Join We Power DC to put up posters around the Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro station area at 1PM! Help us spread the word on the evils of Pepco and the public power alternative, and tap into that latent distrust of our utilities. All materials (+ training) will be provided - just dress for the weather and bring friends!

After wheat pasting ends, we will be heading over to Rocket Bar for our summer social around 3:30PM.

See you there!

Join the Free DC Chocolate City Group for political education, strategy, and community conversation.

Get updates on the Free DC campaign, connect with neighbors, and organize for the fights ahead. Whether you’re new or already involved, pull up.

Join Sankofa Video Books & Café for an evening film screening under the stars on their patio presented in collaboration with Positive Productions Inc.

Follow stories of loss, healing, and new possibilities from the Salvadoran D.C. diaspora in “Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo/The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World”, an artistically crafted feature-length documentary from Quique Aviles and the Yellow House Collective.

The film follows Quique on his journey to find answers and healing from the traumatic events that led to his migration north, leading him to write "Las Muertes Más Bellas del Mundo," a powerful, heart-wrenching poem that serves to reclaim his dead and the dignity of a nation torn apart by war and mass displacement.

Threaded within Quique's journey are interviews, music videos, performances, and archival footage of Salvadoran-Wachintonian artists that tell an intimate story of a community resolving trauma and finding identity, belonging, and joy after fleeing the Salvadoran civil war and settling in Washington, D.C. They uplift the power of art to heal in a world fraught with legacies of injustice.

Followed by a conversation with the filmmakers!

Join Free DC's Popular Education working group in conversation with Be Steadwell, local author of Chocolate Chip City.

Singer-songwriter and filmmaker Be Steadwell’s lyrical debut is Practical Magic meets Black Cake in this warm and wry family drama with a magical twist about three sisters, a vision of princes, true love, and revolution, and one very complicated year of self-realization, family dynamics, and learning to let go.

Join us for a snapshot of the work Harriet’s Wildest Dreams is engaged in. Our liberation is tied to one another, and we need each other to do this work to protect our people — Black people, formerly incarcerated folks, queer and trans communities, and all those at risk of state-sanctioned violence.

Being in the nation's capital, we are at the center of the empire and also a target for far-right extremists. DC is NO ONE’S playground, and we must remain vigilant in our fight for statehood, our fight against mass incarceration, and the fight for gender liberation and bodily autonomy for all.

If you and your friends are interested in building a better world, free from patriarchal violence, a world where queerness is in, then you've come to the right place! Come sit with us as we re-imagine what this world can be and reclaim safety for all of DC.

👉🏽 This month's info session will feature a mini political education session on the impact of the Trump administration's DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force and the impending "Summer Surge" on our youth.

Join FBC for a virtual conversation in community to debrief the wins and losses related to our budget platform recommendations, as well as what’s next in the ongoing fight for the budget that DC deserves.

This is the bi-weekly meeting of Metro DC DSA's Repro Justice Campaign. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join us to discuss ongoing efforts such as mutual aid distribution, reproductive and sexual health care kit packing events, fundraising, and more!

Come learn more about the Responders of Harriet's Wildest Dreams!

Harriets Responders is committed to building local power through transformational direct actions, rapid response & mutual aid. By organizing, strategizing and responding, we work to decrease the power of the carceral state and oppressive systems.

Join this info session to learn how to get plugged in to the DC Safety Squad and Harriets Responders. Come learn about how we are building community and reimagining safety. We are piloting a response team that is going to act as an alternatives to calling the police. We are advocating for harm reduction resources, as we provide community support, perform rapid responses and civil disobedience. #WeKeepUsSafe

Join Avantika and others on Tuesday, July 7 from 6 to 8:30pm to create a collective piece of art, connecting stories and dreams through thread. No experience of embroidery or stitching is needed. More info and sign up here.  

Free DC is setting out to build the cultural and political power it will take to protect Home Rule and win lasting dignity for the people of DC.

Campaign Orientation is the place to learn about the attacks DC is facing right now, our strategy to defeat them, and our organizing structures that will make it possible.

Register below to attend!

Join the Black Queer Resistance Collective in celebrating Pride Month with a screening of David France's film The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. The documentary follows an investigation of Marsha P. Johnson's death, while detailing events from Sylvia Rivera and Marsha's lives and activism. We'll be enjoying snacks throughout and a discussion will follow the screening. If you have any questions about this event don't hesitate to reach out to Leila or Jillian at organize@harrietsdreams.org

On June 30th, 1pm- 4pm at the True Reformer Building (1200 U St, NW), we will gather to focus on youth mental health and safety with a panel discussion and breakout rooms to discuss issues impacting young people alongside them.

Ahead of a planned surge of the National Guard, federal and DC police, including ICE, across DC's Black neighborhoods, join the DC COLLAB for a special Street Law 101: Summer Surge Survival Training.

This interactive training will help community members, families, organizers, and young people understand what to expect, how increased policing may further impact our neighborhoods, and what rights we have when interacting with cops.

You will learn:

• Your rights during police encounters, stops, frisks, and searches, and how things actually happen in the streets

• The increased impact on young people and communities of color

• What to do if you witness police abuse

• How to document police activity

• Community-based strategies for protection, support, and rapid response

• Ways to get involved in building community safety beyond policing

These are critical skills for the People's Self-Defense Network that we are building together. We must strengthen our collective ability, while developing the knowledge, relationships, and skills our communities need to stay safe.

Whether you're brand new to this work or have been organizing for years, this training will provide practical tools you can use immediately.

Protection is a practice. Community is our strategy. Come build the People's Self-Defense Network with us.

