GrA Community Voices Update 066; events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings!
Grassroots Alexandria
✨Friday June 19, 11am-5pm EDT, Juneteenth 2026 - Community Festival✨
From: One DC
"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won; you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King
Join us as we celebrate liberation in community and black joy! With live music, spoken word, and local vendors. RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us!
Where: ONE DC _ Black Workers & Wellness Center, 2500 Martin Luther King Jr SE, Washington, DC 20020
https://www.onedconline.org/juneteenth_2026_community_festival
✨Friday June 19, 6-9pm EDT, Harriet’s House: Juneteenth on the Front Porch✨
From: Harriet’s Wildest Dreams
Come celebrate Juneteenth with Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and the Free DC Chocolate City contingent at Harriet’s House.
We’re bringing the front porch to life with performances by Freedom Futures Collective, plus light food and beverages, space to be in community and honor our history together.
Where: 30 Atlantic St SE, Washington, DC 20032
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/942258/
✨🏳️🌈Saturday June 20, 3-7:30 pm EDT, Capital Pride Parade🏳️🌈✨
From: https://www.capitalpride.org/
The iconic Capital Pride Parade is emblematic of the historic Pride movement. This beloved tradition honors our history and acknowledges the evolution of the LGBTQ+ neighborhoods in Washington, DC, while respecting the origins and importance of taking to the streets in our fight for equality.
Where: Shaw, Logan Circle, Downtown, and Penn Quarter Neighborhoods, Washington, DC
https://www.capitalpride.org/event/parade/
✨Sunday June 21, noon-10pm EDT, Capital Pride Festival✨
From: https://www.capitalpride.org/
The free Capital Pride Festival will be the final electrifying day during the celebration weekend. It will take place on America’s Mainstreet, historic Pennsylvania Avenue. The Festival will feature hundreds of vibrant exhibitors, skilled artisans, delicious food, and beverage gardens. The celebrations will come alive with multiple stages, showcasing an array of multicultural and multilingual performances, making this an unforgettable experience.
Where: America’s Mainstreet, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
https://www.capitalpride.org/event/festival/
Monday June 15, 2-4:30pm EDT, Home is Here: Stop Delegalization Efforts and Deliver Citizenship Now
From: United We Dream Network
June 15 will mark 14 years since immigrant youth organized & won DACA protections!
Now, our communities face the most dangerous moment in DACA’s history. From renewal delays to the detention and deportation of DACA recipients, we’re witnessing mass delegalization efforts that put our families and future on the line.
At the same time, the Supreme Court is expected to make major decisions on birthright citizenship and TPS that could place millions more at risk of deportation and family separation. This moment is bigger than DACA, bigger than any one community, and calls on ALL of us to come together to protect one another.
On June 15, join Home is Here in a peaceful rally to call for a pathway to citizenship that protects our safety and stability!
Where: RSVP for location
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/969938/
Monday June 15, 22, 29, 5pm EDT, MORAL MONDAY DC - Black Lives Matter Square
From: Repairers of the Breach
Moral Monday — Moral Witness in the Public Square: The assault on voting rights and democracy at home, and the daily war on the poor demand our prophetic witness. Some things are not about left and right, conservative versus liberal — they are about right and wrong. They are about whether we will preach and speak the truth, and whether we believe in the collective power of nonviolence to end every form of violence.
Beginning on June 8, Repairers of the Breach and our partners will gather in the shadow of power to declare a different word: Stop the war. Protect voting rights. Stop the attack on the poor. We invite you to stand with us.
Where: 16th St NW, Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, DC
http://bit.ly/MoralMondays2026
Wednesday June 17, 10:15am-12:30pm EDT, Stand with Senate Leaders to Lower Child Care Costs
From: MomsRising
Child care costs more than college in most states. More than rent in 17 states. Families are being squeezed, and this Wednesday, we have a chance to say enough.
Join us on the Hill this Wednesday, June 17th in stand with leaders for affordable child care? Kids are welcome!
U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, and Chuck Schumer are hosting a press conference on the Hill to introduce a bold new initiative to lower the cost of child care—and they need real families standing behind them.
RSVP to get more details on this important opportunity to represent moms and families from across the country who can't be in D.C. We are excited to have you and your kiddos join us!
Where: Capitol Hill, U.S. Senate Side, 355 1st St SE, Washington, DC 20004
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/971651/
Wednesday June 17, 6-8pm EDT, Ukraine Wine and Cheese Party
From: LSU
Come join us for an evening of exploration of Ukrainian wines, paired with local cheese! We’ll have kid friendly coloring book activities! Come join us, learn more about Ukraine!
We will have information about locally based organizations supporting Ukraine if you want to donate to a good cause, such as United Help Ukraine
Where: RSVP to the event so we can send you details, including the address (in Alexandria city)
Thursday June 18, 3-9pm EDT, 4th Annual Juneteenth at Harrison Park
From: Free DC
Hosted by U Street Main Street, the U Street Neighborhood Association, and Long Live GoGo, this annual celebration honors freedom, culture, and community through music, recreation, arts, and civic engagement in the heart of DC's historic Black Broadway corridor rooted in the fight for DC Statehood.
