Community Voices Update 014 (events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings)
Grassroots Alexandria
Community Voices Update 014 (events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings)
Events
Daily, Monday-Friday, 11:30am-12:30pm Eastern, Protest to support Abrego Garcia
From: &Democracy
Where: Consulate-General of El Salvador, 926 Philadelphia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
https://www.anddemocracy.com/events/event/md-protest-to-support-abrego-garcia-and-more/
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Daily, noon-midnight, through May 31, Mayday Impeachment Action Center
Organizer: Mayday Movement USA
Mayday Movement USA will establish a long-term presence in Washington, DC, in sight of the US Capitol, beginning on May 1st, 2025.
For schedule of daily activities & details: https://maydaymovementusa.org/
Where: 35 Columbus Monument Drive NE (on the plaza in front of Union Station)
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/782371/
Daily, 4:30-7pm Eastern, Vigil for Palestine
From The Vigil for Palestine, Movement Infrastructure Project
Stand vigil at the White House, as the martyrs of the broken ceasefire are named and honored.
Sundays, 4-6pm Eastern, Tesla Takedown Arlington
From: Virginia Grassroots Coalition
Where: 2710 S. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-83
Mondays, 9am-noon, Moral Monday
Moral Witnesses Stand Against a Budget That Destroys People!
From: http://www.breachrepairers.org/
Moral Mondays in DC is a recurring, spirit-led series of nonviolent actions confronting the immoral federal budget. These budgets are not mere numbers; they are moral documents. They reveal what our nation values—and whom it is willing to sacrifice. On May 5th, we continue taking a stand against an immoral budget that hurts and harms people.
Where: 9am Gather at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 301 A St SE, Washington DC
Where: 11am, Supreme Court in DC, 1 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20543
https://secure.everyaction.com/ApnxbEa9U0yff72sWvsAjw2
Mondays, 5-6pm Eastern, Pop Up Protest (Weather Permitting)
From: Indivisible
In this time of constitutional crises, we look for ways to be engaged citizens. Robert Hubbell said on Substack, “Our actions prevent us from slipping into helplessness and despair; at best, they inspire and encourage others to believe that we can and will win.” We are prevailing in the courts daily, but there is so much to do and it goes slowly. Let’s stop ranting over the news and inspire others to act for democracy. We hope you will join us on Mondays and invite friends.
Where: Intersection of South King Street & Marathon Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/788618/
Tuesdays, 9:30am Eastern, What will fired feds do this week? Find Out!
From: Fork Off Coalition
WOW, last Tuesday was impactful. Can we top it next week?? That depends -- will you tell your illegally fired fed friends they should come?
Where: Hart Building, 120 Constitution Ave NE
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJXFrdsAyys/
Tuesdays, 4-6pm Eastern, Tesla Tuesday Arlington
From: Virginia Grassroots Coalition
Where: 2710 S. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-tuesdays-10
Tuesdays, 4-6pm Eastern, Silence Gives Consent Continued
From: Indivisible
Join us for a Rush Hour protest on Tuesdays at the I95 Gorman Rd Overpass from 4-6 PM. Put 9706 Gorman Rd on your GPS for the nearest address. The overpass is very close to this neighborhood address.
Where: 9706 Gorman Rd, Howard County, MD 20723
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/772050/
Wednesdays, noon Eastern, Faithful Witness Wednesday
From: Sojourners
We are joining together across faith traditions to demonstrate in front of the U.S. Capitol for immigration policies that honor the God-given dignity of every person.
https://act.sojo.net/page/79871/survey/1?locale=en-US
Wednesdays, 4-6pm Eastern, Rally at the Capitol: Stop Clean Energy Bans and Polluter Giveaways!
From: League of Conservation Voters
On Wednesdays, May 7, 14, and 21st starting around 4pm we're rallying at the U.S. Capitol steps to fight back against Republicans’ attempts to pass massive cuts to essential programs to provide handouts to billionaires and polluters. RSVP now to secure your spot! After you RSVP, we'll follow up with the exact meeting spot and timing.
https://www.mobilize.us/lcv/event/785495/
Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm Eastern, Protest @ 16th NW & Columbia Rd NW every Wed
From: Uptown Indivisible
Join Uptown Indivisible Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30PM, for a rush hour protest. Now is the time to speak up for democracy, our rights, and American values. Please bring your friends and neighbors. We can use our voices to inspire action in our community and beyond. Make signs, make noise, and make a difference! Kazoos welcome!
