We the People’s State of the Union Call
OnlineJoin a national call for the State of the Union from the viewpoint of We the People.
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Lights Out for Democracy
Please join us every Monday evening at 8:00 pm (local time), from your home. Lights out for one minute. Like many, we watched Friday in horror as the US was further degraded by homegrown injustice. This time the president of Ukraine was the victim. In days gone by, when there was something wrong in the country, […]
March Membership Meeting with the DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition
MLK LibraryJoin Capital Stonewall Democrats for our March General Membership Meeting featuring Heidi Ellis (she/her) from the DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition. Heidi will provide an overview of the D.C. budget process, share strategies for crafting impactful testimony, and highlight ways to advocate for LGBTQ+ funding priorities before the Mayor’s Office and City Council. D.C.’s budget directly affects housing, healthcare, and community resources for […]
Lights Out for Democracy
Please join us every Monday evening at 8:00 pm (local time), from your home. Lights out for one minute. Like many, we watched Friday in horror as the US was further degraded by homegrown injustice. This time the president of Ukraine was the victim. In days gone by, when there was something wrong in the country, […]
Faithful Witness Wednesday: A Call for Congressional Courage
Upper Senate Park Area 2Sojourners and the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WICS) are co-organizing a series of faithful witness vigils at the Capitol every Wednesday in March at 12 noon, which started on March 5. These multi-faith vigils will call on Congress to exercise greater moral courage in upholding its Article 1 powers and preventing executive overreach. Our nation […]
Mobilize to Save Healthcare
US CapitolWe’re taking over Capitol Hill to save the years of work we’ve done to create a healthcare system that takes care of us all!
Introduction to RepresentUs Call
OnlineTired of corrupt elites buying your elections and rigging your districts? RepresentUs has a plan to stop them. Our democracy is broken. And there's proof. A Princeton University study found that the average American has no impact on the policies of the U.S. government, while special interest groups call all the shots. Americans should have […]
DC4 Democracy Monthly Meeting
OnlineThere is SO MUCH going on right now – much in the form of resistance – and I hope you’re holding up OK. We want to use DC4D’s March meet-up next Wednesday night to commiserate a little, but really to focus on what we can do collectively to fight back. At the meet-up, which […]
Protect & Resist: SURJ events in the first 100 days
OnlineThe first few weeks into the first 100 days of the Trump administration have already been an onslaught of violence and chaos. In the midst of the storm, we'll continue grounding together to keep learning, building, and organizing. Mark your calendar for Wed nights with SURJ! This series will build off of the powerful work […]
DC Guaranteed Income Coalition
Cleveland Park LibraryJoin the DC Guaranteed Income Coalition to learn about the proven power of guaranteed income to address the devastating harms of poverty. The program will center people with lived experience and include information about how you can become part of the movment.
Wake Up to the Climate Crisis
Onlineosted by UUs for Just Economic Community Thursday, March 13 8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT • 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT RSVP Zoom Gary Butterfield currently serves on the Steering Committee of the National Veterans For Peace Climate Crisis. In this talk, he will examine the U.S. military’s relationship to the climate […]
Ali Watkins — The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army – with Sopan Deb
Politics & Prose Conn AveNorthern Ireland, 1975. Violence has erupted on the streets of Belfast. After years as a sleepy, guerilla army, the IRA is clashing with Loyalist gangs and heavily armed British soldiers. But the Troubles have spilled beyond the small island: An ocean away, in the heart of Philadelphia's Irish enclave, a teenage girl finds a letter […]