Where: 1330 V Street Northwest Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
https://freedcproject.org/event-list/4th-annual-juneteenth-at-harrison-park
For more events, boycotts, and trainings, see our full list posted here!
Events are organized by others and reported here as an expression of support for democracy.
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Grassroots Alexandria
Monday June 22 (and 29), 5pm EDT, Moral Monday — Moral Witness in the Public Square
From: Repairers of the Breach
The assault on voting rights and democracy at home, and the daily war on the poor demand our prophetic witness.
Some things are not about left and right, conservative versus liberal — they are about right and wrong. They are about whether we will preach and speak the truth, and
whether we believe in the collective power of nonviolence to end every form of violence.
Beginning on June 8, Repairers of the Breach and our partners will gather in the shadow of power to declare a different word: Stop the war. Protect voting rights. Stop the attack on the poor.
We invite you to stand with us.
Where: Washington DC; RSVP for location
https://secure.everyaction.com/8g6cVsvspEKzB8sd6jCG0g2
Tuesday June 23, 6-8pm EDT, The DC Occupation: A Discussion with Local Veterans
From: Free DC
Members of Free DC's Veteran's Constituency Group have graciously agreed to give us a National Guard 101 presentation, and answer any questions they can. We will also review some footage of national guard abuses of neighbors, and take some time to hear from you about what phrases you say to National Guard, what the reaction has been, and how we can evolve our approach with the summer surge.
Please note: This event may not have air conditioning. If coming by public transportation the location is accessible via the Columbia Heights metro on the green and yellow lines, and the D60, D6X, D50 and D5X bus lines.
Where: All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall, 1500 Harvard Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
https://freedcproject.org/event-list/local-veterans
Thursday June 25, 8:30am-1:00pm EDT, Break Up Big Medicine Convening in Washington DC
From: American Economic Liberties Project
Please RSVP to join the American Economic Liberties Project and The Century Foundation on June 25th for a half day, in-person event from 8:30am-1:00 pm ET at the National Union Building in Washington, D.C. to discuss how to Break Up Big Medicine and build a more effective U.S. healthcare system. The event will feature insights from healthcare practitioners, workers, organizers and policy experts and elected officials such as Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.
Where: RSVP for Location
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/americaneconomiclibertiesproject/2226470
Thursday June 25, 7-8:30pm EDT, "Get Political" Party
From: Rebel Cafe
Welcome to the Rebel Cafe! We are a group of young people in Alexandria dedicated to building community and taking action. In the face of rising fascism, we say enough is enough and strive to be the change.
Join us for our first "Get Political" Party, an opportunity for young people to reengage in politics in a local, social and non-digital way.
This event will feature several easy ways to get involved, including writing postcards to potential voters, making protest signs and "NO ICE" friendship bracelets.
At the end of the meeting we hope you will have made a friend and a commitment to one local action.
Just bring yourself, a friend, and some ideas of the change you are inspired to make!
Where: Gustave Beer Garden, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/972540/
Friday June 26, 7:30-10pm EDT, INDEPENDENTS DAY: A Night of Creative Expression in Takoma
From: City of Takoma Park
Local poets and musicians will share their talents to celebrate a poetic and positive vision of America that embraces autonomy, inclusivity, artistic freedom, and diverse voices.
“Have you had your fill of military parades, ballrooms, UFC cage fights, and pointless wars?” Takoma Park Poet Laureate David Alberto Fernández said, “Help us put the independents back in Independence Day. Free your speech and free your head.”
The Takoma Park Arts series is a program of the City of Takoma Park’s Arts and Humanities Division which features many free cultural events, including film screenings, art exhibitions, theater, dance, and concerts at the Takoma Park Community Center.
Where: Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
https://freedcproject.org/event-list/independents-day-takoma-md
Saturday June 27, 11am EDT, Next250: A National Mobilization in Washington, DC
From: 50501
This is not a celebration. This is a call to act.
As this country marks 250 years, we will not just commemorate the past; we are coming together to shape the future. We are coming to Washington, D.C. to declare a new Declaration of Interdependence—one that tells the truth about who we are, demonstrates what we stand for and demands the future we deserve.
From every corner of this nation, people are rising—organizers, faith leaders, artists, workers, young people—ready to mobilize for the next 250 years. Not rooted in empty promises, but in real values: justice, dignity, freedom, and collective power.
Where: McPherson Square, 901 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
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Saturday June 27, 2-4:30pm EDT, DC Freedomfest
From: Rising Organizers
Join us for FreedomFest, a celebration of DC’s culture, community, and our ongoing fight for equality.
As people from across the country gather in DC to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we’re creating space to celebrate something deeper: the people who live here, our culture, and our vision for the future.
FreedomFest brings together music, art, and community in the heart of DC. Expect live performances, local organizers, and cultural expression that reflects what makes this city powerful.
This is a space to come together and reflect on the gap between America’s promise and the reality experienced by the people who live in its capital.
Whether you’re a DC resident or visiting the District, you’re invited. Free and Family Friendly!
Where: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, Washington, DC
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-freedomfest-tickets-1992007113901