Where: 16th St NW & Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/785253/
Fridays, 4:15-6:15pm Eastern, Protest DOGE/Elon, Support Fed Workers & Ukraine
From Indivisible
Gathering again on the I-95 Overpass on Gorman Rd to protest DOGE and Elon and support our federal workers and Ukraine. Bring signs and bring a friend! Stay as long as you wish. Check confirmation email for additional details.
Where: Gorman Rd. I-95 Overpass, Laurel, MD 20723
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762787/
Fridays, 5-6pm, Enough is Enough!
From: Indivisible
Join your neighbors every Friday evening. Bring flags, signs, and energy. Let's make a stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law and signal to passing motorists that Enough is Enough!
Where: East side of 16th St between 2nd Avenue and Grace Church Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/781857/
Fridays, 5:30-7pm Eastern, VA Defend our Immigrants in Arlington, VA
From: https://bsky.app/profile/fightagainstcecot.bsky.social
Ongoing protest every Friday. Weather permitting. Banner display and protest.
Bring signs supporting our immigrants, condemning illegal deportations, etc.
For info, you can dm me directly or find us on https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtestFinderUSA/comments/1km1pnc/fridays_530pm_defend_our_immigrants_in_arlington/
Where: 66w overpass intersection of Langston and Washington Blvd in East Falls Church.
https://www.anddemocracy.com/events/event/va-defend-our-immigrants-in-arlington-va/
Saturdays, 9am Eastern, Golf of Mexico
From: Golf of Mexico and &Democracy
Where: Trump National Golf Club, 20391 Lowes Island Blvd, Sterling, VA 20165
Newcomers please reach out on Bluesky or vam...@proton.me.
https://www.anddemocracy.com/events/event/golf-of-america-trump-demonstration/
Saturdays, 11am-noon Eastern, Tesla Takedown Rockville, MD
From: Indivisible
Elon Musk's seizing control of the US Government needs to be stopped. We need to stand up and let the world know how we feel.
Where: 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762323/
Saturdays, 11am-noon Eastern, Tesla Takedown--Tysons Corner
From: Indivisible
This a local Indivisible event co-sponsored with Third Act (DC/MD/VA) and Tesla Takedown.
Where: 8500 Tyco Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/782163/
Saturdays, 11am-1pm Eastern, Tesla Takedown - Dance Against DOGE
From: Indivisible
Each week, Dance Against DOGE @ Tesla Takedown shines a light on a critical issue that impacts our communities, all of which are exacerbated by unchecked billionaire power.
Where: 3307 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779887/
Saturdays, 11am-1pm Eastern, Tesla Takedown Silver Spring, MD
From: Indivisible
Elon Musk's seizing control of the US Government needs to be stopped. We need to stand up and let the world know how we feel.
Where: 2320 Broadbirch Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20904
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/771738/
Saturdays, 2-3pm Eastern, Let Us Work
From NTEU 335 Organizing Committee
Join CFPB union members from NTEU 335 as we rally to show our strength, solidarity and commitment to protecting our work and those who rely on us.
Where: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G St NW Washington, DC 20552
https://www.mobilize.us/nteu/event/769174/
Saturdays, various times, Tesla Takedown
From: Indivisible, The Disruption Project, &Democracy and Tesla Takedown
Where: Tesla dealerships across the DC area.
Local listings: Virginia Grassroots Coalition and &Democracy
Tuesday May 20, 8am-3:30pm Eastern, Join Color Of Change in D.C. for our Lobby Day!
From: Color Of Change
Show up, share your story, advocate, and speak with members of Congress and their staff about the issues impacting Black communities with Color Of Change on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Our goal is to amplify Black voices at this critical moment, we need to be seen and heard to guarantee our needs will be advocated for!
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778350/
Tuesday May 20, 1-3:30pm Eastern, DC Fight Back to Protect HUD
From: Popular Democracy
Tenants, unhoused communities, and allies are taking action in DC and cities nationwide to demand: No cuts to HUD! No more corporate control of our housing!
