Washington, DC
We collected events from February 2017-February 2018 and are no longer active. You can download the events, locations, organizers, and signs.
October 21, 2017, 6:00 pm
Washington, DC
America Hope Rally
America needs hope - this rally is for the Voices who have so long been silenced. We seen the faces we lost to injustice and now it's time for us to say their names. It's time to send hope around the world, it's time to see hope over fear and...
October 21, 2017, 9:00 am
Washington, DC
Divest from the War Machine: Campaign Launch Summit
CODEPINK invites you to learn with us as we kick off a Divest from the War Machine campaign. Join us and a broad coalition of partner organizations for a day of examining the current state of the war machine (surprise- it’s thriving!) and...
October 23, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Divest DC, Divest the Globe
On October 23rd, 92 of the world's largest banks will meet in São Paolo to discuss policies on the climate and Indigenous People's rights to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). Mazaska Talks is calling on indigenous people and...
October 25, 2017, 9:15 am
Washington, DC
Protect the Arctic Refuge
Congress is advancing a budget that opens the door to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This is a blatant attempt to hijack the budget process and use its fast-tracked procedures to undermine 30 years of protection for the iconic...
October 25, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
We Can't Wait: Rally to Put a Price on Carbon Pollution in DC
The consequences of dirty energy are here. Every second we don't put a price on destructive climate pollution costs us all lives, health and dollars.
The District of Columbia can, must, and WILL lead the way.
Local...
October 28, 2017, 8:00 pm
Washington, DC
Amplify Peace: Saving Syrian Lives at Tropicalia
#AmplifyPeace, sponsored by SAMS, aims to increase awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Syria and help gather support and resources to save the lives of Syrians affected by war. Specifically, the Amplify Peace tour highlights SAMS...
November 1, 2017, 1:00 pm
Washington, DC
Rally to Resist the Republican Tax Scam
Republicans are going to introduce their tax bill on November 1st and we need to be ready to raise our voices against it.
With huge tax giveaways to the rich at the expense of programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and...
November 4, 2017, 2:00 pm
Washington, DC
No Potomac Pipeline: DMV Action!
DC activists will host an event to bring more DC residents into the campaign and help DMV residents come to together to stand up against the Potomac Pipeline that threatens our prescious drinking water. Ultimately, MD Governor Larry Hogan will...
November 4, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Trump Nightmare Must End - DC
History has shown that fascism must be stopped before it becomes too late. There is only one force that can stop this nightmare: we, the people, acting together.
On November 4 we'll take to the streets demanding that Trump regime must...
November 6, 2017, 2:30 pm
Washington, DC
Saving EPA & Our Environmental Laws from the Trump Admin
Join us at our anniversary event to discuss our work to strengthen the enforcement of environmental laws and hear from EPA alumni about what we can do to keep the Trump Administration from destroying an agency that has done so much for public...
November 9, 2017, 9:30 am
Washington, DC
GW Walkout in Solidarity with Immigrant Youth and Dreamers
At 9:30am on November 9, GW students will walk out as part of a nationwide day of school walkouts and actions to DEMAND that Congress protect undocumented youth and Dreamers. United We Dream, the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the...
November 9, 2017, 9:00 am
Washington, DC
Lobby to Support the Global HER Act
Join International Youth Leadership Council in lobbying for the Global HER Act and against the Global Gag Rule!
November 9, 2017, 10:30 am
Washingto, DC
Operation Dream Act Now!
Young immigrants and allies across the DMV area (and nation!) will be leading school walkouts and mobilizing thousands to Capitol Hill to demand that Congress pass a clean Dream Act by December.
We'll meet these young leaders from...
November 10, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Stop the #TrumpTaxScam! Demand Corporations Pay Their Fair Share: DC
You’re needed now more than ever. On November 10th – we need you to stand with us to demand that your voice be heard. We will not allow Republicans to pass tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations while they raise taxes on the middle...
November 11, 2017, 2:00 pm
Washington, DC
ActLocal 2017 Washington, DC
ActLocal (www.ActLocal2017.org) is bringing together over 1500 community organizers, faith leaders, and citizen leaders in 15+ cities across the country to build local power and promote allyship across the progressive movement.
To...
November 11, 2017, 2:00 pm
Washington, DC
ActLocal 2017 Washington, DC
We're featuring speakers from Black Lives Matter DC, YWCA USA, Sister District Project, Rising Organizers, Herd on the Hill, Emerge America, Arlington County Democratic Committee, Friends Committee on National Legislation, DC Local Ambassadors...
November 13, 2017, 9:00 am
Washington, DC
Tell Congress: We Need Real Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic!
Join the Opioid Network on November 13 in Washington, D.C. to take direct action at congressional offices and demand real solutions to this epidemic:
1) Fund real treatment and public health services that address the opioid crisis. 2)...
November 14, 2017, 11:30 am
Washington, DC
Rally to Stop Jeff Mateer
There’s no place on the federal bench for someone who referred to transgender children as part of “Satan’s plan,” bragged about discriminating against LGBTQ people, and has defended anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy centers." But Trump’s nominee...
November 15, 2017, 1:00 pm
Washington, DC
Hands Off My Birth Control- Washington, D.C.
The Trump Administration is rolling back the ACA's birth control benefit under the guise of religious liberty. This new rule will make it easy for employers and universities to stop offering co-pay free birth control as part of their health...
November 18, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Uphold Paris, Uphold DC's #ClimateLegacy
After Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, many local leaders around the country – including Mayor Muriel Bowser – signed their cities and states onto the agreement, proclaiming loudly, “We are still in.”
Words are...
November 19, 2017, 10:00 am
Washington, DC
Unity March for Puerto Rico
Unity March for Puerto Rico in Washington D.C. on November 19th is a declaration that WE THE PEOPLE take a stand and unite our voices in solidarity against laws that do not serve the people of Puerto Rico. Our ask is that our leaders Act...
November 20, 2017, 5:30 pm
Washington, DC
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2017 marks the annual observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TdoR), which commemorates those who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred. The 1998 murder of Rita Hester, a Boston transgender woman, sparked the...
November 28, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Tuesday RALLY: Mick Mulvaney must step aside at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
RALLY TUESDAY with Elizabeth Warren @ 12PM, TOMORROW morning! Mick Mulvaney must step aside at the CFPB.
Donald Trump and Mick Mulvaney are trying to seize control of Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- breaking...
December 2, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Follow The Money Rally against Wells Fargo
Republicans are trying to ram their tax scam bill through Congress at the expense of all of us.The single biggest beneficiary of this tax plan is Wells Fargo -- the same bank that has made its money from investing in private prisons, pipeline...
December 2, 2017, 1:00 pm
Washington, DC
Vigil for Nuclear Disarmament
The new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, signed this year by 53 nations, provides a perfect opportunity to renew the effort to abolish nuclear weapons and finally end the mortal threat to humanity these weapons pose.
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