In Memory of John Judge

John Judge

 John Patrick Judge passed at the age of 66, just as he had lived – with courage in the midst of pain. An internationally acclaimed researcher, writer and speaker, as well as a lifelong anti-militarist anti-racist activist, and community organizer, Judge died on April 15 due to complications from a stroke suffered in early March.

Celebrating Existence as Resistance: A Muslim Women’s Gathering

Date: 
Saturday, July 1, 2020 – 7:00pm to 10:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Join DC Justice for Muslims Coalition for a gathering for and by Muslim women. We will celebrate each other, with facilitated discussion on our perspectives in the current atmosphere and how we can work together to build a safer DC-metro region for Muslim women.
We will also share a meal, so bring a dish to pass and we’ll bring more and extras! Want more of a reason to come? We will also have henna and music to celebrate and dance the night away!
Bring your favorite music selections and come ready for fun and healing!

Girls Rock! DC 10th Anniversary Camper Showcase

Date: 
Saturday, July 1, 2020 – 10:30am to 2:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Doors – 10:30am
Show – 11:00 am

Tix: $12 at the door
Kids 8 and under FREE!

It’s the BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR!

Our birthday wish is to continue creating the safest space possible for our all of our campers to feel included, accepted, seen and heard. For them to create change through music, RISE UP and ROCK OUT.

All week, Girls Rock! DC campers (ages 8-18) are going to be learning instruments, forming bands, writing songs, and gearing up for THIS SHOW. And it’s going to be truly amazing.

~Raffle prizes to win!~

DCTN: Testimony Preparation for DC City Council

Date: 
Wednesday, July 5, 2020 – 6:30pm to 8:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Join Collective Action for Safe Spaces and the Washington Peace Center for a training on how to testify before DC City Council on the legislation you care about.

Facilitators will show you how to craft your message, prepare your talking points, and give effective testimony to get legislation passed in the District.

DCTN: Tactics & Street Safety for Nonviolent Direct Actions

Date: 
Wednesday, June 7, 2020 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Are you planning on attending the No Justice No Pride action on June 10th?
Do you want to become more active in making social and political change?
Are you looking to come together with like minded community?

Anti-Eviction Canvassing

Date: 
Wednesday, June 7, 2020 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Democratic Socialists of America
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Weeknight time for those who can’t make weekends.

**PLEASE NOTE** this time will only be for people who have already received the training. Participants will only be convening to break out into groups and then head out to canvass.

Montgomery Green Democrats June Meeting: Transit!

Date: 
Thursday, June 15, 2020 – 7:30pm to 9:30pm
State/Region: 
Maryland

Hosted by MoCo Green Democrats
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By 2040, Montgomery will have 70% more congestion, 40% more jobs and 20% more residents. In 2013, Montgomery County approved a plan for an 81-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) network.
Recent attempts to fund the plan have met resistance. Now, BRT funding from the state is set to run out, and BRT’s future in Montgomery could be in doubt.

Anacostia Coordinating Council 2017 Annual Meeting

Date: 
Tuesday, May 30, 2020 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Anacostia Coordinating Council
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Join the Anacostia Coordinating Council for our 2017 Annual Meeting, featuring a Community Conversation with Antwan Wilson, Chancellor of DC Public Schools. The conversation will be moderated by Ward 8 Representative on the DC State Board of Education, Markus Batchelor.

This annual evening meeting is an opportunity to elect our new board of directors and honor our outgoing President, The Honorable Arrington Dixon.

Third Annual Fundraiser Celebrating School Justice Project

Date: 
Thursday, June 8, 2020 – 6:30pm to 9:30pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by the School Justice Project
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Featuring an open bar (beer & wine), heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and raffles, and fantastic company, the Third Annual Fundraiser will celebrate the D.C.-based legal non-profit School Justice Project.

No Justice No Pride – DC Day Of Action

Rally for Transit Justice

Date: 
Thursday, June 29, 2020 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Stand together with transit riders, workers, and community allies as they fight for a better public transit system and Say NO to paying more for less transit service. 

WMATA doesn’t put riders first.  

This year WMATA has passed:

Fare Hikes:

– $1.75 to $2.00 Metrobus , some express buses increase an additional $2.00

-$.10 on rail during peak service and $.25 during off-peak service

Categories: 

Represented DC x Looking Glass Present: Cabaret for a CAUSE

Date: 
Sunday, May 21, 2020 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Represented DC and The Looking Glass Lounge 
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CABARET FOR A CAUSE
Bringing art and altruism to the district

COMEDY by
*** Chelsea Shorte
*** Ahmed Vallejos

MUSIC by
*** Loi Loi 吕吕
*** Spirit Plots

Wells Fargo Rally: DC ReInvest In the People

Date: 
Wednesday, May 17, 2020 – 5:00pm to 6:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by DC ReInvest
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INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!! Help continue to generate awareness of the DC ReInvest Coalition’s campaign to get DC to sever its ties from Wells Fargo.

