Community Voices Update 051, events, recurring events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings
Grassroots Alexandria
The Virginia General Assembly is currently in session. Many of Grassroots priorities (public transit, green energy, and emergency response for disasters) depend on adequate funding. In light of the funding gap caused by Federal policies, we need the Assembly to pass progressive and equitable tax reforms that close loopholes and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share.
Call to Action:
Go to this website: https://hodspeak.house.virginia.gov/committees/H10/bill_feedback
Select the following bills (using Ctrl+F helps):
HB 243: corporate welfare tax reform
HB 378: extreme wealth tax reform
HB 978: Retail and sales tax reform
HB 979: Income tax reform
Hit next at the bottom of the page. Fill in details, write in a comment and hit submit. Possible Comment text, which may be tailored and edited:
Federal cuts endanger Virginia emergency preparedness, green energy support, healthcare access, education, and transportation infrastructure. I urge the Assembly to pass progressive and equitable tax reforms that close loopholes and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share. Right now the top 1% pay the least in taxes as a percentage of their income. I urge the General Assembly to pass HB 243, HB 378, HB 978, and HB 979 as critical tax reforms that help ensure the wealthy pay their fair share and will fund vital government programs that support all Virginians.
Friday February 27, Noon EST, Impeachment lobbying
From: https://march4democracy.org/
On February 27th and 28th, the American people take over D.C. Not for a photo op, not for a soundbite, but for a reckoning—the March 4 Democracy. A march against the corruption, cruelty, and political cowardice that’s poisoned our country.
Participants on the 27th will take part in coordinated congressional lobbying alongside partner organizations, including FLARE and the Removal Coalition. Constituents will meet directly with Members of Congress and their staff to demand impeachment, conviction, and removal for abuses of power.
https://march4democracy.org/march/register/
Saturday February 28, 11:30am EST, Rally & march
From: https://march4democracy.org/
On February 27th and 28th, the American people take over D.C. Not for a photo op, not for a soundbite, but for a reckoning—the March 4 Democracy. A march against the corruption, cruelty, and political cowardice that’s poisoned our country.
The second day centers on a large-scale rally and march in Washington, DC, bringing together a broad coalition to publicly demand democratic accountability and an end to normalized corruption and political retribution.
https://march4democracy.org/march/register/Tuesday February 17, various times, National Day of Lobbying: Impeach, Convict, Remove, and Defund ICE
From: https://www.fiftyfifty.one/
11am-2pm, Rockville, MD
https://www.mobilize.us/50501missouri-1/event/898952/
9-10am, Alexandria, VA
https://www.mobilize.us/50501missouri-1/event/904434/
Wednesday February 18, 9-10am EST, Rally for the Child Tax Credit
From: Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter
District residents have faced intensifying financial headwinds for years. Now, we are rallying with families and advocates to make it clear to the Mayor that we fully expect her to keep the Child Tax Credit in her FY27 budget proposal, knowing that it will help slash child poverty by 20% in DC. Join us! Bring signs, noisemakers, and your enthusiasm for ending child poverty on February 18 at 9:00 a.m. on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW). See you there!
https://mailchi.mp/dccouncil/ward-5-weekly-february-06-2026#CTC
Saturday February 21, 2-50pm EST, 4 YEARS OF RUSSIA’S FULL-SCALE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE
(Rally 2pm, March 3:30pm)
From: US Ukrainian Activists (USUA)
On Saturday, February 21, the Ukrainian diaspora, together with the Ukrainian Embassy, supporters of Ukraine from the USA and around the world, will gather at the iconic Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for a mass rally, marking four years of russia's genocidal full-scale war against Ukraine.
We will march north on 17th St NW, turn right onto H St NW, then left onto 16th St NW, and end at the russian ambassador's residence at 1125 16th St NW, Washington, D.C., where the rally will take place.
https://www.facebook.com/share/17Z2zdtxhH/
https://four-year-war-mass-rally-for-Ukraine-in-DC.eventbrite.com
https://www.facebook.com/share/16bChX8vGd/
https://DC-March-4-years-of-war-against-Ukraine.eventbrite.com
Saturdays, various times, Tesla Takedown
From: Indivisible and Tesla Takedown
Local listing: Virginia Grassroots Coalition
Rockville MD: 11am-noon EST, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/812078/
Washington DC: 11am-1pm EST, 3307 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/878744/
Silver Spring: 11:30am-12:30pm EST, 2320 Broadbirch Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20904
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771738/
For more events, boycotts, and trainings, see our full list posted here:
https://grassrootsalexandria.org/events/
Events are organized by others and reported here as an expression of support for democracy.
Please send feedback, if any, to grassroots...@gmail.com