Join us for our in-person Community Pillar Meeting!

We’re bringing together new and seasoned Courtwatchers to reconnect, share what we’re working on, and look ahead to our quarterly plans. This is one of the few times we gather in person, so we’re excited to build community, exchange ideas, and move forward together.

Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!

Join us for the 10th annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In, hosted IN PERSON in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in collaboration with Teaching for Change. This event is an opportunity for K–12 educators to convene in person and strategize on uplifting Native voices directly into the classroom.

Providing FREE produce to DC residents FOUR TIMES a week at THREE locations!

Come get skilled up by The Responders of Harriet's Wildest Dreams as we discuss one way we can keep each other safe. Cop-watch training is a training that will give you the tools and prepare you on what to look for at the scene of potential police arrests or police violence. This training will prepare individuals for proper etiquette and the process of engaging in situations with police presence.

Some of the expectations include stopping to record what the police do, letting community members know their rights, informing community members they are not alone during police interactions, and making sure police know that they are being watched.

This training is required for individuals interested in participating in The Responders and DC Safety Squad cop watch strolls.

THIS IS A NO LAW ENFORCEMENT SPACE

Join us at this in-person Freedom Dreaming session. Together we’ll explore how life in DC would be different if we had full political power, and create a vision for what we’ll want to achieve when we have it.

Looking for your place in DC's organizing community? Come find your people.

Join Rising Organizers for our Second Annual DC Community Organizing Festival.

Whether you're already organizing in your neighborhood, looking for your next volunteer opportunity, or wondering how to get involved, this Festival is your opportunity to connect with the people doing the work. We’re bringing together DC’s grassroots ecosystem for a day of community, organizing, and collective action. Meet organizations working on housing, labor, democracy, education, immigrant rights, climate justice, and more—all in one place.

You'll also have the chance to participate in practical organizing workshops led by experienced organizers, where you'll learn real strategies, campaign lessons, and skills you can take back to your own community.

Enjoy free food, live music, social justice arts & crafts and fun activities while spending the day in community with your neighbors who, like you, believe our communities deserve better. We will have a dedicated childcare area.

The Festival is free and open to everyone, register and bring a friend! We can't wait to organize with you.

Non-Cooperation Theory + Practice 2.0. Join us for this special offering of the Non-Cooperation training focused on protecting our elections.

This training is an opportunity for attendees to build relationships, refresh our understanding of election enforcement, practice skills together, and engage with realistic scenarios for the coming months.

It will be held in the 20005 zip code. Exact location details will be shared after registration. Attendees will be vetted prior to being allowed to participate in this event.

Please complete the registration form by Wednesday, September 23rd to secure your spot.

The standard Non-Cooperation training is required

Completing a standard non-cooperation training is a required pre-requisite. If you have not yet attended a Non-Cooperation training, you must do so before participating in this training. Join an upcoming Non-Cooperation training »

Recognizing how framing and narrative can change how we view and examine the stories around us can help us read, watch, and listen to media more critically–and help us better tell our own stories.

Join the DC COLLAB for an in-person and virtual interactive training in which we'll break down:

• How framing and word choice can change the meaning of a story

• The biases and preconceptions that can affect how news is reported

• How media monopolies affect what you see, read, and hear

• How "copaganda" shapes how we view police and crime, who we fear, and who we sympathize with

• What ethical journalism looks like and the best ways to interact with the press

• How storytelling and thoughtful framing can be used to challenge harmful narratives and build movement power

Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and Free DC are coming together for a juror teach-in. We’ll discuss what it really means to serve on a jury and how we can use that role to protect our people especially those with marginalized identities who are disproportionately targeted by the criminal legal system.

Jury duty is not just a civic responsibility; it’s a powerful tool for ensuring fairness and justice. As community members, our participation in juries is vital to safeguarding the rights of those who are most vulnerable to systemic biases. By serving on a jury, we can influence outcomes and help create a more equitable legal process.

Come and engage in meaningful conversations, learn from legal experts, activists, and fellow community members, and find out how you can play a pivotal role in shaping a more just society. This session is open to everyone.

We look forward to seeing Ward 4 members at our September Meeting!

Our focus this month is Freedom Dreaming. Together we’ll explore how life in DC would be different if we had full political power, and create a vision for what we’ll want to achieve when we have it.

Ward 2 residents! Join Janeese for a listening session to let her know what’s working, what isn’t, and how government can better serve you and your community.

This event is for everyone who lives in Ward 2, whether you voted for Janeese in the primary election or not. Feel free to share it with your Ward 2 friends and neighbors!

We will provide food and activities for children. If you require translation into Spanish or ASL to participate, please email info@janeesefordc.com by Monday, Aug. 24.

Members of the media may attend and we will be taking photos and video. We will ask participants to sign media release forms at the event.

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Sobre este evento:

¡Residentes de la Zona 2! Acompañen a Janeese en una sesión de escucha para contarles qué está funcionando y qué no, y cómo el gobierno puede servir mejor a ustedes y a su comunidad.