The resolution was introduced on 3/21/17 by CM Grosso with 5 co-sponsors.

Circle of Love and Support (COLAS)

Date: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2020 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by COLAS
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A grief support group – healing space for survivors (moms, dads and persons in general) who has lost a child or loved one to police brutality and/or gun violence and anyone who is dealing with the emotional pain associated with grief over the loss of a loved one.

Rally to Increase DC Education Funding

Date: 
Wednesday, May 10, 2020 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by DC Education Coalition for Change -DECC
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Want to make a difference to students in DC?

If you care about education in DC, then you need to come out on May 10th.

Campaign Launch & Rally to "Put A Price On It D.C."!

Date: 
Thursday, May 11, 2020 – 12:00am to 1:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Put a Price On It DC, One DC, DCDivest, and others
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On Thursday May 11, urge our City Council to support and pass a strong, equitable price on carbon pollution. Join up on the steps of City Hall for a strong showing of support!

Take our city back from polluters by hitting them where it hurts the most: the unjust profits of their bulging pocketbooks. Carbon pricing proceeds *can* come right back to our families, neighbors, and communities.

Deanwood Day – Nannie Helen Burroughs Celebration

Date: 
Saturday, May 20, 2020 – 8:00am to 3:30pm
State/Region: 
DC

Deanwood Citizens Association & The Nannie Helen Burroughs Project Invite You To Celebrate:

Deanwood Day & the life and legacy of Nannie Helen Burroughs
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Join up at the Deanwood Recreation Center, (1350 49th St. NE) to learn why the legacy of this pioneering educator, spiritual leader and civil rights advocate is relevant today. View DC history exhibits. Shop with local vendors. Enjoy Music, Food, Fun and Prizes for All Ages #deanwoodday #deanwooddc

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One Community: Uniting African People Throughout the Diaspora

Date: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2020 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by the National Black United Front
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One Community:
Uniting African People Throughout the Diaspora

Wednesday May 31, 2020

7pm

Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St. NW
Washington DC

The goals of the panel discussion are:

Grassroots Workshop on the Comprehensive Plan

Date: 
Saturday, May 6, 2020 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Empower DC · Fair Budget Coalition · Committee of 100 on the Federal City * DC Federation of Citizens Association · DC 4 Reasonable Development * ONE DC · Washington Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights · Faith Strategies

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SATURDAY, MAY 6TH 12-4PM
Christ United Methodist Church
900 4th St SW

What is the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? —–>
DC’S “FRAMEWORK” FOR HOW DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS

Metro budget-Its meaning for the Future with former Dr Gridlock

Date: 
Tuesday, May 9, 2020 – 7:30pm to 9:00pm
State/Region: 
Maryland

Hosted by Action Committee for Transit
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Tuesday, May 9
The Metro budget – Its meaning for the future
Speaker: Robert Thomson, just-retired as Washington Post Dr. Gridlock (rescheduled from our snow-cancelled March meeting)

ACT meetings are held at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910, in the Fenton Room. They are FREE and open to the public.

PLEASE sign in first, before taking a seat.

Metro Employees Protest Requirement to Call out Sick 72 Hours in Advance

Date: 
Friday, May 5, 2020 – 11:00am to 12:00pm
State/Region: 
DC



Metro’s largest union has announced that WMATA employees, doctors, riders, and advocates will gather Friday to protest the transit agency’s excused absence policy.
The regulation requires employees to call of out work 72 hours ahead of the time they anticipate being sick.
“This policy is unsafe, and further illustrates WMATA’s complete disregard for the health, safety and well-being of their employees and riders,” says the union, ATU Local 689, in a release.

Killer Cops and Capitalism

Date: 
Monday, May 15, 2020 – 6:30pm to 9:30pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Pan African Community Action
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They own the banks, the prisons, schools and jobs. 

You’re invited to the Pan-African Community Action session exploring American capitalism and the police state.
Examine how police and capitalism are different sides of the same coin. See how they keep African peoples oppressed in the interests of big profits.

Survivors live in the crosshairs of killer cops and capitalism.

DCTN Resistance Trainings: How to Advocate to DC Government

Date: 
Wednesday, May 3, 2020 – 7:15pm to 9:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

The Washington Peace Center is excited to present our next training as part of the resistance training series, which will focus on advocating to DC government.

How does a bill become a law in Washington, DC? Who makes decisions? Learn the basics of DC government advocacy to help hold our elected leaders accountable and make DC a better place to live and grow.

We will cover:
-who’s who in DC government
-how a bill becomes a law
-the DC budget and the budget process
-assets in advocating on local issues, and more

Positive Force DC Organizing Meeting

Date: 
Saturday, May 20, 2020 – 3:00pm to 5:00pm
State/Region: 
DC

Hosted by Positive Force

Support and protect our communities and the marginalized people within them against the rising tide of hatred–plan and strategize! As always, bring your friends and ideas!

Snacks will be provided.  RSPV on Eventbrite here.

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