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Thanks to DogMama for sending this shot around 11:30am of Andrés personally participating in Food For Our Lives.
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This is what I fought for. https://t.co/gQVJhmyLuH
— Mark R. Jacobson (@markondefense) March 24, 2018
From a press release:
“Before the March for Our Lives takes place tomorrow at noon, the Rally for DC Lives will give a platform to seven DC students ages 12 to 18 to share their experiences around gun violence and what needs to happen next.
They will be joined by Mayor Muriel Bowser, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, members of the DC Council, and Attorney General Karl Racine in calling for an end to gun violence and an end to congressional interference in DC’s locally passed gun laws.
Rally for DC Lives
Where: Folger Park (3rd and D St., SE)
When: 9-10 am, Saturday March 24
Who: Mayor Muriel Bowser, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Council Chair Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Charles Allen, and student speakers from Wards 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Why: Rally with your neighbors, hear from DC’s youth about gun violence, learn from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton about congressional efforts to interfere with DC’s gun laws, and head to the national March for Our Lives as a group.
Here’s the proposed walking route we’ll take at 10 am. We will head for the entrance at 7th and Constitution, NW.
The rally is organized in partnership by Mayor Bowser, the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on behalf of the full DC Council, and Moms Demand Action DC, with support from Black Women for Positive Change, Unite the Hill, Marion Barry Youth Leadership Institute, Serve Your City, Incubate, Mikva Challenge DC, and Omega Psi-Phi Fraternity.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Dan McQuade
From the National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW):
“Washington National Cathedral will host an interfaith prayer vigil on Friday, March 23, for activists, students and pilgrims who are attending Saturday’s March For Our Lives to demand that their lives and safety become a priority for Congressional leaders in order to end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools.
Students and leaders from many faith traditions will lead this prayer service recognizing the breadth of trauma caused by gun violence, including community shootings, gang violence, school massacres, and suicide. In prayer and song, this gathering will honor those lost, acknowledge the pain survivors and victims’ families carry, and lift up the need for healing for communities impacted by gun violence and our country. Families, including that of Carmen Schentrup, a victim of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, will be a part of the program of prayer and reflection.
Vigil partners include the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs; The Nation’s Mosque, Masjid Muhammad; The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute; St. Mark’s Episcopal Capitol Hill; Episcopal Youth Ministries; The Church of the Epiphany; The TraRon Center; Council of Churches of Greater Washington; Progressive National Baptist Convention; Fellowship of Reconciliation; Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; Virginia Theological Seminar; Faith in Public Life; Shiloh Baptist Church; Episcopal Bishops United Against Violence; The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut; and, Jewish Teens March for Our Lives.
Tickets and registrations will not be required for entry; however, registration is encouraged to help the Cathedral prepare to welcome everyone. Doors open at 6 pm and seating is on a first come, first served basis.”
“The Endless Cycle” by Tim Tate. “For every man shown here, 1000 people died last year because of gun violence. For every gun shown here, a child dies every day. A hard lesson we have to learn from Orlando…and Parkland… and…..Only by joining together can we hope to curtail gun violence!”
From an email:
“Artists Against GunViolence opened Thursday in Petworth and runs through April 9th.
Hours: March 24 (after March for Our Lives) 3-6pm, March 28: 6-8pm, March 31: 3-6 pm, April 4: 6-8pm, April 7: 2-4pm,
April 9: 6-8pm
Artists Against GunViolence was created in solidarity with the students from Parkland Florida who quickly responded to the tragic events at their school with a call to action. 53 artists from the DC area show their opposition to gun violence in a gallery show at Third Floor and additional spaces in the Petworth neighborhood to open March 22nd in time for the Student led March for Our Lives rally in downtown Washington DC Saturday March 24th!
Participating Artists: (more…)
From Lyft:
“On March 24, those around the country will join March for Our Lives demonstrations to demand that their lives and safety become a priority. This movement has been led by student organizers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which less than a month and a half ago was the site of one of the nation’s deadliest school massacres.
Earlier this month, Lyft Co-Founders John Zimmer and Logan Green shared their support for the civic engagement these students have inspired by offering free Lyft rides to marches around the country.
“Your bravery and intelligence have provided a renewed and much needed hope for our future. We are incredibly grateful for the example you are setting,” they wrote in a letter to the students.
If you are attending a March for Our Lives event in one of the 50 cities identified below, we want to help you get there with a free Lyft ride. We’ve partnered with the March For Our Lives organizers to ensure that our commitment of up to $1.5 million in free rides will have the most impact on their efforts — and yours.
How it will work:
- If you are attending one of the 50 marches listed below, claim your free ride by RSVPing to the rally at www.marchforourlives.com/events.
- On Friday, March 23, ride codes will be distributed to those who have RSVP’d through www.marchforourlives.com/events.
- If you aren’t able to RSVP, ride codes to these marches will be available at www.lyft.com/MFOL starting Saturday morning.
- Once you have received a code, enter it in the ‘promos’ tab of your Lyft app.
Important reminders: (more…)
Thanks to Claire for sending from Logan Circle.
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701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
From a press release:
“WHAT: Chef José Andrés and various Washington, DC-area restaurants are banding together through an initiative Andrés has dubbed #FoodForOurLives (http://www.FoodForOurLives.com), offering free meals and discounted offerings for any student under the age of 18 with a valid ID, while supplies last. #FoodForOurLives proudly stands with the students who have come to make their voices heard against gun violence.
Free food will be distributed at various locations throughout the city and supported by ThinkFoodGroup, &pizza, Eat Well DC, and Sugar Shack Donuts.
- ThinkFoodLab – 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, DC
- The Pig – 1320 14th St NW, DC
- The Bird – 1337 11th St NW, DC
Students under the age of 18 with a valid ID will be eligible to receive a 50% discount on their meals from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the following locations: (more…)
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DC Moms Occupy Marco Rubio's Office from MB on Vimeo.
“Dear PoPville,
A group of DC residents and moms occupied Rubio’s office on Thursday morning for one hour.
Our message was that DC voters have voiced their desire for strict gun laws in the district. Rubio’s legislation to roll back dc gun laws is counter to what the people want, and stepping outside his role. He does not represent DC residents.
We were not representing any group. Just moms who care about the safety of our children and the voices of our residents.”
“Dear PoPville,
In case anybody has ever wondered whether lobbying your Congressperson works, I have just discovered that it actually does! Recently, DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton responded to a deluge of phone calls, visits and letters from her constituents to join the Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan caucus focused on climate issues. When she joined last week, Rep Norton tweeted, “Combating climate change has long been one of my top priorities. Even with Trump pulling the U.S. out of Paris Climate Accord, we’re still working on bipartisan solutions in Congress, and businesses and states are implementing strategies to save the planet.”
Representative Norton announced that she was joining the Climate Solutions Caucus alongside Representative Jenniffer González Colón (R) of Puerto Rico, which brought membership in the Climate Solutions Caucus up to 72–a remarkable feat, given that the caucus is strictly bipartisan. (more…)