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!
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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 […]
David Enrich — Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful – with Carol Leonnig
Politics & Prose Conn AveIt was a quiet way to announce a revolution: In an obscure 2019 case that the Supreme Court refused to even hear, Justice Clarence Thomas raised the prospect of overturning the legendary New York Times v. Sullivan decision. Though hardly a household name, Sullivan is one of the most consequential free speech decisions, ever. Fundamental to the creation of the […]
Michael Lewis, Casey Cep, and David Shipley — Who is Government? — at Sidwell
Sidwell FriendsThe government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his […]
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 […]
DC Economic Justice Working Group
OnlineDC Economic Justice Working Group MeetingWednesday, March 19, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, 2027 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Zoom Video Conference Everyone in DC should have what the Torah calls dei machsoro, resources sufficient to meet their needs. Join our Economic Justice Working […]
Senator Chuck Shumer in Conversation with Amy Spitalnick
Sixth & IWhen it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a national and global crisis of misunderstanding. This lack of knowledge feeds ignorance, hatred, and violence. In Antisemitism in America: A Warning, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer—the highest-elected Jewish official in American history—illuminates the Jewish American experience, including the prejudices both hidden and overt […]