Events

We have car dealerships & bowling. Ready for Statehood!

Show you want Statehood now! At the last Congressional hearing, opponents said DC couldn’t be a state because we don’t have car dealerships or bowling alleys. (Huh?) Join Statehood Advocates at the Tesla car dealership at 909 H St. NW and wear a bowling shirt if you can, or wear red & white. Our message: […]

DC STATEHOOD FLOOR VOTE

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National Broadcast for the Nationwide John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day

Join us for the National Broadcast for the National John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day! The voting rights of America’s Voters of Color and Youth Voters are under attack nationally by state legislators introducing and passing laws to suppress their participation in elections. Meanwhile Billionaires and Big Business are spending unlimited amounts of money […]

John Lewis Voter Advancement Day Votercade

The voting rights of America’s Voters of Color and Youth Voters are under attack nationally by state legislators introducing and passing laws to suppress their participation in elections. Meanwhile, big business and billionaires are able to spend unlimited amounts of funding to buy our elections. Join us as we mobilize on May 8 in the […]

DC Statehood: Essential for Abortion Access, Voting Rights and Racial Justice

Planned Parenthood Advocates for DC, Maryland, & NoVa (PPADMV) presents a virtual town hall on Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. (ET) with DC Mayor Muriel Bowserand Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Alexis McGill Johnson to discuss the movement for DC statehood and the urgent threats to reproductive and voting rights. Emceed by PPADMV Co-Executive Director Dr. Laura Meyers, Mayor Bowser […]

Shut out: Voter Suppression, Racial Injustice, and the Fight for D.C. Statehood

The denial of statehood to the 700,000 people of D.C. is an example of egregious voter suppression in our country.  Join an important national panel discussion on Thursday, September 23 at 5:30pm ET / 2:30pm PT with experts to discuss the racist roots of denying D.C. residents statehood rights, parallels between voter suppression in the […]

Rally for Abortion Justice

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 […]

Washington, DC Council Public Hearing

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.  Currently, the federally appointed United States Attorney’s Office has the unbridled discretion to file […]

End of Friday Relay Shindig at Ben’s Chili Bowl

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 […]

Freedom to Vote Relay and Rally

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 […]