Attending a rally or protest? Boost your impact by telling elected officials that you’re going! It can be as simple as an email or a call saying “I went to [rally] because [reason].” They’ll pay more attention to protests and rallies if they know their constituents are taking part in them.
Before you go, review how to protest safely:
– Surveillance Self Defense from Electronic Frontier Foundation
– Know Your Rights While Protesting from ACLU Maryland
– Prepare for a Protest from Activist Checklist
– You Have the Right to Remain Silent, A Know Your Rights Guide for Law Enforcement Encounters
– How to Protest Safely in Trump’s America, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
What you need to know about surveillance in Washington, D.C.
– Inside DC’s Police’s Sprawling Network of Surveillance (The Intercept)
– D.C. Purchased a Controversial Web-Surveillance Platform But Won’t Say How They’re Using It (Washington City Paper)
– Documents Reveal How DC Police Surveil Social Media Profiles and Protest Activity (Brennan Center for Justice)
Disclaimer: Any events here are listed as a public service and are not an endorsement. If you have an event you would like to report, email us at civicaction311@proton.me
More Resource Repositories for Events
A Google spreadsheet of Resistance Events
Free DC Events
PolRev Events
Movement Infrastructure Project Event Calendar
Every MON: 11 am, Moral Mondays at the Capitol, 11 am
Every TUES: 4 pm, Tesla Tuesdays in Arlington
Every WED: thru May, 9-11 am, Federal Employee Coffee Hour, Tall Oaks Community Center, Woodbridge VA
Every WED: 5:30 pm, Tesla Takedown in Silver Spring
Every FRI: 4:15-6:15 pm, Overpass Protest, Laurel MD
Every SAT: 9-11 am, Golf of Mexico protest, Sterling VA
Every SAT: 9-11 am, Rehoboth Beach Walmart
Every SAT: 11 am NIH Vigil, Medical Center Metro Station
Every SAT: 11 am Tesla Takedown in Georgetown, Rockville, Tysons, 2pm in Arlington
June 6: D-Day Anniversary Protest & Economic Blackout, DC & state capitols
July 4: Patriot Protest, DC
July 27: March for Integrity, Money Out of Politics, DC
Every day: 4:30pm, Vigil for Palest*ne, White House
Week of May 5-11
EVENT: Federal Employee Coffee Hour, Wednesday Apr 30 from 9-10 am, Tall Oaks Community Center, 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192. If you’ve been fired, reinstated on admin leave, don’t know your employment status, or you’re worried about being RIFed, come join fellow feds who *get it* for an hour of community and camaraderie in Northern Virginia! Bring your own coffee and feel free to bring a breakfast dish to share. Contractors are welcome too! Handouts with practical information to help those who are fired will be available, along with free stickers! Parking is abundant. Just follow the signs which read: We Support Federal Workers! Also on May 7, 14, 21, 28.
RALLY: The NIH community is holding weekly vigils, Saturdays at 11 am at the Medical Center Metro station at NIH in Bethesda. If you would like them to say a few words on your behalf, email NIHmemorials@proton.me. Come for the vigil, stay for the Alsobrooks Sick of It Rally.
RALLY: Sick of It Rally Saturday May 10 at 1 pm, Bethesda, MD, hosted by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks. For more information, click here.
Week of May 12-18
EVENT: Faith, Community, and Resistance: Organizing for 2025 and Beyond, Saturday May 17, 9 am to 4 pm, All Souls Church.
Week of May 19-25
MEETING: MomsRising has Monthly Community Meetings on Protecting Our Communities: How Allies and Immigrants Can Take Action. Thursday May 22, 8:30-9:45 pm EST
Past Events
Town Hall Recording: Supporting Federal Workers and Others Impacted by Trump’s Actions, February 19, 2025
WEBINAR VIDEO: REP. RASKIN’S ON-DEMAND WEBINAR FOR FEDERAL WORKERS FACING THE TRUMP-MUSK ASSAULT ON OUR GOVERNMENT
WEBINAR VIDEOS: Partnership for Public Service Webinar videos
- What do executive orders mean for me?
- What if my employment status changes?
WEBINAR VIDEO: Special federal employees workplace rights
For more events
Mobilize with Political Revolution, includes events posted from all over the U.S.
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