Coming Up This Week

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Monday: Emancipation Day Parade
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the day President Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, releasing the 3,100 enslaved persons in the District, with a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue…
SOA Watch Rally on the Capitol
SOA Watch and allies will "flood Capitol Hill with justice" in a noontime rally, march and nonviolent direct action to shut down the SOA and end US militarization of the Americas…
Tuesday: Go to Grover’s for Tax Day
Rally at the office of Grover Norquist – author of the infamous tax pledge that shields the wealthy and big corporations from paying their fair share...
FilmFest DC: “Brothers on the Line”
Join Filmfest DC, DC Labor FilmFest, and the International Labor Rights Forum for a screening of "Brothers on the Line," the story of UAW founder Walter Reuther and his brothers Roy and Victor...
Wednesday: FilmFest DC: “Blood in the Mobile”
Join Filmfest DC, DC Labor FilmFest, Friends of the Congo, Green America, and Raise Hope for Congo, a Campaign of the Enough Project for a screening of "Blood in the Mobile," a documentary explaining the connections between the mobile phone industry and violence in the Congo...