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/772122/
Tuesday May 20, 6-7:30pm Eastern, Speak out against Loudoun Sheriff's anti-immigration ICE policies
From: Indivisible NOVA West
Join us in alliance with the New Virginia Majority Solidarity Committee at the next Loudoun County Board of Supervisors meeting to speak out against Sheriff Chapman’s anti-immigrant policies.
Where: Loudoun County Government Building, 1 Harrison St SE, Leesburg, VA 20175
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/790281/
Wednesday May 21, 9:45am-noon Eastern, Join us to tell Congress to Save the EPA!
From: Climate Action Campaign
The head of the EPA, Administrator Lee Zeldin is heading to Congress to defend his polluters first agenda with budget cuts and plans to gut important protections for our air, water, health and climate.
We’re showing up to call him out — join us for a visibility event outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building 562.
Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building, 50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/782874/
Thursday May 22, noon-1pm Eastern, Rally to Protect NIOSH Jobs and Mission
From: NIOSH AFGE
Join AFGE Locals as they stand up for their right to conduct research and make recommendations for the prevention of work related injury and illness and to protect jobs and workplace rights across the country.
Where: Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/790021/
Thursday May 22, 5-6:30pm Eastern, Labor Demands Justice for Kilmar Rally
From: AFL-CIO
On May 22 at 5 p.m., union leaders and workers across the DC area will rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, to demand justice and due process for SMART apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia and workers nationwide.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/789933/
Thursday May 22, 5-7pm Eastern, Trump Meme Coin Gala Rally and Protest
From: Loudoun and Arlington Dems and Public Citizen Democracy Campaign
This Gala Dinner is reserved for the top 220 bidders in the President's meme coin grift. Join us in a peaceful protest to let the administration know that Americans do not support their leaders cashing in on their public office.
https://www.mobilize.us/arlingtondems/event/790420/
https://www.mobilize.us/publiccitizeninitiative/event/790779/
Saturday May 24, 1pm Eastern, Threads of Peace
From: World Beyond War and Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice
The Global Peace Flag project brings together 193 countries in a powerful display of global unity and commitment to peace. Now we’re taking it to The Ellipse in front of the White House during Memorial Day weekend. This event will include a fashion show and exhibit displaying the Peace Flags from around the world, plus music and speeches from notable anti-war voices.
https://worldbeyondwar.org/peaceflag/
Saturday May 31, June 21, July 26, 9-11am Eastern, Join our 2025 Positive Presence
From: Repro Rising Virginia
We will come together to show love and support for our clinics by holding a Positive Presence event. Join our "Positive Presence" in support of the patients, doctors and staff at Falls Church Healthcare Center. We'll stand outside the clinic, where the FCHC staff and escorts can see us, and be a supportive, positive presence to counter the negativity of anti-choice protesters.
https://secure.everyaction.com/EEpN_j53ck2S1UbneHothg2
Friday June 6th, 2pm Eastern, Rally With America’s Veterans
From: Unite for Veterans
America made a promise to its veterans. It's a promise we intend to keep. We are coming together to defend the benefits, jobs, and dignity that every generation of veterans has earned through sacrifice. Veteran jobs, healthcare, and essential VA services are under attack. We will not stand by.
Where: National Mall, Washington, DC, between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial
https://www.unite4veterans.org/
Saturday June 14, No Kings mass protest
From: Indivisible
On June 14, Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. But real power isn’t staged in DC. It rises up everywhere else. That’s why we’re planning a nationwide day of action to say No Kings.
Saturday June 14, 12-2pm Eastern, No Kings Day! June 14 Visibility Brigade(s)
From: Fairfax Indivisible
We will make signs that say "No Kings Day!" and display them on overpasses. First location: Old Keene Mill Road, pedestrian overpass near Springfield Plaza.
Where: Springfield Commuter Parking Garage, Old Keene Mill Rd and Spring Rd, Near Garfield ES across from Springfield Plaza Springfield, VA 22150
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/789621/
Saturday June 14, 1-3pm, 3-5pm, Eastern, No Kings! WofA Visibility Brigade
From: Indivisible
On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/788740/
Tuesday July 1, 12 – 3pm Eastern, Rally for the Rule of Law
From: Indivisible
Attention law students and lawyers/all who care! We will be protesting at the Supreme Court on July 1 2025 from 12 pm to 3 pm, the anniversary of the SCOTUS immunity decision July 1 2024 that destroyed the rule of law in America. The rally motto is "7-1-24 Never Forget! The Supreme Coup"
Where: Supreme Court, 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/777799/
Friday July 4, 7:30-11:30pm Eastern, Heroes For America Candlelight Rally
From: Indivisible
Inspired by the candlelight rallies in South Korea.
