Washington, DC
We collected events from February 2017-February 2018 and are no longer active. You can download the events, locations, organizers, and signs.
July 29, 2017, 11:00 am
Washington, DC
National Rally for Healthcare: Our Lives On the Line
We believe that healthcare reform should be thoughtful, bipartisan, and achieved through consensus. The passage of the American Health Care Act failed to achieve bipartisan support and seeks to undermine core tenets of the Affordable Care Act...
July 30, 2017, 2:00 pm
Washington, DC
We Are One - Community Interfaith Singalong
The Unitarian Universalist Musician’s Network, in collaboration with the Interfaith Music Partnership of Greater Washington invites you to be with us in solidarity & song as we reject the politics of fear.
Lyric sheets will be...
July 31, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Black Women's Equal Pay Day 2017
Would you like to work 19 months just to get paid the same paycheck your coworkers get paid in a year? That’s the case for black women in the United States, who are paid 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.
#...
August 2, 2017, 11:30 am
Washington, DC
Policing in America: Kerner Commission to 21st Century Policing
50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11365, creating the Kerner Commission to examine the causes of the 1967 civil unrest throughout the country. The Commission identified one of the causes as poor police-community...
August 8, 2017, 6:00 pm
Washington, DC
No KXL, No Potomac Pipeline: DC Rally during Keystone XL Hearing
Join us for a ROUND DANCE and RALLY in D.C. to stop TransCanada’s fossil fuel & Wall Street billionaires during the Nebraska Keystone XL hearings!
TransCanada — the company behind Keystone XL — also seeks to build a pipeline under...
August 9, 2017, 6:00 pm
Washington, DC
Advanced Screening: Whose Streets?
Don’t miss this powerful new film which tells the story of the Ferguson Uprising from the perspective of the activists on the ground. RSVP for the advanced screening and conversation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advance-screening-of-whose-...
August 10, 2017, 6:00 pm
Washington, DC
De-Escalation Training
We're excited to offer deescalation training with an emphasis on rallies and marches. Training will give you tools for responding to hecklers, racism, and other tense situations at marches and in daily life.
August 12, 2017, 9:00 am
Washington, DC
Children's March on Washington
Mission To provide a platform for children and youth to speak about issues that affect their lives, communities, and the world around them.
Goal To encourage youth to be civically engaged in their communities and to...
August 12, 2017, 3:00 pm
Washington, DC
March for Net Neutrality - Washington DC - FCC HQ
The internet - the world's most powerful education, entertainment, and communication tool - is in danger. If you enjoy your moments here on Facebook, binge-watching on Netflix, or Googling all of life's most interesting questions, you need to...
August 15, 2017, 11:30 am
Washington, DC
March in Washington for DACA and Immigrant Youth
August 15th marks 5 years since 800,000 immigrant youth have been able to get legal protection, go to college, and support their families because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).
But some right wing...
August 19, 2017, 11:00 am
Washington, DC
Rally4OurArts
A Rally for Americans to Advocate for the Arts and Humanities-Together! Keep federal funding in the mix.
The proposed U.S. federal FY18 budget completely cuts our 3 largest cultural agencies--the National Endowment for the Arts, the...
August 19, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Millions for Prisoners' Human Rights March
MILLIONS FOR PRISONERS HUMAN RIGHTS CORE DEMANDS OF ACTION: 1). We DEMAND the 13th amendment EXCEPTION CLAUSE of the United States Constitution be amended to abolish LEGALIZED slavery in America 2). We DEMAND a Congressional hearing on the...
August 24, 2017, 6:30 am
Washington, DC
2017 DC Women's Equality Day Celebration
Katrina’s Dream is partnering with ERA Action and they are holding their 3rd ANNUAL WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY CELEBRATION in Washington, D.C. from August 24th thru August 27th, 2017 to prioritize and promote the Three State Strategy to pass the...
August 28, 2017, 10:00 am
Washington, DC
Ministers March For Justice (For All Religious Leaders From All Faiths)
On Monday, August 28th, 2017, one thousand ministers of all denominations will convene in Washington, D.C. to reaffirm their commitment to the social justice movement and stand in solidarity with the spirit and legacy of Dr. King. Clergy will...
August 28, 2017, 6:00 pm
Washington, DC
Stop Killing Us Kick-Off Rally
>Mobilize & Rally against Wrongful Killings at Local Police Departments throughout Local Communities
>Deliver Universal/Federal Demands for Law Enforcement Standards
>Give Next Steps for Follow Up on Demands and...
September 5, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Defend Immigrants, DACA and TPS!
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has made it his goal to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by September 5. Removing DACA will put more than 800,000 people in danger to Trump’s mass deportation plan.
Ending...
September 6, 2017, 10:45 am
Washington, DC
Protest Jeff Sessions: Living Monument to the Confederacy
Jeff Sessions just announced the cancellation of DACA, the deportation relief program for immigrant youth.
It’s one in a series of moves the attorney general who was deemed too racist to be a judge has made to advance the White...
September 9, 2017, 10:00 am
Washington, DC
Student's March on Washington
Students in America deserve a better future. Join us on September 9th to demand an end to the crippling debt, and unaffordable tuition costs. Education is a basic right of all people. We must make this message heard.
September 9, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Support DREAMers! Support DACA rally!
Today is one of the most UnAmerican days in the history of this country. We are going against everything this nation stands for!
Obama: "Immigration can be a controversial topic. We all want safe, secure borders and a dynamic economy,...
September 10, 2017, 11:00 am
Washington, DC
Emergency Protest: Let DACA Stay
Trump just decided to end DACA. We will not stand for his cruelty, and we're fighting back. This Sunday, we're hosting a protest at the White House to show Trump that his actions will not be tolerated. We are stronger than he will ever be.
September 10, 2017, 3:00 pm
Washington, DC
Support DACA at Dacha
Join other people who care about people for some beers. 100% of ticket proceeds will go to United We Dream to support their hard work fighting for fair treatment of immigrant youth and families.
September 16, 2017, 10:00 am
Washington, DC
Protect American Democracy
Russia's interference in the 2016 election was a direct attack on American democracy. We demand our government protect future elections by punishing Russia's actions and refusing to coordinate with foreign powers in the future.
Deliver...
September 16, 2017, 10:00 am
Washington, DC
DC Means "Don't Come" - MOAR Counter Demonstration
Join NJNP and other local orgs to tell Trump's racist "patriots" to go home. DC Means "Don't Come."
More details to come.
September 17, 2017, 12:00 pm
Washington, DC
Stand Up For Transgender Troops
Trump just announced his ban on transgender troops. We are disgusted by his attack on transgender individuals and the entire LGBTQIA+ community. His failure to recognize the critical role that transgender people play in the military puts our...
September 18, 2017, 7:00 pm
Washington, DC
Bystander Intervention Training!
In response to the escalation of hate crime in the DC metro area since the election, Split This Rock is pleased to offer a Bystander Intervention Training, conducted by the Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition. We're honored that the...