This forum will break down historical racial disparities in transportation, energy, and the environment. We will discuss the strategies and best practices to ensure that the transportation sector is used to benefit historically marginalized groups. The event will occur at the Howard University Armour J Blackburn Auditorium. Sponsorship Opportunities are available! To learn more about […]

Join Activate America as we call voters and ask them to hold their republican representatives accountable! No experience needed, training provided. Republicans in congress are sitting idly by as Trump implements record-breaking tariffs leading to skyrocketing costs. We are calling voters and asking them to make their voices heard by calling their elected officials! Help us […]

Join Councilmember Charles Allen for the Ward 6 FY26 Budget Town Hall on Tuesday, June 17, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Hill Center. After a nearly two month delay, the Council and the public finally have a proposed budget from the Mayor and it's time to get to work. Councilmember Allen will lead a discussion what's been […]

To many, the term "Black Capitalists" is oxymoronic. Black people were the labor force that built the infrastructure of American capitalism through the violent enforcement of legalized slavery, so they cannot, and should not, aspire to be the beneficiaries of it. But Wall Street professional and Yale-educated anthropologist Dr. Rachel Laryea poses a provocative question: […]

Join Activate America as we call voters and ask them to hold their republican representatives accountable! No experience needed, training provided. Republicans in congress are sitting idly by as Trump implements record-breaking tariffs leading to skyrocketing costs. We are calling voters and asking them to make their voices heard by calling their elected officials! Help us […]

Protect Home Rule & Advance DC Statehood | Monthly Meetings in 2025 Join us for our upcoming meetings as we tackle the urgent threats to DC's self-governance and strategize our next steps toward statehood! Our current focus: Bolstering support for DC Statehood with the 119th Congress, building allies across key states, and coordinating our response to […]

Heard about Extinction Rebellion in the news? Freaking out about the climate crisis? Want to get more involved? If you’re interested in contributing more of your skills to XRDC, the first step is to join an Intro to XR Call! Our hour-long call covers the organization's principles, demands, and structure. It is a great opportunity […]

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is bringing back its iconic Juneteenth Festival with a daylong outdoors celebration for all ages from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 19. The Juneteenth Festival is free and open to the public and a full schedule of the day can be found on their website. The Juneteenth […]

Join UUSJ online via Zoom when members of our Democracy Action Team (DAT) will explain what they have been doing to support UU involvement in the formation of a pro-democracy movement in the U.S. The team has been working with UU democracy leaders from congregations around the country for many months, over a year, to help build […]

We will gather again to demonstrate against the Trump administration at the south end of the Klingle Valley Bridge (Connecticut Avenue and Devonshire Place) every Thursday from 5 to 6:30. Please come - and bring a sign to carry!

Lucille "Mama Ceal" Hatch Eldridge wrote to her grandson Walter Pryor weekly for nearly 30 years, from his boyhood until she died at 80. Most extraordinarily, Mama Ceal was not a well-educated person, having completed only the eighth grade. As a live-in maid, raising other people's children, she had little leisure time to write. Yet, […]

After you've set up your group in TroubleNation, this session will help you determine your next steps. We'll also walk through the features of TroubleNation so you can begin using the tools and resources to strengthen your group. If you're not yet a part of TroubleNation but think you might be interested, we invite you […]

Every Saturday with golfable weather, we demonstrate in front of the Trump National Washington, DC golf course in Loudoun County, Virginia. Please check our Bluesky @golfofmexico.bsky.social  for more information about the event. Perseverando!!

Elon Musk is destroying democracy around the world, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. ⚡ Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ We're tanking Tesla's stock price to stop Musk. ⚡ Stopping Musk will […]

1861: The Lost Peace is the story of President Lincoln's far-reaching, difficult, and most courageous decision, a time when the country wrestled with deep moral and political questions of epic proportions. Through Jay Winik's singular storytelling, readers will learn about the extraordinary Washington Peace Conference at the Willard Hotel to avert cataclysmic war. They will observe […]

Stefan M. Bradley was a young professor in Saint Louis University when Black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri, by a local white police officer. Bradley quickly became a key media activist during the protests that ensued, giving on-the-ground interviews to Chris Hayes, CNN, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and others. In If […]

As Michigan's Secretary of State and chief election official, Jocelyn Benson has overseen several of the highest turnout, most secure elections in the state's history. But her life changed one snowy evening in December 2020 when armed protesters descended onto her doorstep, threatening her family. Her only crime: certifying a fair and accurate Presidential election […]