Join Courtwatch DC and our community partners at the Courtwatch DC Community Cookout! We will support loved ones navigating the criminal legal by providing support to those being released and give out information about ways community members can get connected to legal support. There will be food and a relaxing activities where those being released can reset and be surrounded by the community.

Court support and jail support are mutual aid. If you have items you'd like to donate, please contact us at idabfree@harrietsdreams.org.

You are invited to attend the 4th annual Maryland Humanities Summer Institute hosted by the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership through the Humanities and specifically targeted towards secondary classroom and community-based educators. There is no cost to attend.

Courtwatch DC is a growing DC-based program that provides the space and training for the community to observe local court proceedings in the District of Columbia and document our city’s policies in action and to hold judicial actors accountable for injustice in the court system.

Courtwatch DC is powered by Harriet’s Wildest Dreams, with support from DC Justice Lab, and DC IWOC and was founded and led by formerly incarcerated Black women.

Courtwatching is a form of mutual aid. Inspired by Courtwatch PG, we strive to ensure that our community of Courtwatchers is multigenerational, multiracial, anti-racist, and moving towards an abolitionist future.

This is the bi-weekly meeting of Metro DC DSA's Repro Justice Campaign. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join us to discuss ongoing efforts such as mutual aid distribution, reproductive and sexual health care kit packing events, fundraising, and more!

Join Ward 5 for Monthly Meeting to discuss Free DC to build the local movement it will take to protect DC Home Rule and win dignity for our communities.

Come celebrate Juneteenth with Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and the Free DC Chocolate City contingent at Harriet’s House.

We’re bringing the front porch to life with performances by Freedom Futures Collective, plus light food and beverages, space to be in community and honor our history together.

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!

On Monday, June 15, sportswriter and scholar Jules Boykoff will discuss his book Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine. At the heart of this analysis is the concept of sportswashing, where political leaders use sports to stoke nationalism and legitimize themselves on the world stage, deflecting from chronic problems at home.

Join the Bodily Autonomy Working Group for our JOINT CAMPAIGN MEETING, with both the Repro Justice Campaign and Trans and Queer Liberation campaign.

We will be meeting both in-person and on zoom. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend in-person, if at all possible.

A happy hour will follow at Penn Social (801 E St NW) from 7:30-8:30pm.

Decrim Poverty DC invites you to a panel discussion on public space & our vision for true safety in DC that centers public health approaches

When our federal and local governments promise "safe and beautiful" spaces, who gets erased to make that promise real? Across DC, Black, brown, working-class people and youth are being pushed out of public space and criminalized in the name of public safety. Instead of investing in much-needed programs and services to address issues like substance use disorder, the lack of affordable housing, the affordability crisis, and youth supports, we continue to see policies that opt to disappear people rather than support.

Decrim Poverty DC invites you to a community panel discussion that explores the moment we are in and the solutions that make DC safer for all of us. Together, we'll dive into what safety actually requires when it's separated from overpolicing and disappearance, and we'll build a vision rooted in dignity, harm reduction, and the leadership of people pushed to the farthest margins. You will hear from organizers and advocates working at the front lines of housing, sex worker rights, youth leadership, and overdose prevention with the opportunity for Q&A and community dialogue.

Poet Safia Elhillo once wrote that “adolescence is the diaspora of the life cycle.” In this workshop, you will reflect on your teenage years while learning to write in two poetry forms: the pantoum and the ghazal. Award-winning poet María Fernanda will guide the session. We will use short writing exercises to respond to selections from the library’s literary archives, as well as poems and other materials. Sharing your writing is optional. After the workshop, you may choose to share your poem with today’s teenagers, who have written their own poems or may connect with your work. This workshop is inspired by pieces featured in the Black Artists of DC (BADC) exhibition BLACK(ER) on the 5th floor of MLK Library, which includes works from the original 2009 exhibition BLACK along with new additions. The workshop is open to everyone—both experienced poets and first-time writers. It is free to attend. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Fight for DC autonomy and Women's Suffrage in board game form. We'll be playing games about voting rights and political organizing past, present, and future including play testing a game developed by the League of Women Voters. There is limited walk-in space so please RSVP to secure your spot.

Free DC is setting out to build the cultural and political power it will take to protect Home Rule and win lasting dignity for the people of DC.

Campaign Orientation is the place to learn about the attacks DC is facing right now, our strategy to defeat them, and our organizing structures that will make it possible.

Register below to attend!

Join our community forum with Mayor & Council candidates, centering the lived experiences and priorities of Black women in Wards 7 & 8.

Please join Black Women Thriving East of the River (BWTEotR) in partnership with Good Projects DC, Win With Black Women DC Chapter, Ward 7 Democrats, and Black Nurses Rock in bringing together community voices and local leadership at a critical moment for Washington, DC.

Join us for a community-led forum featuring candidates for Mayor and Council At-Large. This conversation centers the lived experiences and priorities of Black women in Wards 7 and 8.

Join Arlington for Palestine and NAACP Arlington Branch for a movie night and community discussion about Israeli apartheid.

We will watch two short Palestinian films about life under Israeli apartheid, hear from a member of Arlington for Palestine about their trip to Palestine last year, and discuss together what all this means to us living in Arlington .

Doors open at 5:45pm and the teach in will start at 6pm. A light dinner will be served.

Non-Cooperation Theory + Practice is Free DC's advanced training intensive on the key skills involved in effective non-cooperation. This half-day training will teach you what non-cooperation looks like on an individual level, a mass level, and how other movements have used these tactics effectively.

Orientation is required

Campaign Orientation is a required pre-requisite for this training. If you have not yet attended a Campaign Orientation, you must do so before participating in this training. Join an upcoming Campaign Orientation session »