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SUMMARY:Rally for Abortion Justice
DESCRIPTION:In response to the Texas abortion ban that went into effect September 1 and the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade later this year\, reproductive health\, rights and justice groups are mobilizing to demonstrate clearly and unequivocally that we will not allow for abortion to be outlawed in this country and we will fight to protect\, defend\, and expand access to abortion for everyone\, no matter what.DC Statehood is critical to protect the reproductive health\, rights\, and justice for the people of DC. Without self-determination\, without true self-government\, our freedom is under constant threat. For years\, Congress has overridden and blocked initiatives that would improve the health and well-being of Washingtonians. In particular\, Congress restricts DC from covering abortion care in its Medicaid program\, a major barrier to abortion access. Please join the local DC Planned Parenthood and DC Vote at 11:30am on the steps of the Wilson Building. We will stand on those steps with giant letters spelling out: “DC Statehood = DC Abortion Justice” and hold them high throughout the rally at Freedom Plaza. \n\n\n\nWe need about 30 freedom loving\, pro-reproductive rights\, Statehood advocates to send this message! Are you in? Please send an email to Barbara@dcvote.org or sign up with DC Planned Parenthood at bit.ly/PPDCOct2 and check off the box at the bottom about volunteering on the day of the rally!
URL:https://www.dcvote.org/event/rally-for-abortion-justice/
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SUMMARY:Washington\, DC Council Public Hearing
DESCRIPTION:There will be a public hearing in the D.C. Council from 9:30am to 3:30pm on Thursday October 7 for the Redefinition of a Child Amendment Act of 2021 – and we are asking D.C. statehood groups to show up for this statehood issue.  \n\n\n\nCurrently\, the federally appointed United States Attorney’s Office has the unbridled discretion to file accusations against children in D.C. accused of certain crimes and move their cases to adult criminal court – a practice which has set countless District youth on a path to prisons hundreds of miles away from home\, isolation from their families\, denial of rehabilitative services\, and punitive supervision — and does nothing to address the root causes of violence in our communities. It is also a racial justice issue\, as nearly every single child tried as an adult in D.C. has been Black.  \n\n\n\nThe ACLU-DC is joining a coalition of local groups advocating for this critical criminal justice system reform which will move the power of of juvenile justice system back to the D.C. people. If the legislation is passed\, only the D.C.-Elected Attorney General would have the discretion to transfer a D.C. child to adult court.This is a D.C. statehood issue\, as it moves powers of our criminal justice back to the people of D.C. — and we can do it within our own D.C. Council. \n\n\n\nWe are asking statehood groups to: \n\n\n\n1) Add their names to the sign-on letter – attached – by contacting ferrere@georgetown.edu. Please try to sign on as soon as possible so they can finalize the letter for delivery.  \n\n\n\n2) To provide written or oral testify at the Oct 7 D.C. Council hearing. You must sign up to testify by emailing judiciary@dccouncil.us by October 1.
URL:https://www.dcvote.org/event/washington-dc-council-public-hearing/
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SUMMARY:End of Friday Relay Shindig at Ben's Chili Bowl
DESCRIPTION:Join the Freedom to Vote Relay as it arrives at this D.C. landmark.Whatever our color\, background\, or zip code\, in America we value our freedom. The freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives-from curbing the pandemic to creating jobs to making health care affordable.For months\, the American people have been calling for national standards to protect our freedom to vote\, ensure fair representation\, and get big money out of politics.The Freedom to Vote Act – that – along with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and D.C. Statehood – will stop threats to the freedom to vote and make sure that our democracy is open and accessible to everyone.That’s why we’re mobilizing in a new and powerful way\, joining together to walk and bike from West Virginia to our nation’s capital on the week of October 16th\, and to rally in D.C. when we arrive on Saturday\, October 23rd.Join us on October 22nd at Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street to welcome the relay into D.C. in support of full representation for all!https://www.facebook.com/events/368171255048052
URL:https://www.dcvote.org/event/end-of-friday-relay-shindig-at-bens-chili-bowl/
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SUMMARY:Freedom to Vote Relay and Rally
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with DFAD\, a national coalition working on the For the People Act\, DC Statehood and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act\, we are working on a relay beginning October 20th in West Virginia and ending on October 23rd with a rally in Washington\, DC to support these three bills. A signup for the rally is also already up: https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/416962/ For more information on both the relay and the rally\, go to www.freedomtovoterelay.org.
URL:https://www.dcvote.org/event/freedom-to-vote-relay-and-rally/
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