food workers all over Turtle Island walked off the job, demanding a living wage instead of poverty level pay. One of these walkouts was at a McDonalds in Arlington, VA.

The Coalfield Xpress is a proposed highway in the mountains of Virginia that is planned to be built by strip-mining mountains for coal, then building the road over razed mountains. On the 5th of December, outraged residents of surrounding areas showed up in front of the Federal Highway Administration demanding the permit be blocked.

Video of the Coalfield Xpress protest

On the 5th of December, the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC faced a broad spectrum of protesters as they held some sort of event in DC. Everyone from labor to environmental activsts was there, in a reprise of the "Teamsters and Turtles" of the Seattle WTO protests of 1999
"Voices Ouside ALEC" Youtube Video

On the 3rd of December, Wal-Mart held a "Grand Opening Preview" for invited VIP's at their 99 H st NE location. There were more protesters outside the store than VIPs waiting to be admitted.

Short video of the protest

Related: Ga Ave Wal-Mart opening draws protesters