This Independence Day, let's show the world what true independence really is. This nationwide candlelight rally has a message to not just America but also the world that Trump is NOT the real president of the United States and that America take back its independence from the Trump administration.
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/764202/
Sunday July 27, 8am Eastern, March for Integrity
From: Money Out of Politics
The Money Out of Politics Movement is organizing a large-scale, non-partisan march in Washington, D.C., all 50 state capitals, and major metro areas across the country.
https://moneyoutofpolitics.org/event/march-for-integrity/
Boycotts, Strikes, and Disruptions
Every day, NAACP Consumer Advisory
From: NAACP
NAACP's Black Consumer Advisory lists large companies that do not support inclusion (Google, McDs, Meta, Target, Tractory Supply, Wallmart). They also list companies that support DEI.
https://naacp.org/campaigns/black-consumer-advisory
Trainings: constitutional rights and organizing skills
Sundays, 6:30-7:30pm Eastern, Rapid Response for Our Freedoms
From: People Power United
Together, we have the power to resist this dangerous agenda that seeks to replace our democracy with authoritarian rule. By organizing, mobilizing, and holding leaders accountable, we can protect the rights, freedoms, and values that define America.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/747330/
Thursdays, 8-10pm Eastern, Rise for freedom training series
From: Public Citizen
If you're progressive, a political moderate, or a pro-democracy conservative — you are welcome and important here. This training is for you.
https://www.mobilize.us/risefordemocracy/event/763611/
Fridays, 10-11am Eastern, How to Deal with Polarization, Inside-Coup, and Authoritarianism
From: Indivisble
You could think of these 5 Zooms as classes on NONVIOLENT STRATEGY 101.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/764287/
Monday May 19, 1-2pm Eastern, Mayhem on Main Street:
Trump’s Attacks on Small Business Break the Back of Local Economies
From: https://www.americanprogress.org/
Small businesses drive the American economy, create millions of jobs, and are responsible for generating groundbreaking, disruptive innovations that transform entire sectors and industries. Yet the Trump administration—abetted by a complicit Congress—has committed the nation’s businesses to a trade war and myriad additional economic policy failures that will produce zero winners but millions of losers in every state in the nation.
Monday May 19, June 16, July 21 (3rd Monday), 7-8pm Eastern, What activists can do: Fix Media Now
From: The Media and Democracy Project
Join the Media and Democracy Project to better understand and respond to the factors that influence public opinion, voters and democracy. Each session we will activate on a current information-related subject to help Fix Media Now.
https://www.mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/event/430177/
Tuesday May 20, 730pm Eastern, The State of the Media in America
From: Red Wine and Blue
Are you worried about the current state of American media? It's easy to be concerned with the spread of online disinformation, the decline of local newspapers, and the newsrooms owned by billionaires. Let's delve into the factors that have brought us here, the challenges we face today to share accurate information, and potential solutions to these hurdles.
https://secure.everyaction.com/cfwvwG0v206VSGY-1Pt88g2
Tuesday May 20, June 17, July 15 (3rd Tuesday), 8-9:30pm Eastern, Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC
From: American Friends Service Committee
Monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies.
https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/
Wednesday May 21, 6-7:30pm Eastern, Embodied Nonviolence: An Introduction to Somatic Coaching
From: DC Peace Team
Through guided exercises and reflection, we’ll explore how our bodies shape — and are shaped by — conflict, power, and our commitments to peace. Participants will learn how somatic awareness can increase their capacity to stay grounded, connected, and skillful in challenging situations.
https://www.dcpeaceteam.org/upcoming-training-events
Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-8pm Eastern, From Vision to Action: An Interactive Workshop
From: Bol Worker Owned Bookstore
Join Bol Coop for a 90-minute interactive workshop, inspired by Natasha Hakimi Zapata's Another World is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe. Each participant will pick a chapter focused on a transformative policy from another country and reflect on how the lessons from its implementation can be applied to local organizing in the United States. After the discussion, we will embark on an art journaling exercise to visualize our movement-building efforts.
