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Fun fact: I don't wink out of existence every time I approach a dangerous intersection; neither does my bicycle
On 2/18/26 6 pm, we are going to meet remotely to coordinate on efforts: 2/28 March4Democracy? 3/28 NK3?
Expert facilitation. democracyhelpers.now@gmail.com for video link
Also Winning Wednesday, February 18, 6-8 p.m., WNDC 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW. Postcarding! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
(1/4) ICE is attacking our community (again).
Things you can do:
Sign up to patrol against ICE (bit.ly/NVMsolidarity).
Write to Sheriff Casey.
Image shows the three confirmed candidates and says Senate Election Debate Tonight Moderated by Michael Lee Pope 7-8:30pm (not correct, should be 7-8pm) Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Learn more about the election at alexdems.org
Debate Tonight!
Moderator: Michael Lee Pope
Location: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Debate: 7-8 pm
Participants:
Charles Sumpter (confirmed)
Amy Jackson (invited)
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (confirmed)
Mark Levine (confirmed)
FLARE on Pennsylvania Ave. Waiting for today's J6 Nazis
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Protest sign says: "Stop this Nazi shit"
It's January 6! A day to remember. A day to oppose the violence of fascism. A day to oppose the violence of war.
Multiple remembrances today. And at least one anti-war protest.
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Image text: Join us for Open House! Monday December 15, 6:30-9pm Del Ray, Alexandria Grassroots Alexandria Education, Environment, Healthcare, Housing, Human Rights, Safety, Transportation Learn how you can make a positive impact in Alexandria! Scan the QR code to RSVP for more details! QR code url is https://forms.gle/4RqDexwYZSMx7NXb9
Grassroots Alexandria Open House!
Come join us as we ring out the end of 2025!
Do you envision a world with better schools, better transit, safer housing, and fewer fascists?
Working locally, we can make a difference.
RSVP for details!
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grassrootsalexandria@gmail.com
Image shows a flag against a grassy background. Text: Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! Thursday, December 4, 7pm. All welcome, all free. Volunteers Needed. DM or email to RSVP. GrassrootsAlexnadria@gmail.
We are thankful for our volunteers and their leadership
Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting!
When: Thursday, December 4, 7-9pm
Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305
What: Human rights, Pro-democracy action, Education, Environment, Housing Equity, and Transportation Equity.
The photo shows a light-blue ribbon attached to a bicycle-parking stand. On the ribbon, someone has written "Release the disappeared!"
Sheriff Sean Casey, and his continued dalliance with ICE, are in our thoughts...
grassrootsalexandria.org/wading-throu...
Why? Because we are doing our best to serve flimflam curators and connoisseurs (aka pundits) here in beautiful Alexandria, VA. It's what we like to do
Happy Armistice Day! Let's honor the day when the guns went silent. And the brave people who silenced them.
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11.11.2025 12:04 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Losing my mind seeing anyone try to argue that AI has sentience. It does not!!! Stop confusing it with fiction. The androids and robots in sci-fi have feelings because HUMANS wrote those stories. In reality our AI isn’t actually intelligent, it’s vastly inferior to what we’ve imagined.
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Photo by J. L. Gatewood on November 03, 2025. May be an image of poster, magazine and text that says 'WE'RE NOT ASKING. WE' RE SHUTTING IT DOWN. MASS BLACKOUT NOVEMBER 25TH DECEMBER 2ND The largest economic blackout protest in U.S. history begins November 25th! -No Work -No Projects -No Spending -No Events -No Restaurants No Restaurants NO BACKING OBACKING OUT!!! Prepare for the MPACT! To prevent "spike spending" before and after the BLACKOUT. we ask that all participants purchase goods needed from community- owned stores and markets leading up to and after the dates. This helps with sustained impact and keeps our mo- ney out of the mega businesses pocckets. COORDINATED NATIONAL PUSHBACK. MAXIMUM LOCAL IMPACT'.
Q: What comes after "No Kings" and Election Day?
A: This.
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/8tP9hjLJ
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Image says: Nearly 7 in 10 say Democratic Party is "out of touch" with most Americans; more than 6 in 10 say the same of Trump, Republicans. Graph shows the percentages are 61% Repub, 63% Trump, 68% Dems. Source is shown as Wash Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
How do you square your analysis with this WaPo-ABC poll?
Fact: All Americans are unified. We want something different than what we've been getting.
Result: Every election will be a change election until something changes for the better.
(Hillary, Kamala weren't "change" candidates; Abigail was)
FYI: November 25-December 2, Mass Blackout
From: Tell The People
We're not asking. We're shutting it down.
The largest economic blackout in U.S. history begins November 25!
No work. No spending. No restaurants. No projects. No events.
(shop local)
www.youtube.com/shorts/CnU4U...
Image says: Nearly 7 in 10 say Democratic Party is "out of touch" with most Americans; more than 6 n 10 say the same of Trump, Republicans. Graph shows the percentages are 61% Repub, 63% Trump, 68% Dems. Source is shown as Wash Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
Americans are unified! We want something different!
grassrootsalexandria.org/trump-suppor...
Dems made out like gangbusters. VA House from 51-49 to 61-31 (8 not called).
Will the mainstream media realize that voters, voting for fundamental change, are settling for Dems?
Spanberger is a centrist, business-friendly, law-and-order type. Barf.
