Washington DC: Connect with local organizers
The people of DC want self-government
From Shaila Huq on LinkedIn, I learned about Free DC, a special project of Community Change and Community Change Action. Free DC says: "The people of DC are joyful, powerful, and we deserve the right to govern ourselves." They're organizing now with trainings and local meetings — see their website.
Context
Martin Austermuhle's article, "What to know about Trump’s deployment of federal police in D.C.: Republicans paint D.C. as a lawless war zone that only they can fix" (6 min read, The 51st, 8 Aug)
Ashraf Khalil's article, "National Guard troops begin arriving amid Trump's Washington, DC, takeover: The law lets Trump control the police department for a month, but how aggressive the federal presence will be and how it could play out remained open questions" (Associated Press, 12 Aug)
