Community Voices Update 058, events, recurring events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings Grassroots Alexandria
Grassroots Alexandria
Friday May 1, all day, May Day DC (general strike)
From: https://www.maydaydc.org/details
Are you ready to rise up for DC and commit to join us for a day of no work, not school, and no shopping on May 1? Pledge to participate via our pledge form linked below.
We encourage businesses in DC to close on this day and for workers to join us at the Washington Monument at 12:00 PM.
Countries around the world observe May 1 as International Workers Day, a day to celebrate working people and the struggles and gains made by unions and the labor movement. Here in DC, May 1 is also recognized as DC Statehood Day, in recognition that DC will eventually secure our full rights and political power when we are admitted as the 5/1st state.
The May Day Strong coalition is uniting people all over the country to take action on May 1 in solidarity with each other. This is the DC action of the May Day Strong network.
https://www.maydaydc.org/pledge
Friday May 1, 12-2pm, May Day Rally and March
From: https://www.maydaydc.org/
Make your plans now to meet us at the Washington Monument at 12 PM on May Day. Labor unions and immigrant rights groups will lead a march and rally. Registration to come.
Where: Washington Monument 2 15th Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20024
https://www.maydaydc.org/schedule/event-four-d2wwk-ea5hc-7a86w-j8nrr
Monday April 13, 7-9pm EDT, Wheatpaste Against War
From: https://www.instagram.com/dclocal2global
Never wheatpasted before? Have a lot of experience? All are welcome at these FREE hands-on workshops to paste anti-war art across Washington DC!
Wheatpasting is a low resource, legal way to get your message out there to inspire, educate & agitate.
These skill shares will include know your rights trainings and provide all materials. First timers & those with experience are welcome! Donations welcome.
Where: Kalo House, 1827 Kalorama RD, NW, DC
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4nGTkkYtD
Wednesday April 15, 7:30pm EDT, The Problem Is Bigger Than Flock
From: https://www.instagram.com/sassi_south/
Flock Safety is garbage. We all know that. While we should demand that Flock cameras are removed from our communities, we cannot stop there because the problem of surveillance is bigger than Flock Safety. Police everywhere are using other technologies, including automated license plate readers from other companies like Axon, Motorola Solutions, Genetec, among others. ICE loves Flock but they also use other technologies and can access other data from tools used by local police and sheriffs. Flock's database and software is just one way that police share data across jurisdictions, including with ICE and other federal agencies. Join @sassi_south, @muslimjusticeleague, @deflockdc & others on Wednesday, April 15th for a webinar to learn more about the surveillance industry and architecture in place and why Flock Safety is just a starting point for challenging the surveillance apparatus around us. Please register at tinyurl.com/biggerthanflock
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWTwJLkjbsQ/
Register: https://tinyurl.com/biggerthanflock/
Thursday April 16, 6pm EDT, No More Money For U.S. Wars
From: https://www.instagram.com/antiwar.dmv/
Join us in the streets outside the IRS on Tax Day - April 15th 6pm - as we rally to stop the US using our money for its destructive and criminal war in Iran! Money for jobs and education! US OUT OF IRAN NOW!
Where: IRS Offices, 1111 Constitution Ave, NW, DC
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzloo8iZNQ/
Friday April 17, 12-1pm EDT, So You've Been to a Protest: Now What?
From: Rising Organizers
Join Rising Organizers for this free, virtual training focused on the role of direct action, how to build the networks and relationships that make winning possible, and guidance for what comes next after attending a protest.
Where: virtual
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW3-3BqjTPz/
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0Y7vZ1gVQ66nnoX5X7Tflg#/registrationSundays, 7:30-10:30am EDT, Offering hospitality to the homeless
From: https://nyapc.org/
The Radcliffe Room, a New York Avenue Presbyterian Church program that has been lifting up people who live in the streets and shelters of Washington for decades, is seeking regular volunteers to serve food, distribute clothing and be a friend to 150 or so people who need all three. We are open on Sunday mornings from 8:15 to 9:30, with volunteers arriving to assemble sandwiches and set things up at 7:30. Sure, Radcliffe Room volunteers rise early, but we have bottomless coffee cups, energizing, rewarding work, and a fantastic community of people. And you still have a full day -- and maybe a well-deserved nap -- to look forward to when you're done.
Where: 1313 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20005
For more events, boycotts, and trainings, see our full list posted here!
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