Community Voices Update 028 (events, recurring events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings)
Grassroots Alexandria
Monday August 25, 6-8pm EDT, Meet & Greet: Dabkeh, Culture, and Teach-in
From: American Palestinian Women’s Association
Busboys and Poets will host El-Funoun Dabkeh troop on 8/25. Coming all the way from Ramallah-Palestine to Virginia,Busboys and Poets will be hosting one day in August to speak about the Palestinian folk dance, songs, and do a teach-in.
Where: Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-greet-dabkeh-culture-and-teach-in-tickets-1559632816739
Tuesday August 26, 9-10am EDT, Hands Off Social Security
From: Indivisible
Recently, Secretary of Treasury Bessent called Trump baby accounts 'backdoor for privatizing Social Security'
Social Security is the 20th century change that ensured retired workers a sustainable living. Its the backbone of a democratic society ... and its under attack.
Where: Social Security Administration, 10800 Parkridge Blvd, Reston, VA 20191
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/824836/
Tuesday August 26, 10-11:30am EDT, What Comes Next in Gaza?
From: https://arabcenterdc.org/
Among the many questions we will seek to answer are: How have Israel’s policies around humanitarian aid and international organizations led to starvation in Gaza? Has Israel’s military calculus around Gaza shifted after its war with Iran? What divisions inside Israeli decision-making spaces are likely to shape outcomes? What is US policy now toward the situation in Gaza and the Palestinian future? Where do ceasefire negotiations stand now, and what stands in the way of an agreement?
Where: Via Zoom
https://arabcenterdc.org/event/what-comes-next-in-gaza/
Thursday August 28, 4-8pm EDT, Solidarity Season: Rally + March
From: AFL-CIO
Workers across the DC region need to be in solidarity with one another now more than ever before. On Thursday, August 28, join us to kick off Labor Day 2025 and solidarity season with a rally and march. We’ll come together to make it clear:
Where: Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036
https://www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/830474/
Thursday August 28, 7-9pm EDT, 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.
Where: virtual
https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/523932/
Keep your calendars marked for...
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.
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/
4-6pm EDT, Bowie MD: Bowie Branch Library, PGCMLS, 15210 Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD 20715
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/829211/
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, 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/
Monday September 1, 10am-noon EDT, Indivisible of Franconia Labor Day Rally
From: Indivisible
Indivisible of Franconia is planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day! On September 1st, along with thousands of communities, we will stand in solidarity against the Trump administration’s attacks on working people and vulnerable populations. We will be in the streets, outside the offices and businesses of corporations who put billionaires above workers.
Where: Frontier Drive, Frontier Dr, Springfield, VA 22150
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/828857/
For more events, boycotts, and trainings, see our full list posted here:
https://grassrootsalexandria.org/events/
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