DH Community Voices Update 029 (events, recurring events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings)
Grassroots Alexandria
Monday September 1, Workers Over Billionaires
From: 50501 and May Day Strong
Stop the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration.
Protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for working people.
Fully funded schools, and healthcare and housing for all.
Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities.
Invest in people not wars.
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/
10am-7pm, Gaithersburg MD: Muddy Branch Overpass, 383 Muddy Branch Rd, 20878
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/830437/
10am-12pm, Leisure World MD: Leisure World Main Gate & Georgia Avenue, 20906
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/830182/
10am-12pm, Rockville MD: Redland Boulevard & Frederick Road, 20850
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/832361/
10 – 11:30am, Silver Spring MD: Rt 29 Colesville Rd and I 495 Beltway Overpass, Silver Spring, MD 20910
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/827968/
11am-2pm, Olney MD: Georgia Avenue & Olney Laytonsville Road, 20832
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/830976/
4-6pm, Bowie MD: Bowie Branch Library, PGCMLS, 15210 Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD 20715
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/829211/
10am-12pm, Alexandria VA: Four Mile Run park, Alexandria, VA 22305
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/833011/
10am-12:30pm, Annandale VA: Audrey Moore Rec Center, 8100 Braddock Rd, Pedestrian Bridge is just north of the rec center on Wakefield Park Drive, Annandale, VA 22003
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/826576/
10am-12pm, Springfield VA: Frontier Drive, Springfield, VA 22150
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/828857/
10am-12pm, Vienna VA: In front of Old Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/826106/
11am-1pm, Manassas VA: City of Manassas Community Center (at Marsteller Park), 8750 Sudley Rd, Manassas, VA 20110
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/826791/
4:45-6:45pm, Arlington VA: RSVP for location
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/834096/
Monday September 1, 10am-12pm EDT, Alexandria Immigrant Solidarity Rally
From: Indivisible
This rally is being organized in response to ICE’s abductions of workers in Chiralagua. Our goal is to bring Alexandrians together to stand in solidarity with immigrant community members. We must stand together and unite to push back on these attacks on our family, friends, and neighbors.
Where: Alexandria VA: Four Mile Run park, Alexandria, VA 22305
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/833011/Tuesday September 2 - Wednesday September 3, 10am-6pm EDT, Remove the Regime
From: FLARE (For Liberation And Resistance Everywhere) and Cat Ladies for America
Congress returns on Tuesday, September 2nd, and they're hoping to carry on like nothing is wrong. Not happening - we will flood the halls and make our voices heard!
Join us on 9/2 at 10 AM as we welcome Jessica Denson (host of Lights Out with Jessica Denson on YouTube) and Representative Al Green (TX-09)!
In the afternoon, we will be hosting an elaborate protest in front of the White House to spotlight the Epstein Files at 4 PM - bring your signs and your voices!
On Wednesday 9/3, we will be making another one of our Big Beautiful Congressional Visits to every House and Senate office starting at 10 AM - come ready with your signed Declaration of Support for Impeachment!
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/829262/
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/833403/
Thursday September 4, 6-9pm EDT, Refuse, Resist, Rebuild: A Non-Cooperation Mass Meeting
From: https://linktr.ee/wedefenddc
Join Defend DC and community partners for an energizing evening that brings noncooperation into focus as a powerful tool for resistance. Through shared stories and cross-movement strategy, we’ll explore how communities have historically used tactics like boycotts, divestment, and refusal to push back against injustice, and how we can harness that power together in this moment.
Where: John Wesley AME Zion Church, 1615 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20012
https://actionnetwork.org/events/refuse-resist-rebuild-a-non-cooperation-mass-meeting/
Saturday September 6, 11am-4pm, We Are All DC: A National March
From: Free DC
DC communities are powerful, connected, and under attack.
Federal troops, out-of-state National Guard, and Trump controlled police are harassing, surveilling, and detaining Black and Brown residents, immigrants, youth, and unhoused neighbors.
DC communities are calling on allies nationwide to join us on Saturday, September 6 for a national march from our local communities to the White House to demand that the federal forces leave DC now.
Where: Malcolm X Park 16th Street Northwest Washington, DC United States
Thursday September 4, 6-8pm EDT, &Democracy Button Making
From: Indivisible, &Democracy
Make "Free DC" pins to pass for people to wear as a sign of resistance. We'll be filling out post cards for John McAuliff, who's running for HD30. And we'll be swapping information card, pamphlets, art, and other materials to hand out and leave around our community.
Where: 4238 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22203
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/833248/
Saturday September 6, 12 - 4pm EDT, DC Organizing Festival
From: Rising Organizers
We’re bringing together DC’s grassroots ecosystem for a day of community, organizing, and collective action—and we want you to be part of it.
Join us on Saturday, September 6 at University of District of Columbia from 12-4 PM for the DC Organizing Festival! The festival will bring together 20 grassroots organizations from across the District and over 200 community members just like you. It'll be an opportunity to meet likeminded neighbors and connect directly with the campaigns and organizations fighting for our shared future.
Where: University of the District of Columbia Student Center, 4200 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20008
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-organizing-festival-tickets-1531026133379
https://freedcproject.org/event-list/we-are-all-dc-a-national-march
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.
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