Este evento es para todas las personas que viven en la Zona 2, independientemente de si votaron por Janeese en las elecciones primarias o no. ¡No duden en compartir esta información con sus amigos y vecinos de la Zona 2!

Ofreceremos comida y actividades para niños. Si necesita servicios de interpretación al español o a la lengua de señas americana (ASL) para participar, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a info@janeesefordc.com antes del lunes 24 de agosto.

Los medios de comunicación pueden asistir; se tomarán fotografías y videos. Durante el evento, solicitaremos a los participantes que firmen formularios de autorización para el uso de su imagen.

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ስለ ዝግጅቱ

የዋርድ 2 ነዋሪዎች! ከጄኒስ ጋር በተዘጋጀው የውይይት መድረክ ላይ በመገኘት፣ ስለክልልዎ ምን እየሰራና እያልሰራ እንደሆነ እንዲሁም መንግስት እርስዎንና ማህበረሰብዎን በተሻለ ሁኔታ እንዴት ማገልገል እንደሚችል ሃሳብዎን ያካፍሉ፡፡

ይህ ዝግጅት የተዘጋጀው በዋርድ 2 ለሚኖሩ ነዋሪዎች በሙሉ ነው፤ በቅድሚያ ምርጫው ጊዜ ለጄኒስ ቢመርጡም ወይም ባይመርጡም ይህ መድረክ ለሁሉም ክፍት ነው፡፡ እባክዎ ይህንን መረጃ በዋርድ 2 ለሚኖሩ ጎረቤቶችዎ እና ጓደኞችዎ ያካፍሉ፡፡

ለልጆች ምግብና የተለያዩ መዝናኛዎች እናቀርባለን፡፡

በዝግጅቱ ላይ ለመሳተፍ የስፓኒሽ ትርጉም ወይም የአሜሪካን የምልክት ቋንቋ (ASL) አስተርጓሚ ካስፈለግዎት፣ በሚከተለው የኢሜል አድራሻ info@janeesefordc.com እስከ ሰኞ ኦገስት 24 በመላክ ያሳውቁን፡፡

የሚዲያ ዓባላት በዝግጅቱ ላይ ተገኝተው ፎቶ እና ቪዲዮ ይቀርጻሉ፡፡ ስለዚህም በዝግጅቱ ላይ የሚገኙ ተሳታፊዎች የሚዲያ ፈቃድ መስጫ ቅጽ እንዲፈርሙ ይጠየቃሉ፡፡

This is the bi-weekly meeting of Metro DC DSA's Trans and Queer Liberation Campaign. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join us to discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, our Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more!

Ward 6 residents! Join Janeese for a listening session to let her know what’s working, what isn’t, and how government can better serve you and your community.

This event is for everyone who lives in Ward 6, whether you voted for Janeese in the primary election or not. Feel free to share it with your Ward 6 friends and neighbors!

We will provide food and activities for children. If you require translation into Spanish or ASL to participate, please email info@janeesefordc.com by Monday, Aug. 24.

Members of the media may attend and we will be taking photos and video. We will ask participants to sign media release forms at the event.

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Sobre este evento:

¡Residentes de la Zona 6! Acompañen a Janeese en una sesión de escucha para contarles qué está funcionando y qué no, y cómo el gobierno puede servir mejor a ustedes y a su comunidad.

Este evento es para todas las personas que viven en la Zona 6, independientemente de si votaron por Janeese en las elecciones primarias o no. ¡No duden en compartir esta información con sus amigos y vecinos de la Zona 6!

Ofreceremos comida y actividades para niños. Si necesita servicios de interpretación al español o a la lengua de señas americana (ASL) para participar, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a info@janeesefordc.com antes del lunes 24 de agosto.

Los medios de comunicación pueden asistir; se tomarán fotografías y videos. Durante el evento, solicitaremos a los participantes que firmen formularios de autorización para el uso de su imagen.

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ስለ ዝግጅቱ

የዋርድ 6 ነዋሪዎች! ከጄኒስ ጋር በተዘጋጀው የውይይት መድረክ ላይ በመገኘት፣ ስለክልልዎ ምን እየሰራና እያልሰራ እንደሆነ እንዲሁም መንግስት እርስዎንና ማህበረሰብዎን በተሻለ ሁኔታ እንዴት ማገልገል እንደሚችል ሃሳብዎን ያካፍሉ፡፡

ይህ ዝግጅት የተዘጋጀው በዋርድ 6 ለሚኖሩ ነዋሪዎች በሙሉ ነው፤ በቅድሚያ ምርጫው ጊዜ ለጄኒስ ቢመርጡም ወይም ባይመርጡም ይህ መድረክ ለሁሉም ክፍት ነው፡፡ እባክዎ ይህንን መረጃ በዋርድ 6 ለሚኖሩ ጎረቤቶችዎ እና ጓደኞችዎ ያካፍሉ፡፡