Copies of Another World is Possible are available for purchase at Bol Coop. Please read any one chapter of your choosing ahead of our conversation! If you are unable to access or purchase a copy, please email us at in...@bol.coop and we'll share alternative options!
Where: Creative Grounds DC, 1822 North Capitol Street Northwest Washington, DC 20002
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-vision-to-action-an-interactive-workshop-tickets-1357240806789
Wednesday May 21, 7:30-8:30pm Eastern, Civics Salon: What Does Congress Even Do?
From: Red Wine and Blue
Join RWB’s Civics Salon for an informative but fun civics session where we decode the Legislative Branch. We’ll pull back the curtain on both the House and the Senate—who’s in charge of what, how decisions get made (or don’t), and how all this affects your life. From filibusters to funding fights, we’ve got you covered.
https://secure.everyaction.com/zHZKdJ6IG0Oeiw-5EntRJg2
Thursday May 22, 6-8pm Eastern, How gas in your home is making you sick
From: Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Washington Gas Exposed! Learn the truth about “natural” gas in DC.
Join us in person on Thursday May 22 to learn about the negative health impact burning methane in our homes has on us and our families. [IN PERSON: THEARC Recital Hall 1901 Mississippi Ave SE]
https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/82085/data/1
Thursday May 22, 7-8:30pm Eastern, Global Occupation From The DMV to Baltimore
From: The Black Alliance for Peace Mid-Atlantic Region
Join us for a dynamic roundtable webinar as we expose the interconnected systems of domestic and global imperialism, linking the pressing social and political issues in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) and Baltimore to the ongoing struggles across Africa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJUutlYTotP/
Thursday May 22, 7-8:45pm Eastern, Restorative Facilitation through Liberating Structures
From: DC Peace Team
Liberating Structures are a set of simple methods for facilitating inclusive, participatory, group
collaboration and interaction. They encourage innovation, creativity, and deeper
engagement where everyone has a voice and ideas can be synthesized in a short period of
time.
https://www.dcpeaceteam.org/upcoming-training-events
Thursday May 22, 7:30-8:30pm Eastern, Finding Trusted New Sources in the Disinformation Era
From: Red Wine and Blue
It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s noise in this era of disinformation. With AI, deepfakes, and flat out lies spreading widely online, how do we determine what is reliable and what to avoid? Join our conversation with veteran journalist and Stanford professor Janine Zacharia to learn how to spot trustworthy news, why facts matter more than ever, and how this all plays a role in protecting our democracy.
https://secure.everyaction.com/DInYU2SSR0mwZqhdLfL7wQ2
Thursday May 22, 8-8:30pm Eastern, 12 Days to Democracy! Info Mtg: 12-Day 120-Mile March - Philly to DC - June 16-28
From: Democracy 12
Zoom Informational meetings about June 16-28 march from Philly to DC
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/785096/
Sunday May 25, 11am Eastern, Why Acting on Climate is so Difficult: Organized Obstruction
From: Fridays for Future
The speaker Prof. Timothy Roberts offers an unusual amount of information of why climate change is disbelieved as the world increasingly dives into a climate crisis.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/climatetalks528/
Thursdays May 29, June 26, 7-9pm Eastern, Courtwatch DC Training
From: Harriet’s Wildest Dreams
Courtwatch DC is a growing DC-based program that provides the space and training for the community to observe local court proceedings in the District of Columbia and document our city’s policies in action and to hold judicial actors accountable for injustice in the court system.
https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/523932/
Sundays June 1,8,15,22,29..., Beyond the Bombs: Anti-Imperialist Summer School
From Metro DC DSA
This ‘Anti-Imperialist Summer School’ will consist of a series of teach-ins, held over the course of 6 weeks in June and July, which will provide a crash course in the shape and functioning of contemporary global imperialism.