I voted for barf. Barf won. Back to protesting.
Image is of a protest. A prominent sign says "Rule of law, not lawless rulers."
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Vote to enable change, but please keep protesting.
Both sides agree!
- Elites aren’t listening.
- Only elites can afford houses.
- We need to talk about racism.
- The deck is stacked.
- Everyone is in on it.
- Something must change.
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Tenants and Workers United is holding an immigrant solidarity prayer vigil tomorrow, Tuesday from 6-7PM at Four Mile Run Park Plaza in Alexandria. They are in need of some support in the form of crowd support/safety. You can sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AE...
23.09.2025 00:51 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0join Defend Democracy Indivisible at Warner’s Corner. Tell Senator Warner: No vote until Medicaid is restored & SNAP restrictions removed. No more cave-ins from Schumer or any Democrat.
🕊️ Indivisible actions are nonviolent. Review safety tips: indivisi.org/safety
RSVP: www.mobilize.us
TODAY Van Hollen and Al Green will be speaking at this event
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Thurs Sept 18, 6-7:30pm, ICE Out of Alexandria Teach-In
Learn how Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey is cooperating with ICE and how we can take action to protect our immigrant neighbors.
RSVP for details: bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
Where: Alexandria, VA (RSVP for location)
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NBC4 Washington: Community holds Labor Day rally after ICE detentions in Alexandria
www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...
Mon Sept 1, 10am-12pm, Alexandria Immigrant Solidarity Rally
With two ICE raids in Alexandria last month, we need to show our support and learn next steps. With ICE disappearing people, immigrants are staying home. If the rest of us don't show up, no one will.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
The image shows a red shark to the left, about to eat a small blue fish in the center of the image. To the right, a large number of small fish, arranged in the shape of a very large fish, appears to be about to eat the shark.
DC-area protests and education! Many of us are sharpening our public speaking skills. Some are studying heritage. Others? Atomic science. Atomics?!? Like in the cold war? Do we really need yet more atoms to blow everything to atoms?
The event list is here:
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Thursday August 28, Showtime 7pm, Free Community Film Screening From: Alexandria People's Assembly We will show "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power." Participation is free. Registration is required. Our Vision is to distribute at least 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet. Where: Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, Alexandria, VA 22314 https://mailchi.mp/plti-alex/snccfilmscreening-13049959?e=51d09a5760 Friday September 12, 6:30-8:30pm, Alexandria People's Assembly Friday Teach-Ins From: Alexandria People's Assembly This Teach-In series is focused on six themes that are at the heart of SNCC's history of grassroots organizing: the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender, freedom teaching, and art and culture in movement building. At its core, SNCC helped community members feel empowered to make choices and act on the issues that most impacted their lives and their communities. The interpretive guide and toolkits were developed by the SNCC Digital Legacy Project. Our Vision is to distribute at least 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet, and Toolkits to youth and adults in Northern Virginia during a movie screening and 7-part community grassroots organizing teach-in series. Come learn more about SNCC’s organizing work and explore connections to life in Alexandria and Northern Virginia. Where: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314 12 September, 6:30-8:30pm, The SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet 26 September - The Organizing Tradition Toolkit 10 October - Voting Rights Toolkit 24 October - Black Power Toolkit 7 November - Women and Gender Toolkit 21 November - Freedom Teaching Toolkit 5 December - Art and Culture Toolkit https://mailchi.mp/plti-alex/snccfilmscreening-13049959?e=51d09a5760
Thursday August 28, Showtime 7pm, Free Screening of Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Alexandria People's Assembly will distribute 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet.
Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, Alexandria, VA 22314
mailchi.mp/plti-alex/sn...
Image displays a background of an anti-ICE protest. The text says: ICE OUT OF ALEXANDRIA TEACH-IN, Wednesday August 7, 6-7:30 PM, How is Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey collaborating with ICE? How can we protect our immigrant Neighbors? Join us to learn more and find ways to take action. Register for location: bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
Most Alexandrians respect law enforcement, but not ICE.
ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect.
If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community.
bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
Image shows an American flag on a background of grass. This is an expanded version of the displayed text: Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! When: Thursday August 7, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 What: This will be a joint meeting of project leaders and team members working on Alexandrian Human Rights, Education, Environment, Housing Equity, and Transportation Equity. We will be updating each other on immediate concerns, such as participation in local protests, local school policies, housing policy, and human rights initiatives. We will discuss ongoing projects: "community voices," local tenant rights, climate/transportation/equity, immigration, Palestinian human rights, student health and achievement in ACPS, and much more. At our meeting, we will check in with each other, hear from project leaders, and consider next steps. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions. People who would like to participate in the GrA Reading Group can share a thought or two about the latest reading during check-in. We will be discussing chapters 13-16, of On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder. Grassroots Alexandria works in small groups focused on specific projects. We hold an action meeting on the 1st Thursday each month. New volunteers are always welcome (and needed) to join us and learn about our work. Info for new volunteers is posted here: https://grassrootsalexandria.org/what-can-we-do/ We look forward to seeing you there!
Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting!
When: Thursday August 7, 7-9pm
Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305
No need to RSVP. Just show up! Human rights, democracy, education, environment, housing equity, transportation equity.
We look forward to seeing you there!
9%! Only *9%* of people know how far the murder rate has plummeted in the last 3 decades.
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