ለልጆች ምግብና የተለያዩ መዝናኛዎች እናቀርባለን፡፡

በዝግጅቱ ላይ ለመሳተፍ የስፓኒሽ ትርጉም ወይም የአሜሪካን የምልክት ቋንቋ (ASL) አስተርጓሚ ካስፈለግዎት፣ በሚከተለው የኢሜል አድራሻ info@janeesefordc.com እስከ ሰኞ ኦገስት 24 በመላክ ያሳውቁን፡፡

የሚዲያ ዓባላት በዝግጅቱ ላይ ተገኝተው ፎቶ እና ቪዲዮ ይቀርጻሉ፡፡ ስለዚህም በዝግጅቱ ላይ የሚገኙ ተሳታፊዎች የሚዲያ ፈቃድ መስጫ ቅጽ እንዲፈርሙ ይጠየቃሉ፡፡

Providing FREE produce to DC residents FOUR TIMES a week at THREE locations!

Learn, have fun, and practice testifying against solitary confinement in DC!

Join DC Justice Lab and Voices Unbarred at Rehearsal for Change, a creative and interactive event with legislative theater, games, testimony, and down-to-earth brainstorming sessions to continue the push to end solitary confinement in DC with the ERASE Act. Plus lunch!

This past year has been intense and has brought
new challenges to DC's organizing spaces.
Bring your FAMILY, FRIENDS, and join your DC NEIGHBORS
for an afternoon of connection and energy.

KIDS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US!

Three swaps, all happening at the same time!

Join us at MLK Library to swap your gently used books, clothing, and plants for something new-to-you. Bring what you no longer need and discover your next favorite treasure!

Our Communities, Our Histories: Engaging Oral History Praxis Across the Salvadoran Diaspora, an online encuentro on October 6 at 7pm ET, brings together Salvadoran scholars from various interests and expertise to discuss the role of oral history in building the emerging field of Central American Studies, including the representation of El Salvador’s transnational community.

The DC Justice Lab worked with our partners in the fields of behavioral health, victims supports, and economic justice to develop the DC 2026 Public Safety Policy Agenda, a clear, community-informed set of recommendations on how to address public safety issues the District of Columbia. Join us on a deep dive with our partners from DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Reframe Health and Justice, Tzedek DC, and Volare on their recommendations to improve DC’s behavioral healthcare strategies, support victims of crime, and secure economic justice for all DC residents.

Providing FREE produce to DC residents FOUR TIMES a week at THREE locations!

Last year, the DC Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit to stop Trump's illegal deployment of National Guard troops in DC. The federal courts ruled in our favor, but the Trump Administration appealed and that appeal will be heard on October 14.

Join us in front of the Federal Courthouse at 8:30AM for a rally ahead of the case.

The hearing begins at 9:30AM and we hope you can pack the court with us!

The National Guard are not in DC for our safety. They are a danger to people here and we want them out. Analysis shows their presence is doing nothing to reduce violent crime. Instead, Guard members are increasingly detaining people in DC without cause, sometimes violently. And all of it is costing us more than $3 million a day, an amount that will eventually amount to billions of dollars.

Join us at this in-person Freedom Dreaming session. Together we’ll explore how life in DC would be different if we had full political power, and create a vision for what we’ll want to achieve when we have it.

Voting early gives us the power to make our voices heard before Election Day and before anyone else gets to decide what happens next. That's why we are participating in No Kings: Vote Early, a nationwide day of action.

Providing FREE produce to DC residents FOUR TIMES a week at THREE locations!

Providing FREE produce to DC residents FOUR TIMES a week at THREE locations!

Hear from brilliant DC community leaders about their visions to improve community safety and well-being.

Join neighbors and policymakers to learn from community leaders who rarely get a platform about how to co-create a sustainable safe and free DC. Participants from DC Justice Lab’s Policy Training Academy (an intensive training in policy advocacy) present their ideas in an expo format as guests walk around the event space and interact with the presenters. Come dream and build together as we celebrate the participants’ hard work and dedication to the community. Stop by anytime during the event to speak directly with residents fighting to improve public safety in the District and join the effort to ensure the District’s policies reflect the people’s will. 

Join Shout Mouse Press at Planet Word in celebration of the highly anticipated book launch of Stubborn Roots: Poems to Grow a Better World. This bold new collection of poetry from Shout Mouse Press illuminates today’s activist experience through the poetry and essays of our most vital and essential youth. Stubborn Roots was created in partnership with Split This Rock.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change deliver a day of online conversation, curriculum highlights, workshops, and idea exchange — preceded by a short keynote presentation. Participants will have the chance to attend two rounds of workshops and engage with each other virtually via Zoom. Registration coming soon!

As the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) celebrates 25 years of advancing racial and economic justice, we’re using this milestone to look beyond the immediate political landscape and think boldly about what comes next.

The Monday after Election Day, we’ll gather to discuss the imperative of a Third Reconstruction —a new era of transformative change in our democracy, economy, and public institutions—and what it will take to advance that change. We’ll discuss DC’s specific role in catalyzing a new wave of political rights nationally and the next wave of transformative economic rights locally.

Join us for this critical conversation about what’s possible—and what it will take to build the future we deserve.