GrA Community Voices Update 070; events, boycotts, trainings, gatherings!
Grassroots Alexandria
Monday July 20, 6:30-7:30pm EDT, Silver Spring - Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
From: Disappeared in America
Please join North Woodside Civil Resistance for a vigil to honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero, murdered by ICE this month.
Where: Seminary Rd. beltway overpass, just southeast of the intersection with Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/991243/
Wednesday July 22, 10:30am-12pm EDT, ICE OUT Freedom Vigil
(usually the 4th Wednesday)
From: The Workers Circle
Please join our Freedom Vigil, organized by your fellow community members in solidarity with our friends, neighbors, and community members who are being unjustly detained, deported, and/or have lost their life. By signing up, you will help us build our collective power as we add our vigil to the ever expanding map of Freedom Vigils occurring every week across the country.
Where: Fairfax County Historic Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
https://www.mobilize.us/theworkerscircle/event/974700/
Thursday July 23, 6-7pm EDT, Olney - Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
From: Disappeared in America
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine — his wife and toddler forced to witness his murder.
Both men were beloved members of their communities, killed on their way to work. Join us for a vigil to demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
Where: Maryland 108 & Georgia Avenue, Olney, MD 20832
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/992391/
Friday July 24, 7-8pm EDT, Silver Spring (Leisure World) - Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo, for Johan, for All. ICE Out.
From: Disappeared in America
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine — his wife and toddler forced to witness his murder.
Both men were beloved members of their communities, killed on their way to work. Join us for a vigil to demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
Where: Leisure World Clubhouse I, Maryland Room, 3700 Rossmoor Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/992550/
Saturday July 25, 11am-1pm EDT, Hyattsville-- Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
From: Disappeared in America
Our Route 1 communities demand an end to ICE violence. Join us for a peaceful gathering honoring the lives lost and destroyed by ICE and affirming our community's commitment to sanctuary.
We will have music, prayer and a call to action honoring those affected by ICE.
11-noon: Vigil 12-1: Banners and sign wave along Route 1
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine — his wife and toddler forced to witness his murder.
Where: Grassy Area near Hyattsville District Court Building, 5012 Rhode Island Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/992646/
Saturday July 25, 6-8pm EDT, Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
From: Disappeared in America
On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine — his wife and toddler forced to witness his murder.
Both men were beloved members of their communities, killed on their way to work. Join us for a vigil to demand Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Johan. Justice for All. ICE Out.
Where: Saint Gabriel Catholic Church, 26 Grant Cir NW, Washington, DC 20011
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/992023/
Sunday July 26, 4-5pm EDT, Freedom Vigil: Chantilly ICE Processing Center
(usually the last Sunday of the month)
From: The Workers Circle
Join community members, faith leaders, and advocates for a peaceful Freedom Vigil outside the ICE Washington Field Office. Together we will gather in solidarity with immigrants and families impacted by detention, honoring the dignity and humanity of those held inside and calling for transparency, accountability, and freedom.
Where: ICE’s Washington Field Office, 14797 Murdock St, Chantilly, VA 20151
https://www.mobilize.us/theworkerscircle/event/920656/
Monday July 20, 5pm EDT, Moral Monday — Moral Witness in the Public Square
(also 7/27;8/3)
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.
https://secure.everyaction.com/8g6cVsvspEKzB8sd6jCG0g2
Wednesday July 22, 4-6pm EDT, Banner Drop with National Nurses United
From: Metro DC DSA
MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) is permanently closing postpartum unit 5F, eliminating 11 vital maternal health beds by July 26, 2026. 1 out of every 3 babies in DC is delivered at MWHC and this reckless decisions by hospital management will only further exacerbate our city's maternal health crisis.
Frontline staff are outraged at hospital management, and Metro DC DSA is standing with National Nurses United, other workers at MWHC, and the community to protest these cuts to critical health services.
Join NNU and allies to decorate banners and do a banner drop to raise awareness about this important issue. This event is aimed at families with young children, but all are invited to attend!
Where: Outside Washington Hospital Center, 1st and Irving, Washington, DC 20422
https://actionnetwork.org/events/banner-drop-prep-with-national-nurses-united
Saturday July 25, 10am-noon EDT, Get Out the Vote Early Voting Visibility Event
also Sunday July 25, 11am-1pm EDT
also Saturday August 1, 8-10am EDT
From: Do Something Alexandria
Ready to Help Get Out the Vote? We've Got You Covered!
Join Indivisible Do Something Alexandria for an Early Voting Visibility Event during the Weekends of Action (July 25 – August 1) and help make sure every voter knows it's time to vote!
Where: Alexandria Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 N Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/988610/
For more events, boycotts, and trainings, see our full list posted here!
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