The weekly sessions will take place Sundays from 4-6pm starting June 1 and run for approximately 90 minutes. All sessions will be hybrid: in-person at the Festival Center (1640 Columbia Rd NW) and online. RSVP for zoom link.
https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/beyond-the-bombs-anti-imperialist-summer-school/
June 1, June 8, 4-6:30pm Eastern, “Our Collective is the Prize”
Moving from defense to offense while fighting, Trump, Oligarchy & Fascism
From: Comrades Education
“Our Collective is the Prize” is an online course and a learning community focused on defending our communities & public institutions against the immediate attacks coming from a second Trump administration, while building our offensive capacity to create a completely different social system, one that serves the needs & wellbeing of all.
https://www.comrades.education/trump-oligarchy-2025
Wednesday June 4, July 2, 10-11am Eastern, CHANGE THE DEM MESSAGE
to Attract and Mobilize Unaffiliateds, Independents, Disillisioned Electorate
From: Indivisible
Do progressives need a new coalition-building message, symbol and movement, and if so, what would that look like? During the 1- hour zoom, folks can focus together in breakout rooms, then we will come together for feedback from one representative of each room. Participants in the larger session will be muted and are invited to share their ideas and questions via the chat box and hand-raising; pls refrain from using features like whiteboard while others are speaking.
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/760021/
Wednesday June 4, 7-9pm Eastern, Harriets Responders Info Session
From: Harriet's Wildest Dreams
Join this info session to learn how to get plugged in to the DC Safety Squad and Harriets Responders. Come learn about how we are building community and reimagining safety. We are piloting a response team that is going to act as an alternatives to calling the police. We are advocating for harm reduction resources, as we provide community support, perform rapid responses and civil disobedience. #WeKeepUsSafe
https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/782868/
Friday June 6, Save the Date, June 6th
From: Indivisible
Veterans are calling for ALL abled-body veterans, military families, allies and civilians to join in the most massive peaceful rally ever historically to protect veteran benefits at The National Mall in Washington DC on D Day, June 6th.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/785320/
Saturday June 7, 10am-noon Eastern, Intergenerational Trauma
From: DC Peace Team
When ancestors or older relatives go through a very distressing or oppressive event, their emotional and behavioral reactions could ripple through the generations of their family.
https://www.dcpeaceteam.org/upcoming-training-events
Social gathering and organizing
Daily, 8am-10pm, Solidarity City, Welcome to Muskville (activities all day)
From: Many local organizations
During the Great Depression, unemployed families built shantytowns called “Hoovervilles” in cities around the country. Muskville will be a hub of activity in the heart of Washington, DC. We'll provide real material support for displaced workers and demonstrate mutual aid alongside political education and organizing for collective action.
Location: Columbus Circle NE, WDC
https://www.solidaritycity.org/
Wednesday May 21, 6-8pm Eastern, Monthly Drinks &Democracy
From: http://www.anddemocracy.com/
Meet local lefties, liberals, Democrats, anti-Trumpers, etc. while enjoying a beverage! Hosted by &Democracy.
Where: UPSIDE on Moore, 1700 N Moore St level m2, Arlington, VA 22209
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/788574/
Saturday May 31, 7-11am Eastern, Gaza 5K
From: https://www.instagram.com/unrwausa/
Help us raise $500,000 in funding for UNRWA’s life-saving services for Palestine refugees in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Our #Gaza5K (started in 2012) has become an UNRWA USA tradition and we’ve been busy hosting these walk/run events all around the country and it’s time for us to bring it back to Washington DC, our hometown and the nation’s capital.
Where: Rock Creek Park, Washington DC
Saturday May 31, noon-3pm Eastern, Single Payer Health Fair
From: NoVA DSA
Join DSA NoVA's Medicare For All Working Group for a fun-filled afternoon of games and activities in Alcova Heights Park as part of the nationwide Day of Action for Single Payer!
Where: Alcova Heights Park Picnic Shelter, 901 S George Mason Dr, Arlington, VA 22204
https://actionnetwork.org/events/single-payer-health-fair-may-31-2025/
Saturday June 14, 4:05pm Eastern, Labor Night at the Nationals
From: Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO
Tickets are now on sale for Labor Night at the Nationals 2025! Join this annual tradition with fellow union members from all across the DC region. Buy tickets online or for groups of 20 or more, contact Sig Meilus at 202-974-8226 or sme...@dclabor.org. Proceeds benefit the Community Services Agency’s Emergency Assistance Fund.
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Aflcio25
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